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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1895
Page
3
The 1895 issue notes ad cutoffs for advertisements in the weekly paper. It warns advertisers to submit by 12:00 noon to secure space and mentions the newspaper’s regular rates. Public notices include entertainment listings and upcoming events.
Wooster briefings report a shop assignment and civic actions, a bicycle accident injuring a child, stolen bicycle recovered, and arrests. Skies and crowds mark Campbell events, gas mains and coal drill results, church services, charity supper, and a large horse sale. Multiple notices include staff changes, farm yields, and residents visiting or returning to Wooster.
John Springer and his wife Berne visited their old Sonnenberg home for a Mennonite church conference. Springer fell and broke a shoulder, then quickly contracted typhoid fever and died. The Spranger family members were buried at Sonnenberg, with a brother of Mrs. Spranger the last prior to his sister’s burial.
An old advertisement praises Dr Hand's Colic Cure for infant wind colic with a testimonial from Mrs C W Cramer. It notes Dr Hand's Remedies for children sold by druggists for 5 cents and mentions Wheeler's Nervine Vitalizer offering doctor consultations.
The Teathbone Sisters announce a special session at Castle Hall next Friday evening November 8. All members are urged to attend in person or via a work of M B Ceed. The Women’s RR Corp will host a chicken supper during election night with ample seating and returns to be given. Local muster and Royal Arch ceremonies at Wooster Chapter No 27 followed by banquet. Wooster Chapter No 2% to meet Thursday evening Navy 7 with Royal Arch degree and banquet. Membership gains push totals past 170 with strongest growth in years across the order.
A Women's Christian Association meeting last Monday laid plans for a benevolent bureau to aid those in need. The Reading Room reports show wide use by older ladies, schoolgirls, and many boys who would otherwise be on the streets, with 12 to 40 youths present each evening.
A large season crowd at Cleveland's Opera House last night applauded the minstrels with special cheers for the Arab acts and Jap performances. The afternoon Campbell meeting delayed the silk and plaster setup for the first part, but the show pleased the audience. Tonight the company heads to Salem for another appearance. Jefferson Klaw Erlanger present Country Circus next, a novelty act advertised as a circus yet a high comedy with a full parade and glittering equipment. The managers promise an extraordinary performance and the same on the City Opera House stage Saturday afternoon and evening, November 9.
Wayne County Probate Court actions include petitions to sell lands for John J C McClarran and heirs, distributive accounts for Jacob Snyder Levi Snyder and Elizea b, hearings set for December 6, estates of H A Maize and Solomon Rumblough, insane patient at Toledo Hospital, wills probated for Peter Redp and John Derr, appointments of executors and administrators, sales and deeds ordered, bond amounts listed, and guardian accounts. Also notices of sale confirmations and appraisals.
A detailed account of Halloween festivities at Mrs. Wm. Berbert’s home on West Liberty Street with autumn decorations, jack o’ lanterns, games, and an ample supper. Also notes two other local gatherings, a Y.P.S.C.E. event at John Schaad’s corner and a North Market Street party with taffy pulling. Neighbors later show sympathy for David Zimmerman after a serious assault, gathering to help on his farm.
Students reportedly caused limited damage downtown on Halloween with corn and rice throwing and sign vandalism. A North Market Street lager beer sign was moved to a wagon, brush barricades appeared on Quinby avenue, and a store boot was placed outside a saloon. Police, including four specials, faced down fumes of mischief as fences and gates were broken while some students fired revolvers. Several dozen student names were recorded for faculty review, with officials promising action.
Serenades by two visiting bands drew large crowds in the city during a Campbell campaign day. The Big Six from Shreve and Orrville Band impressed with music and uniforms, while Hon Martin Welker of Ohio, a retired judge, toured local circles and discussed public service milestones. Welker noted as a former lieutenant governor and long-time judge, visiting his brother-in-law Judge Given.
An Orrville case details a husband claiming his wife refuses household duties and food support for him. He alleges she signed his pension documents, drew funds, and neglected their marriage, seeking legal redress and reimbursement from the government.
An advertisement touts r. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a universal remedy for nervous disorders and female complaints. It claims to restore function in insanity from functional derangements and to build up strength during various life stages. The notice invites readers to request a pamphlet or send 10 cents for a larger book from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, N.Y.
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