Heirs Buy Out Partners In Wooster Drug Firm
The Laubach and Boyd drug business opened December 1, 1884, (between George R Laubach and Samuel A H Boyd) and was interrupted November 15, 1905. Negotiations completed this week authorize Ross W Faenck as executor to finalize the estate. Boyd will continue sole management and ownership, preserving business success and public patronage in Wooster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laubach & Boyd
Uweorge R Laubach
Samuel AH Boyd
George R. Laubach
Ross W. Faenck
Boyd
Laubach
Businees
Wooster
Mrs Paul Fletcher Dead In Pennsylvania Hospital
Mrs Paul Fletcher formerly of Wooster died Friday night in a Pittsburgh hospital after an operation. She had suffered from a rectal ailment for years and underwent surgery Thursday. Daughter of Henry Langell, she was known in Wayne County and Wooster. The Fletcher family later moved to Freedom, Pennsylvania, where Mr Fletcher worked as a Pennsylania Lines agent. Mrs Jan Fletcher was beloved for her unusually sweet disposition and friendly manners.
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Wooster
Paul Fletcher
Pittsburgh
Fletcher
Isa Langell
Henry Langell
Wayne County
Fletcher Lee
Freedom
Pennsyvania Hines
Jan Fletcher
Harman Improves After Serious Illness at Ruby Mine
The Ruby wine manager Monroe Harman has recovered from a grave illness and is slowly regaining strength. Friends feared severe consequences for the business and the country if he had not survived. The report from Powell Mountain Prospetor notes his strong faith in the country and labor traits remains intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Harman
S.owly
Grm
Shaw
Palowr Mountain Prospetor
Citizens National Bank Declares 3 Percent Dividend
At a board meeting the Citizens National Bank declared a semi annual dividend of 3 percent payable to stockholders of record October. Checks will be mailed at close of business. The six month report shows earnings exceeding the dividend and surplus requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ National Bank
Buaimesa
Town residents aid runaway horse near Bloomberg Cath
Dr Enos Namrers and A W Roth of Mt Eaton helped stop a runaway horse after it toppled a cart in front of the Bloomberg store Friday. The two men stood in the street to control the horse until bystanders secured it and prevented further damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enos Namrers
A W Roth
Mt Eaton
Nawhers White
Bloomberg Cath
Fine new offices at Wooster Brush works and partners
The Wooster Brush works and W. D. Foss & Sons relocate offices to the Foss and Lee brook block on South Market Street. A private telephone system, reworked factory space, and expanded varnish brush manufacturing accompany growing business and planned bristle processing innovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
Woater Brush Works
W. D. Foss & Sons
Foss and Lee Brook
South Market Street
Barrett Shops
Foot on Trigger Causes Shot Wound in Dalton
Dalton November 2 Allen, son of Mrs Daniel Snuitver, while cleaning a shotgun placed the gun on his right foot and pulled the trigger. The gun discharged, wounding the foot and possibly requiring amputation. Dr Guy McDowell treated the injury. Photographer Will E Scott fell ill in his gallery Wednesday and was taken home. he is improving. Congregational meeting at Presbyterian church voted to release Rev J H Rogers but plans to continue preaching for a few weeks. Halloween observances saw minor property damage at the pottery and a large turnout for skating with band music. A horse frightened on East Main Street ran into a telephone pole, badly bruising Mr George Caldwell. Rev Ira J Buchwalter led the Canton Mennonite conference. Dr J C Haney accompanied Mr and Mrs Harvey Anderson to Columbus for a hospital procedure. Peter Echard was thrown from a buggy with facial injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Allen
Daniel Snuiever
Guy McDowell
Will E Scott
Presbyterian Church
J H Rogers
East Mainstreet
George Cauldwell
Caldwell
Ira J. Buchwalter
Canton
J C. Haney
Harvey Anderson
Colombus
Advertised Letter List No 44 at Wooster post office
Uncalled letters dated October 29 at the Wooster post office include Nelson N Buckland Mr and Mrs Harrison Burces Mr Ww Boul Peterman Merl Pontias Thompson George Wager Thomas Welfron Lafiee Miss Edith Grfuth Virg Wellington White and W B BRY CON PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster Post Office
Nelson N Buckland
Harrison Burces
Boul Peterman Merl Pontias
Thompson George Wager
Thomas Welfron Lafiee
Edith Grfuth
Wellington White
Absentee Football Players Barred From Team
High school players who traveled to Orrville and beat the Orrville team face season long bans. Superintendent Haupert confirms they violated school rules by missing classes. The group is ruled off the team for the season and denied makeup work outside regular recitals, with absences recorded as failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrville
Haupert
Sod
Lessona
Diop
Memoriam tribute from Ladies' club for Mrs Wallace
In memory of Mrs Wallace who passed October 8 1906 the Ladies' club records a tribute to her loving life and Christian service at home and in church Her family and community mourn her loss yet hold hope in faith She is remembered as a beloved neighbor and mother with sympathy extended to her family from club officers Cora Schmuck and others note the minutes are to record this in the club history
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Club
Wallace
Charles Lawrence
John Hont
Cora Schmuck
Halloween Pranks and Local Notices in Wooster
Halloween stunts amuse Wooster residents with window washing and a dummy in a khaki uniform hanging from an armory flagstaff. Schools report rising high school enrollment and a push toward medical studies. Sheriff and police circulate rewards for crooks, including a 206‑year‑old West Virginia defaulter sought by bonding firms.
Wooster News Roundup From The Republican Issues Salutes And Anecdotes
A Wooster page item touches local entertainment at Buster Brown showing Charles Bair of Mohican Gas Co. as President Roosevelt observer. It notes Wooster United Commercial Travelers winning top membership gains and awarding a silk flag. Bits recount Channing Ellery meeting Prof Chalmers Martin after 28 years, a country chestnut tree tale involving two boys and a clerk, and Horace H Barrett receiving a gift of fish from a Ponashewaing hotel landlord after a flag-raising event in Wooster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster Council United Commercial Travelers
U. C. T. Council
Wooster
Channing Ellery
Banda Kessa
Ellery
Prof Chalmers Martin
Eislery
Prof. Martin
Negro leaders press for government posts in Cuba
Havana dispatch says leading island negroes demand appointments from Governor Magoon and insist their agitation will continue until Del Gado and General Juan Gomez receive important positions. The move is seen as potentially heightening the race issue and prompting crisis for the provisional government. Atlanta report notes 23 of the September riots suspects to stand trial for murder after 19 were released for lack of evidence.
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Havana
Magoon
Marua Derigade
del Gado
Juan Gomez
Atlanta
Alexander Walker
Made Happy for Life by Cure in St Albans Family
St Blair, school superintendent in St Albans West Virginia, reports his young daughter recovered from a severe nervous complaint after using Federal Bitters. He claims three bottles gave a complete cure. Contains promotional language for nervous weakness debility blood and malaria remedies, priced 50 cents at Laubach & Boyd's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Blair
St. Albans
W. Va
St. Vitus
Laubach & Boyd
Mwfk
Train routes and low fares listed for major cities
The schedule names B. and O. Washington and East along with Youngstown Pittsburg Baltimore Philadelphia New York. It notes through vestibule coaches and sleepers with the lowest rates advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
East
Youngstown
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
B and O Through Trains Offer Low Rates for Home Seekers
The B O Chicago and West trains advertise vestibule and through sleeper service with the lowest rates. Consult agents and see a B and O ticket agent about home seekers rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago and
West
Worth Remembering Foley Kidney Cure Claim Ad
This advertorial notes Foley's Kidney Cure promises relief for kidney or bladder trouble not beyond medicine. It mentions Charles E. Bixler and Laubach & Boyd and Itisk DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills for relief of excess uric acid with quick action. Sold by erlerer Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Charles E. Bixler
Laubach & Boyd
Itisk
DeWitt
Erlerer Drug Store
Peary near pole but fails to reach it in Arctic dash
News from New York reports Commander Peary did not reach the North Pole but set the record to 87 degrees 6 minutes. The expedition, funded by the Arctic Club, sailed July 16, 1905 with a crew of 20 under Captain Bartlett. No deaths or illnesses reported. homeward voyage described with ice battles and extensive drifts.
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New York
H L. Bridgman
Peary Arctic Club
Peary
North Pole
Pole
Bartlett
Sydney
Cape Breton
Nole
Arctic Explorer
Arctic Club
Arctic
Esquiman
Duke of Abruzzi
North
Herbert L. Bridgeman
Hopedale
Labrador
Twillingate
Roosevelt
Grantland
Alert
Heckla
Columbia
Greenland
100Th Meridian
Meeting Aims to Settle Mansfiela Wooster Electric Line
The Mansfiela and Wooster electric line group met Wednesday afternoon after a morning of optimism about reaching a plan to build the road. Eastern financiers sought extensive details, but broad agreement seemed possible to proceed with the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfiela and Wooster Electric Line
Neikirk's Wooster church to be filled by Rev Cremer
Rev Frederick Cremer of Columbiana accepts the Wooster English Reformed Church call. He is now engaged in special work in Chicago and will arrive ready to assume duties December 1 as pastor, bringing assurances of broad acceptance from the congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Neikirk
Japanese Engineer Officer Arrested in Philippines
A Japanese captain from the Mika-do forces was arrested in Manila while disguised and sketching fortifications. Seized drawings show gun layouts and troop distributions. Authorities move to deport him and inspect mail for any secret dispatches to Japan. Diplomatic steps may follow due to tensions over Japanese discrimination against U.S. and San Francisco schoolchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
United States
San Francoisco
Mikado
Manila
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Wooster Police Chief
A Wooster, Ohio resident reports Doan's Kidney Pills relieved severe kidney pain and back ache after years of kidney trouble. The testimonial notes long use six years and urges readers to buy from local dealers, with Foster Milburn Co as US agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
Dean
Henry Lerner
Ohio
East North Street
Calery
Foster—Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Preventics candy tablets claim to stop colds early
Preventics are toothsome tablet candies advertised to dissipate colds quickly when taken at sneeze stage. The note claims safety for children and effectiveness for adults, sold in 5 and 25 cent boxes by Bixler Modern Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bixler Modern Pharmacy
Bee's Laxative Piney and Tar Remedy Ad
An old time drug store advertisement touts a laxative cough remedy made from pine tar. It claims benefits for coughs colds croup whooping cough and general relief for children. Sold at Rieger's Drug Store with a tree themed offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pate
Rieger's Drug Store
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