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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1906
Page
7
M L Spooner brought son Tommy home from Cleveland after he ran away nearly two weeks ago. Tommy says he walked to Shreve then rode freights to Mansfield Chicago Junction Toledo and back to Cleveland before realizing his mistake. Parents express relief at his safe return.
Charles Van Horn had a brief encounter with fire Friday night when a lit cigar was dropped into a waste paper basket. The blaze consumed curtains and a window blind before he extinguished it, suffering minor hand burns in the process.
St Marys School lists pupils achieving 100 percent in spelling and defining in the October examination. Named are Madden Mary Cusack Theodore Buecker Bertia Meyer Louis Zarlengo and Teresa Zarlengo.
An old advertisement touts Tonsiline as the swift remedy for sore mouth and throat dangers. It warns of serious illnesses like croup and diphtheria if untreated and urges readers to keep a bottle at home, priced 25 and 60 cents.
Earl Long of this city died in St. Alexis hospital Cleveland after fourteen weeks since a Pennsylvanian depot accident. Despite brief improvements his condition worsened over ten days and no recovery was possible. He sought life for loved ones including fiancée and family, with devoted care from them. Remains were taken to Wooster for burial. services held at the Baptist church Sunday afternoon.
John J. Sullivan, U S district attorney for Cleveland, received a letter from J P Obliger, a former Wooster National Bank president now in Ohio penitentiary, saying he will testify in the trial of director J R Zimmerman. Obliger is to be a chief witness against Zimmerman who faces conspiracy to defraud bank creditors. Obliger plans to stay in a Cleveland hotel during proceedings.
In Medina a suit by Hoover & Kinnear Construction Co against twenty four farmers seeks $5,000 for destroyed property from a derailment during railroad work on the B and O line near Lodi. A temporary injunction halts construction of a new 118 line across the road until the case is heard.
Wooster railroad men blame Wertz and recent railway laws for car shortages as shippers face constant demand and limited freight trains. They cite strict law adherence by railways and note Pennsylvania lines alone gained 33 000 freight cars year over year while loading delays by individual agents slow turnover.
An account credits Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with preventing a dangerous hip surgery by removing a malignant ulcer the size of a hand. The product is praised for curing wounds and injuries. Also notes a stomach digestant touted for indigestion and sour stomach. Local druggists Laubach and Boyd advertise the salve at 25 cents.
Four Wooster ladies who served as delegates to the Home Missionary societies convention in the Northern Ohio conference have returned home. Next year the convention will meet in Wooster with many visiting ladies to be entertained by Wooster church members. Mrs. T. S. Sheppard retired after fourteen years as treasurer and received a solid silver berry spoon as a token of appreciation. Delegates were hosted at the home of Rev. E. V. De Bois and his wife, formerly of Wooster, who report the delegates well settled and content in a pleasant town setting.
Mrs Christena Switzer wife of George Switzer residing three miles southwest of the city died suddenly on Wednesday evening October 31 after a brief illness. She fell from a lounge to the floor and passed away. Daughter of Michael Bucher she was highly loved by friends and relatives. Funeral held at 1 p m Saturday with interment in Wooster cemetery.
Wooster friends learn of the death of Mrs Florin Baker Price at age 40 after a brief illness with pneumonia at 57 Walnut street East End Pittsburgh Pa She was born in Wooster youngest daughter of Wao H Banker long in the carriage business in the city She married George T Brice of Pittsburgh twelve years ago and leaves her husband a son George T Price Jr age 10 brothers Arthur Banker George Banker A K Banker and sister Mrs W L Firestone Funeral was held Friday with interment in Pittsburgh church affiliation Third Presbyterian of Pittsburgh.
Bankers E M Gilkison and pony dealer J B Heckman stayed at the American house as guests. They bought from Robt C Taylor fifteen pony brood mares a stallion and several colts, marking the largest sale yet by Mr Taylor.
William Notter, 35, a farmer near Marion, went insane and fatally burned his wife and two children after binding them and setting fire to the house. Mrs Notter escaped with severe burns. Notter fled, was chased, captured, and jailed. Also noted Captain John Joseph Kennedy, pioneer river engineer, died at 840. Agnes Schaeb, 15, died from burns after exposure to flames. Charles B Williams found dead in bank vault from shotgun wound believed accidental discharge.
Springfield reports a threat tied to J W Harris leading a sect, with potential violence if no reconciliation. Affected village factions fear opposition from Tremont City followers, a former foundry worker turned head of the Christian Nation, prompting tension and possible expulsion.
In New York on November 3 the National Erectors association voted to press its open shop campaign. The group backed Ninols Steel of Gary amid strikes by house carpenters and bridge workers. Members included American Bridge and Pennsylvania Steel among others. Also noted: a Wright balloon flight and a rebating trial for American Sugar Refining and New York Central, with pleas of guilty entered.
The excerpt urges Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic for disordered stomach and weak blood, claiming it rebuilds by using native roots without alcohol. It promotes the remedy and its Pleasant Pellets for liver and bowel regulation, touting safety, non secrecy, and broad health claims.
An advertisement touts Dr Miles Heart Cure as capable of aiding most heart diseases by strengthening nerves and muscles. It claims many thousands cured and urges sufferers with short breath chest pain palpitations and dizziness to try it, with a guarantee from the local druggist to refund if no benefit.
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