Engagement and Weddings Highlight Local Society News
A Thursday social at Mrs. A. J. Fredrick’s South Buckeye street home celebrated the engagement of Miss Lillian Fredrick to John Mansel Uffen, Pittssburg, with heart-decorated tableware and a December wedding anticipated. A later tea hosted by Mrs. Mary Hartman and Mrs. McKrew featured chrysanthemum arrangements and out-of-town guests, while notes from Mevica Fray report Miss Virginia Bixler of Harrisburg, Pa, engaged to Paul Stauffer of Worcester, marking upcoming spring nuptials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Fredrick
Buckeye Street
Cora
Lillian Fredrick
Aliss Lillian Fredrick
John
Reba Nachtrieb
M. R. Limb
Social events and meetings noted in Thompson home area
A parade of social gatherings spans Thursday to Friday with teas at the Thompson home honoring Mr. and Mrs. Stedman of Delaware, O.. the Hartman Megrew party. a C W B M Day at the Christian church. a birthday gathering for Mrs. Morgan near Shreve. and multiple clubs and church activities including the Tuesday Night club, a D. C. 5 dinner, and a forthcoming Thanksgiving Lutheran endevor event. Nearby weddings and concerts are announced, with planned receptions and rummage sales amid community calendars.
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Christian Church
Sidle
Roland
Wilhume Reed
Shellenberger
Moody Rod Orr
Mre
Bell
Cotton
B. M. Day
B. M Day
Mrs. Reed
Mies Kemp
Mra
Sarah
Shreve
Pointer
Sfeer
Ms Morgan
Whitch
Li K Filler
Mary Spenter
Olumbus
E. E Burcaw
Larwilletrest
J. W Walters
Roy
Bloomington
Methodit Church
Mia
Mary Robinson
Ucala
Fla
Grant Myers
Saybolt
D. C
Mies Blanche Robinson
East Liberty Street
G. A. Hodson
Myrtle Leiber
Chicago
Christian Endervor Society
Lutheran Church
E. W. Thormpeor
North Market Street
Miller's Bal
Usgal
Norwood
Miasiopary Society
The
Frange Virginar
Eereer Dow-Ot Vlolaman
Miss McCoy
Columbus
Conservators_association
Conservatory
Garry Manno
A Good Liniment and Trial Catarrh Remedies
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Pain Balm as superior for sprains and swellings and for easing lame backs and chest pains. It promotes Dr. Shoop's Catarrh Remedy mailed free for trial and lists Pineules for relief of backache and kidneys. Bixler's Modern Pharmacy carries both remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Bixler
S. H. Boyd * Ae
Shoop
Racine
Wis
Endowment drive for Wooster University faces tight funds
Dr L E Golden leads another push to gather a half million endowment for Wooster. Financial panic and tight credit hinder fundraising as Rockefeller and Carnegie gifts totaling 175,000 and Severance 125,000 are at risk, despite University confidence and future efforts planned over four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L E Golden
Woster
Holden
Wooster
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Pair of Accidents Reported in West Salem Area
J R King of Fer gurs on & King West Salem suffers injury while removing scaffolding after a job near Polk. He slipped, landed in a depression, and turned, needing aid to reach around house. Jack Mitchell, Kris pumping station engineer, injured after a tree limb broke and he fell while gathering lumber near West Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. King
Fergurson & King
West Salem
Polk
Kans Wooda
Jack Mitchell
Mitchell
Kris
Error in Votes for City Solicitor Benton G Hay
The article notes an error in vote figures for Benton G Hay for city solicitor. It states the correct total was 287, not 187 as printed, and Hay says he sought re election and to prove he could mobilize votes, urging correction to reveal his true support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton G. Hay
Bey
Hay
Local Marriage Licenses Reported
Marriage licenses issued to Geo M Thompson of Fredericksburg and Gilbertha M Shelly of Applecreek. C A Steiner of Painesville IL and Lena Schmid of West Salem. Ralph N Swvehart of Lattasburg and Sylvia M Hiner of New Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. M. Thompson
Fredericksburg
Gilbertha M. Shelly
Applecreek
C. A. Steiner
Painesville, IL
Lena Schmid
Weat Salem
Ralph N Swhvehart
Lattasburg
Sylvia M. Hiner
New Pittsburg
Local Patent Medicine Advertisements Collage
An advertisement column promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve for sores burns and wounds with 25 cents at S A H Boyd drug store. Ringy Little Liver Pills 26 cents from Krieger's Drug Store promise liver relief and headache cure. Uri no Laxative Fruit Syrup features as a new laxative to purify breath regulate digestion and cure constipation. Bixler's Modern Pharmacy and Boya & Co advertise medicines including DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel for piles and Dr Thomas Electric Oil touted as a pain remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Jenkins
Chapel Hill
N.C
S. AH. Boyd &Wo.s Drug Store
Krieger's
Bixler
EL Boya & Co
Ithak
Wooster Man Killed by Train Near Prairie Lane Crossing
Joseph Conn aged 184, a Wooster resident, died after being struck by a westbound Pennsylvania train near the Prairie Lane crossing. The accident occurred in heavy fog. Conn was a carpenter, survived by wife and two children, with burial plans pending at local undertaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Conn
Wooster
Pennsylvania
Conn
Andrew Siploer
Sigler
Schinuck & Beyrneton
James Lawrence
Spruce Street
Roy Swinehart
Prairie Lane Crossing
Coronel Charles Zaring
Lawrence
Mr Conn
Ohio
Mra James Lawrence
George Conn
Thresher
Wayne Township
John McDonald
Yaybolt Avenue
Pennsylvania Railroad Adopts Checks For Employee Pay
The Pennsylvania company, facing money market strain, will pay workers next Monday with part salary in checks and the remainder in cash. It is among the few large railroads still using a pay car, and this shift may signal a broader change to regular paycheck payments by check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Company
Democratic paper Coshocton Times sold to W K Albertson
The Coshocton Times, a Democratic paper in the Seventeenth district, has been sold to W. K. Albertson of New Philadelphia who assumed control immediately. Albertson previously ran a New Philadelphia paper sold last year to Senator J. E. Hurst, who was defeated by Judge M. Lemyser in the congressional race three years ago. Senator Hurst now publishes the paper at New Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coshocton
Restaurant Changes At East Liberty Street
Chas. F. Schach & Son announce shifts in their restaurant on East Liberty street. The lunch counter moves to the rear, the front area is papered and furnished with tables, and Lyman Marshall, an expert cook, will start serving regular dinners next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. F. Schach & Son
East Liberty Street
Lyman Marshall
Cold remedy praise and cough cures from Zephyr reader
A Zephyr Ontario resident credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with curing a severe lingering cold after a dry harsh cough. The ad promotes Chamberlain's as the best, sold by Bixler's Modern Pharmacy and 8 H Boyd & Co. Also touts Dr Shoop's Cough Cure as safe for children, highlighting natural ingredients and soothing effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Urquhart
Zephyr
Ontario
Deaser
Chamberlain
Bixler
H. Boyd & Co
Directors Thorne Prominent In Discussions Of Farmers Institutes
Prominent director Thorne and Professors Thorne of the State Agricultural Experiment Farm and Alfred Vivian of Ohio State opened a series of preliminary farmers institutes in the Great Southern. Sessions covered methods to improve institutes, live stock interests, horticulture, insect control, and plant diseases with local experts and university contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brera
Great Southern
Solla
Woodster
Alfreds Vivian
Obie Athfe Universty
H M Brown
Hill-bao Ember
State Board of Agriculture
Hato Miller
State Experiment Farm
Ohio State
Booths Monster Farewell in New York City
General Booth delivered his final Salvation Army address amid vast crowds in Manhattan. Torchlight parade from Fourteenth Street to City Hall Park preceded his words urging loyalty to the commander and faith in the cause, ending with a pledge to return or be carried if he dies.
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New York
Salvator Artsy
Pope Bruay
General Booth
Salvation Army
Army
Fourteenth Street
City Hall Park
Booch
United States
Old England
Jesus
Goodby
Postal Question In China Raises International Strife
In Pekin Russia denies China the right to receive European mails arguing China not in the postal union. Mail is delivered to Japanese couriers who ignore China. Chiaihay on the New Chwang railway repeats the exclusion of Japanese mail carriers after Japan admitted China’s right in October, a move judged as petty by critics.
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China
Pekin
Russia
Kuan Cheng Tsu
Manchuria
Kirin
Chiaihay
Chwang
Imperial Railways
Japan
Want Fish Injunction Dissolved In Illinois Central Case
In Chicago a motion to dissolve the injunction blocking directors of the Illinois Central Rail road from allowing 5500 shares held by Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York to be voted at the annual meeting was filed in Cook County Superior Court. Attorneys for the Insurance company seek an early hearing date. An affidavit by Charles A. Peabody John W Audhurch and Cornelius Vanderbilt trustees supports the move. Mr Peabody is president of the Insurance company.
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Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
Cook County
Insurance Company
Charles A. Peabody
John W Audhtocross
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Mr Peabody
Insurance
Presbyterian Brotherhood Convention Opens in Cincinnati
The Presbyterian Brotherhood plans its annual convention in Cincinnati from November 12 to 14 drawing about two thousand delegates coast to coast. Governor One Crawford of South Dakota is slated to give the closing night address. The event marks the erasure of regional church lines as southern Presbyterian men join the gathering.
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Presbyterian Brotherhood
Cincinnati
Atlantic
Pacific
One Crawford
South Dakota
Presbyterian Church
North Aed South
BANCING PROVES FATAL
A fragmented note describes danger from colds leading to pneumonia and consumption after dances. It touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy and urges buying from Hixler's Pharmacy and H Boyd & Co. It mentions Kodol and Kreigex as digestive aids and health products with vague claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Hixler’s Pharmacy
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Wooster Citizen
A Wooster reader, William Kaplin of 56 East South Street, Ohio, praises Dean's Kidney Pills for curing backache and kidney troubles. He asserts long relief and urges others to use the remedy, inviting repetition of his statements. Pills priced at 50 cents, distributed by Fuerter Millburn Co, Buffalo, NY, with sale agents nationwide.
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Wooster
Dean
Wooster Citizens
William Kaplin
East South Street
Woneter
Ohio
Deans Kinney
Fuerter Miliburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Dogn
Rubber company proposed for Wooster town
A Wooster resident received a letter proposing a rubber coil factory in the city, noting Akron as the regional hub. No action taken yet and it is unclear if any other town will advance the venture. The Wooster project could kick off the new year if investment returns are adequate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
Akron
Wayne Township election results reported
Wayne Township voted Republican Tuesday except the clerk Floyd Lehman a Democrat won over Ira Johnson Republican Hean Robert Halleht and M P Yoder Republicans were elected trustees Milton Reed of Bloomington was elected justice of the peace David Gresser elected assessor F B Switzer elected constable and W Wolgamott was chosen treasurer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Township
Floyd Leh~man
Ira Johnson
Hean
Robert Halleht
M. P. Yoder
Milton Reed
Bloom
Ington
David Gresser
F. B. Switzer
W. Wolgamott
Railroads Form Bureau to Improve Explosive Handling
Local railroads join a movement to organize a bureau aimed at improving explosive handling. Transportation roles will see date changes in inspection methods. A special committee of the American Railway Association is drafting details, and all railroads have agreed to the new bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Railway Association
Frank J Cheney Swears Oath for Catarrh Cure Patent
Frank J Cheney sworn in December 5 acknowledges the oath as senior partner of F P J Cheney & Co. offering Hal's Catarrh Cure with a $500 reward for any case of catarrh not cured by the medicine. The remedy is taken internally and claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Whuited
Tonsilins Co
Canton
Ohio
Tras
Frank J. Cheney
J. Cheney
Cheney
W Gleason
Novargy
Blall
CY Toledo
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Muss Vairginia Bixler
Hargiuny
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Ccenuine Castoria
L. E. Yocum
Chas
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Chas. Be, Mayers
E. W. Thompson
Wesley H. Zaugg
Wooster Ohio
Wilker G. Christy A. M- Tombelle
Chas. E. Gray, T. McCoy
W. %. Myers
R. Mayers
M. L. Smyler
Ida
Tad
Firestone
Buchanan
Bouse
Marfbn
Mary Imgard
Rothani
Katharine Boutson
Helen and
Margaret Criley
Mrs. Hartman
Tuo Classica Club
Cora Hoelzel Priday
James I. Dalton
Pasadena
Cal
Myrtle Welty
of Wooster
Cota
Fred Leopold
Jamnes Bailey
Manefield
Misa Mae Eugenia Hoegner
Methodist Church of
Conpyrena
Christian Endeavor Society of
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Thomas
Joseph Gonn
Democratic
Thorne
Booth
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Bobby Bear
Kreigex
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