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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1903
Page
7
Diphtheria causes concern as Wooster authorities urge precautions while daily life proceeds. Birth announced for Frank A. Waftzger family, and townsfolk attend church temperance services. Arch er house reopens after renovations, new dining room and furnishings gleam. Various locals travel, work changes loom at Wooster Brick works, and civic notes include school talks, inspections, and military maneuvers report.
Market rates for eggs per dozen and per pound, various poultry cuts, and grain items listed. Includes references to wholesalers in Wooster and prices shown as fractions and decimals with several unreadable sections.
The Co D basketball team scored 57 in a practice game Monday evening despite the loss of Captain Albert Myers. The article notes two upcoming armory games on the 25th, including a class match and the main event between the Varsity and Co D.
Mrs. Louis Ernest of Evansville Indiana touts Rocky Mountain Ten as a splendid remedy that made her well after others failed. The tea or tablet form sells for 85 cents, offered by Laubach & Boye.
Cleveland man Frank Hogan accused of pocket picking was found to be plotting escape from jail. Sheriff Armstrong Brown uncovered a square sawed-out opening in Hogan s cell floor and a homemade knife and file used to widen it. Hogan, a chairmaker by trade, had sought tools via a demented inmate and fellow prisoners joined noise to aid the plan. Hogan was placed in a secure cell and bail was to be pursued in court.
Edward Hugh met an accident in Seville after helping husk a car, his hand and arm were shredded by a busking machine. He died Monday after hours of suffering. In Wayne township Ben Fairy and Mia Flory faced minor charges after a Saturday night incident ending with Flory driving and Fairy confining his wife. Fairy pleaded guilty to intoxication and paid a dollar and costs. Tow Long and Luther Parcell admitted guilt for intoxication, paying similar costs.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff Kansas Smith in the case against Harriet Bricker on Saturday afternoon. This marked the third trial, stemming from cattle taken from the defendant’s property, with each trial resulting in a verdict for Smith.
Mrs Maria Stair aged 60 died at home from burns and shock after injuries two weeks earlier. Funeral at residence on Tuesday night with Wooster cemetery interment. Survived by Levi Stair, one daughter and three sons. Mrs Maria M Robertson died at 68 from apoplexy at 38 Callowhill street Wooster. A lifelong Pennsylvanian, she belonged to Keiffer Circle Grand Army of the Republic and Church of God. Survived by several children and will be buried in Wooster cemetery Wednesday afternoon.
Morning November 18 1903 Gentlemen A P Bowman Milton Carpenter O W Danner C A Helm Scott Kimber Jose Josado Frank Kermickel Ben Sons O W Lamb Robert Spencer Ed Shively Jarvis Strayer Orein Wyer Ladies Mia Kate Cummins Miss Dorothy Martin Mrs Zeno Miller Mrs Wm Montandon Mrs F D Palmer
An old advertisement fragment notes a product named Deans Ointment from a drug store in a single line with a price of 60 cents. The garbled text references antiallergic or antiseptic properties and mentions a street or place context, but specifics are unreadable.
Nov 18 items from Erieon and nearby towns report Mrs Anna Miller visiting relatives in Wayne township and Mrs Bertha Hausiday visiting northern Madisonburg friends. Levi Fishburn died Tuesday and was buried Thursday. Rev McCauley of the Methodist church will move to Zercher house Thursday. Quarterly conference at the Methodist church Nov 21. Ladies of United Presbyterian in Wooster to give a concert at the schoolhouse at 8. Oyster supper hosted by Ladies Aid Nov 20. Mrs Dr Honser and daughters visiting friends in Mansfield. R W Lance writes from Lawrenceburg Tenn of new land and satisfaction with it. D A Gar traveled to Alabama to visit an uncle.
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