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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1902
Page
5
Grain and livestock market summary with cattle and hog prices, plus sheep lambs and feeder data. Includes regional references to Cleveland and New York markets, with various grades and weight ranges and price figures.
Patients urged to seek examination by national reputation doctors using electricity and a novel absorption method. Claims include hearing restoration, cures for epilepsy, lung and kidney concerns, and treatment of opium and tobacco habits, with emphasis on no-charge consultations and rapid relief.
Fredericksburg scene recalls a November husking surprise when about 75 men, women and four teams gathered in H S Barnes cornfield to gather roughly 400 shocks of corn. Congregation members arrived at his home during prayer meeting bearing gifts and a feast. Local church social and birthday acknowledgments follow, with visits from relatives and friends and a football win by Millersburg.
A wagon runaway on Medina county streets caused excitement. Passengers Randolph Ringler of Congress Irvin Wilson and Geo man of this place sustained compound fractures and wrist injuries. treated by Dr Raudebaugh and Dr G O Saick. Josiah Swinehart was ill but recovered. relatives from Plain visited Sunday.
A Thanksgiving social is planned at the home of J Rob Snyder two miles west of Moreland, Qo. The event aims to raise funds for the Ladies ingepeseas Fee Seeley Lathal, with committees and arrangements listed for volunteers and attendance.
The Tuesday afternoon funeral drew many neighbors and old friends. A. W. Lowry of the Presbyterian church officiated as pallbearers included McClarran Nolle Fisher Weaver Hall and Kauke.
A former cavalryman Dr W H Kimberlin a Kansas City oculist was shot dead in his Smithville office by ex policeman John Scanlon. Scanlon killed, left a note saying he acted to avenge blindness caused by Kimberlin. Kimberlin born in Paradise and educated in Smithville later built a renowned Eye and Ear Infirmary in Kansas City.
Not a wheel turned and no shift made in Wooster sideboards Monday. Agent Wyda and Leyda report freight stuck as ice loads melt in yards. The company, to ease congestion, kept shifts elsewhere as Wooster suffers minimal attention to local requests. About 1500 cars depart Wooster depot annually.
West Enders cheer a quiet track franchise move seen as a big business coup for stores east of the Square. The deal, drawn up and signed before public notice, follows contention over the Market street terminal. Tearing up Market street to the square was completed Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Grace Lehr celebrated her sixteenth birthday with a surprise party hosted by young friends last Thursday night. Various local residents were noted visiting and traveling to nearby towns, with plans mentioned for church society meetings and upcoming dedicatory services at the M E church.
Smithville notes report the resignation of a Lutheran pastor as Thanksgiving services are planned. Community updates include family reunions, transfers of workers like T A Beelman and Hayden Kintner, and locals traveling to Indiana and Ohio towns. A postal messenger route is jokingly linked to county politics amid general town chatter.
Miss Neilson gave an address on Mormonism in the Presbyterian church. A controversial play night attracted a crowded audience last Friday. Will Faux and Howard Hess plan to move to Shreveport. Adrian Tasker sold property at the corner formerly occupied by Peats' store and will open a butcher shop. J B Moore’s family suffers a grievous illness, Nora and Robert Porter reported, while Miss Iva Beahler remains missing since Wednesday morning.
Rev. Smith of Bloomington conducted a week of services at Wayne church resulting in one accession by confession and four by letter. T. C. McCoy and wife visit Creston Medina and Cleveland. Hershel Scott visits Fredericksburg area. Hunting season opens and farmers fear crop loss. local game laws questioned. Ad for Hood's Sarsaparilla promotes digestion aid. Patrolman Patterson of Nashua mentioned in fragmentary notes.
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes Rev. F. N. Merlin, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. A Saybolt, who has led Memorial Presbyterian Church in Dayton for three years. The Dayton church recently became vacant after Dr A B Biggs resigned to take a chair at Lane Seminary and McCormick Theological Seminary.
Mr P returns from Milwaukee after attending a glass makers gathering saying Wooster plant progress is strong and fires could start within ten days. Full operation expected by December 15 if feasible with all hands arriving, some workers coming from New Jersey and Massachusetts. Board of Trade urges immediate payment of the first half of subscriptions to meet renewal timing.
A Milbrook farmer accosted a couple in the lobby claiming the girl was his daughter. He escorted the young woman toward the mayor’s office as onlookers watched, the man at the ticket desk unaware his companion was being led away. Witnesses later explained the sequence of events.
A 14 year old describes decline in health and loss of color. After treatment with Williams Pink Pills for Pale People she improves. four boxes restore health and vitality. Kennedy and mother in Canton Massachusetts corroborate the testimonial for the remedy.
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