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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1901
Page
7
A promotional pitch questions costly scented products and urges buying pure Ivory Soap instead. It argues that perfume cannot be removed by cleansing skin and promotes Ivory Soap as a strictly pure option, suggesting readers consider purchasing five articles or lines separately rather than fragrance infusions.
Canton News Democrat reports promoter French visited Wednesday night to champion the Right Sandeend Mehonlog railroa d project. He disputes Akron papers calling the plan dead, stating funds and maps exist, with lines Mansfield to Shelby already graded and bridges built. He predicts slow but steady progress and future line development for Akron.
Report describes a planned prizefight between James J. Jeffries and "Gus" Rubbin, with up to 10 000 spectators expected. Clergymen press police to stop the mill, but mayor James D. Phelan cites state law and an incorporated club exception for boxing exhibitions. Jeffries aims for a early or mid rounds win while Rubbin seeks a late triumph.
A wide ranging column recalls Indiana humorist George Ade and his wit. It recounts a tale of Ade at a restaurant with a companion and a quip about Peter the Great, then shifts to a dramatic account of a woman at Union Station with a dying infant en route to Pittsburgh, a reporter’s speculation, and the infant’s death. The piece also surveys beauty proportions, then reports on weight guidelines by height, followed by a Cincinnati Enquirer item about an Irishman’s green paint anecdote and a lighter remark on a tailor’s green disaster.
Providence November 14 light from decayed meat claimed by Professor Gorham of Brown University to illuminate laboratory apparatus enabling photographs of equipment. Gorham seeks an artificial heatless light and notes progress toward definite results. He is tied to Brown University bacteriological department. Logging Camps Closed Ashland Wisconsin 14 November government officials close all Bad River reservation camps after outbreak fears leaving about 1000 workers unemployed.
A vintage health ad urges timely use of Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil as crucial for consumptives. It emphasizes early action with phrases like right time, early intervention, and continual benefits of the emulsion in aiding recovery. The language mirrors period medical advertising with emphasis on prevention and cure.
Readers are advised to review past weather records noting two inches of snow on November 15 1990 and a five degree rise on November 16 1900. D McClure and family have long advocated new ideas and purchased their own gon amid local discussions.
A new and important train will be added when the new schedule goes into effect November 2. Westbound passenger No. 165 and eastbound No. 160, running between Pittsburgh and Toledo, will provide through service between Pittsburgh and Toledo. Train No. 40 will depart Toledo around 8:30 p.m., reaching Pittsburgh about 1 a.m. Train No. 25 and others are modified accordingly.
The December 9 event will deploy 6 000 carriers across the country traveling about 7 220 miles daily or 245 miles per carrier. The system expands routes as applications are processed, reflecting the scale of rural free delivery growth per the Republic.
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