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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1903
Page
8
Local notes from Wooster include visits to relatives in Wooster and surrounding towns, marriage plans, and business updates. A child suffers a diphtheria case, Thanksgiving closures, and parade preparations are mentioned along with local trade and entertainment events at the opera house.
In a Common Pleas Court session Judge Maxwell heard the case of David Seabrook v. A LB Petain pa with an auditor checking funds paid as Dowtar Metz. Prosecutor E Weyganat for Peakiopaugh attended as Seabrook’s finances were reviewed amid illness and testimonial letters. Neighbors report rheumatic and general debility relief after using Electri Bitters. A Bremont, NC letter from B F Rasa praises the remedy. A teachers notice advertises Christmas remembrance items and offerings for school staff.
Cleveland dispatch reports Captain H L Kuhns, former Garrick hotel proprietor and Wooster native, to serve as State Department Expert Accountant for the Porto Rico Insular government. A longtime friend of Ida McKinley, he once delivered messages from William McKinley in 1869 and now ships McKinley furniture to Canton friends before departing for Puerto Rico duties.
Fragmentary OCR style notice items mention Mountain Tea, Laubach & Boyd, donor tablets, and a fading cure claim. The readable parts describe health product pitches and a drugstore context, with garbled phrases and prices. No clear date or complete entities emerge from the legible fragments.
Inspecting officers report unprecedented roadbed track and station upkeep across the Pennsylvania system. Extensive bridge work, weeded stations, tree planting, and limestone ballast bolster a cleaner, stronger network ready for World’s Fair traffic in 1904. The Snoqual River four track bridge near Harrisburg stands as premier iron progress replacing wood.
At noon Tuesday Riley Drustrall of Orrville jailed Philis Brant on a peace warrant in default of a $200 bond. The affidavit was sworn by John Brant, Sr., alleging his son choked him and threw him from a chair, and that he fears further bodily harm. Mayor Netswanger set bond at $200, which the young man could not meet.
The Pennsylvania System outlines its World’s Fair campaign for 1904 to boost passenger traffic to St Louis. General Passenger Agent E A Ford coordinates free booklet distribution through ticket offices and hotel listings, ensuring steady rates and lodging options for visitors from April 30 to December 31, 1904.
Residents of North Market Street report trolley wires crossing electric light lines at the home of George J Schwartz. On two mornings the crossfire burned out the first and second floor circuits, damaging the paper and furnishings. Mrs Schwartz was nearby and received a minor shock.
Shreve notes describe a Thanksgiving Eve program at the Preacherines dedicated room, union services held Sunday, hunters bringing in game, and upcoming Thanksgiving services at the Presbyterian church with Rev E C Harris set to preach. Ben Jones arrived today and Jim Cleveland mourns his mother's death.
Multiple campus notes report Memorial chapel adding a dressing room and lavatories. Students and staff travel for Thanksgiving, with various local and university figures noted, including Behoteguy, Harmalton, and Behoteguy family, plus catalog and faculty movements.
3 W. Funck as trustee for W. B. Bryson sold the Bryson stock of wallpaper paints and related goods to Miss Anna B. Graeter deputy probate judge. Graeter will run the business Tuesday and continues to perform probate duties while expanding the store’s lines. The shop remains at the same location and Graeter, a respected figure with wide acquaintance, aims for success.
A group of Madisonburg born neighbors now in Seville visited John Elliott and his wife. The callers arrived with baskets and were warmly received, showing they are not forgotten by Wayne county friends. Gratitude was noted for the electric car service aiding the first Seville visit by some guests.
West Salem notes report a telephone office move to the Leatherman bank building's second floor. Thanksgiving services are set at the Presbyterian church, with dinners in City Hall. Citizens plan visits, family travels, and local illness updates amid routine community notices and ads.
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