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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1907
Page
4
Wooster fans rejoice as intercollegiate athletics resume. A Wooster student honored as fortunate after a serious accident, still praised the sport’s value. The upcoming game sparks college enthusiasm, with eager rooters, brass cheers, and confident victors' shouts.
A fragmented editorial argues President Roosevelt shows little hostility toward wealth and big corporations unless trusts misbehave. It frames his platform as offering equal opportunity to all, desiring fair treatment for both big and small enterprises. The piece also notes controversial national events and myths, including a mocking aside about George Washington and a quip about a Kansas revolver incident.
A distorted notice notes the Adam Express Company and a claim of large price hikes alleged for last year. Readers paid regular charges, and the piece hints at winter weather effects and a planned drastic rate increase, with references to a parliamentary consideration by Congress.
A garbled dialogue mentions moral tests, meals, and the idea of a life to live, with stray references to a doctor and American drinkers. It critiques belief in Washington’s truth and hints at a politically charged crowd of detectives amid a broad social murk.
A garbled reader’s draft references Taft convention votes and party issues. It mentions a trolley league idea, trust formations, Wall Street activity, and upcoming elections with scattered place names like Doylestown and Cheenviua News.
A long list of Wooster and township residents announce candidacies for city and township offices. Names include James Taggart, Robert Cameron Sr, Blake, Geod Dunham, Forbes Atcock, Chubbell, L. E. Runkle, Josiah J Bechtel, George Foltz, Charles Lautendlager, A South, Arthur Leighty, J J Keister, Charles Wolfe, Charles Fisher, Max Bloomberg, Phil O Rice, B D Fisher, and others subject to Republican primaries next Saturday.
The Republican primaries for Wov ter city and Wooster township will be held from 2 until 7 o clock next Saturday afternoon. Voters will cast ballots in the regular polling place at the first ward corners South and Buckeye, by order of the Central Committee.
The Monday club opened at Mrs Hart's home with retiring president Mrs Weston Peckinpaugh reviewing last year’s work and Mia Kinney delivering a hopeful inaugural address. Numerous church and club groups convened around social plans, meetings, and upcoming events with refreshments and lively gatherings noted.
The county commissioners approved numerous bills dated October 7 including Central Construction for bridge work in Saltcreek and Paint townships, Wooster Electricon for light and jail needs, W B Caskey and W Meier for jail and culvert projects, and repairs and services across Paint Bangbinga Sailcreek Clinton Chippewa Greene East Union and other areas. Also listed are courthouse, auditor, infirmary, and road maintenance expenses, along with culvert pipe purchases from Lewia Corrugated Pipe Co and other vendors.
Octobers scene in Canaan shows Thomas Fetzer and family hosting distant friends over Sunday, Rev Frank Lebo from Wilmot visiting parents, and Mrs. Chas Alleshouse inviting the Ladies Missionary Society next week. Albert Hoisington and Fremont workers repaint the Hoisington homestead while Hugh Scholl and his wife visited his parents in Leroy. Anna Wiles of East Palestine spent several days home with her parents, Mrs. John Snell suffers rheumatism, and school opens with teachers Margaret Notestine and D. W. Jacot as well as students at Creston High. The semi annual missionary meeting was held at Wayne church. communion services are planned at the therebyterian church next Sunday and a week later at 3 PM, with a men’s meeting announced. B F Holsington and family hosted Summer Litchfield and wife, Gertie Bishop, and Miss Boswell of Medina. Visitors to Akron and Barberton joined Summit county fair crowds including Edna Hoington, Gail Hawk, Mrs Clara Sellgon Abd daughter, Jas Tottenan, and others.
A housewife praises Pe-ru-na claiming it restored weak and wretched women to health and usefulness. The advertisement asserts that a wife’s judgment validates the medicine and urges others to try it based on domestic success.
Mrs. Caroline Sunahheimer of Clarks, Virginia, expresses gratitude for Dr Hartman’s treatment and endorses Peruna as a safe remedy for women. She notes thousands of letters from wome n praising the medicine and its transformative effects on their health.
The Wooster grain exchange received a wire summary with Wheat December 102.76 and May 10 percent. Corn December 50.54 and May 60.3. Oats December 64 and May 65. The note lists price quotes for the commodities and months cited.
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