Wooster items include racing results and cemetery board elections
Friday races at Lancaster and Busyrus show top times 2:29 and 2:33 while Warren Hartman and Ethel K. win heats. Wooster Cemetery Association reelects Judge J. C. McClirran as president and John F. Barrett as superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlallowe'en
Lancaster
Woarren Hartman
Busyrus
Ethel K
the Wooster Cemetery Association
J. C. McClirran
John F. Barrett
Milton Forney Sexton
J. 3. Miller
Smithville
Wayne County Children’s Home
Dayton
State Board of Chaarities
Electric Bitters Save Philadelphia Man From Grave
A Philadelphia man, Mr Jobo Oliver, recounts a severe illness described as yellow skin, coated tongue, back and side pain, and loss of appetite. After doctors gave him up, a friend recommended Electric Bitters. One bottle brought marked improvement and three weeks restored his health, with Oliver declaring the remedy saved his life. Laubach & Boyd 5 Drug Store advertises the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jobo Oliver
Philadelphia
Laubach & Boyd
Dora Swartz Jailed Two Years For Burglary
Dora Swartz of Chester township was found guilty in Ashland county court and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary at hard labor for burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Swartz
Chester Township
Ashland County
Dr Kings New Discovery Cures Bad Cough Claim
Annie E Springer of Philadelphia reports Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption cured a long backing cough. She praises its relief of chest pain and sleepless nights and recommends it for throat chest or lung troubles. Trial bottles free at Laubach Boyd’s Drug Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie E Springer
Floward Street
Philadelphia
Dr. King
Laubach & Boyd
August Flower praised as a universal stomach tonic
A vintage sales pitch extols Green's August Flower as the lifelong remedy for indigestion biliousness and related ailments. It claims it cleans the system regulates liver action and calms headaches with a few doses, urging readers to consult Green's Prize Almanac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Douglas and Lowery Wedding Invitations Ad
Invitations issued for the wedding of Miss Anna Dale Douglas daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben Douglas to Mr Robert Gwinn Lowery Esq superintendent of public instruction Nicholasville Ky The ceremony will be held at the Douglas home Thursday morning Oct 25
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Dale Douglas
Ben Douglas
Robert Gwinn Lowery
Nicholasville
Douglas
Please all the famill Four flavors at your grocers
A short rough ad lists four lemonade style flavors lemon orange raspberry and strawberry for sale at local grocers with a playful mis-spelling and urging try it today despite garbled text and errors.
Subscribe for The Republican Advertise in The Republican
A concise notice inviting readers to subscribe to The Republican and mentioning advertising opportunities. Includes no dates or specific prices. Highlights subscription benefits and contact methods for readers and potential advertisers.
Fifteen Shots Exchanged In Bank Burglary Near Creston
Burglars attempt to rob Stebbins bank last night blew the vault lock. Two Wooster visitors, D. K. Gensemar and Will Romich, confronted the watchman as partners opened fire. About fifteen shots exchanged. no one hurt. Robbers escaped with a horse owned by Sam Owens, one mile north of town. Second such attempt in months. trace of burglars not found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taz Refublican
Creston
Stebbins
Rault
D. K. Gensemar
Will Romich
Wooster
Sam Owens
Doylestown Man H C Galehouse Dies at 4 A M
H C Galehouse lifelong resident and longtime proprietor of the Mobile coal mine died Monday morning at four o'clock after a complication of diseases. He leaves a large family including two sons serving in the U S Army in the Philippines. A funeral was set for 2 p.m. Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Galehouse
Wooster Republican
Doylestown
Mobile
Galehouse
U S S. Army
Philippines
Hea
Our Village
Golden Corners Community Notes and Visitors
Golden Corners reports a busy social week with guests at homes of Myers Ewing and Johnsons, and visits by Guthrie McCrory Crawford Armstrong and Black families. A Jersey cow owned by Joseph Whitworth died of milk fever. preparations for the new school year proceed as Tom Menecker cleans the schoolhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Corners
Tom Menecker
Sarah Guthrie
Burbank
J. Myers
Susan Ewing
John McCrory
Angola
Indiana
Sadie McCrory
van Wert
O. Marco Crawford
Cleveland
Mykraetz
Ashland
Mary L. Glass
Ladi
Samuel Bucher
Weber
Antingdon
J%. Johnson
J K. Johnson
Stanford Johnson
Overton
Katharine Armstrong
Doylestown
William Armstrong
Liverpool
J G, Black
Wooster
D¢ Armstrong
Joseph Whitworth
Jersey
Husking Corn Feats Highlight Ohio Rural Life
In S Sant Oct 16 a Corn husking craze shines as 16 year old Blackleyville youth tops peers by husking 80 bushels and hauling fodder daily. Local rivals Mefford and Chance report over 3000 shocks cut. News also notes a cousin visit to Blachleyville from Seneca county, an accident near Blachleys ville injuring a son of Bittner, and Jacob Stauffer breaking a collar bone at Springville while picking apples. G W Rickenbaugh, praised by his wife with a new thresher, stands as Plain township’s most pleasant man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hevuanan
Mit
Sant
Blackleyville
Mefford
Chance
John Neff
Seneca County
Blachleyville
Michael Allaman
Jacob Stauffer
Springville
Plain Township
G. W. Rickenbaugh
Band Carnival Brings Musicians From Surrounding Towns
The Republican Canaan reports a Saturday carnival at the old school hall with the band and several guest bands from nearby towns. Oysters will be served by Mrs Seever and others. Local residents visit, move, entertain, and plan activities including a Christian Endeavor discussion on stewardship and a Ladies' Aid meeting at Creston. The band has been invited to play Wooster street fair and Virtus Hall teaching is noted.
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Canaan
Old School
Seever
Jeffries
Little Son
Spencer Mills
D Whitmire
D.ick
Bowers
Wwwa
Nellie Stukel
Davis
Indiana
Will Marsh
Cleveland
Rice
Michigan
Delilah Snell
Stafer
Lily Zellars
Koyk
Christian Endeavor
Mallie Slutz
Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid and Missionary Societies
Child with matches starts blaze at Wilson farm near city
Willis D Wilson of Burbank and tenant Oliver Holmes lose a house, barn, and outbuildings after Kenneth Holmes, four, lights straw in the barnyard. Fire spreads despite efforts. windpump catches and depletes water. About 500 bushels oats and storage perish. Estimated loss 3500 dollars with 3000 dollars insured through East Union Township Mutual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis D Wilson
Burbank
Oliver ©. Holmes
Mr Wilson
Kenneth
Holmes
East Union Township
New Bank Prospects Stir Orrville Community
Orrville Oct 17 Gleon D Willaman of Wooster University remains troubled by throat ailment. Local business leaders cheer strong prospects for a new bank, promising to retain more business locally as two banks emerge. Free Street Fair winds down with high praise for displays. Model Meat Market transfers ownership to Rover A Leality. Jobo Mo McDowell listed as sick. Sampson.
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Orrville
Gleon D. Willaman
Wooster
Massillon
Wooster Free Street Fair
Dhh
McMillen
Pittsburg
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Rochester
New York City
Washington
Niagara Falls
Buollalo Jobo Mo McDowell
West Market Street
Stambaugh
Rover
Plum Trees Blooming Again in Big Prairie
In Big Prairie this October the plum trees are heavily in bloom while fall maturing corn avoids frost. Dialysis outbreak in the neighborhood reports five cases with one death from diphtheria, Mrs. Fred Wachtel, 37, leaving a husband and three children. Local stock auctions progress as W Gibson sells out and plans Michigan move. Edith Daugherty of Richmond and K. M. Bell of New York wed in Mohicanville with Rev. Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Prairie
Diptheria
Republican
Wooster
Diatheria
Fred Wachtel
W.$. Gibson
A. W. Metcalf
Gibbson
Michigan
Edith Daugherty
Richmond
K. M. Bell
New York City
Mr. Gibson
Anna Newkirk
W. North St. Wooster
Y. S. Odell
Thos. Leyda
Barberton
Lakeville
New Life Pills Offer Quick Relief for Headaches
Advertises Dr. King's New Life Pills as a cure for sick and nervous headaches. Claims to purify blood, strengthen nerves, and improve health. Easy to take and priced at 25 cents. Money back if not cured. Sold by Lau Bach & Boyd, druggists.
Council Proceedings On Buckeye Street Sidewalk Injunction
At a Monday council meeting the injunction by JEF Larwill restraining sidewalk work on North Buckeye street was discussed. City Solicitor Critchfield argued a permanent injunction would not be granted and that the council only must decide if a pavement is necessary. Van Nest and Mongey backed action, stating council should not be halted by Larwill and resolved to have the solicitor move in court to dissolve the injunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jef Larwill
Council
Buckeye Street
Critchfield
van Nest
Housekeepers Club Meeting Set at Mrs Carl Bixler Home
The November meeting of the Housekeeper's Club will be held at Mrs. Carl Bixler's home. The gathering is scheduled for the first Thursday of the month at 1 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housekeeper's Club
Carl Bixler
Does It Pay to Buy Cheap for Coughs and Colds
An old advertisement promotes Boschee's German Syrup as the sole remedy for severe throat and lung troubles. It claims the medicine heals and stimulates tissue to destroy disease, reduces inflammation, eases coughing, aids sleep, and cures the patient with one bottle. It is touted as recommended by druggists worldwide for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boschee
Greeti
Proverb Advice on Eating and Digestion in 19th Century Health Notice
A health notice promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for digestive trouble and nervous complaints. It warns against rushed meals and promotes temperance medicine that purports to strengthen the stomach, nourish nerves, and purify the blood. Readers are offered a free medical advisor with stamped requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Subscribe for THE Reroutcran, vs. 25 eo Se Used
The readable fragment mentions a subscription for a newspaper or periodical. It includes garbled branding and potential pricing notes but no clear event, date, or named entities to anchor a full summary.
Wreck on Massillon Line Frightens Passengers
The Wooster wreck train called at North Lawrence Monday night when a gas tank exploded aboard a Pennsylvanian Pullman named New Zealand on a New York limited at Massillon around 2 am. The car floor was perforated and the track torn up but all passengers escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
North Lawrence
Offa Freight
Pennsylvani Pulllman
New Zealand
New York Limited
Massillon
Old resident Caro line Musser dies in Akron
Correspondente Tre RepubLicaN reports Mrs. Caro line Musser widow of Prof. Benjamin Musser of Smithville died at her Akron home and will be buried Tuesday afternoon in the new cemetery after services at the Methodist church. She married Benjamin Sauder in youth and had many children, twelve living and one, Henry Sauder, Esq., buried here last summer. A longtime Smithville resident, she was esteemed as godly and lovable, and after her second husband’s death moved to Akron where she had since lived.
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Potter Bros
W. Liberty and
Grant Sts
Geo. Switzer
Henry Kane
Buckstown
Lodi
J. M. Quicky
Ias
C. V. Derr
Canton
Derr
Greenamyer
Orrville
Sue Rise
Tre Republican
Smithville
Caroline Musser
Benjamin Musser
Akron
Burie
Benjamin Sauder
Henry Sauder
Prof
Musser
Thomas F. McCarthy Dies After Illness in Wheeling
Thomas F. McCarthy who fell ill with paralysis in Wheeling West Virginia died at his College avenue home Tuesday morning. A six year Wooster resident born in Logan Ohio in 187? he had served as Hocking county sheriff during the 1884 coal strike and later ran mining ventures. Survived by Mrs McCarthy and Misses Idene Corinne and Merrick McCarthy. Funeral to be held 2 pm Wednesday from College avenue residence with interment in Wooster cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Hamilton
Orrville Crescent
Bellevue
Bert Bechtel
Potter Bros
Canton
Bell
Lrgest
Rough Rider
Teddy
Theodore Roosevelt
A. B. Peckinpaugh
Peckinpaugh
John Keller
Marshallville
Floyd
James B. Davis
Mechanicsburg
Bethel Cemetery
Overton
J. E. Applebaugh
Josiah J. Snyder
Lud Zerus L. Numbers
John B Lytle
Julian A. Foreman
Michael Rohr
William Shibley
J Applebaugh
Ce . F. Bowman
Thomas F. McCarthy
Wheeling
W. Va
College Avenue
Mr. McCarthy
Logan
Hocking County
Ashland
Wis
McCarthy
Idene
Corinne
Merrick McCarthy
College Avernis
Wooster Cemetery
Morning Wedding at Probate Office
Rev H D Stauffer of St James Episcopal officiated at 1 a m in the Probate Judge R L Adair office joining Charles E Yarman and Sadie Collier both of Doylestown in holy matrimony. Attended by Willis Yarman and Bessie Collier, the siblings. The bride wore a satin dress and white slippers. A number of onlookers witnessed the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D Stauffer
St. James Episcopal Dhaored
R. L. Adair
Charles E. Yarman
Sadie Collier
Doylestown
Willis Yarman
Bessie Collier
Wooster Letter List 1900 Odds and Ends
Wooster Ohio post office letters dated October 15 1900 include gentlemen Rev Joseph F E Andrews Wm Bashford M Beardsley D L Brown D C Coolman Johnson Howe FE Kemrey Geo F Morgan great L Rapp H Swartz Sam Verus two ladies Miss Nina Butler Miss Fannie Krug Mrs Ora Miller Mrs N J Maxwell Miss E Robinson Mrs Curtis E Shields Mrs Reed Turmy T L Flattery PM
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Miller
N. J. Maxwell
E. Robinson
Curtis E Shields
Reed Turmy
T. L. Flattery
Hilltop School Opens as Teachers Arrive in October
In mid October Mrs. Julie Bricker and Mrs. Susan Wagner are listed as sick with malaria fever and stomach trouble respectively. The Hilltop school opened last Monday with Mr. Alleshouse teaching. Hensel and family from Wooster visited Finch and Harvey Shoub at Sam Wagner's house. Will and Sam Wagner of Lodi visited their mother who is ill. Miller and family kept company with Mrs. Frank George near Burbank, while John Miller Sr. traveled to Forest, Ohio last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julie Bricker
Susan Wagner
Alleshouse
Barley Hensel
Wooster
Finch
Harvey Shoub
Sam Wagner
Lorain
Will
Lodi
Sike I Miller
Frank George
Burbank
Joho Tf Miller
Forest, O
Bryan’s wage claim refuted by savings bank data
Official figures show 1896 wage earners at 5.3 million with $2.606 billion in wages and 1900 at 7.5 million with $3.127 billion. Savings bank deposits rose from 1895 to 1899 by over $420 million, reaching about $2.5 billion, countering claims of propped living costs and backing the wage-earnings rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucury
United States
Savings Bank
Bryan
Wooster Students Suspended Over Hoover Cottage Incident
A campus dispute at Wooster led to two week suspensions for forty eight male students after Friday night events at Hoover Cottage. Faculty cited vulgarity and lawlessness while students and locals protested, petitioned for mercy, and letters to parents recounted conflicting accounts and urged restraint.
Fragmentary Voice Seeks Democratic Platform Support
Fragmented text references Mr. Bryan and Democratic platform support, noting lack of endorsement or clear authority cited in constitutional laws or the supreme court. Mentions Jones and stray phrases, with incomprehensible surrounding garble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Supreme Court
Jones
Topographical Survey Advances in Ohio
Ohio legislators approved 25000 dollars for a cooperative topographical survey of the state with national funding planned to total 50000. HW Wilson and Prof Milton Whitney note atlas sheets near Toledo and Franklin County, with Wayne County set for initial mapping and a February appropriation enabling spring work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
HW Wilson
Milton G Whitney
US Department of Agriculture
Toledo
Franklin County
Columbus
Wayne County
Wooster
Thorne
Prof
Whitney
Nash
Marriage Licenses Listed for Hale Graber Yarman Couples
Arthur KR Hale with Verna Lee Clarke S Graber with Norah A Stair Mt. Eaton. William Scott Neevada Ohio with Margaret Vasbinder Creston. Charles HE Yarman with Sadie Collier Doylestown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur KR. Hale
Verna Lee
Creston
Clarke S. Graber
Norah A. Stair
Mt. Eaton
William Scott
Neevada
Margaret Vasbinder
Charles HE. Yarman
Sadie Collier
Doylestown
City Board of Equalization Ends Work After August Sessions
The City Board of Equalization and County Auditor Peckinpaugh completed their labors on Monday afternoon after starting August 16. During the session they assessed every piece of real estate in the city. The Decemdl Land Appraisers had advised on valuations and deductions, with final figures reflecting adjustments and totals for parcels across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cityl Board of Equalization
Lattabburg Musings Annual Maccabees Celebration Planned
A fragment from Lattabburg notes a planned anniversary celebration by Ladies of the Maccabees. The piece references local political chatter in Tasburg, mentions visits from individuals like Warren Ramsey and John Berkey, and notes students showing Aryan dates at school amid Democratic enthusiasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unk
Yccnt Jacob
Hem
Chariton
Iowa
Warren Ramsey
Orrville
John Berkey
Savannah
Joh Myers
John W Jacoba
Misa Lydia Weidman
Massillon
Mohican Church
Ite
Woostershale Brick Co Directors Elect New Officers
Andrew Bransetter and Charles Curry have resigned as president and secretary. The directors elected W. Yost as president, J. Naftzyep as vice president and treasurer, D. C. Curry as secretary, and Chas. Curry as bookkeeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Bransetter
Charles Curry Hasving
Woostershale Brick Co
W. Yost
J. Naftzyep
D.C. Curry
Chas. Curry
Train Wreck Near Ash Ride Hurts Passengers
Miss Meeker and Miss H fell into a wreck on the Goncurd line near Ash Ride while traveling to Goncurd. Repairs were underway along the road when the train nearly went over an embankment. One passenger’s purse containing about 87 and papers was found missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Meeker
Miss H
Goncurd
Fliss Hatfield
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Lucy
Tony Blefanenin
Hoover Cottage
Crand
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Court House
Hoover
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Holuen
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Topographical Survey
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Bixler’s School
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Bixler Business College
Wooster, Ohio
Rt SF
Craighead & CO
Bento Wen
Righ & Blowgh Fardware
S Publig Square
Rgini Eduction Company
Stribe
Williamgorl
Cibyland
New York
Calveston and
Niceles
Edward L. Buchwalter
Superior Drill Co
L. J. Polk
Santa Fe R. R .Jas. S. Waters
Texas Loan & Investment Cco
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Cheesman Cotton Cin
W. H. Warner
Goal & Coke
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C. B. Forward
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Nat. Bank
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Pennsylvania
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Adtsons Bldg
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the International Tailoring Co
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Enery
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Our Wooster
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W. A Mougey
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