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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1906
Page
2
An 19th century advertisement claims deafness from catarrh can be cured by constitutional remedies. It touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Hall’s Family Pills, offering a reward for proof of cure and listing drugstores selling the remedies. The copy mentions Otolaryngology themes and various testimonial prompts.
October 21 marks Rally Day for the Methodist Sunday school with a special program and sermons. The goal is to recruit former members and current nonattenders, invite unaffiliated people, and urge prayer and participation of all families, especially parents of young children. Officers will seek to reward the class that brings in the most permanent scholars from affiliated Methodists or those without church membership, excluding other schools.
The piece recalls a rare October snowfall in Wayne County with residents claiming record snows in July legends. They note genuine snow on October 10 and describe green grass and flowers untouched by frost, predicting coming cold with squaw winter and Indian summer hints.
Ben David Collier a juror from Phinpton who has spent ten days away from home in Cleveland asks reporters for any definite word on his status and earlier reports. He inquires about news related to the Marstell Wooster eletre line and hopes to hear more information soon.
Floyd Soyder and Arthur Wester become owners of the Jin Hearn Bakery on Mendes Street. The new bakers promise energetic management and aim to retain the old patters while attracting many new customers with their experience in dealing faith and the goat lace.
Wednesday items recount visitors and travels in Ohio townships. Mr Read reports success selling a dishwasher in Read buu e area. A Wooster street fair draws crowds. transit delays and coal costs loom. Attorney notes and local business updates mix with weather and community notices.
George Luckett suffered serious injuries in a chemistry demonstration at Severance lab when a tube containing sulfuric acid exploded during oxygen production. His right eye was severely damaged with cornea and lens injuries, while the left eye remained uninjured. He was taken to Lakeside Hospital in Cleveland for several weeks of treatment, with doctors hopeful but cautious about recovery of sight.
An old advertisement touts Foley 5 Honey and Tar and Dade’s Little Liver Pills as remedies for coughs colds and lung weakness. It claims prevention of consumption and relief for asthma hay fever and weak lungs. The ad warns against imitations and credits Kriefer’s Drug Store and Kreiger’s Drug Store for sale.
The medicine is offered by W A Wilson at 60 cents per bottle in Warren Ia. It is manufactured by a reputable Warren Ia company of business men who claim high cure rates. The product is taken internally in small doses and touted as more effective than competing remedies. distributed by The Phillips Drug Co Warren Pa.
Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup promotes family health with a 60 cent bottle. It claims to curb constipation, headaches, and stomach troubles for every member. Krieger's Drug Store advertises ManZan for immediate piles relief with one application.
A Chicago letter from Eva Kintner, ten, pleads for help locating her father, a plumber, who left Lincoln Nebraska with her mother Ida Kintner. Eva, living with her mother, writes of fear and longing, asking readers to print the father’s photo and contact details to reunite the family.
The Home Guard Monitor reports Brother R P Everly of Pittsburgh Pa has accepted a private secretary role to the supreme counselor and head clerk in the organizing department at the home office. Everly, noted for untiring service, brings four years in real estate work with the Pennsylvania Company in Pittsburgh and is praised by thousands of friends for his ability and integrity. Organizers and business partners are assured of prompt, faithful attention to their interests.
Mrs George Laws aged 67 of North Grant street underwent surgery about ten days ago performed by Dr RN Marten. The patient has long suffered from dropsy and has shown relief following the operation.
A collage of short items from Wooster area. social escapades near Beall avenue and Hoover cottage, curious schoolchild quips about Wooster being a dry town, ticket lines at opera box offices, sign language services for deaf mante at Episcopal church, former Wooster Journal proprietor John F. Marchand’s return, Wayne County potato crop optimism and rail freight chatter, golf and tobacco season notes from Milton township, plus local visits to Canton for fair sausages.
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