Open Letter Urges Joint Debate With Republican Candidate
A letter from YoPHrofess dated December 17, 1908 calls on the Republican candidate for Representative to join a public discussion on temperance and campaign issues. The writer asks why the paper offers silence on the candidate’s views and proposes arranging a joint debate, offering to meet with Democratic Chairman Van Nest to set times and details.
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Republican
Yophrofess
The
Democra
Russell
Griffith
Gnestibas
Jasue
van Nest
Democratic Committee
Wife Seeks Divorce From Claude Yoder in Easton
Mrs Yoder charges extreme cruelty by beating and dragging by the hair on June 6 1907, says he has been drunk for over three years, seeks injunction to protect possession of 16 acres and household goods, and asks that he be dowered from the premises. Attorneys Weygandt and Weiser represent her.
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Mre-Ena— Yoder
Easton
Claude Yoder
Helen L. Yoder
Yoder
Weygandt and Weiser
Mohican Oil & Gas opens new gas territory
A traveling man in town reports business improving and notes many orders conditioned on Taft's presidential win. Mohican Oil & Gas expands into a new field, drilling large wells and extending lines to Wooster, ensuring ample gas supply for the region.
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Taft
Mohican Oil & Gas Company
Wooster
Diet Advice From 1930s Health Column
A health note warns that mature adults need balance in meals to avoid waste and excess. It suggests using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to ease indigestion and restore energy, while noting recovery may involve kidney and liver considerations.
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Sahel
Boyd & Go
Appleman sells a fine plame to H B Jennings Fredericksburg
Wednesday October 14 reports R S Appleman sold a fine plame to H B Jennings of Fredericksburg. The big gray fire department horse largely recovered from prior injuries and was driven in the hose wagon Tuesday evening. A crew from Scripps McRae League of Newspapers visited during an overnight stay at the American House while touring the state. A freight wreck near Lucas caused two derailed cars after an eastbound train hit wandering cows, with wrecking trains needed to clear the track.
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R. S. Appleman
H. B. Jennings
Fredericksburg
Wilson A. McRae
H. N. Rickey
W. W. Thornton
Carl Holmes
R. J. Clarke
Scripps-McRae League of Newspapers
Pennsylvania
Lucas Ee
Frarnoon
Rummel Crossing
Lucas
Indiana
Snyder
Stewart Wilson
W OD Wilson
Nold Avenues
Beall Avenue
New Life Pills Claim Gentle Health Boost
A user testimonials health note quotes L A Bartlet of Rural Route 1 Guilford Maide praising Dr Kings New Life Pills for three years of good health. The ad claims the pills clear and tone the system gently and mentions a price of 250 at S.8 Boyd Co drug store.
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Dr. King
L. A. Bartlet
Guilford
Maide
Boyd & Co
Unclear OCR Chronicle Note
Fragmentary text describes a sick child and laxative remedies with garbled names and phrasing. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities emerge from the legible portions.
Prohibition Candidate Watkins Speaks in Orrville Crowd
A. Watkins, candidate for vice president on the Prohibition ticket, delivered a campaign speech in Orrville Saturday morning before a crowd of about 100. The event drew local supporters and curious residents alike as the speaker outlined Prohibition aims.
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Watkins
Prohibition
Orrville
Spear Attacks Thompson in Temperance Campaign
Mr M W Spear, backed by a mixed Morrow county committee, accuses Democratic nominee John M Thompson of liquor industry influence. He pledges to uphold anti saloon laws and temperance aims while urging voters to oppose saloon dictation and party factionalism in the upcoming Senate race.
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Gome
M Uskes
M van Over
Spear
Morrow
John M Thompson
Philip
Cominiloh
State Brewers’ Association
Thompson
Columbus
United States
Marks Zere Chairman Finley Sends Out A Letter Of Advice
A Columbus dispatch reports Chairman W L Finley issued a circular to county chairmen urging three or four influential dry Democrats to persuade a local newspaper editor to declare he voted dry but will support Harmon in the fall. The plan aims to link the local option vote with the fall election, though its effectiveness in Wayne County is unclear.
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Temperance Democrats
Golvenor Pattison
Personal Liberty League
State Brewers's Association
Udi
Columbus
W. L.finley
Harris
Harmon
Campane
Wayne County
Miss Beer Injured In Fall At Beall Avenue Home
Miss Margaret Beer, a Beall avenue school teacher, slipped on steps Saturday and sprained her left ankle badly. The accident forces postponement of a planned country trip with her students, raising concerns she will be unable to return to the classroom soon.
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Margaret Beer
Beall Avenue
Fainting Heart Attack Sends Gus Markle Homeward
In Fell Tennessee on Friday Gus Markle collapsed while shopping at Freedlander Store with heart failure. Dr John J Kinney revived him and he was carried to his North Walnut Street home for recovery.
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Gus Markle
Freedlander
Mr. Markle
John J. Kinney
North
Walnut Street
Wooster Herald Suspended Publication After Long Run
The Wooster Herald suspended printing while the job plant at the same office will continue to operate on a large scale. The newspaper has operated at a loss for years, consuming profits from the job plant. The office described editors and managers as principled, politically Prohibition aligned, and notes the paper has lately backed the local option movement under new editorial leadership.
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Wooster Herald
Herald
Wooster Wuigg
Newepeper
Idle Happiness and the Value of Work
A man on his way to work muses on not wanting to work and the allure of idleness. The piece argues that genuine happiness comes from labor and contributing to the world, noting that even those with little to do must still work and find joy in daily endeavors.
Marriage Licenses John Ray Auker and Tressa Gordon
John Ray Auker of Seville and Tressa Gordon of Sterling obtained marriage licenses. The notice appears in The Republican.
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John Ray Auker
Seville
Tressa Gordon
Sterling
Finck Prosecutions Highlight Yearly Report Record
The article reviews Ross W. Funck’s first term as Prosecuting Attorney from 1895 to 1897, noting his 1896 report details 60 total cases with only two losses and no indictments at the February 1896 docket. It praises his 1897 report showing 42 total cases with 30 pleas guilty, 9 trials resulting in convictions, and only one acquittal that year.
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Ross W. Finck
Atornéy
Junck
Common Pleas
Probate
Common Pleas Court
Wayneounty Common Pleas Court
Funck
Disney
Ross W. Funck
Convic
Prosecuting Attorney Fumckson Seeks Second Term
Voters should support Mr. Fumckson for another term after he kept a heavy criminal docket efficient and cost saving. He would have had a prior term had a political landslide not intervened, yet he still ran well ahead of his ticket by over 300 votes.
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Coun
Fumckson
Banka Delivers Notable Lecture on Sanya at Memorial Chapel
University of Chicago’s Fr gar J Banka spoke to a full Memorial Chapel audience on Sanya the Oldest City in the World His talk was enhanced by stereopticon views of the first grade making it more engaging and was praised as one of the finest ever delivered in the Chapel.
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Memorial Chapel
Gar J. Banka
University of Chicago
Sanya
They Sold Booze in Loudonville Court Case
A former saloonkeeper, a druggist, and a physician faced the mayor for selling intoxicating liquor. The saloonkeeper was fined 100 dollars, the druggist 200 dollars for filling whiskey prescriptions, and the physician had his diploma revoked.
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Loudonvilles
Es Gelling Lquor
Tonsiline Promises Quick Curb for Sore Throat
An advertisement touts Tonsiline as the quickest safe cure for sore throat and the danger of progression to tonsillitis diphtheria or quinsy. It urges immediate use at first symptoms, notes only internal treatment cures, and highlights a long-necked bottle image from Tonsiline Co Canton Ohio.
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Tonsiline, Co
Canton
Ohio
Siprice-Ati World Beater Lant Baffles Rivals
An unusual claim highlights Siprice-Ati as a world beater lant, with editors noting it has been equalled as yet and remains highly touted in local sports circles.
Men’s Superior Heavy Wear for Extreme Cold
Exceptional warmth underwear priced at 52.00. The ad touts men’s superior heavy underwear designed for very intense cold conditions. Text mentions extra fine, medium grades and a high class label, with references to sourcing and quality, all framed as premium winter garments. The wording is fragmented but centers on warmth, fit, and price.
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H. D Braden
C B. Mowrer
North Market Street
O C. Williams
North Beverstret
McIlvaine
Willard
Dalton
Wooster Poultry Association
Marshallville
Eason
Arthur T Becker
Mary Becker
Rittman
Becker
Lyman Critchfield
Admiral Togo
Canal Dover
S*unday
Frank Barn
Bor
Man
van Over
Gilead
W Spear
Marks
Zere
Finley
Fell , Tn
Finck
Nick Amster
John
Stetson
KO Hhson
Sereiborg
Har Schaffner
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Xeon
Wham Tratels LF
Ingersoll
Adee, Jubl
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