Wooster YWCA convention closes with record attendance
The Wooster YWCA convention drew 200 delegates, a record, with Miss Paxson urging action and devotion. Talks covered mission work, fundraising, and Jesus’s call, while Miss Emme Silver depicted a Chinese girl’s life. Pledges for state work reached seven hundred dollars as the gathering adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saul
Emme Silver
Shanghai
China
Silver
the Wooster Association
Memorial Chapel
O. A. Hills
Hills
Christ
Paul
Frances Glenn
Prof. Compton
Miss Barnes
SS King’s —Daughters
Miss Me Gallo
Oberlin
Miss Spenser
Y. W. CA
Wooster
Mia
From Orrville News Topics to Applecreek Events
Oct. 27 Tuesday items: E M Quinby returns from Europe at noon. James Boley of Big Prairie granted $12 monthly pension. Rev. AZ Thomas travels to Auburn to visit father. Leopold of Loudonville visits Wooster relatives. Pocock Glass Co buildings wired for electric lighting. Quail reported plentiful. County official J W Cutter receives a ceremonial arm chair. Elvin C Seller leaves for New Galilee to run Pennsylvania Lines telegraph office. A misbehaving sibling punishes another for intoxication on East North street. John T Odenkirk injured in Alliance railway wreck. Cider cask stolen, but recovered. half the cider missing. For Sale ad by Charles Gessling removed after selling stock early. Wooster potatoes priced 2 for 4 cents. residence sale near East South street to M V Grange for 1200. Thieves steal 60 bushels of potatoes from J C McClarran farm. Misses Hurst, Straub, and Faber visit Hayesville. H P Shantz tours Colorado. may move there. East Liberty street property sale: Andrew Masgard buys Kemmerline property for 8000. Mrs Laura Keister’s Shreve home broken into. 25–30 dollars stolen. Imperial Ringers to perform at Applecreek. T A Green killed near Nassill. cause unknown. Postal money found by Charles Wyre. Eshelman to receive later. Street fair pair absconded leaving board bill. landlord locating pair.
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Brandon Leopold
Loudonville
Wooster
Pocock Glass Company
Elmer Simpkins
Orrville
Edward Munn
Strongsville
J. F. Hickman
Clyde
George W. Gardiner
Hartford City
Ind
Fredericksburg
W. S. Hart
Lydia Saddler
Alice Palmer
Sullivan
J. W Cutter
John T. Odenkirk
Wm. F. Odenkirk
East Union
Alliance
Colorado
Tieaday
Andrew Masgard
11Th Ward
Kemmerline
East Liberty Street
Nelle Bestore
Laura Keister
Shreve
T A Green
Pennsylvania
Nassill
Green
Uot
Charles Wyre
Reidt
Cider Thefts Reported On High And North Market Streets
A ten gallon cask of cider was stolen Friday night from S. W Adams on High street. Another five gallon cask was stolen from A J Frederick on North Market street. Police seek leads in the local cider thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W Adams
High Street
A.J Fredrick
North Market Street
Public testimony debunks distant endorsements on health relief
A Wooster reader cites Mrs. Geo Coan of 230 North Grant Street who suffered headaches back pain and kidney issues. She credits Doan's Kidney Pills with prompt relief after purchasing at Zimmerman Co. drug store. Foster Milburn Co Seattle offers Doan's at 50 cents per box.
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Wooster
Geo. Coan
North
Grant Street
Doan
Zmmerman & Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Seattle
Ponte
William Brock Stevens Seventeenth District Republican Candidate
The accompanying art shows William Brock Stevens, Republican candidate for congress in the Seventeenth district. A Tuscarawas county native, 86, he was valedictorian of his class and among the county’s brightest lawyers. He is an eloquent speaker, a logical reasoner, a keen student of politics, and widely popular. he is expected to win a strong vote next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Brock Stevens
Stevens
Tuscarawas County
Chas. Haupert
Rabbits Declared Protected By Law In State
State papers quote an alleged statement by President J L Rodgers that rabbits are not protected. Chief Game Warden Porter counters that the open rabbit season runs Nov 10 to Dec 1. Wardens will arrest during the closed season. rabbit possession and sale are exempt from other provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J L. Rodgers
State Fish and Gaye Commission
Porterfield Markes
Clearcreek Valley Visit and Local Bridge Trouble
Mrs Chas Spangler’s nieces from the West visit for weeks. The bridge between Witherow and Stout farms lacks a road, making crossing the creek risky for the public. Mrs Will Mowery and Mrs Alex Campbell are about again after illness. Mr and Mrs Gideon Walton from Lorain County visited son Jim, returning Monday. Buckers Showalere and Stouts joined a surprise party at Kev Becks in Canaan with a joyful repast and photos taken in the front yard.
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Clearcreek Valley
Chas. Spangler
Clearcreek
Witherow
Stout Farms
Will Mowery
Alex. Campbell
Gideon Walton
Lorain County
Abett
Jim
Monay Buckers
Showalere
Stouts
Kev Becks
Canaan
Sterling News: minister resigns as Watson steps down
In Sterling, Rev. Watson resigns as minister of Sterling Knupp circuit. Seifert preaches his first sermon here Sunday forenoon. The old station he purchased for several families to live in is repaired. The Johnsonian Democracy opened its campaign with Bolus and McSweeney speaking, touting tax reform and prosperity claims.
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Sterling
O.J
Watson
Knupp
Sev Seifert
Slemmons
North
Exan
Johnsonian Democracy
Bolus
Tom L . W. Orr
John McSweeney
Cider Making Busy Week and Village News
Oct 28 report notes I J Miller pressed cider, a birthday party at Myers' place, and many attended Dr Harry Young's funeral. Children cheer school start, walls rise for a new church, trustees hire many workers for road grading half a mile south. Election plan advances with party candidates in town. Farmers husk corn and report good yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. J. Miller
Harry Young
Marriage Licenses for Clinton Orrville Couples
David Bills of Clinton township and Minnie Wilford of Orrville obtained a marriage license, as did John Herman of Orrville and Etta A. Brothers of Marshallville. Also mentions a quack cure for catarrh and a bogus “local applications” remedy pasted in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Bills
Clinton Township
Minnie Wilford
Orrville
John Herman
Etta A. Brothers
Marshallville
Atanass
Man Escapes Death After Track Collapse Narrowly
Pittsburg veteran railroad worker J T Elliott recounts a near fatal fall before an engine that left him stunned but uninjured. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring his strength after locomotor ataxia and long illness. Elliott, a 14 year Pennsylvanian railroad veteran, endorses the remedy as widely available.
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Pittsburg
J.T. Elliott
Pennsylvania Railroad
Trac
Sam
Iowa City
D. C. Peak
Milwaukee
Wis
Wiliams
Dr Williams
Elliott
Parker Street
Williams
Dr Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Smithville Notes Mix Weather Gossip and Local News
Smithville reports a chilly morning of 27 degrees and warm afternoons near 75, with thirteen hundredths of rain on Oct 26. Local events include husker activity near Weilersville, a return of J M Eberly to teach vocal music, social at Abram Brenneman’s for Alvin King, misdated murder note corrected, and a moving picture show by the b eetable Lutherans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithville
John Spiker
Weilersville
J. M. Eberly
Primrosa
Dockstader
Elyria
Oberlin
Lenore Perkey
M. D
Lincoln
Neb
Washington
Doctor Perkey
Leroy Smith
Nova
W. W. Norris
Bistembord
Mr. Norris
Jefferson
Roy Burkett
Harvey S. Switzer
Michigan
Ossineke
Alpena County
L E
George Livngston
L 5
Point Breeze
Essa
Rocky Mountain
Ae Ba Sass
Canaan Notes On Local Family Visits And Sabbath Events
The fragment notes a funeral attendance for Mrs. Lucas and mentions Rittentowss visiting, Reed and daughter from Burbank opening Sabbath at Mrs. Smith's home, and Rev. Smith’s G B meeting with an interesting talk. It also references Hallow event preparations and Nettie Voigt leading Sunday school classes.
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E. M. Quinby
Europe
James-Boley
of-Big Prairie
AZ. Thomas
Auburn
Young Woman's Christian Association
al. Luce
Applecreek
A. J. Fredrick
W S. Adams
Charles Gessling
Republican
Porterfield
Sterling News
Rev. Deeds
Overton
Thera Roy
J. T. Eleioze
Gold
National Bank
U.S
The
Dime Savings and Banking Company
Gleveland
Ohio
Resources
B & Bankers
State OF Ohio
Cuyahoga County
F. H. Townsend
Dime Savings and Baoking Company
J. H. Vanderveer
Notary Public
E. T. Hamilton
N. A. Gilbert
I. N. Topliff
F.c.becker
J. H. Kuzel
R. EB. Burdick
Bowler & Burdick Co
C. &. Burke
U. S. Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Co
Auld & Conger
Joan Gill
John Gill & Sons
A. Gilbert Gilbert
Hills & van Derveer
E T. Hamilton
Judge Court of Common Pleas
H. A. Lozinr
H. Q. Sargent
Union Savings
Agit Ae
McIntosh-Huntington 7
Abate Co
Hardees
P. & J. A. Smith -Dredga I
N. Toplaer
I. Topliff
David Morison
M. G. Wattiason
Ral Estate
F. M. Osborne
Widlar
Va Ti
Coal and
Francis Widler
Ikaria
Kersey
Melton
ONE Price Clothiers
Wrart
Lassaabla Ipa
Wooster, Ohi
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