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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1903
Page
6
The article extols Life Plant as a blood purifier and builder for the female system. It claims menstruation and womb health depend on pure blood and nutrition, promising natural cures and steady digestion to restore vitality and strength.
A H Pomeroy resigns as president of the Cleveland & Southwestern Traction company. M T Pomeroy succeeds him as head with F T Pongroy remaining general manager. Fidler elected treasurer and J Q Wilson named assistant treasurer. Wilson will also continue as general passenger agent.
A Thursday gathering at the children's home hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Jarvie drew about 50 people for a club dinner and program despite heavy rain. The Wooster area event featured talks on local education and agriculture, with remarks on the Wooster Institute and state land withdrawals, a Grange paper, and harvest advice, ending with thanks to the entertainers and a plan to resume in September.
Wm Gordon of Fredericksburg reports record threshing with 1248 bushels oats and 802 bushels of wheat in a single day. James Scott is the thresher. The piece recalls Wayne county politics around John H. Clarke and John McSweeney, with Clarke’s 1886 gold Democrat visit and reactions to his guest. It mentions Weygandt and Weiser displaying Johnson pictures, a disrupted window washing incident, a sunflowers patch on North Market Street, questions about water in the reservoir, and brief wheat market notes across the Midwest Ohio Valley and St Louis mills.
A one legged man identified as John Rie, from Wooster in Wayne County, was arrested Thursday night on Seth Mae Street by Officer Wolforth on a drunk and beggaring charge. He claimed to be single, years old, and not drunk. He paid $1 and costs, with fines suspended on promising to leave the city immediately while en route to Wooster. no other persons are known in this city.
Friends of Will Adams report his successful library work at Harvard and a strong offer from Columbia University in New York to head a library position with a chance to study law. The pay is attractive and he may accept. Also includes an ad promoting Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets with a 25 cent price, claiming relief from four years of stomach trouble.
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Greensburg La judge W T Stulland suffers indigestion. Two years ago meals caused real distress lasting an hour and restless nights. He credits Dyspee Core with relief and better sleep after using it. Sold by Kriesger's drug store.
Washington Aug 28 Secretary Hitchcock plans to send a nondepartment investigator to Indian Territory to probe alleged frauds against Indians since spring. He has revised land sale rules, saved Indians money, and dismissed several officials amid a push to protect honest workers from grafters.
President Roosevelt plans Henry G Ide to become vice governor of the Philippines succeeding General Luke B Wright when he moves to governor general. Ide, long a Philippine commission member, is esteemed by the president and War Department officers. decision on his replacement awaits an official offer.
A violent 30 cent dispute ends with Bass Cook shooting Noah Sloan in Ocean West Virginia. The schooner John Booth sinks after a collision off Stonington Connecticut with six lives lost. Four thousand Smiths attend the 28th annual Smith family reunion in Peapack New Jersey. William Krumm, 45, buried after a cave-in on John Hosbor's farm near Jefferson Ohio. Samuel Parks, NY Housesmiths union walking delegate, convicted of extortion and sent to Sing Sing. Earl McGregor of Dayton reappears after three years at Ohio penitentiary, seeking release. An advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for bilious attacks.
A collage of brief notes and quotes from multiple papers comments on Patti Paige possibly delaying a farewell tour. It includes jests on Rockefeller railroads, Tillman passes, and a varied mix of opinions on public affairs, riots, and naval maneuvers, reflecting press attitudes of the era.
Obituaries report the deaths of Lettie Tryon aged 81 at her parents home on West North Street after months of lung trouble leaving a daughter survivor. Funeral was at Segner residence at 2 p m Monday. Also noted are the deaths of Mrs John Yoat aged 41 near Burbank on August 24 with Wednesday funeral, Mrs Elizabeth Allen aged 79 of Melmore Ohio after brief illness, aunt of R T Bechtel of the post office, and Mr Christian Welty of Livn aged 89 years 4 months with funeral Monday at home and surviving children including Carey Welty of the experiment station.
Lieut J P Van Nest pension attorney lists allowances to Wellington Piper Reedsburg O Co C 1th O V L original $6 monthly from Feb 1903 Jacob Lehman Van Buren Mo Co A 120th O V L $8 monthly from Mar 4 1903 Mathias M Young deceased Applecreek O Co B Mc Laughlins Squadron Wie an cav alry $17 monthly from Feb 4 1903 Mrs Rachel Mathiot Mr Eaton O widow of Aug C Mathiot Co G 166th OL original $8 monthly from Mar 7 1908 James H Tracy Applecreek O Co E 82d O V L $14 monthly from Mar 4 1903 Mrs Susan Wagner Lodi O widow of James Clawson Co E 71st OVl restoration of pension $12 monthly from Apr 7 1908
A Wooster resident, Wm Keehn of 56 East South St, endorses Dean's Kidney Pills recalling his kidney and backache relief since 1896. He asserts local papers carried his cure claim and urges readers to remember the brand and avoid substitutes. Pills sold by all dealers at 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY, U.S. agents.
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