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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1907
Page
3
A persuasive health advertisement promoting Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle bowel tonic. It claims ease for constipation and related stomach troubles, urging use by mothers and households. The copy attributes long use and broad effectiveness, including endorsement by Dr Luella Underhill of the Working Woman's Home in Chicago.
Harry Lloyd former Wooster university pitcher returns to Mansfield to finish the season after leaving Ashland. He already beat Newark for Mansfield and has had three stints with the club this season. Once out of form he improved and is now nearly his trolley league best, though friends doubt a big league future.
Charles C. Upham Stark county prosecuting attorney was in Wooster on Thursday assessing a run for Ohio attorney general before next year’s Republican convention. He spoke with Judge M L Smungser and other leading Republicans seeking encouragement from party figures.
The undersigned express gratitude to all who extended kindness during illness and death and at the funeral of Mrs. Jennie Boner. Signed: John Boner and Family.
A proposed separate Catholic congregation in the city has been dropped after Italians backing it were small contributors to the main parish. The bishop suggested sending a Cleveland priest for Sundays at ten dollars plus expenses, but the group rejected the plan.
The Wooster Matinee association held a Friday matinee drawing about 1206 attendees. Races featured Macy Wilton and Dora May with several heats. a horse named Cabbage won the final heat before a minor runaway accident near Christmas Run injuring no one seriously.
A Medina resident praises the Medina fair while contrasting it with the Ways county fair. He notes 11 000 admissions to the event and observes locals attend more for enjoyment than displays. He also mentions dog catcher sightings and dog tag sales as a recurring theme with public notices of tagged animals.
Late Friday night volunteers from Pocomoke cub and friends decorated the Smith and Lautzenheiser grocery for home week and the upcoming marriage of Charlea Smith. The note in the scene includes a playful banner and cheerful invitations to drop in for treats.
Congressman Burton was unanimously chosen for Cleveland mayor at the Republican city convention. His name drew deafening cheers as he was billed as the Moses who would lead the party to success this fall. He followed with a speech that drew strong applause and fervent support for the ticket.
The Standard reports a pipe-laying project in Wayne County near Mt Eaton, with a large crew, including Americans and foreigners, employed north of the village. Laborers earn 2.25 dollars daily, teamsters 5 dollars. several teams hauled pipe yesterday as the work heads toward completion by week’s end. Local education leaders and church activities are noted, with a presbytery meeting set for September 16 and Sunday services resuming after union-wide closures.
Mrs. Sarah Bay wife of Benton G Hay city solicitor died Wednesday evening near Loudonville after months of illness aged about 72. death caused by uremic poisoning. E P Frary aged 70 died near Burbank Wednesday afternoon. Wm Fishbarr aged 65 living near Reedsburg died Friday evening. Funeral in Reedsburg at 2 am Sunday. In Wellington two young women mourn infant deaths of Sra John B Gerribhham daughter of N J Clark and Mrs Wutter Young daughter of James Lawrence both from cholera infantum. Sarah Elizabeth Cahes born Dec 18 1848 died Sept 1 1007 aged 68 8 14. Daughter of John and Eliza Campbell married Theopha Hitler Feb 28 1807, two children born one died in infancy. About 31 years ago she united with Church of God at Cedar Valley leaving a husband a daughter and seven grandchildren. Funeral Sept 3 at her late home in Madisonburg conducted by Rev Harlan.
A collection of brief items quotes governors, presidents, and editors from multiple papers. Topics cover eulogies, speeches, and political maneuvering, noting Taft western tour plans, Cannon and La Follette remarks, Hughes as a puzzle, and taxes on Hatty Green, with satirical and speculative tones about future elections and political events.
A northbound Rock Island passenger train left the rails at Norra siding near Cedar Falls and collided with a southbound freight. Twelve people died, about ten injured, all in the smoking car behind the baggage and mail cars. The smoking car was demolished, and rescuers worked amid scattered wreckage. Names of the dead and injured include P B Olver and Will Goodman of Waterloo, John N Watson of Waterloo, and others.
Paragraphs recount a divorce case in Edgar county where Ada Thomas claims she was duped into a marriage with Calvin Thomas who resembles his twin Ivin Thomas, and that the mistake was found after the ceremony following a three month courtship. In separate dispatches Taft tours the Pacific Northwest and criticizes wealth influence. plague response in San Francisco prompts burn order for hospital. Wilhelmina Bache is released from Waupun after 16 years for murder. governor had set prior life sentence—details follow.
A factory worker from New York describes general debility with fatigue, dizziness, poor appetite, and skin issues. After months of illness and failed remedies, he credits Dr Williams Pick Pills and a booklet on blood diseases, claiming restored health following treatment and noting their sale by English pharmacists.
Capt Wo Ho Buester and tenant Willbaghby Ovceh, a farmer, suffered heavy losses when their eight room house burned rapidly after a suspected defect in wiring. Firefighters and neighbors tried to save the property and occupants but the home was destroyed, with Dych family reporting severe losses of goods and clothing and a lasting sense of shock at the blaze.
Early appeal touts high pay for Panams Canal work but cautions about fevers and malaria. Mentions Electro Bitters as a safe aid against malaria fears and other ailments. Notes a product guarantee by druggists H Bord & Co.
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