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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1902
Page
7
Tom L Johnson and caravan plan to arrive in Wooster on Monday October 6 with a tented show to follow in Orrville. Health troubles threaten continuation of the campaign tour as hoarseness and throat strain may force indefinite pause unless relief from two specialists is found.
Sylvan Sylvester Bott, electrician and Massillon resident formerly of Apple Creek, died September 9 in Sharon Pennsylvania hospital from injuries on the Youngstown and Sharon road. He was foreman of the Sharon Youngstown railway project, a trusted Youngstown Gas Company employee, and leaves a wife Nina and a daughter. His funeral was held at 2 o clock Monday from his residence 35 Madison Avenue Massillon with interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Oil stockholders met Friday at A D Metz to discuss selling salt from the well water. Cleveland capitalists proposed a Wooster and Lodi fusion, with Wooster subscribing for stock. Gas in water halted salt prospects. plan to plug the well adopted, though interest persisted in a deeper test or future development by Wooster authorities.
Wm A Craig seeks to be appointed administrator of Sylvanius G Milligan estate in Clinton township with bond of 1300. M Irvin files inventory for John Long estate. order to sell grain at private sale approved. Wilcot and Bryson inspectors report on County Treasury. report approved. Robert Hatfield administrator of Levi Feightner estate reports insolvency. dividend on allowed claims directed. Lyman Critchfield assignee reports failure to sell claims. Ct C M Yccum executor files first and final account with Oct 3 hearing. W H Wiler administrator files inventory and appraisement and order to sell personal estate. Lee and Clinton Harrold executors file first and final accounts with Oct 3 hearing. Cora Ryland administratrix files first and final accounts with Oct 3 hearing.
The Ravenna Republican highlights Rev Father E W Lindesmith pastor of St Peters Roots town attending the county farm on a Friday excursion to enjoy the races. At nearly 76 he walked 16 miles from Mamimeth via the Long Route showing remarkable endurance to encourage his people toward fellowship and progress.
Leonard Saal announced Thursday evening his interest in the South Market street meat market run as Saal & Rifle. Roy Kreiling of Rersanrig will continue the market with Mr Rifle as Rifle & Kreiling. Saal will focus on the old East Liberty street location.
The Northern Ohio Methodist conference in Ashland on Sept 10 featured devotional services led by Bishop Warren, election of officers, and reports from the five districts Mansfield Mt Vernon Cleveland Sandusky Wooster. An address on The Open Door Emergency Place of Missions and a keynote on the emancipation of women highlighted afternoon and evening programs, with financials and plans for pensions and aged care discussed by attendees.
A. M. Ake of Wood Ind reports years of severe lung hemorrhages improved after Foley's Honey and Tar. He tried several physicians without relief before using the remedy and now says his lungs are well and urges it for advanced lung trouble.
Authorities debunk the brain diet myth claiming a single food type nourishes a body part. A proper diet supports the whole body, but digestion can ruin nutrition, so regular use of Green's August Flower is urged to aid digestion, stimulate liver function, purify blood, and improve reliability. Boyd's.
Reported by J J Cox of Valley News Kentucky the senatorial candidate could not work due to kidney trouble and swelling in the feet. A doctor prescribed Fol Sey Kida Cure which purportedly restored health.
Charles Leies of Orrville defendant in a breach of promise case with Mrs Louisa McCarthy filed a brief answer through attorney John S. Adair denying all allegations in the petition.
Reports from the east indicate wool prices are rising with limited transactions. Ohio clip remains mostly with buyers not ready to unload. Watermelons sell 15 to 25 cents, musk melons plentiful. Hay offerings large with demand in Wooster as teams used in work. Wooster as a hay market stronger than ever.
Springfield Ohio September 11 state council of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics elected officers for the ensuing year. Chancellor W Funk Findlay state vice chancellor George Roberts Dennison state council treasurer H L Wenner Tiffin state council conductor J M Howensten Stark county state council sentinel outside W C Miller Springfield state council chaplain James G Miller West Chester national representatives C F Belt Cincinnati and W J Ridel Cleveland. The financial secretary reports year end gains of 1452 members with 2782 66 in treasury and 41719 60 paid on benefits.
Anna Frederick and others filed for a restraining order to stop Wagner Coal Co from building a railway switch on their property. They seek an accounting for damages. Sheriff served the injunction. case to be heard promptly to avoid further delay in switching work.
Old as the Pyramids and little changed by ages Scrofula remains a leading cause of mortality second only to Consumption. The disease harms glands mucous membranes tissues and bones. Anita Mirschein Covington Kentucky recounts relief after Hood s Sarsaparilla cured neck swelling and restored smooth skin.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparitta and Pills as a cure all that thoroughly eradicates scrofula and strengthens a weakened system believed to be inherited from that condition.
Attempts by Wooster young women to establish a Tabard Inn library branch in the city are underway. The library, under the Tabard Society in Philadelphia, offers case shelves with 120 books, rotated weekly in larger cities and monthly in smaller towns, featuring the latest Belien titles and new publisher releases. A local member threshold must be met for a branch to open, and it is soon to be decided if the Wooster effort will succeed.
Al Franks, employed five days at the shale Brick Works, sustained a fractured bone in his right arm after a mule kicked him with such force that the bone cracked just above the wrist. Dr. A Yocum treated him surgically.
Kidney trouble can cause rapid or unsteady heartbeats and general weakness as the heart works overtime. Modern science links many constitutional diseases to kidney issues and recommends doctoring the kidneys first. Dr Kilmer's Swamp-Root is touted as a high cure and available in various sizes from druggists. A sample bottle and pamphlet are offered by Dr Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton, New York.
A reader recalls years of illness in a severe leg condition resisted by top doctors. A pharmacologist suggested 8.5. 8. and the patient tried bottles described as granting cure. The note references a street address and claims no charge for services, mentioning a swift sp and various cryptic phrases.
excursion will be run Thursday Sept 81th from Woosters toe vither pesvaney ar Traverse City to 750 and Suta Mackinacees Exenrston tickets valid ten days including date of sale at low rates from stations on the Ft Wayne route between Alliance and Ft Wayne. Pennsylvania Lines details apply.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offers excursion tickets from Ohio stations to Cincinnati on October 6 and 7, at a rate of one fare for the round trip. Tickets are valid through October 9, 1901, with information available from local ticket agents or at Chicago headquarters.
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