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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1900
Page
3
Fragmentary notices report burglaries, legal actions, and local happenings across Ashland and Wayne counties. Items mention burglarized properties, court bindings, a Massillon hospital transfer, a factory probe, and local residents including Shunk and Lequillon, with assorted unverified details.
An OCR fragment markets a mix of remedies and claims. It touts Poles’s Kidney Cure and Kodol Dyspepsia remedy, praises various firms Laubach & Boyd Zimmerman & Co, and mentions Medicines for kidney and bladder diseases. It includes testimonials about Banner Salve and Witch Hazel Salve and urges reliance on advertised tonics.
Mrs J N Gritey reports two electric cars collided late last night on the Toledo Bowling Green and Fremont line at Perrysburg injuring a dozen people and wrecking cars. The most seriously hurt was Mrs Hankey wife of a former senator. K Strauss and Underwood, both of this city, were among the injured but not seriously. Mrs Hankey was pulled from a car unconscious and taken to a hospital, then brought home the next day.
Dalton notes report F J Faust now operates the Dalton meat market on West Main. Mrs McElhinns public sale drew a crowd before she moved to Barberton. Missia Zange returns after a Chicago visit to clerk at J E Horbach store. United Presbyterian bought new pews and plans carpet. Mrs Mabel Stuck leaves for Wooster business course. A wind storm hits town, apples thinned, cider mill runs nonstop, A E Sanders builds large local trade, pottery works run overtime to fill orders.
A fierce wind storm swept the city and county around 10 p m Tuesday causing roof damage and fallen branches. Fruit trees lost many apples and debris covered streets. A hotel sign toppled but narrowly missed a seated party, leaving one man distressed yet unharmed.
A Manvel Texas correspondent describes the Galveston cyclone's devastation on September 10 and 11, detailing destroyed homes, downed wires, flooded stores, and widespread ruin from Alvin to Houston. He notes deaths, injuries, running water, abandoned outbuildings, and scarce provisions while urging relatives to verify family losses and watch for news. He mentions his family’s peril, lack of mail service, and inability to secure insurance or aid.
Anxiety gripped Machias as General Burnham’s widow, near death from pneumonia, received Dr King’s New Discovery after three doses. The medicine, claimed to cure throat chest and lung diseases, was touted with testimonials and offered at Laubach & Bonds Drug Store. Harvest Home at Reformed Church features Sabbath School Chalk Talk and a 10 30 service with sermon and offertory.
Mrs. I B Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced surgery for stomach trouble and jaundice. After hearing of Electric Bitters and trying them, she recovered fully avoiding the knife, gains in weight and well being. Sold at Laubach & Boyds for 50 cents with guarantee. Also note train schedule snippet for A and W special from Loudonville to Tri Ashland with times.
The Artist Recital Course for the 1900-1901 season features five eminent musicians. Ernest Gamble opens the series with a bass recital on Thursday, September 20, followed by Helen Buckley on October 16. Fiora Forena, Mary Wood Chase, and Alberti, a renowned pianist with European training, appear in later recitals with praise from critics in major cities.
O Jota Houck and Belle B Willorps of Irville appear with George Teamsh of New York and Jana Miss Emma Bellamy of Wooster in the readable docket.
Fa irmount West Virginia September 14 L J Williams a leading Democrat renounces Bryan and endorses McKinley in a bold political shift outlining support for the Republican candidate and signaling a major local realignment.
A divorce petition filed in Common Pleas alleges Mrs. Hermine L Summer formerly Hedmine Deneke seeks separation from Joseph Bimey a Blark County Board of Commissioners member. She cites gross neglect cruelty and adultery with divers women and asks alimony and restoration to her maiden name.
Quitclaims and warranty deeds from multiple grantors to various grantees in Baughman East Union Applecreek and other townships. Notable parcels include 25 acres in East Union and 6 acres in East Union, 4 acres in West Downe, and multiple small lots in Wooster Shreve Marshallville and West Salem with prices ranging from 50 to 13 14 dollars. The tally covers administrator deeds, quitclaims, and warranties across Wayne County properties with diverse recipients such as Smedley Koahter and Prover.
Agent D. E. Robinson announced that the P. and Express Company will carry its lines free of charge, supplying transportation for relief and related items to be used by the Relief Committee or other recipients in Galveston Texas.
George W Merrell arrived from Shreveport for a night out and drank heavily. He disturbed his wife on Spring Mill Street near the B and C depot, where they were living apart. Quiiver Swasick jailed Merrell on drunkenness and abusing his wife. His son F W Merrell was later arrested for drunkenness and abusing his mother.
A determined woman near Chicago disrupted Ft Wayne railroad and Western Union Telegraph lines this week. A hurricane felled telegraph lines by Mrs Brandt’s property, and she refused repairs, using a shotgun to deter linemen. Officials fear minimal resolution short of railroad land purchase at her price.
Social notes detail a West Liberty street gathering in honor of Mr E J Russell and his wife Mrs Russell. The event featured cards and singing with good cheer, in support of Hussell Ham stead No 255 of the American women order. Guests included J D Lisley and wife, Wm Jolliff and wife, J M Grady and wife, Leroy Hashford, Miss Nora Miller, and Dr Lois Hardy.
Officer Lerner arrested Casey Harrington of Barberton on a petit larceny charge for stealing a baby buy vy from Samuel Mian slop's residence. The stolen item was recovered. Harrington pled guilty before Mayor Smith and was held for Probate Court in default of £100 bail.
Mansfield Shield and Banner reports that Mr and Mrs Leech completed a Tremont purchase from Mrs Mary Yoder for 24000 through Heogaad and Bowers agency. They will take possession Monday, with 21000 being the price for the property and the balance covering the seller’s side. The Leechs return home, and Mrs Yoder plans to move back to Waoster.
A fragmented letter references health concerns and a broken package. It mentions Genesee Pure and an unclear warning about a product or service. The writer discusses a brother’s illness and a past routine, with names and places obscured by OCR errors.
A flood report lists Alis Correll and family as among the first fatalities. The narrative cites a Joseph Correll family in a six mile distance from a town near Galveston, with a son named Vereeh Trell Jr and a wife Sadie EH formerly of Woosh. Initials and spellings vary, causing uncertainty about exact identities. Authorities fear misidentification as Correll is not common and errors could misstate who was affected.
An old newspaper ad warns that overworking strains kidneys and poisons blood, causing pains and heart feelings. It promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp-Root as a remedy, claims it cures many diseases, and offers a free sample by mail from Kilmer & Co. of Binghamton New York.
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