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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1902
Page
7
Readable parts show numbered trains with times in the Wooster area, including east bound and various daily or Sunday services. The OCR fragment lacks complete names, dates, and destinations, making a full schedule rough.
An old newspaper listing excursion offers to Mackinac Petoskey Traverse City and to Washington DC New York and Boston on the Pennsylvania Lines with low round trip rates from Wooster and other points. Tickets on sale October 3 4 5 6 and 7 11 good to return by mid October with extensions to November. Details include routes via Harrisburg Philadelphia Baltimore and Cleveland agents names and contact points.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad announces low excursion fares from Ohio and nearby stations to Washington for the Grand Army of the Republic National Encampment in Washington. Tickets to Cincinnati Chicago Cleveland Boston Dayton and other points are offered with return validity and special conditions, including a guide to Washington published by the B&O for attendees.
An old time ad urges readers to trust Ayer's Sarsaparilla as the proven remedy for strength and vigor, warning against wasting time and money on inferior substitutes. The message emphasizes tested and true qualities of the tonic.
A Monday dawn spectacle described as a sunlike ball bright as day appeared near the zenith moving in a six zig zag path toward the north horizon. Green red trailing light remained with a white smoky cloud for 10 to 20 minutes. Eyewitnesses were captivated and some frightened by the daylight display.
Marshal Leiner recovered a large amount of structural iron stolen by boys from the Fourth ward school house. The iron had been purchased by a junk dealer in the Third ward. A portion remains missing and construction is delayed until it is recovered.
AnOCR fragment lists prize entries for fruit exhibits and goods from a local fair or market. It names Best peck apples and pears, quinces, peaches, plums, grapes, and related prizes with vendors such as Smith & Lautzenheimer, Laubach & Boyd, McClure Store, and Plank & Gray, including specific prices and awards.
A fragment lists contestants for the Domestic Articles fair noting best displays of butter bread and cakes. Entries include Mia A Shibley L Y McClure Christine Bros Wm Annat Zimmerman Co J A Fredrick Co and more with prizes such as cash groceries and subscriptions. Various items feature best or second best categories and specific prices for creams separators loaves pies and angel food cake.
A scanned page itemizes top canned fruit displays and best jar prices from multiple sellers. Entries include best peaches 50c from Wm An nat, best cherries 50c from Laubach & Boyd, best pears 50c from A J Frederick & Co, and best plums 50c from Harry McClarran, with other fruits and dried fruit display prizes and prices from Schmuck & Hevington, Nettie Soliday, Keister Bros, John Johnston, S H Billman, and B F Miller.
A list of awards and prizes for various needlework items from local shops and individuals. Winners include best rug, quilt, comforter, silk quilt, mittens, nightrobe, embroidered skirt and pillow shams, sofa pillow, table cloth, lunch cloth, center piece, tray cloth, stand cover, and top display by the woman arranging the largest collection. with cash prizes ranging from 3 to 5 dollars and shop names such as Zimmerman & Co, MacClure Store, Stoner's China Store, Ray Pinkerton, Rich & Blough, and Wm Annat providing or sponsoring awards. Includes multiple contributors and vendors across the community.
A catalog of art department awards and prizes for various media including oil portraits crayon landscapes and wood carving. Notable names include Mc Clure Stove sod House Furnishing Store Wayne County Democrat Ray Pinkerton McClure Magazine Will Horn Will Horn ay Beat and Cosmopolitan Magazine with various cash prizes subscriptions and one year memberships.
The notice lists cash and goods premiums for best and second best in multiple poultry and related categories at the fair. It specifies award amounts, exhibitors, and vendors, along with entry procedures, deadlines, and the requirement to attach entry cards and tickets, plus mail-in options for distant entrants.
The notice sets exhibit deadlines before 3 p.m and restricts side shows on city streets and public buildings. Premiums not claimed before Navy ist will be forfeited to the Society. Rare items may be shown without competition, with owner names displayed. Preserve the premium list for future reference and share extra passes with a neighbor. Davip Nice, Frank J. Shives.
A list of prize entries from the Wooster Ohio fair shows best displays in millinery pickles jams preserves honey and herbs, with patrons including Mrs Riley Power Mrs G W Franke Geo J Kreiger and B S Appleman. Other awards cover jelly jellies cheeses buttermilk cornbread and apple butter, plus piano plant and penmanship prizes with entries from Yocum Bixler Business College and Home Sweet Home.
F L Taylor of New Albany Bradford County Pa recalls a long bicycle trip aided by Shamberinas Colic Cholera and Dysentery Remedy. He reports taking two doses before and during travel and completing the journey without illness. He later used one dose to prevent a recurrence. Sold by all druggists.
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