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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1907
Page
6
An advertisement touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as effective for neuralgia and various pains. It claims rapid relief from headache backache stomachache and nervous distress with no bad after effects. Testimonial from B Fred R Ewing notes personal relief and a prompt headache fix.
The report covers multiple society events: Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Baptist groups meeting at homes on Sept and Friday afternoons. Officers are elected, pledges set, programs outlined, with social gatherings including dinners, music, and reunions at Chippewa lake and Bloomington. Notable names include Mrs. Gough, Rev. Johnson, Miss Schmuck, Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Stoll, Mrs. Miller, and J. D. Webner.
A Richmond citizen Mr A D Williams appeals to people with weak lungs to try Dr King’s New Discovery. He claims it saves lives and cures a wide range of throat and lung ailments. The ad lists tabs like Dr Shoop’s Headache Tablets and mentions local druggists and trial bottles, with assorted health claims and prices.
Minnie Winkler, 6, mother of four, disappeared from New Philadelphia August 24 and traveled with John Rickert, agent for a photo enlarger firm. Police traced them via letters from Wooster to Chief Lerner. In Wooster they were arrested and jailed. Winkler forgave her but insisted on reform. Rickert fined $25 plus costs. Winkler fined $25 plus costs and 30 days in the Canton workhouse, later suspended on good behavior. The couple planned to return to New Philadelphia with Winkler seeking reconciliation. They left for New Philadelphia on the 4:31 train.
The Medina Gazette lauds the Wooster experiment station and its leaders Dr Thorn Ride and Mr Godaard for their dedication to Ohio agriculture. It commends their year by year efforts to advance soil science, improve farming, and justify public funds through practical benefits to farmers and future generations.
County Surveyor Henry M. Knepp inspected the Creston road collapse and found a 150 feet long cave with bottom depths from 27 to 50 feet. He regards permanent repairs as impossible for Wayne County and will include findings in his report to the county commissioners.
A testimonial from R. G. Stewart of Stewart & Bro. Greenville Als praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best bowel complaint cure after a severe attack left them weak. The note claims full recovery after using the remedy and lists local pharmacist supply at Bixler's Modern Pharmacy and S. H. Boyd & Co.
An old advertisement claims The New Pure Foot 226 Brag Law product is not affected by national regulations and promotes relief for colds and lung troubles. It touts natural ingredients and digestion aids, listing Kreiger's Drug Store and Bean's as sources, with various sold remedies and ointments.
Enrollment numbers show rising totals across divisions with freshmen at 154 and the collegiate department 60 ahead of last year. Faculty changes include George Daniel Gable becoming Johnson professor of mathematics and Waldo Dunn joining the English department as adjunct professor at the University of Wooster.
Superintendent James Fisher of the water department says the recent rain produced more loss than gain as creek water turned muddy and pumping stopped until Friday morning. He cannot say when the new water plant will be installed, noting no definite word from contractors and that they are ready to proceed as soon as installation is prepared.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has grown in favor and popularity for years. It is touted as a staple medicine for coughs colds and croup and is praised as pleasant safe and dependable. Sold by Bixler's Modern Pharmacy and S H Boyd & Co. dkt.
A. J. Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana reports suffering a three month summer cold with hay fever symptoms. A doctor's prescription failed to help until Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow package quickly cured him and his wife also benefited. Kreiger's Drug Store sells similar stomach aid Dyspepsia helper.
Wooster university fans await the return of Hatfield and Tate as the team deepens its build for the season. Hatfield, briefly home in Bidney, aims to rejoin early next week, while Tate, contacted by phone Saturday, hopes to travel to Wooster soon. Kelley is gone for good, and Skeel’s practice opened with about 80 players in suits. The first game is slated for next Saturday against German-Wallace College at Berea, with open play and a fast forward-pass emphasis shaping the approach.
The university secures Prof Benjamin Wallace of St. Paul Minnesota to teach during Dr Scovel’s year abroad. Wallace, ex preparatory epee student at Nacalester Br aul, won the Cecil Rhodes Scholarship and studied at Oxford as second honor man among Rhodes prize winners, now returns to Wooster to complete the work.
Attendance at the Friday matinee fell short of the larger audiences seen at other meetings. Excessively hot weather and threatened rain likely kept many away. Members have accepted an invitation to race at Mihlernburg next Friday, suggesting this may be the season finale matinee.
Advertisement promoting Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy for sick headache caused by stomach derangement. Claims the headache will disappear and notes sales by Bixter's Modern Portable and H. Boyd & Colt.
A damaged OCR passage lists multiple counties with inconsistent dates mostly in May June and January through December. It includes COSROOTON, DELAWARE, PAIRFIELD, HOLMEND, KNOX, LICKING, NORGAN, MOBHKOW, MUSKINGDOM, PERRY, RICHLAND, STARK, TUSCABA WAS, and WAYNE with day and month pairs plus imperfect spellings. Names Frame Taggart and Maurice H Donahue appear as signatories in a legal notice form.
Wooster evidence shows a local hardware store employee endorsing Dean's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney ailments. The testimonial claims lasting relief with occasional recurrences, urging others with kidney or back pain to try the medicine. Available from all dealers at 50 cents. Foster-Neilbourn Co. of Buffalo is a sale agent. remember the name Dorgan's.
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