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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1908
Page
2
Between 9 and 10 Saturday morning a drawbar pulled from a freight car blocked the westbound Pennsylvania Lines for over an hour. William Luki and five workers on a handcar barely escaped death when No 41 ran around the eastbound train. The handcar was halted just in time as the heavy engine sped past.
The Wooster AVR honored Mrs Jennie Cameron with a Friday memorial at Grand Army Hall. Nannie Baumgardner read a moving memoriam praising Cameron as a longtime, active corps worker since 1887. Miss Ethel Rockey sang as soloist.
After the Wooster fair James and Eliot found a substantial sum on the fair grounds and entrusted it to Samuel Bell to hold for the owner. Eloit advertised the find in city papers but no claimant has yet appeared for the cash.
The county commissioners approved contracts for road work on Friday. One mile of prairie road grading and graveling sold to Shreve for 1100 dollars. A road and bridge approach near Funk was let to Milton Lebo of Shreve for 60 dollars.
An old household remedy ad touts Chamberlain's Salve for burns claiming instant pain relief and scar-free healing in mild cases, with Ely's Cream Balm promoted as a trusted cure for colds. It urges safeguarding health, naming S H Boyd & Co and Foley’s as familiar suppliers in the home medicine cabinet.
Wednesday Al Luce reported losing baggage check No 36248 in the city and offered a reward for its return. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Carl Danner on Wednesday morning. Cemetery association officers election is set for Oct 6 between 1 and 4 pm at the Wayne Building and Loan Block. Spotted horses once with the American House bus were sold to Henry Bolus of Mansfield for road shows next spring. Board of Pension Examiners interviewed three old soldiers for pensions. Two cab horses owned by Luce escaped. found several miles west of the city on Thursday.
The circuit court, active since Tuesday, issued decisions Thursday afternoon. In two cases the common pleas court was reversed. A E Stepfield against Sarah Fetzer, Administrator, favored Stepfield on error. A T Bashford versus C E Rowman reversed the lower court and ruled for Bashford.
A New Bedford Standard item notes a surplus of campaign buttons for Hisgen and Graves, about a million produced, but questions who will wear them as the electorate remains uncertain about voter turnout and engagement.
Mr John White of Houston Maine reports chronic winter coughs improve after using Dr King's New Discovery. He notes a single Dc bottle last year and a few doses this year banish the cough. Sold with guarantee at 8 H Boyd and Co drug store. 50c 100 trial bottle free.
A Wooster meeting at city hall led to the creation of the Wooster Business Men's Association. Officers include John C. Schultz as president and Wilson Berry as vice president. The group aims to curb credit extensions to untrustworthy debtors by using the Merchants' Mercantile Agency Credit Experience Guide to rate and publish credit standings for local buyers, with notices sent to debtors to settle accounts.
Harrold E McCarthy of Orrville rushed to obtain a license at the probate court on Thursday and ended up witnessing Clarence Casner and Estella Blanche Hudnet of Fredericksburg marry. Rev J Shellenberger officiated as young lady clerks hesitated, and the scene concluded with the two couples uniting in a speedy, cheerful ceremony.
A Treasury Department official answered an inquiry about delaying federal building site decisions. He said the department has been busy with many locations and Wooster had not yet been reached. He assured a special officer would visit the city soon to address the matter.
About fifty Cleveland children from Rosedale Jones Warren and Fowler schools rode to Wooster by train for a day at the Wooster experiment station. They raised funds by garden parties and admissions, with Miss Louise Kline Miller overseeing the project. The group toured the station, enjoyed a picnic, and admired the station’s soil improvement work.
Miss Alta Weiss reportedly cannot join the University team this year as athletic authorities question her eligibility due to professional ball play this summer. Officials worry she would be a strong drawing card if Wooster formed a team next summer, while Weiss herself does not seek notoriety from being labeled the girl baseball pitcher.
Willis W Norris of Smithville, a Republican candidate in Cuyahoga County, has Labor Union endorsement. A Cleveland Press interview notes Norris, a union secretary and part time law student, plans to push labor measures including strict sanitary workshop inspection to improve air quality.
General manager Herron of the Millersburg Wooster and Orrville telephone company said they will not elect a company president for a while. They have elected two directors but will postpone naming a president until the regular annual meeting to “look around a bit.”
The Wayne county census records by auditor Hough list 10 415 children with 5363 boys and 6052 girls. County enrollment totals show 8127 in schools, 3775 boys and 3486 girls, plus 402 boys and 464 girls in high schools. Average daily attendance sums to 6048, with 2692 boys and 2917 girls in general schools and 337 boys and 402 girls in high schools. Hough notes 84 percent of the total enumeration are enrolled, leaving 16 percent not attending, calling it an exceptionally fine average. The page also references Abdul Hamid with a light remark on his figures.
Mrs Mary A Kanagy Myers mother of Mrs Abraham Plank died early Saturday at her son-in-law home on North Market Street She was the widow of Daniel Mye of West Salem born in Cumberland County PA November 3 1824 nearing eighty four She came to Ohio with her parents and married in 1848 Three children Emma who died young Mrs Abraham Plank and Austin Myers of Wooster with one grandchild Mrs Julius Kaltwasser survive She lived in Wooster sixteen years with the Plank family Interment will be in West Salem.
Marriage licenses show Harold E McCarthy and Alice Marie Jackley of Orrville. Clarence Casner Holmesville and Estella Blanche Rudnet Fredericksburg. Oran J Rogers of Shreve and Isa May Cornelius of Shreve. Emmet E Raudebaugh of Cleveland and Jessie Lehman of Wooster. Arthur W Thompson and Clara D Mumaw of Mt Eaton. Also notices advise Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for children and Foley's Kidney Remedy for kidney issues. listed drugstores include Bixler Pharmacy and H Boyd & Co. DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve sold for piles.
Charles C Jones and W E. Feeman completed a county treasury audit noting cash on hand totals 65222.22 in bank and treasury. They find treasurer Krieger and auditor Hough plus assistants Limb Reddick Diehl and Hough performed faithfully. Citizens National Bank security is in place and staff gave courteous treatment during the examination.
A old advertisement-like piece arguing marriage and motherhood weaken women due to ignorance and neglect. It promotes Dr. Pierce s Favorite Prescription as a remedy restoring health, strength, and vitality for mothers and expectant women, claiming it contains no alcohol and is made from native American medicinal roots. Dr. Pierce offers consultation by letter from Buffalo New York.
Reading notes warn the American worker is educated enough to discern the faith placed in the seven parties in this year’s discourse per the Washington Post.
A fragment advertising multiple tonics and laxatives touts Hood's Sarsaparilla to refresh blood and restore appetite, plus DeWitt's Little Liver Pills and other products. Claims promise quick relief for throat, pains, and piles, with dealer names Krieweng Drug Store and a local pharmacy.
A prose fragment extols Dr Miles Heart Cure as a living monument of lives saved by the remedy. It quotes a customer letter claiming relief from shortness of breath and heart pain after two bottles, praising the treatment and endorsing the Miles Medical Co. for guarantee and refunds through druggists.
O8s W. Funce, attorney at law, appears for Harding & Cos hardware store in a legal notice regarding a business matter. The filing references a named client and involves standard procedural steps for a commercial dispute.
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