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Newspaper
Ashtabula Telegraph
Location
Ashtabula, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1879
Page
2
A garbled OCR passage mentions Eric and a stand, asking to verify a sale or alley event. The legible bits suggest a local notice about something pending or questioned, with key names unclear due to damage.
Fragmentary notes describe frigid conditions with zero to six below temperatures, light snow and a harsh night. Mentions of storms and disruptions suggest winter hazards and unsettled weather patterns.
A fragment notes a right leg injury from a blister and tight boot, treated with crutches. although healing begins and the leg remains usable, suppuration and tissue loss will diminish its size. It mentions a visit with Mr. R. Reeve and two dinners at home and with Rome friends during Christmas and New Year celebrations.
Kingsville reports a severe ongoing snow storm with impassable drifts hindering mail and Christmas events. Deaths include Truman Hart and Clinton Sabin, a 12 year old. Hart had paralysis and had been at Newbury asylum prior to death. The town also notes a shooting case involving John B. J. and Dr. Ainger with unclear intent.
The readable text notes a statement about not attending a future gas jubilee event in Inis, with no further context or details available.
The annual donation for Rev. T. H. Drake will be held at the Parsonage in South New Lyme on the afternoon and evening of Thursday January 9 1879. A cordial invitation is extended to all by the committee.
Fragmentary notes mention Hare Ther shoes and the name David Arthur in connection with New Lyme dated December 20. The readable bits suggest a local item or notice referencing a person and a purchase or possession, but details are unclear.
Content references Chaplet dates and a county death near Flint, plus a proposal for the N. E. Ohio Dairymen's Association meeting at Jefferson with Ashtabula considered as an alternate site. Also a testimonial for Hoffmeyer’s Stomach Bitters and remarks on medical cures and health claims.
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