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Newspaper
Ashtabula Telegraph
Location
Ashtabula, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1879
Page
3
Readable fragments report on Erie girls and their spite holes. Mention faded names, building projects on Centre Street Crossing, births, deaths, and local events. Also notes flower about Stiles Dodge returning from Canada with prize sheep and a fire risk warning from last Monday night. Whiskey and railway timetables appear amid a jumble of community snippets.
A long-winded item recounts rumors of a strange beast in Windsor and nearby regions, with reports from Mrs. Insow and Rawdon neighbors, sightings by John Comstock and Royal Grover, and a chain of eerie howlings that unsettled residents as a snowstorm approached. The piece mixes editorials and humorous asides from various papers, framing the alleged creature as a real local scare amid scattered anecdotes and old-time newspaper chatter.
The docket reports verdicts and dispositions including Evans vs Callender, Plant vs Ware for $207 and costs, Hill vs Gary for $205.23, and Eldred vs Wilkinson for $5,000 damages. Other entries list jury verdicts, motions for new trials, defences of forgery and seduction claims, partitions, foreclosures, and various default judgments.
Readers respond to ongoing feuds as the Letters section weighs in on long standing disagreements. The exchange reflects local tensions and the community’s appetite for resolution.
In Ede county the week of prayer increased church activity with Presbyterians and Baptists holding more meetings. Pastor a former revivaler from M. I. Church returns with a Cleveland evangelist Mr Avery to lead services. 14 sermons so far emphasize the professor's needs. Obituaries note Minnie Nettleton Kate Curtis and Clinton Sabin. City mourns Ida Fickinger as consumption tightens. A singing school was planned at the schoolhouse in Newton Falls on Monday January 23, 1879.
From Our Exchanges notes a January reduction of savings rates at Conneaut Mutual Association, a minor railroad collision near the depot causes minor damage, church roof strain prompts reinforcement, and local events including real estate and estate matters, a farm lease, a depot fire scare, and the death of ex-Treasurer John Truesdill in Canfield.
Fragmentary account discusses stomach and liver symptoms, claiming remedies by stimulating digestive organs. Mentions “Hoswitér's Stomach Ristere” and effects on abdomen, brain, and overall bodily economy. Text appears archaic and unclear but centers on digestive health and supposed organ interrelations.
A collage of 19th century ads and notices tout patent remedies for consumption and nervous debility, warn against imitation baking powder labels, praise Shiloh’s products, and claim cures for rheumatism, neuralgia, and throat diseases. It also includes a guide to curing cheese and animal husbandry notes, plus legal notices and local public announcements.
Fragmentary obituary note locating Amans Tyler, native of Neables, long resident of Saybrook, with unclear dates and status due to damaged text. The readable portion confirms name and ties to Saybrook.
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