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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1889
Page
2
The fragment notes the material was entered at the Cambridge Ohio post office as second class mail matter. The entry confirms mailing status and classification for publication or distribution. It reflects standard postal processing language used in notices and circulars.
Notices announce candidates for auditor from various towns ahead of the Republican County Convention in Cambridge on April 16 1889. Included are J B McCienvanp C C Kelly Mansel J Rose and others urging support. also other items note Massachusetts veto amendment date and foreign policy comments.
The article notes nearly 13 000 school houses in the state with a total valuation of 30 million 231 thousand 877 dollars and comments on the breadth of preparatory institutions shaping national ideas.
An authority notes a record wave of Canadians moving to the United States this season, with most settling in the West. A tire fiend caused extensive destruction last week, including Savannah where four or five blocks were destroyed and losses near 1.5 million dollars, and Pittsburg damaged around 0.5 million dollars with many other spots across the Middle and Southern states suffering similarly.
Mansel J Rose is presented as a capable and vigorous Republican candidate for Auditor subject to the decision of the Republican County Convention. He is described as a well acquainted, energetic young man whose selection would recognize the younger element of the party.
Heavy storms hit Pennsylvania Maryland and Virginia with severe impact along the sea coast. Norfolk Virginia endured fire and floods causing losses in the hundreds of thousands of dollars amid a rare mix of lightning and thunder with snow.
During four weeks in office President Harrison sent 374 nominations to the Senate, vs 171 for the same period under Cleveland. The extra Senate session lasted the same length as Harrison's and ended last week. Of the 374 nominations, 243 were confirmed, three withdrawn, and two rejected.
The Wheeling Register notes Horkheimer Bros have contracted in medium unwashed wool at 25 cents per pound, a price eastern buyers refuse to meet. Outlook for wool remains unfriendly with weak demand, heavy imports from England, and widespread losses among woolen manufacturers due to high machinery costs and ongoing lower prices.
The Clarion notes Rev. Dr. Duncan will close his January to March supply at the United Presbyterian church in Princeton and return to Cedar Rapids Iowa. He is praised for marked ability and engaging delivery. The congregation presented him a fine gold headed cane as a token of esteem.
In the Spring election Guernsey County voters chose Justices of the Peace for Cambridge township Center M New Londonderry Madison Millwood Oxford Valley and Richland Westland Wills and others Elza Turner J R Patterson Thomas Garnet Simeon Brown J B Hartley Frank Rogers James E Spaid Lane H White Creighton and more names appear in fragmented results.
A list of township treasurers elected in iucrnsey county during the Spring election of 1889. Names include D. L. Mackey Cambridge, J. W. Armstrong Knox, J. R. Hall Monroe, H. B. Zoller Valley, T. J. Lynne Londonderry, P. Herbert, D. E. Patterson and others, with associated towns and positions.
A list shows individuals such as Joseph McBride J W Barnes Patrick McDonough J B Oliver Geo W Gibson J English E McBride J H Stewart Henry Wilson and others elected assessors in the county. Absentee and in person votes tallied with multiple names tied to various precincts and towns.
Cambridge dated April 8 1889 invites Friends and Patrons of the Public schools to visit next Friday April 12 for forenoon grade recitations and afternoon exhibitions. Saturday meetings of the Guernsey County Teachers Association at the Baptist church feature addresses by Dr J D Irons and others. Public welcome. Most Respy Yours O T Corson Supt.
A new barber shop opens in the Paden room while oats are sown and farmers prepare to plant corn. David D Tonvyell buys the John Wortman place east of town. JC Robe and family from Zanesville visit a sick mother. A fourth stock assessment is due. Local business activity remains cheerful with lively streets and a busy dentist Dr W H Houser. A rural oil well near town attracts citizens. drilling may start May 1. Republican delegates election is next Saturday from 3 to 6. Railway surveyors work on grade stakes for PC and O rail line. Teachers examination drew 47 participants. more exams requested. Col Boone invited locals to the water gas display in Zanesville. gas lighting shown as cheaper.
Miss Lizzie Garrell returns from Delaware college. Eagan & Barnett open a successful bakery. Rev H B Cox visits Pennsylvania friends. P M Brill moves from Noble county to town. G C Dotson begins work at L Hirschberg in Cambridge. Rev J C Burton accepts pastorate at Christian church. J P Lochary replaces Harry Dilley in telegraph at Spencer’s. Homer Hartley resumes as salesman for Zanesville Hardware Co. W M E church marks 20th anniversary with a meeting. W H Hartley plans new house on burned site. P C Cowgill moves family to Wheeling to enter produce trade. Sands becomes train dispatcher at Spencer’s from Utica. JO Couplin leaves grocery trade for summer. J S Burgess continues management. Several buildings projected for summer including W H Hartley & Son. Mrs E Perkins Mrs Kittie Cranston EH Webster and others noted.
In purchasing medicines, don’t experiment the first and only consideration should be genuineness. Ayer’s Sarsaparilla has stood the test of forty years and today it is in greater demand than ever, a triumphant proof of popular approval.
John Parkerson returns home for a short visit. A missionary concert was held at MEchurch on Monday night. Miss Ansta Thompson will teach at Grape Vine this Summer. John Glassglow moved to William Parkersons farm near Londonderry. Rishard McCall spends weeks in Chicago for Moody lectures. William Kneuff Jr visited Senecaville on business last Tuesday and Wednesday. No preaching at Presbyterian church last Sabbath while Rev Tannehill was in Washington. Jerome Coen and Sam Harper of Butler Station visited local homes last week. Exam attendees at Washington last Saturday included Charley Stockdale Fred McBride Cassie Stockdale George Dugan Effie Dugan. Spring election results: Nelson Tuttle trustee Dr Lyne treasurer James McBride assessor James McBride James Stewart constable James Johnson justice Simeon Brown.
James Aston has moved to Frank Morris's farm while George Murphy relocated from Elijah Millhone's to Sarahsville. Mrs Fannie Casipbel left for New Philadelphia. J B Kinney's parents visited. John Kinney and his Illinois kin join. Wilman Emmerson's family returned from Colorado Springs. Surveyors worked on the railroad under Col Boone. Mrs John Fenton learns of her brother's death at Cutler Station and travels there.
D M Hawthorne declares years of selling Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption Dr King's New Life Pills Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters with universal satisfaction. He guarantees results and offers refunds if not satisfactory.
A string of local sightings shows Jake Beckett of Byegville in town on Monday along with M J Rose candidate for Auditor. Dr F W Campbell of Miramsburg visited Thursday. Mra JS Matson spent part of last week with Noble county relatives. Mrs H Wilson of Haat Union visited Saturday. Austin Bay near Cumberland attended Prof Conyers underclass singing. DF Stanley the mail carrier will ride between here and Cambridge in summer. Mitchel Henderson lent a mare but its death remains unexplained. Elias D Stone attended singing Monday night and locals welcome him back.
J W Bowen editor of the Enquirer in McArthur testifies to Ayer’s Hair Vigor as an excellent preparation for hair. He claims it promotes growth, adds gloss, softens hair, and serves as a sure cure for dandruff.
In behalf of Cambridge Camp Sons of Veterans we thank those who helped with the March event True to the Heart and our city and country friends for their liberal patronage. J H Ssuirey, J M Nelson, Committee W c Bower.
Mrs A Grystina of Columbus Georgia writes that a girl with a leg severely swollen over time shed more than twenty pieces of bone the size of walnuts and three inches long after Swift's Specific was used. The girl could not walk for eight months and used crutches for nearly a year. Doctors advised amputation but the remedy restored her health.
Mrs Ann Bornweri of Au Sable Michigan reports being treated for a malignant cancer deemed incurable in Chicago. After starting Swift's Specific she improved quickly, the poison left her system, and she remains well ten months after stopping the product. She cites doctors' earlier despair and asks readers to request free books on blood diseases and cancers from Ga. Prawer, Atlanta, Georgia.
North Salem reports advise planting early potatoes and house cleaning as the day’s order. Clark McKim praises Iowa. Joseph K Procter goes to Bulger Pennsylvania for summer work. E Hill and Nancy Hill reportedly will live together again after a settlement. The oil derrick at House Co well No 1 collapsed last Sabbath amid abundant salt water. James Martin preached at KRP church on repentance. Schools taught by Prof William Angus and daughter Kate closed with prizes, candy, speeches, declamations, and a debate on Chinese emigration. Music by Hanson Leeper, Pratt Barnes, and J H Dull enlivened the day.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery for throat and chest ailments with a guarantee of satisfactory results or purchase price refund. It claims relief for consumption bronchitis asthma whooping cough and croup and notes trial bottles available at D M Hawthorne’s Drug Store.
From April 22 to 24 the B and O R R will offer excursion roundtrip tickets from all Ohio stations to Dayton at the lowest limited first class fare. Tickets are valid for outbound travel only on sale days and must return on trains leaving Dayton by April 27, 1889. For details contact B and O R R agents.
Excursion tickets to New York City at low round trip rates will be sold from all principal stations on the Pennsylvania Lines west of Pittsburgh for the Centennial celebration of George Washington inauguration to be held April 29th and 30th, 1889. Complete fare and train accommodation details available from passenger or ticket agents.
Long article outlines 1789 Washington inauguration centennial events in New York City and New Jersey. President Harrison and cabinet tour Elizabethport to Wall Street by dispatch boat, grand ball at the Metropolitan Opera House, religious services at St Pauls, 21 gun salute, and a lavish parade from Wall Street to Madison Square featuring governors, cadets, and veterans.
The B and O offers excursion and round trip tickets to New York City for April 27 and 28 and for the Centennial Inauguration on April 29 and 30. Passengers may travel via Washington Baltimore Philadelphia or via Pittsburgh with one ticket. Rates, train times, and route details are available from B and O agents.
An advertisement touts a salve claimed to treat bruises ulcers sores salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped bands chilblains corns and all eruptions. It guarantees perfect satisfaction or money back. Price listed as 25 cents per bottle.
A nostalgic nursery rhyme line highlights Castoria as a trusted remedy across generations from infancy to motherhood, noting its use for a sick child and continued appeal as a maternal care staple.
The advert touts Ogier's Book Store as the source for the county's cheapest school books, finest line of plush albums, and family bibles at lower prices than any book agent.
Ogier's advertises Psalmer Hymn Books Plush Frames and Fine Stationery with the cheapest stock. It notes Crayons Slates Inks Pencils and other school supplies and promotes a New Year stock of blank books.
The ad boasts a fresh stock of dress goods in silk wool and cotton with many patterns. It highlights elegant robes, lace curtains, carpets, window shades, and a large line of ladies wear. Prices are marked in plain figures with a one price policy and promised rock bottom reductions to beat bankrupt stocks.
The firm states it must cut inventory within sixty days and will offer substantial bargains on goods during the period.
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