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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1885
Page
2
The great improvement in Gen. Grant's health leads doctors to doubt cancer as the cause of his ailment. The ex-President is expected to live longer than many readers of this squib.
Rural newspapers discuss McLean's possible candidacy for the U S Senate amid strong opposition but suggest he could influence a selection if motivated.
The report notes cholera already prevalent in Spain but warns the disease could appear anywhere. It suggests a Cambridge pedestrian may encounter the illness if he ignores warning signs, stressing public health vigilance over street odors.
Hon. Jnc. A. Bingham, superseded as U. S. Minister to Japan, plans return to Ohio. If Republicans win the Legislature, the Seventeenth District would be reestablished and the congressional nomination race could be between Bingham and Hon. J. D. Taylor.
Clarence Constantine of Springfield met with Democratic leaders to survey the governor race outlook and foster party harmony. The allies included three or four bosses who claim to control the county party, with names potentially disclosed later.
The Ohio press backs Allen G. Thurman as a possible Democratic candidate for governor. While he said he would not return to politics, papers note his strength as a candidate and suggest the new administration should consider recognizing him, though Thurman may object to having his name used.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the St. Clairsville Presbytery met in Bellaire last week and elected officers includes President Mrs. Mary Campbell from Cambridge Ohio First Vice President Mrs Bracken Pleasant Mr Second Vice President Mrs Laughlin Love City Ohio Third Vice President Mrs Comler Cumberland O Recording Secretary Mrs Wr Alexander Bridgeport Ohio Corresponding Secretaries Miss Lizzie McFadden and Mrs Slemmens Cadiz Ohio Treasurer Mrs JR Alexander Bridgeport Ohio Committee on Literature Mrs R N Brown Bellaire.
The cholera scare this summer is already curbing emigration to Europe and hotel owners report many room applicants. Many travelers will avoid large caravansaries where an outbreak could be dangerous, steering to quiet hill towns or coastal areas. Rural landlords should ensure sanitary conditions to attract cautious guests.
The April term opened with Judge J W Campbell presiding. Grand Jury failures included Baker Barton R M Mills Joseph M Bell and J W Turkle replaced by Henry Booth A C Lawrence Geo Montgomery John Longeworth Jent Rose named foreman. Witnesses numbered 23 recognized 58 subpoenaed. civil cases listed with dismissals settlements partitions sales divorces and judgments including several against Kennon and Smith firms. State cases Ohio vs Henderson Kenworthy Howard proceeded with bonds perjury liquor law violations and jail sentences.
A rough, looping word puzzle by John Tignor cycles phrases around St John as standard bearer. The garbled string shows repeated patterns of STANDARDBEARER and variants, hinting at a decorative reader puzzle rather than a narrative article.
Mother Burkheimer and Rev Gruber family news mark births and services. Shouts of visitors including H C Hyfield of Zanesville and Dr WC Waters of Claysville plus a Mead shop opening by CD Callan at Macksburg and 2000 pounds beef shipment. Clifton House arrivals include G L Walker Columbus and J I Kidd C&M road.
The town reports sick lists for local families, school openings delayed due to measles and mumps, and W Angus and J B Luccock planning shop openings. A fire destroyed Samuel Taylor’s house with extensive losses at Benj Tyson and John Reynolds properties. Local arrest for illegal voting highlights community enforcement. insurance for the fire loss stood at Dayton Co. for 500 dollars.
The B and O Immigration Co offers land settler inducements near the railroad with agents across Maryland Virginia West Virginia Ohio Indiana Illinois. It promotes settlements, manufacturing aid, land sales, and immigrant housing while inviting correspondence and prospectuses from Dr W T Barnanon, secretary and general manager, Baltimore.
A wartime era household ad urges economical living and promotes Dr Bo sanko's Cough and Liver Syrup as an instant cough reliever and chest relief. It claims cures for consumption and chest pain in one night and offers 50 cent and 1 dollar prices with free samples through retailer J. M. McGill.
Reverends across the country report benefits from Brown's Iron Bitters. Rev E A Spring of Corydon Iowa says it aided general health, Rev Jas McCarty of Fort Stevenson Dakota cites relief from severe dyspepsia and a 25 pound weight gain, Rev Mr Offey of New Bern North Carolina calls it one of the best medicines, and Rev Mr Whitney of Hingham Wisconsin notes restored strength after lung fever.
J A Fisher headed to Kansas. Mrs Nan Seaton visited her father Wm Cummings after a Sunday at home. The funeral of Asbury Hammond occurred at Bethel church last Friday. Jas Nelson and A W McKinley plan mason work in Noble county this week. Births reported: April 9 a son to Mr and Mrs Collins. April 6 a son to Mr and Mrs A B Call. Wm Cummings recovered after a brief illness with Dr Belford's timely help. An open missionary meeting by Harmony M society ladies Saturday night invites all. A collection will fund a library for the Sunday school.
The advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and promises pile cure or money back. Priced at 25 cents per box and sold by C. L. Wall & Co. February 5 issue.
Demorest's Monthly notes changes in church membership since 1860. Methodists rise from 8.6 million to 15 million. Baptists from 8 million to 12 million. Presbyterians 5.5 million. Lutherans up 60 percent. Congregationalists 1.8 million. Episcopalians 1.2 million. Hebrews 700 thousand. Friends 150 thousand. Roman Catholics from 3.1 million to 9.5 million. Skeptics unknown but growing. Calvanists and Quakers decline while ritualist and emotional sects gain.
Adaline Collins of Atlanta Georgia recounts a twelve year struggle with illness and pain. She credits Swift's Specific with giving her pure blood and strong nerves after years of morphine dependence. She remains in good health at thirty five and urges others to try the remedy.
A Winchester Illinois resident reports cure of a long standing skin disease after using thirteen bottles of Swift's Specific. The letter credits an advertisement with the remedy's promise and notes no relapse after seven months. The writer urges others to try the product and mentions a free treatise on blood and skin diseases.
Letter-heads bill-heads and envelopes blank or printed are charged as merchandise and postage must be paid at the rate of one cent an ounce.
If you suffer from low spirits, loss of appetite, and bilious ailments, Electric Bitters offer rapid improvement and renewed strength. Sold at 50c a bottle by C. L. Wall & Co. Mail matter once posted cannot be reclaimed.
Newton Ta man’s wife suffered a persistent cough for twenty five years and worsened this spring after failing many medicines. After using two trial bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery she improved greatly and was reportedly cured. Trial bottles offered free at C L Wall & Co Large size priced at $1.00.
A public notice emphasizes that valuable packages must be registered before mailing. It warns recipients to not mail valuable items without proper registration and highlights the need for tracking and protection.
One person claims recovery from catarrh after taking Hall's Catarrh Cure. Internal use suggested. Price listed as 75 cents.
A neighbor’s habit of lying about others is described as a tattler’s tongue weaving falsehoods and additions. The verse notes that all ages are exposed to the spreading tale, and no one escapes the storyteller’s reach.
The greatest blessing that has been discovered in this generation. A sure cure for Boils Burns Sores Cuts Flesh Wounds Sore Nipples Hard and Soft Corns Chapped Lips and Hands Pimples and Blotches. Price 50c sold by druggists.
At a Cambridge meeting in 1885, temperance supporters voted to publish a call inviting all friends to assemble at the MKE Church on Thursday April 30 at 1 o'clock. The aim is to discuss strategies to curb intemperance with remarks from notable speakers and music from the ME choir.
The salve promises to heal cuts bruises scalds burns wounds and eruptions with a money back guarantee. It claims to cure piles tetter and all skin eruptions and is offered for 25 cents by J. M. McGill. May 1 84 ly.
Town Topics lists top American promoters of public welfare Fulton Morse Whitney. It names Emerson Irving Hawthorne as eminent writers with Webster Phillips and Patrick Henry as eloquent orators. Washington Grant Lee as leading soldiers. Longfellow Whittier Bryant as poets. Gilbert Stuart George Inness and William Morris Hunt as eminent artists. Jefferson Hamilton Lincoln as foremost statesmen.
An advertisement claims Williams Indian Pile Ointment cures severe piles and unrelated itching. It promises instant relief, absorbs tumors, serves as a poultice, and is sold by druggists with mail-in price of $1 from Frazier Medicine Co. Cleveland Ohio. The page also notes Grant anniversaries in April 1865 with a sequence of Civil War events.
Cure for Piles describes back weight and abdominal discomfort with moisture and itching as symptoms. Dr Bosanko pile remedy absorbs tumors and relieves itching, priced 50 cents, sold by John M McGill in Ohio. A Corn Planter Indians tale claims a hidden lead mine in Armstrong County Pennsylvania known for 100 years, kept secret.
An advertisement touts Dr Frazier's Throat and Lung Balsam as a universal cure for coughs colds hoarseness and throat and lung diseases. It claims many lives saved and offers large family bottles for 50 cents. A separate Knoxville item notes a large cage found beneath the planned school site.
An advertisement touts Parker's Hair Balsam as a remedy for thinning hair and grayness. It claims the product restores hair fullness and gloss, with many users reporting bald spots covered after a single bottle and improved social and employment prospects.
The list catalogs various farm goods and staples including meal, eggs, feathers, sorghum, honey, salt, tallow, lard, butter, chickens, shoulders, hams, sides, rags, seeds for clover, timothy, orchard grass, red top, blue grass, potatoes, and canes. It mentions mixed rag and paper, Aslyke Clover, and several forage crops. text appears garbled with many misspellings.
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