Cambridge Herald Trauma Remembrances and Local Notes
The Cambridge Herald reports a bustling mix of local items on August 13 1885 including repairs at the Davis block measles at Guernsey threshing season for area farmers and a sick child Orrie Wharton son of the ex mayor. It notes the Huffman murder trial cost Muskingum county over 4000 and various shop notices and community events.
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Davis
Guernsey
Orrie
Wharton
Huffman
Muskingum County
Question on Imitation Memoirs of General Grant
A letter from Charles L. Stewart & Co. asks Gen. A. S. Grant for guidance on halting deceptive imitations of his name in books. They cite titles like Personal History of U S Grant and Personal History of General U S Grant published in Hartford and request instruction on possible legal action to stop misleading advertisements.
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A. S. Grant
Hartford
Conn
U.S. Grant
U. S. Grant
Charles L, Stewart &Co
Grant warns of imitators selling Personal Memoirs
Ulysses S. Grant denounces impersonators selling his Personal Memoirs by misusing his name. J. P. Mahaffey is named as the authorized local agent for Cambridge, Jackson, and Spencer townships, with subscription sales through the Park House in Cambridge and notices for agents from M. H. Soth of Cincinnati seeking canvassers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Grecor
Chas. L. Webster & Co
Deak
U. S. Grant
J. P. Mahaffey
Cambridge
Jackson and Spencer
HekaLp
M. H. Soth
Cincinnati
Ohio
Scarcity of Provisions Reported From Belmont County
J. A. Johnson travels forty miles through Belmont County and finds only half a stack of old hay and just enough straw for one wagon, though crops overall show signs of a bountiful harvest. He notes the scarcity contrasts with generally plentiful crops.
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J. A. Johnson
Belmont County
Barnesville Fair Opens This Season This August Dates
The first fair of the season will be held at Barnesville on August 25 26 27 and 28. Exhibitions there are among the best and draw good patronage. Barnesville residents are friendly and offer a fine day for recreation on the listed dates.
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Barnesville
Burr's Mills
Doctors Discover Liver Enlargement In Hopeless Case
Robert Jones a local colored man after twelve months of illness underwent surgery by Drs Wall Hoge Ramsey Warne and others to identify his ailment. They found enlargement of the liver and judged the case hopeless.
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Robert Jones
Wall
Hoge
Ramsey
Warne
Bean stories and local bragging in Newcomerstown
Citizens of Noble County chase the top bean tale while a Reverend notes vine pods reaching 26 inches. The chatter hints at competition with Tuscara beans and suggests Boston needs a resident agent in the county.
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Newcomerstown
Noble County
Boston
Heavy hailstorm damages western Guernsey last week
A very heavy hail storm swept western Guernsey last week causing extensive property damage and disrupting daily life. Local officials urged residents to check for repairs and file any insurance claims promptly.
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Guernsey
Personal notes from Quaker City and nearby towns
Mrs. S. B. Wallace is very ill. Numerous visits and greetings pass between residents of Sarahsville, Quaker City, New Concord, Kimbolton, Cambridge, and surrounding areas. Travelers and relatives such as Grant Turnbaugh of Columbus, Kate Reynolds of Pittsburg, and J. C. Durant visit, while Mrs. J. H. Butler, Alma Downar, and others plan or undertake visits or trips and health-related journeys. Sheriff McDonald represents Cambridge Post in Gen. Grant funeral affairs. many residents attend meetings and social calls across several counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
A.J. Spriggs
Sarahsville
Grant Turnbaugh
Columbus
N. B. Wharton
Caldwell
Charlie Williams
Warnock’s
W. Shepherd
Missouri
Quaker City Friends
Bunday
Quaker City
Kansas
Lillian Vankirk
Norwich
Luccock
Kimbolton
Coshocton
Kate Reynolds
Pittsburg
New Concord
J. W. Ramsey
Morgan Junction
Anice Anderson
Waynesburgh
Ohio
Daniel Bates
Guthrie Center
Iowa
Guernsey County
Sadie Johnson
Otsego
Lowrey
Love City
Europe
J. O. Mellyar
East Liverpool
Harry Skinner
Postal Service
Tom Kennon
Fairview
D. Gilliland
J.C. Durant
J C. Ayer
Lowell
Mass
Herald
W. D. Gambel
Marietta
Valley Junction
Sheriff McDonald
Cambridge Post
Gen. Grant
Zanesville
New York City
Quaker City Eyes Principal B and O Rail Point
Quaker City hopes to become the main B and O railroad hub between it and Barnesville. Road officials have visited to discuss a reservoir that, if built, would remove Spencers from the top post. The move is seen as beneficial to the company.
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Quaker City
Barnesville
Spencers
Swindle Warns of Lamp Inspection Scam in State
Report warns of a new scam where callers claim government authority and solicit ten cents per lamp inspected at residences while the householder is away. Separately an advertisement touts Ayer’s Hair Vigor as a remedy for dandruff and gray hair, claiming restoration of color and growth.
Bustle of newspapers decried as back numbers crush pride
A reminiscence laments that modern busy journalism reduces a man’s best efforts to old issues. It argues editors, though earning praise for enlightening minds, gain a cynical view of the profession and consider quitting amid bustle and deception.
Baltimore man credits Brown's Lion Bitters for neuraglia cure
Jash Ackley of 165 West Fayette Street Baltimore writes that after suffering neuraglia he found relief with Brown's Lion Bitters. He states two bottles cured him and after three months there was no return of symptoms. He praises the tonic as the best he has used.
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Jash Ackley
West Fayette Street
Baltimore
Brown
A. B. Allen
Winterpock
Local notes on rains markets visitors and events
Weather brings jolly mood as prices hold steady for butter and eggs in market lore. Laura Baker visits Zanesville while Porter of Wheeling and others tour the community. A plum crop forecast darkens locally amid storm damage. Births, deaths, openings and entertainments fill the week as Gen Grant’s funeral news spreads via the Sunday Enquirer.
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Laura Baker
Zanesville
Wheeling
John Paden
Isaac Mec ‘Ollum
Mason & Barnes
Gardner Room
Frame Bros
James Stockdale
Presbyterian Church
Gen. Grant
Harry Pease
Chas
Ada Filler
John Harris
New Concord
Dr Bosanko’s Cough and Lung Syrup Boosted By McGill
John M McGill the Druggist markets Dr Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup as the best medicine for coughs colds croup and primary consumption. It sells for 60 cents and 1 dollar with free samples offered.
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John M. McGill
Dr. Bosanko
Bosanko
Kimbolton Local Notes and Community Happenings
Local people engage in repairs and travels with small town updates. J B Luecock hires mill painting. Hazelett visits Cambridge. Jessie Thompson returns from Coshocton. Proctor and White deploy a threshing crew. births, a dog fight, and harness shop openings are noted. Baseball games at Cross Roads Salem and Birmingham are summarized with scores. memorial services honor US Grant. historic lineage of Robert Adair. long-time chair maker and resident with multiple marriages documented.
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J B Luecock
Will Hazelett
Cambridge
Jessie Thompson
Coshocton
Proctor and
White
Chas Bloomingdale
Mattie J Angus
Mantua
Mayberry Smith
Yukey
Susie Frame
Taylor
Texas
Grant
Birmingham
Gilmore
Wm Lickey
Gnadenhutten
Kimbolton
Wm Angus
Robert Adair
Sarah Morrison
Nancy Jane
Mahoning County
Sarah Catharine
Ava
Alexander
Barnesville
Sarah
Elizabeth
Thos Gibson
Mary Fox
Our Town
Electric Bitters touted as best blood purifier cure all
Claiming to treat liver disorders biliousness jaundice constipation weak kidneys and urinary problems Electric Bitters is advertised as the ultimate health tonic with guaranteed satisfaction or money back. Sold in 50cc bottles by C L Wall & Co.
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C L Wall & Co
Tak
C. L. Wall & Co
Byesville Social Notes and Local Events Packed
Ellis Addison opens a music store in Garfield Woodrow returns from Ada Morrison and Lee start a huckster wagon Rey Ream of Summerfield visited Dr B A Shouse and A W Conner went to Beallsville J T Morrison shipped ice to Macksburg Miners hold a meeting heavy wind and rain storm Sunday night J Hughes paints the MP church spire Harry Ream and mother visit Akron Missionary concert at ME church a $63 collection Dr J W Ringer and A W Ringer operate on a boy of Mike Waverick Arthur Love entertains then heads to Caldwell for G A F benefit Two young men near Cambridge unseat from a buggy after a frightened horse a crepe on the drug store prompts a remark about Grant Citizens form parade led by Byesville band and old soldiers opening addresses by Prof J A Bliss Rev A W Gruber D D Taylor music by choir and band.
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Rey Ream
Summerfield
B A Shouse
A W Conner
Beallsville
J T Morrison
Macksburg
J Hughes
Bellaire
Harry Ream
Akron
J H Ream
Mecurch
J W Ringer
W Ringer
Mike Waverick
Arthur Love
Mr Love
Caldwell
Cambridge
Jackson Township
Grant
Burt’s Hall
Byesville
Seneca Street
Mill Street
Main
Depot
J A Bliss
A W Gruber
D D Taylor
E Sears
de J W Ringer
Wm Selders
J Seals
Hall's Catarrh Cure and local social notes
Local items mention Hall's Catarrh Cure Birmingham. Names include Miss Lizzie Hill Coshocton, G M Meredith, Rev and Mrs Knight Cadiz camp meeting, Miss Jessie Moore Claysville, Rev Robert Tannehill Pine Grove, Jas Carruthers sold saddler shop to E Sears Port Washington, Wimi Meredith DO Daugherty Orvill Richards Mrs Dr Price on sick list, Mamie Wallace Fairview teaching painting, and reduced attendance at Bears Den Park SS due to rain.
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Birmingham
Lizzie Hill
Coshocton
Meredith
Knight
Cadiz
Jessie Moore
W G Moore
Claysville
Robert Tannehill
Pine Grove
Jas Carruthers
E Sears
Port Washington
Wimi Meredith
DO Daugherty
Orvill Richards
Dr Price
Mamie Wallace
Fairview
Bears den Park
Sarahsville Fair Dates Announced for September
The Sarahsville fair will be held on September 16 17 and 18 with events planned across the three days. Local organizers invite residents and visitors to attend and enjoy exhibitions rides and contests.
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Sarahsville
Not a Single Gray Hair Advertisement Claim
A San Francisco woman writes that she has no gray hair at fifty and credits Parker's Balsam from New York for restoring color. She praises it as reliable, non greasy, and highly perfumed, urging others to try it. Published July 23.
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J RC
San Francisco
Parker
New York
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Ogier's Drug Store
Hanlon
Madison Block
Cambridge, O
Roche
Chas.e Chandler
Chemical Department
School of
M Nes
Columbia College
E.& H.T. Anthony & CO
Mirs
Broadway
IM Ishler
C. J. Rhodes
Safe Harbor
Mishler
E. A. Schellentrager
St. Clair Street
Cleveland
The
Cambridge Herald
Auditor Beckett
Sunnafrank’s
Rock Hill
Birds Run
J. M. Warden
Tyner
St. Clairsville
Grover
Hornbrook’s
Jackson
Sonora Mills
Meccum
G. L. Arnold
McPherson
Quaker City Glass Works
McBroom
Patterson’s Grove
Broomhall
Lloydsville
Muskingum Common Pleas Court
Thalheimer
S. A. Sproat
Washington
Salesville
Cumberland
John W. Gillespie
Phebe Hall
Spencer's Station
Mary Booth
Center Township
James McBurney
T. M. McFarland
Tuscarawas County
Sunnafrank
John Hurrell
Adams Township
Kersey’s
Court House
Holloway
Flushing
Schultz & Co
Opera House
McGavan, Slavin and Johnson
Minstrels
A. J
T. A. Clark
Concord Cornet
Zanesville Post
Springfield
H. R. Lupton
George Wilson
Smyrna
Lippincott
Beecher House
Louisville
Kentucky
Alpheus Tinger
Cassell’s
W. C. Eagon
Elizabeth Nelson
South of Town
Henry Heneger
D. Tucker
W. A. Gill
General Kennedy
W. T. Frazier
Marquis
Sharon
M. E. Pulpt
Dr. Mills
Wonewee
Wis
Levi Day
John Jasper
Wm. French
French
Gen. Warner
Andrew Huffman
Muskingum
John Gallahan
Ladies Aid Society
Quaker City Christian Church
Independent
Daily Press
Corwin Taylor
Treasury Department
William Williams
Price House
William Wendell
Harrison Wendell
Batesville
Detroit and Cleveland Steam Navigation Company
Pease
Cambria, Penn
Farrell
Frazeburg
Young Men’s Christian Association of
Lake Erie
H. L. Williams
Ed. Eaton
Win. McCartney
Fred Raymond
Henry Rainey
Charley Rainey
Will Johnson
Will Johnston
Otto Stevens
al, Sarchet
Will McFarland
Adam Reiter
Jim Williams
Alva Laughead
Will White
Ed. Dunlap
A.S. Grant
Cambridge Band
Hutchisons Block
G. A. R. Post
School Park
W.M. Farrar
M. L. Jennings
Committee
West Point
Mexico
United States
Lee
Appomattox
Gen
J.W. Campbell
John Kirkpatrick
J.P. Mahaffey
C.L. Campbell
Ross W. Anderson
Wm. Lawrence
J.T. Rainey
Dr. Milligan
J. O. Grimes
Wells
Dorcas Chapman
Knox Township
West Lafayette
Lakeside
Mmeetng
Will Hyatt of
Yakey
Gibson’s
Sue Frame
T. D. Cheadle
Dr. Cooper
Walter Taylor
Will McLaughlin
W. K. Bolom
Alma Downar
Lebanon University
D. T. Jeffries
John McClelland
Mary Scott
Mamie
Essie
A. G. Scott
Washington County
Gray
Martin’s Ferry
Oakland
Ayer
Ellis Addison
Garfield
Woodrow
Ada
Morrison & Lee
Hall
Mary A Dailey
Tunkhannock
Dr King
Cl, Wall & Co
Bucklen
Garey
W. I. Garey
Beck
Albert Beck
Christ
Barbara Wirick
C. H Edwards
Antrim
James E. Whitney
Nurseryman
Rochester
N. Y
Cambridge, Ohio
A. B. Leonard, D.D
Prohibition
Evans Thompson
Naty
Nadal Fee
Ramsdell, Sweet & Co
Buffalo
E. M. Howard
Newport, N. H
James French
Atchison, Kans
H. M. Kidder
Dwight St
A. Kerse x
Rainey
J.C. Ayer & Co
Aver’s Ague
Harpers
S. C
Edwin Harper
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell, Mass
All Druggiste
W.T. Berry
John McBurney
Hiram C. Ferguson
James R. Barr
N.J. Hutchinson
Muskingum; College
FR. M. Spencer
William A. Jones
Dillon
Territory
Montana
William L. F. Stewart
Joseph Stewart
Guernse County
Theudas
Ana
Theudas Jones
L F. Stewart
Steele & Rosemond
Liberty
David Larcher
T. T. Richard
West Main Street
D. T. Latcher
Oldham’s
W. A. Carpenter
Peter Schaser
Cheney
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledoo
J.M McGill’s
Cow
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