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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1883
Page
2
The State Board of Agriculture aims to outdo past Ohio State Fairs at Columbus September 3 to 7. Greece raises olives and grapes as leading crops with about eleven and a half million olive trees. Green olives become vinegar, ripe black olives are table olives, and leftovers yield olive oil.
The table lists volunteer contributions by state, including numbers like Pennsylvania and Indiana with totals such as 319,000 and 193,285 respectively. Other states such as Massachusetts Missouri Wisconsin Michigan Iowa Maryland New Hampshire Vermont West Virginia Minnesota Rhode Island Kentucky New Jersey Maine Connecticut appear with varied figures.
Dr. Gill reports a striking spread in prison mortality. Sing Sing near 7 deaths per 1000, Auburn 12, Clinton over 20. Wisconsin 3 the lowest, Mississippi up to 77 the highest. Mines and railroad labor raise southern death rates while New Hampshire shows 48. Massachusetts 15, Maine 15, Vermont 22, Connecticut 15, Pennsylvania 6 western regions and 14 eastern.
Figures show 320 000 square miles of coal area with 9 600 000 000 tons total at 30 feet depth. At 30 000 000 tons yearly consumption the supply would last about 320 years from mining start, with 508 000 tons mined to date leaving over 300 years of demand ahead.
A roundup of statistics on barbed wire, land planted with timber in Kansas, cattle grazing in old Indian country Texas, Britain's chemists and medics, postal losses, human respiration, long dormant Connecticut bank inquiries, Cincinnati land value, sleeping car porter earnings, Tennessee colored property, U S farm capital, Massachusetts fisheries, U S farm livestock counts, goats as land cleaners, Siberian gold, and expedition costs.
The Statistical Record shows Union casualties by cause. It cites 93,969 deaths from violence, 186,216 from disease, and 24,184 from unknown causes. Disease killed over twice as many as gunfire, with typhoid fever and diarrheal disease the major killers.
The Wheeling Register cites a 1866 Provost Marshal General summary estimating Union casualties between 220 000 and 285 000 discharged with 60 000 due to consumption, 12 000 rheumatism, and 11 000 heart disease. Confederate losses listed at 133 821 with gaps noted as incomplete.
Rev W A Williams of the Ohio W C T U will address non partisan meetings on constitutional amendments in multiple towns including Love City Washington Winchester Peak Kimbolton Newcomerstown Gnadenhutten Dennison Jewett on designated August nights.
A temperance mass meeting is announced for August 30 in Salesville Ohio. The program includes prayer, speeches by Rev. N J Smith Rev W V Milligan Rev W A Chalfant and Rev J R Mills with music and refreshments. The event ends with an address on the October 5 vote and the duty of citizens to end the liquor traffic in Ohio.
The Baltimore and Ohio announces September excursions with half fare round trips to major hubs including Chicago Columbus St Louis Louisville Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. Special cars dining trains and steamers to Old Point Comfort Norfolk and Mount Vernon accompany the grand Oriole festival set for September 13 and three carnival nights.
Reported Texas cattle disease in Clermont county. Thomas Wilson of Rix Mills has a guinea that laid 133 eggs in 133 days. Incendiary fire in Bayard Tuscarawas county caused property loss of 3000 dollars. A large 40 inch by 25 pound task found in Noble county. Wolf's Station post office discontinued. mail may go to Newcomerstown. Narrow Gauge railroad progress to Freedom. Belle Valley work on bridges and tracks toward Hiramsburg. trestle 75 feet of lumber to be built. Belle Valley grade reached Caldwell with Malcom’s work crew. Major McCann reports night shifts on St. Clair tunnel. Perryopolis tunnel largely cleared and approaches graded.
The 1882 metall Zinc output reached 35 765 net tons valued at 54 cents per pound in New York totaling 36 465 20. For the first six months of 1883 output is estimated at 18 000 tons with an average price of 45 1 3 cents per pound in New York and a value around 1 665 000. Besides spelter and sheet zinc domestic manufacture includes zinc oxide from ore.
The Chicago Sanitary News warns that sweet smelling air does not guarantee safety from sewer gases and contaminants. It advocates proper ventilation and sealed drains, plus dry walls and foundations to curb mold and germs without using dangerous disinfectants or vapors. It emphasizes simple, practical sanitation over misleading scents.
The Septem ber issue presents Chief Justice T. M. Cooley on State Regulation of Corporate Profits. John A. Kasson Prefers Municipal Reform. Richard Grant White Examines Class Distinctions. James Jackson Reflects on Shooting at Sight. George Walton Green Unveils Caucus Tricks. W H Mallock Opposes Peerage Government. D S Phelen Discusses Freethinking Limits. Grant Allen Reviews An American Wild Viewer.
Pain and sickness usher age and weakness but Dr David Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy promises restoration to youth. It claims to ease headaches bodily pains and liver kidney and bowel troubles, with a dollar per bottle available through doctors or Rondout New York.
Mrs Rice of Richmond visits her father Rev Blake in Jefferson county. Mrs Cochran of West Virginia visits sister Mrs Martin Hickle. Michael Spaid buys Hartford property to move soon. Adelaide Orr of Harrisburg visits father A C Lawrence. A Flanagan buys former Belford property. Mrs Seigfried of Canal Dover visits father John Seigfried. Homer M Hill assists editing the Daily Advertiser at Bismarck Dakota. McClelland Barton scalded by J M Secre s saw mill last week. Mrs R A Dyson of St Clairsville returns home after grandfather Abram Albin's funeral. Someone tried to enter Jacob Spaid's house but fled when family woke. Aquilla Spaid, watcher for Barnum trains, slept by track awaiting hand car crew. found asleep with a limb on rail a few minutes before last train.
Hopewell notes a wedding talk and a Sunday School picnic planned for this fall. J C Fleming is building a new dwelling. Charley Johnson will move into his home by early September. Charles Brown and James Grindstall join the band. Dr. Chapman attends camp meeting at Burrs Mills. John M Warden considers a Kansas trip. visitors include Mrs St John from Cambridge at John Brown's and Miss Ella Johnston and Sadie Dyer from New Concord at Miss Lizzie Dyer's.
A 74 year old rheumatic sufferer from Binghampton testifies that Parker’s Tonic cured him after years of pain and disability. He urges skeptics to verify with him, and notes the product is being renamed Parker’s Ginger Tonic to prevent dealer substitutions while promising genuineness on bottles bearing Hiscox & Co. signature.
A child of John Barton Jr. dies on the 17th. Jolly Byrd wins the belt on White Russian Oats. Mrs Gephart of Columbus visits daughter Mrs Stevens. W H Byrd and A T McCormick claim champion corn in the region. M W Van Seyoc travels in Pennsylvania as advance agent for Prof Alexander's illustrated lectures.
G W Allender visited Bridgeport last week. Thomas Bennett of Newark visits friends here. Mrs Mary Clark and son Seberry of Illinois visit relatives. Rev Nash will preach at the Baptist church next Sabbath at 4 PM. Miss Hutchison of Charleston Illinois spend three weeks with Misses Belle and Lizzie Ferbrache. Miss Belle Clark of Isabel Edgar county Illinois visits Miss Mary Bonnel. M FE church hosts speeches by Revs Jackson Rollingson and others with a missionary meeting in the evening.
Threshing is popular among farmers. Bill Hall arrives with a carload of cows. Buckey, east of Ava, was killed when kicked by a horse last week. Eighteen Odd Fellows visited Woodgrove Lodge last Thursday night. Track work continues toward Hiramsburg, with trains to run by Saturday. end of track near Chandlersville is about two miles east. J. R. Clemons of Philadelphia stayed with I. N. Knowlton since Thursday, leaving today after attending Milwaukee photographers’ event. Six or seven young ladies held a picnic near Hiramsburg with escorts arriving in their own carriages. they reported a pleasant time.
Miss Zou Meek visited friends at Senecaville. Solomon Peters Sr was robbed of over $100 last Sabbath. Miss Lilly Norwood of Sharon visits Dr Shouses. An engine and five coal cars were wrecked Tuesday near town. Excursion to Canal Dover drew many residents. A C Anderson and brother of Milnersville were in town on business. Will Miller covered J C Secrest’s duties last week. Co T Closman opened a ready made cloth stock and did fair business. The M K E Parsonage committee met and accepted the building from Enoch Sears. Sears did a good substantial job. Jerry Smith drilling at New Concord found rock at 41 feet, 14 inches thick in 19% days. New Concord may have a bright future.
James Shepard sold his 80 acre farm to Hannah Stewart of Tuscarawas county. Adam Kimball moved his family to James Little's farm. Samuel Stewart, an elder in Monroe township, suffered paralysis. PW Longstreth sold his farm to James Giles of Birmingham for twenty four acres at 36 per acre. Rev J W Martin preached at Clear Fork U P church. Grandmother Schooley of Trish Ridge died of paralysis at 82 on Friday August 17 1883. Rev Boyd preached at the Baptist church Sunday. Quilting party at Miss Hattie Lannings. Mrs Rachel Baird sold a young horse for 7137. Woman's Missionary Society of Clear Fork U P church elected Ellen P Aiken President Martha Neel Secretary Louise Thompson Treasurer. Visitors at Christian Wengers included Wm Shrader Martha Shrader and John Schwarn. Jemima Oppeal of Black Band Tuscarawas county.
All diseases from self abuse such as nervous debility mental anxiety and depression of spirits cured by German Invig orator. For sale by John Downar. June 14 3m.
In Caron Massachusetts on April 27 1882 the Berkshire Mills notice that Peter Lawler has lived in the town seventeen years and worked there fifteen, described as a good citizen despite a long chronic illness now claiming to be in apparent good health. The note is signed by Con. O Brown President and mentions a described marvelous case published in another column.
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