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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1883
Page
2
Entry indicates the document was entered at the Cambridge Ohio post office as second class mail matter on Thursday August 30 1883. It reflects a postal registration or mailing status for periodical distribution. The line documents official mailing classification and date.
The Pen nyroyal Reunion in Oxford township gathered at a grove near the old national road for its fourth annual meeting. Speakers from Kansas to Ohio shared reminiscences, praised community progress, and urged youth to follow elder example while reflecting on home, faith, and national advancement.
Leaders and attendees recount rural blessings and progress while celebrating at a pennyroyal reunion. Kansas legislator L. W. Barton travels long distances to speak, with praise for American resilience. Officers elected include Barton as president and Kennon as treasurer.
The Caldwell Journal announces its first issue as a well edited Republican paper. This edition signals its welcome addition to the exchange list and sets a partisan editorial tone for local coverage.
A Democratic mass meeting will be held here on September seventh with Jon G L Converse and J M Estep present to discuss the issues of the day.
At the Democratic Central Committee meeting last Saturday I A Tannehill withdrew from the ticket after a brief speech. Mayor William Wharton was then nominated and filled the vacancy by acclamation.
The article notes San Francisco hosts more millionaires than any U.S. city with varied origins. One man carried money to the city, only one college graduate, only seven trained for a profession all lawyers. No doctor or preacher among them. Demographics include forty nine Americans, eight Jews, five Germans, four English, one French. Most are church members outside Catholic and synagogue. Four men worth 40 million each, five 20 to 30 million, two 10 million, five 5 million, two 1 million, rest at 1 million.
Cambridge Lodge No 301 adopts a report declaring the slander about Bro W H I Mellyar entirely false. The committee says homes named in the report denied knowledge and denounces the originators. they urge publication in county papers and express strong rebuke.
A 74 year old rheumatism sufferer testifies that Parker's Ginger Tonic cured him after years of pain. The ad explains the product will be called Parker's Tonic and warns against impostors substituting inferior preparations. It notes the genuine medicine bears the Hiscox & Co. signature on the wrapper.
The annual District Convention of the W F M S will be held at the M Ek Church on August 30 and 31. The programme includes devotional exercises, addresses by Rev M C Harris of Japan and Miss Hammond, reports from districts auxiliaries bands and committees, map exercises on China India Burmah, medical missions, and an hour with missionaries. Delegates will report at the church and be assigned homes by committee.
The voters of the National Greenback Labor Party are urged to convene at Cambridge Town Hall on Tuesday September 18th 1383 at 10 39 a m to nominate a county ticket by overseer committee.
The Executive Committee of the Prohibition Reform party of Guernsey County will meet in executive session in Cambridge on Friday September 7 1883. Full attendance is desired. Honor to our brave pioneers, Heroes of other days, prohibition pioneers shall yet have greater praise. By order of chairman J C HALIM
Advertisement touts Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy as reversing age related decline. Claims cure for headaches and body pains, liver bowel and kidney troubles, restoring vitality. Sold for one dollar at druggists or by the doctor in Rondout New York.
All diseases resulting from self abuse, as nervous debility, mental anxiety, depression of spirits, and functional derangements of nervous system, cured by German Invigorator. See advertisement. For sale by John Downar. June 14-3m.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania sustains the Allegheny County District Court ruling granting R E Sellers & Co exclusive rights to the Blood Searcher trademark registered in Washington DC on December 11 1876. Their name will appear on all outside wrappers and any sale without bearing the name will be prosecuted with a 1000 fine and two years imprisonment.
Old Berkshire Mills, Caron Mass, April 27 1882 announces Mr Peter Lawler has lived in town 17 years and worked 15 in their employ. Describes him as a good and respected citizen though with a chronic illness, now in apparent good health. Con. O Brown, Prest. Note adds a referenced wonderful case in another column for readers.
A planned start for manufacturing at the Barnesville window glass works is expected about September 17. A cyclone struck Muskingum county north of Zanesville last week causing damage followed by heavy rains and flooding. Harrison county wheat this year will total about half of last year with poor results on corn ground. A rattlesnake killed in Sarahsville weighed about three and a half feet with six full rattles and one partly formed, the first in over thirty years. A garter snake found north of town yielded fifty eight young snakes when dissected by Alexander Kennon and helpers.
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