Republican Convention Planned for Chicago in 1888
Ohio homes hold 2815 children and infirmaries 1511. National Committee sets next Republican Convention in Chicago on June 19 1888. Berry declines Plymouth Church appointment. Harper convicted and jailed ten years. Mest convicted for incendiary speeches and rioting, one year. President leans toward free trade. courts prohibit barbed wire fences on highways without adjacent landowner consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Committee
Chicago
Western Kansas Faces Coal Shortage Sparks Rail Blockades
A coal famine grips Western Kansas with desperate residents stopping trains from Colorado to the east and forcibly taking coal. Farmers fifty miles from rail lines also partake, creating widespread disruption as shortages bite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Colorado
Tongues Moisten Stamps as Postal Rush Surges
The piece notes that forty-five years ago no stamps existed yet in the United States and, in the past year, Americans have collectively tongue-moistened 1 968 341 000 times to prepare postage for billions of letters newspapers periodicals and parcels carried by the government.
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United States
Mrs Cleveland's Brown Bread Recipe Reported
The World newspaper quotes Mrs. Cleveland sharing her White House brown bread method. Mix Indian meal rye flour sour milk molasses and soda and salt. Steam for two and a half hours then bake twenty minutes to thirty depending on oven heat.
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New York World
Pekin Census Size Claims Global Population Over 392 Million
Pekin authorities report a census of the empire yielding 316,333,500 residents and add five omitted provinces to estimate a total near 392,000,000. Excludes Corea Thibet and Kashgar. India’s population over 250,000,000 makes Hindoo and Chinese peoples surpass half of humanity.
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Pekin
Corea
Thibet
Kashgar
India
Commissioner urges broad reform of public land laws
The General Land Office report shows 32 million acres restored to public domain in 2.5 years, mostly railroad grants or forfeitures. Last year’s public and Indian land sales brought in 12.268 million dollars. fraud in swamp surveys and timber theft over 6 million dollars. Proposes homestead residency for five years and mineral law changes to preserve public rights and curb monopolies. Expect opposition from corporate interests in Congress.
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General Land Office
National Treasury
Minnesota
United States
Congress
County Board Acts On Annexation And Road Petition
County Commissioners convened in regular session to set February 6 1888 for hearing on George Conner and others annexation petition to Byesville. Viewers named for John Combs road alteration in Washington township to meet December 22 1887 at George Anderson’s house with report due first Tuesday in January 1888. D L Mackey fills infirmary directorship vacancy for one month as term ends December. John Shipman elected chairman for the coming year. Sheep claims approved for several residents and Wm Smith awarded bridge contract in Washington township at rates 3 25 per perch stonework 1 00 per foot woodwork and related fill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Conner
Byesville
John Combs
Washington Township
John Fordyce
J. B. Johnson
Wash Reynolds
George Anderson
D. L. Mackey
John Shipman
Board of Commissioners
John 8 Mills
Clark Willis
J D Taylor
Wm Hanna
John Boyd
CN Black
Zimri Hartley
A J Clark
Sami F McFee
S W Luccock
Wm Smith
Court outcomes in Guernsey county dockets and state cases
Ledger of civil judgments and settlements listing numerous cases in Guernsey County including names such as John E Sankey J H Grimes Wm Baxter and Sarah J Johnson with judgments for plaintiffs amounts from 46.77 to 278.55 and orders of sale. Several dismissals and reconciliations noted plus state cases Ohio versus Rimer Morrison Sage Beeks and Sylvester Beeks plea guilty and fines. Circuit Court session summarized with dismissals and an error judgment in Gibson v Gibson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E Sankey
Guernsey Couna
J H Grimes
Wm Baxter
Mrs Franks
B& OR Roco
Thos A Hyde
Jennie H Hyde
Mary Mellyar
W H H Mellyar
Jas R Barr
Guernsey County
Sarah J. Johnson
Hugh and Mary Addy
Nancy A Atchison
E M Creighton
C L Ferguson
Albn Loughead
Tabitha Brokaw
John L Locke
Thos McGee
E Sears
Elias Wehr
Michael Hendershott
John Robey
Edward Patterson
Jacob C Thomas
Thos White
C P Forsythe
Wm Jones
Jones
Juliet Beymer
Louisa Donahoe
Martha A Meredith
Gee N Meredith
Gee C Hanna
SW Miller
W H Craddock
Campbell
William Borton
J B Taylor
Patterson
Ohio
Wm Rimer
Nolle Prosequi
Clarence Morrison
Sage
Sylvester Beeks
Circuit Court
Frazier
Woodbury
Laubie
Local notes and market update from town
Miss Stella Patterson returns from Illinois visiting. Hugh Stewart place sold to Law southeast of town. Hogs sell at 5 cents per pound over the past week. Election for three Councilmen set for Monday December 19. Joseph King Sr returns from Zanesville. Benton Wyrick and wife move into McCurdy house. ME church ladies plan holiday entertainment at the town hall. Bluegrass greening signals spring. Stewart Bros. poultry sale with high prices. For dry goods store space, contact V D Craig. RS Frame upgrades in Frame Bros store preparing holiday goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Patterson
Illinois
Carlos
Law
Hugh Stewart
Joseph King
Zanesville
Benton Wyrick
McCurdy
Our Place
Ladies of the
ME Church
Stewart Bros
D Craig
RS Frame
Frame Bros
Local notices and community notes from Senecaville
Lissa Adair is very ill with consumption. LePage opened an oyster saloon. George Shaw of Marietta visits relatives. Benj Rose of Iowa visits relatives. Rey Moses held a quarterly meeting service at Coen's. Norval Rogers started a singing school at Blacktop schoolhouse. Rabbits are eight cents in the market as Christmas nears. W H Keil called to Lafayette Indiana for his ill daughter. Mrs Asberry Webster of Van Wert guest of her father. Samuel Patterson Mr Webster selling fruit trees. Hattie Ward eight, daughter of Isabel Ward, died December 8 from dropsy of the chest. burial Sunday at 11. Mrs Ward mourns the loss of her husband and two other children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lissa Adair
LePage
George Shaw
Marietta
Benj Rose
Iowa
Rey Moses
Norval Rogers
Blacktop
W H Keil
Lafayette
Ind
Louie
Asberry Webster
Vanwert
Ohio
Samuel Patterson
Webster
Hattie
Isabel Ward
Local notes and social events from the Chalfant area
Sickness prevails among children. Quarterly meeting at Chalfant's Chapel last Sunday. Birth announced December 11 a son to Tomfr and Mrs Joe Hamilton. Elder Dixon preached at the ME church last Sunday evening. T L Huber of Omaha City works as compositor at the Industrial World office. Mrs Mary Peters, lately feverish, is convalescing slowly. W W Owens and family plan Colorado home. WFM society quarterly meeting next Sunday evening in the ME church. George Scott and Myrtle Nicholson married at the ME Parsonage by Rev Grimes last Sunday evening. Electric light is needed to aid travel on dark nights. T Croyle and H M Dyer in the Hocking Valley for the Industrial World until Christmas. A concert at Burt's Hall last Saturday night, by Parsonage Furnishing Committee of the M Edard, was well attended. receipts at door were $20.40.
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Chalfant’s
Tomfr
Joe Hamilton
Dixon
T L Huber
Omaha City
Industrial World
Mary Peters
W W Owens
Colorado
WFM Society
George Scott
Myrtle Nicholson
M E
Rey Grimes
T Croyle
H M Dyer
Hocking Valley
Burt's Hall
M Edard
Local notes from Antrim and surrounding area
Mrs Phips improves her health as Anna Hughes studies music and Joe Hughes reports hogs sold this week. Roy Tannehill was kicked by a horse on a Tuesday. Frank Cunningham sale attracts a large crowd and brisk trades. Brushy Fork Baptist church hosts a singing by Ralph Hanna and a box festival with proceeds of 1950 dollars. A trial at the place last Thursday saw Frank Erskine as plaintiff in a State case with a hung jury after an hour and a half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos Mills
M'ddlebourne
Brushy Fork Baptist Church
Frank Erskine
State of Ohio
Local Notices From Washington And Middletown
Bertha Stiles is on the sick list and Miss Cora Stiles of Washington visits here. Miss Mary Dunlap visits relatives at Middletown. A wood chopping at Val Gunns last Thursday and a dance at night. An oyster supper at Middletown last Tuesday accounted for attendees. A box social and musical entertainment at Clie schoolhouse on the 23rd invites all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Stiles
Cora Stiles
Washington
Mary Dunlap
Middletown
Val Gunn
Calmed by Dr Bull's Cough Syrup and Salvation Oil
A baby with croup finds relief after a bottle of Dr Bull's Cough Syrup is drawn from a pocket. Little Willie experiences a burn on his arm but is soothed by Salvation Oil the great liniment as calm returns.
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Dr. Bull
Little Willie
Little Willie Joy
Salvation Oil
Foreclosure sale set for Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley line
Creditors win an order to sell the Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley railroad under mortgage foreclosure after Pan Handle withdraws from its lease. The line faces sale following prolonged lease dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railroad
Pan Handle
Remarkable Blood Poison Cure Adverts in 1887 Paper
An editorial notes cure of blood poison by a treatment advertised by C E Mitchell of New York and Swift Specific Company of Atlanta. It urges readers to obtain genuine remedies and claims long experience with success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Picayune
C. EK. Mitchell
West Twenty-third Street
New York
Swift
Atlanta
An Enemy to Poison Editorial Praise for Swift Specific
The New Orleans Picayune July 7 1887 editorial lauds the Swift Specific Company medicine for blood poisoning claiming it eradicates impurities including hereditary ones and would be a boon to mankind if it could cure a local sore. It notes the backing of famed names and cites desperate cases as proof.
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The
New Orleans Picayune
Swift Specific Company
Swift Specific medicine cures boils and brings relief
A Danville correspondent notes a citizen cured of over thirty boils by a medicine, after trying other remedies and mineral waters. A treatise on blood and skin diseases is mailed free by the Swift Specific Co. Mrs Smithly of that town celebrated her 100th birthday with two brothers over 90.
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Danville
Times
S. S
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta, Ga
Spratt
Smithly
Birthday Surprise For Mrs Francis Hancock
Last Thursday marked the 54th birthday of Mrs Francis Hancock of Adams township. Friends gathered at her home to celebrate with baskets of food and a feast at noon. She received many handsome presents and the day was described as one of the most pleasant ever spent.
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Francis Hancock
Adams Township
Hancock
Pennsylvania Lines West Excursion Fare Sale Dates 1887 1888
The Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh offers one fare round trips from all stations on December 24 25 26 31 1887 and January 1 2 1888 with return by January 3 1888 Tickets not sold to adults under 50 cents or children under 15 cents No sales on December 27 28 29 30 1887 For details contact nearest Ticket Agent Pittsburgh Cincinnati St Louis Railway Co Also warning about a fraudulent magazine canvasser roaming the land urging caution to avoid memory of the encounter.
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Pennsylvania Lines
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway Co
Guernsey
Ohio
William Norris
Panty
Cambridge
Baltimore & Ohio
Norris
Rebecca McCreary
Elizabeth Norris
Hugh F. McDonald
Guernsey County
Steele & Rosemond
Atty’s
What Am I To Do Biliousness Remedy Advised
The piece describes bilious symptoms such as poor appetite for solids, white or rough tongue, digestive disturbances with diarrhea or constipation, possible hemorrhoids or bleeding, dizziness headaches acidity and stomach tenderness. It promotes Green's August Flower as an inexpensive cure, claiming thousands attest its efficacy.
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Green
Mark S7eowly
Railroad brake men must call station names after leaving prior stop
On the C. L. and W. railroad, brake men on passenger trains are required to announce the next station immediately after departing the current one. This standard practice ensures passengers and crew are aware of upcoming stops and maintains orderly train progression.
Foroxie Salve Ad Promises Cure and Satisfaction
Advertising copy claims Foroxie salve by C L Wall and Co cures cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns and skin eruptions and piles with a money back guarantee. Price 25 cents per box. February 18.
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C.L. Wall & Co
Oil dealer loses fingers after belt accident
An oil dealer from Macksburg named L Stevens sustained severe hand injuries when a belt struck his left hand last week resulting in amputation of the fourth and fifth fingers.
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Macksburg
L. Stevens
Pan Handle Route Excursions to West Coast in December 1887
Excursions to Los Angeles and San Francisco from all points on the Pan Handle Route run Mondays December 19 and 26, 1887. Pullman Buffet Cars and Eastlake Coaches connect through to St. Louis and Chicago with through California line cars. For rates times and routes contact Pan Handle Route agents or J O Ruple Columbus Ohio. Post Office rule: only name and address may be written on newspaper or package wrappers to avoid higher postage.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Cal
St. Louis
Chicago
California
J. O. Ruple
Columbus
Ohio
Indian Camp Notes and Local Events
The item lists rural notes from Indian Camp including market prices for butter eggs and lard and visits by DR Wallace to Kimbolton friends. It records John Beatty selling his house near Oldham's Station to Clark Wilson and notes Benjamin Deselms has fever, the sixth in that family. The Hopewell cornet band disbanded after a gale, and a box social fundraiser is planned at Mount Hermon church on the 26th. Ralph Marling stays with Miss Warden and attends Hopewell School. John Stewart returns home after eight months away.
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Literary Society
CE Lawyer's
DR Wallace
Kimbolton Friends
John Beatty
Oldham
Clark Wilson
Benjamin Deselms
John Stewart
Creighton
Hopewell Cornet
Ralph Marling
Cambridge
Miss
Mr N F Frohlichsteip Praises Dr King's Discovery
Mobile Alabama reader endorses Dr King's New Discovery for consumption bronchitis and catarrh stating instant relief and cure. He adds praise for Electric Bitters and New Life Pills and notes trial bottles free at C L Wall Co Drug Store with positive guarantee.
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N. F. Frohlichsteip
Mobile
Ala
Dr. King
Dr King
Election Resolution for Cambridge Natural Gas Venture
Cambridge Village Council orders a special election on December 19 1887 to decide if Cambridge Light and Fuel Company may operate in Cambridge Ohio for heating and lighting. Ballot phrasing includes yes for permission and no opposing action, with publication of resolution required and election costs borne by the company.
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South Eastern Natural Gas Company
Cambridge
Ohio
Cambridge Light and Fuel Company
Railroad Round Trip Fares Between All Stations
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad will sell round trip tickets at one fare for the round trip from all stations to all stations on the Trans Ohio Divisions and the Columbus & Cincinnati Midland Railroad including Chicago Wheeling Pittsburg and Cincinnati. Tickets are valid for return until January 3 1988 inclusive.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Trans Ohio
Columbus & Cincinnati Midland Railroad
Chicago
Wheeling
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Belmont County Relief Commission Seeks Indigent Soldier Fund
The Belmont County Relief Commission asks for an appropriation of 2268 dollars for indigent soldiers in the county for six months.
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Belmont County Relief Commission
Scott's Emulsion Promises Strength for Weak Children
Pure cod liver oil emulsion with hypophosphites aids wasting diseases in children with feeble digestion. It acts as both food and medicine, building strength and flesh, and is described as nearly as palatable as milk. Do not take other remedies.
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Scott
Barnesville plans illustrated year book for January first
The Barnesville Republican outlines a unique illustrated year book featuring articles of strong local interest. The Hanlons, noted for energy, will publish an initial issue with a distinctive design and timely local stories.
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Barnesville Republican
Hanlons
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