This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1884
Page
3
The Cambridge Herald highlights a broad holiday supplement with displays at Siddall’s and J. O. Mellyar’s offering new dress fabrics gloves wraps and carpets. It reports deaths pensions gang activity school entertainments and local business notes from Bostwick Veitch Marsh Dennis Ogier and others plus weather and civic items.
A dense ad page lists Siddall's holiday wares and bookshop offerings at Siddall's and Ogier's Book Store. Mentions pipes, autograph albums, fur caps, tobacco sales in eastern Ohio, and a large furniture and perfume display at local stores. Also notes local incidents, train time changes, and social events amid a broad commercial roundup.
A series of local personal notices lists Milt Burgess returning home for holidays and many visitors including Frank Vogan from Columbiana County, Miss Jennie Black and Miss Jennie Crowl, Mrs. Caroline Miskimins dead in Port Washington, H. H. Madison and W. G. Smith of the R. M. S., John Spencer from Town state visiting eastern Guernsey, J. M. Rainie visiting from Senecaville, Dan Carroll promoted to express messenger on the Zanesville and Wheeling line, Prof. Davidson of New Lisbon in town for a School Examiners meeting, I. A. Oldham leaving for Terre Haute to tend a dying sister, C. T. Ogier the drug salesman in Cambridge, John Thomas of Guthrie Center visiting Senecaville, and a return visit expected.
Lofland House Cambridge Ohio becomes the Washington Hack headquarters from Monday December 29. A first class livery stable owned by the hack line proprietor offers low fly ing rates and transport to any point. Z A Purpue promotes Dr Jones Red Clover Tonic for complexion and health. Coal mines along the B and O railroad in this county shut down indefinitely, risking several hundred jobs as the railroad withdraws patronage.
Walter Noble appeared before Mayor Lawrence on Tuesday charged with stealing a turkey from J. W. Ferguson. He was fined one dollar and costs. Also advertised are various patent medicines and the railroad schedule for direct connections at Morgan Junction with B&O trains, and Day's Horse and Cattle Powder offered at 25 cents per pound.
Lists grand and permit juries drawn for the January 1885 term, with names such as Tsaae Lofland Thomas Blazin R. J. Clark Dallas McPeek Jno F Robins Jacob Stiles John Lindsey Elijah Ferrbrache Jesse Hall Winfield Bonnell John Moss Benj Hawthorne W P Sherrard Benj Bell Paul Sherrard and others. Grand Jury to report January 19 and Petit Jury January 26. Also notes saloon opening at Morgan Junction and local advertisements for Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup and Dr Breelow's Positive Cure from Decorah Iowa. County commissioners to meet first Tuesday in January.
An advertisement notes the product Cheney's Stomach and Liver Regulator relieves cholera morbus and stomach cramps immediately and is sold by J R Downar.
Christmas tree at the church near this place on Christmas Eve. Surveyor Garber’s school at College Hill hosts a Saturday night spelling. J E Shively returns after ten months in Illinois. C E Bugher home for holidays from Ann Arbor attending lectures. 4 W and Della Daniel rejoice at arrival of a girl. Invitations go out for the marriage of Mr Fisher and Miss Lind Frye near Hartford on Thursday. Newton and Chas Hickle families visit before moving to Kansas this week.
A period note extols Parker's Tonic to revive people with stomach liver or kidney issues who are not bedridden but unwell. It claims the tonic can restore health and spirits, urging readers to try it and regain vigor.
Mr Wm Johnson of Huron Oak reports his wife suffered chronic bronchitis unrelieved by many remedies until a bottle of Dr King Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds gave a permanent cure. Trial bottles free at J RN Downar's drug store Large size, $1.00. Marriage licenses issued to J T Johnson and Alice N Speck Jas L Johnson and Susannah Pearson E T Bauer and Ida F Elliott N A Noble and L B Burgess Geo W Bliss and Ide B Hall A B Samuels and Mary Berry W I Reynolds and Ella E Stewart A F Huhn and Etta Stone John Worley and Belle Virtue.
Gossip on mumps outbreaks and sheep losses blends with Christmas matches and markets. A son is born to In-to Rey Donaldson and wife on December 16. Rabbits bring in 10 cents at markets. Samuel Dugan sells geese and turkeys for Eastern markets. Thermometer dips to 12 below zero. many locals over 70 and 80 in a town of 600. Guernsey County F and M Ind Association to elect officers January 10. Schools close for two weeks. exam week precedes 1885. Sutton estate sale at Elizabethtown fetched 1380 dollars from Stephens. an advertisement in the Herald aids exposure.
An untidy grim beard is criticized as improper. Bucking ham's Dye for the whiskers reportedly changes color to brown or black, at discretion, to preserve neat appearance and good looks.
A local column notes a one week school vacation and ongoing illnesses including typhoid fever. It reports temperatures hit 20 below zero and lists social visits, mail time changes, and train schedules on the C and M railroad, with community remarks and jokes about a market reporter.
Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg NL reports a healed leg after eight years due to Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. He credits three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes of Arnica Salve with restoring his leg. Sold by J R Downar at 50 cents a bottle and 25 cents a box.
Winchester news includes health notes on Mrs W C Scott, visits from B Borton, A P Allen of Brady in town, and school closures for two weeks. Protracted meeting at Antrim continues with Rev C H Edwards, ME church prayer meeting, and poultry shipments by W C Scott. Future events invite a Christmas entertainment and oyster dinners at Scott’s. A Nashville reader praises Ayer’s Sarsaparilla for scrofula relief.
An advertisement touts Dr Frazier s Throat and Lung Balsam as the sole cure for coughs colds hoarseness and throat and lung diseases. It claims life saving power with wide gratitude and sells in large family bottles for 50 cents from Fra zier Medicine Co Cleveland Ohio.
Dr. Frazier's Root Bitters are described as a medicinal tonic not a dram shop drink. They claim to act on the liver and kidneys, promote regular bowels, and cleanse the blood. Sold by druggists for $1.00 by PRAPER MEDICINE CO. Cleveland Ohio.
A patent salve promises relief for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions and claims to cure piles. Sold by J. R. Downar for 25 cents per box with satisfaction guaranteed or refund. January 31 notice.
Local notes report Brady School closing for holiday vacation and Allen moving to a new residence. A two year old child of Rainey McCracken is dangerously sick. Mrs John Rolingson of Midway visits her parents in Brady. Myre Allen injured by a horse kick. George Linn from Jacksonville, Illinois, spending winter with relatives in Brady and Winchester. ATHLOPHOROS advertised as a self promoting remedy with testimonial claim.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.