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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1890
Page
2
The Cambridge Herald notes relate to its management, office location on Main Street East, editor, and mail class details. The records indicate business manager and editor references, with standard post office classification and entry status for Cambridge.
A group of scientists departed New York to study Mexico's mountains and valleys and gather information for a broad research fund. Volcanoes in Mexico and Japan erupted recently causing destruction and loss of life in surrounding valleys. Woman suffragists unify the three national branches and pursue universal suffrage as their path to happiness.
In Camden New Jersey the Grand Jury refused to indict Dr Kniffen husband of the deceased woman and his alleged accomplice Miss Purcell. Both were released from further custody after the findings.
Both parties anticipate a vigorous campaign across the country as elections approach this fall and preliminaries are being organized to ensure heated clashes in all areas with potential victories.
The Rhode Island Legislature proposes to raise pay for a Governor's Secretary to 1200 dollars per year while the Governor remains responsible for duties. The Governor would still carry the ultimate accountability.
Jake Kilrain was defeated in a six round glove contest in New Orleans Monday night by J. J. Corbett, a San Francisco Olympian Club teacher. Kilrain was knocked about the ring and heavily punished, while Corbett escaped with comparatively little injury.
Tensions between French and English communities in Canada escalate as officials consider declaring French language officially abolished. The move intensifies political friction and raises concerns about minority rights and national unity.
The New York legislature pursues uniformity in marriage and divorce laws by proposing a bill to appoint a commission. The commission would urge other states to adopt a similar procedure and collaborate to draft a common law for eventual passage by multiple legislatures.
Montana lawmakers faced a stall in action until a sheriff’s quorum was used to compel absent Democrats to return. The tactic enabled the body to remove the legislative obstruction and proceed with business.
Columbus reports say the Democratic caucus approved a redistricting bill to form the 18th district from Guernsey Harrison Carroll Jefferson and Columbiana counties with a Republican majority of 5680. The act would award Democrats fifteen of twenty one Congress seats.
The article notes a clear breach among state Republicans and fears reconciliation before the year's key political contest. It cites resentment over ballot box forgery blame, with figures like Wood, Sherman, McKinley, Butterworth, Foraker, and Halstead implicated in lingering tensions and fault lines.
The writer suggests Hon. J. D. Taylor, a district congressman, seeks the Ohio governorship. They note his political hunger and readiness to endure drawbacks, smiling through changes as he contemplates a higher office.
Lyman E. Knapp, governor of Alaska, reports the white population under 3,500 and total residents not much higher than 1880. Real estate values, aside from mines and mills, cap near 15 000, with taxable property under 5 million. He favors congressional representation but not full territorial organization, proposing the governor stay in Washington during Congress to reduce lobbyism and aid legislation.
Washington buzzed as Stage and Smith opened a beef market with lively activity last Saturday. Prices show butter 20 cents a pound and eggs 12 cents a dozen. James Mason sold his dwelling to William Lucas. Linn bought horses. county business drew Commissioner John Graves to town. railroad work expected to resume April first and the P A O railroad may reach Freeport this summer.
Judge Hosick of Cambridge visited last week while O E McConnell and wife called on friends here. AngUS visits sister in Jefferson. Norris Peoples from Georgia arrives. Estey organ placed in U P church. Proctor McCullough wedding set for Thursday. Miller sale drew steady attendance and fair prices. Quarterly meeting begins February 22 at North Salem. Spelling school at Bell's postponed due to weather. Thomas McKahan attends Salem church. Mark Snyder and companions plan Portland trip next week. Charles Worthing to move to farm. car held at Cambridge due to road neglect. P C Pfeiffer reports general satisfaction in cases. Sam McKim returns from Pennsylvania seeking work. Miss Maggie Angus of Dakota pens a home life poem for valentines. Jennie Gaumer vs Miller trial set for Friday with Luccock and Miller as counsel. Home company may sell to Southeastern with territory development. Jesse Frye and boys return to Toledo after visit. Henry and Jesse suffer a broken arm. Anna Chambers declared insane and sent to Columbus asylum. John Ingram and Lizzie Berry accompany. Jane Douglas dies and is buried at Ridge cemetery. Rev J C Hammond conducts funeral.
Report notes a Sabbath evening service marked by the organ for the first time in the United Presbyterian church. Other items mention Dr. Crumbacker visiting Toledo, protracted meeting at the Methodist church led by Rev Freshwater, and several local obituaries and funeral notices with family details and attendees.
The grippe is abating and prices for eggs butter and corn are listed. Sheep sold for 3 dollars each at last Saturday’s sale. The McCullough gas well shows a small oil flow. Wm Kennedy, ill with grippe, is out again. Home gas and oil company prepares to settle up before further development. Our truant officer reports trouble enforcing truancy law in Salem. Mr Turnbaugh, ex private of the 122d O V I, visited to gather pension evidence. A noted stray rumor about valentines spreads among locals who fear naming signatures. The M P Sabbath School elected M V McKim Supt John Moninger Asst Miss Etta Shaffer Sec Thomas Lloyd Treas. A strange four foot dark animal was seen by W Sturtz in an alley and vanished through a fence.
Protracted services begin here Sunday evening s. Latham and wife were presented with a bouncing girl last Friday. Geo Halford, who has been ill for some time, is once more seen on our streets. Isaac Wilkin of Belfontaine, has been visiting his uncle, Thomas Wilkin of this vicinity. The wheezy grip has sneezed its last ree sounding bray. Now comes the doctor's bills without delay. Jno. Stewart was at Antrim on business Saturday, and did not get home until Sun day morning. Something wrong. Rev. Kaho left Monday for Marietta, and on his return will bring Mia. Kaho and son who have been visiting in that vicinity.
An excerpt notes ailments and cures with Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup for a hoarse voice and Salvation Oil as a remedy to restore harmony at home. The passage satirically links medical tonics to domestic discord and relief.
Mrs Smiley of Pennsylvania visits relatives in town. Hilas Conner from Cumberland organizes a singing class here. Charles Mullenix boards with John Burson near New Gottingen. J M Mosier buys B Allen property for six hundred dollars. Clara Athey leaves for Parkersburg West Virginia to settle there. John McPeek goes to New Cumberland West Virginia to work in oil fields. Sherman Cale buys Langdon Moorhead property and will move here this spring. P 8 Dilley buys 8 O Osborne land north of town and will move there. Washington memorial entertainment planned at town hall next Friday. Rev Dye closes meeting at Coens church with sixteen accessions. County commissioners examine mill bridge and likely plan a new one soon. Charles Speer buys Clark Morrison property on High Street. wife in New York will join him soon. Dr Frank Rainie leaves for Manistique Michigan for hospital position. Older farmers discuss buying town property to be near church due to bad roads. Elsworth Secrest leaves for Denver Colorado. they report his twelve thousand dollar farm offer after moving from Iowa ten years ago.
St Valentine’s Day passed quietly as Conner & Reasoner follow Conner & Nicholson. Local youths spent Sunday afternoon here. Mrs Christina Dyson and Miss Elizabeth Secrest of Pt Pleasant visited. Dave Burt owns a pet fox squirrel found north of town. O Piggott and Harry Stewart of Pt Pleasant attended the last meeting. Washington’s Birthday will be celebrated by the Union Literary Society with a march and hall entertainment.
Reports from Pt Pleasant record small town happenings including visits by Grace Wills from Hartford and Mrs. Benjamin Lee of Eyesville. Several residents travel for business to Caldwell and Cambridge while Thomas Teener of Hartford and Ira Aplin plan new stays. A social hop occurs at Secrest’s hall and a Bethel meeting is noted with a sick list and a possible Newark bride arrival.
Mrs. William Knouff Sr. is on the sick list and several new cases of la grippe are reported. Sam Harper returns to Butler Station. N A Daniels sells town property to Mrs. Mary Beggs. Dr. Trimble and wife visit from Stevens Point Wisconsin. Farmers begin plowing for spring crops. R P Bell and N A Daniels return from a western trip. Protracted meeting ends at M E church with accessions. School progress under William Padgett and Miss Mattie Bonnell. Rev Caldwell recovers from grippe enough to preach at U P church. Frank Tuttle departs for Illinois after months of visits.
Peach buds uninjured. Henry Duff repairs his residence. T B Stiles recovering from illness. Wm McKisson presides over Cross Roads literary society. M E church raised 75 for foreign missions on Sabbath. Preaching next Sabbath at 10 30 am. Sabbath school at 9 30 am. Allen M E Sunday School over 100 scholars. J F Rankin efficient superintendent. Rev Kahn preached at Allen's chapel last Sabbath evening from the text My witnesses saith the Lord.
Court reports show settlements at defendant costs in multiple cases including B H Black v W J Tedrick and A Cunningham et al Ex'rs v Robert Vance. Plaintiff verdicts total 87.50 and 747.50 in separate actions. Counts include continuance denial, jury trial status, and adjournments out of respect for J O Grimes. Ohio cases list pleas, fines up to 75 and 60 dollars, and several guilty pleas for liquor violations.
An 1889 advertisement offers a salve claimed to heal cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or a refund and lists price of 25 cents per box by D M Hawthorne with date December 5 1889.
A reference table lists weights per bushel for various crops and items such as corn, wheat, potatoes, beans, and malt. The page includes short ads touting laxative remedies Laxador, Dr Bull’s Baby Syrup for sleep, with prices noted as 25 cents.
The article quotes a home remedy advising, at diphtheria onset in a child, sealing the room then burning tar and turpentine to fill the space with fumes. It claims the fumes loosen and expel membranous matter from the throat, causing the disease to pass off. No medical endorsement is given.
An advertisement urges readers to try Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds and chest trouble. It claims the product becomes a household staple after one trial and offers a money back guarantee with trial bottles free at D M Hawthorne’s drugstore.
James Vick, Seedsman of Rochester New York, offers one thousand dollars in cash premiums at the Illinois State Fair for best cabbage celery potatoes cauliflower tomatoes musk melon onion and mangel. Vicks will erect a separate building to display flowers and vegetables and will be on hand to receive guests.
A Mar tin's Ferry tale about a haunted house originated from a neighborhood woman's dream. She saw six men carrying a dead man from the house and shared the vision with the house’s resident, who then believed she could glimpse similar sights and decided to move away.
E A Bett of Anderson reports poison oak outbreaks in 1883 and 1884 that cleared after taking Swift's Specific S. S. 8. 8. He notes a temporary return but then permanent cure with continued use. He cites his son also recovering and praises the remedy as effective for such diseases. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases offered free by Swift Specific Co. Drawer 3. Atlanta Ga.
Marion Harland calls on mothers and daughters to fund a fitting monument for Mary Washington, marking her burial site as a ruined national treasure. The Home-Maker editors pledge seventy five cents from each two dollar annual subscription to the cause if sent with the note For Mary Washington Monument.
A vintage advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a nerve tonic and alterative to restore appetite digestion liver and kidneys. It claims surprising results and urges trying a bottle priced at 50 cents at D. M. Hawthorne's drugstore.
Butter 18c eggs 12c. James R Bell convalescent Mrs Jane Ratliff pneumonia Miss Laura Johnson whooping cough. Charles Jones moved to New Philadelphia. John Glenn improving. Mrs Hugh Addy improving. Mount Hermon church lacking pastor. John Campbell Meade Center visited sister. Rev Henderson Clark Little York visiting parents. Rev McFarland and Wm Woodburn attended golden wedding Wm Clark. Panther seen with chain four five feet. dog chased but died. M Bemise died of whooping cough aged 2 6. Noah Martin wound hand handling revolver slight flesh wound Milton McFee. Quarterly M E meeting Rev Freshwater presiding. three on probation after communion. sermons praised.
Frank J. Cheney attests as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The document dated December 6, 1886, notes the product is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for 75 cents.
Lands described in Noble and Guernsey counties Ohio to be sold at sheriff sale with separate parcels. Noble county tract 160 acres appraised 7406 dollars and Guernsey county tract 80 acres appraised 5866 dollars. Cash or two installment options with six percent interest secured by first mortgage. Cambridge February 1 1890. W H C Hanna Sheriff. J J Douglas attorney. Feb 20 1890.
Our store clears winter stock at a great sacrifice to make room for Spring and Summer goods arriving now. New line for men youths boys and children surpasses previous sections with strong fine goods from England Ireland Scotland France Germany and American woolens. Hats offer largest stock and 10 to 15 percent less than elsewhere with Dunlap Yeoman Knox and Miller shapes. Gent's Furnishings include silk hose French undergarments and fine socks.
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