Canadian influence favors annexation to the United States
Lewis Baker, formerly of the Wheeling Register, travels to St Paul to seek controlling interest in the Globe. In Canada strong backing grows for breaking from English rule with meetings arguing for annexation to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Baker
Wheeling Register
St. Paul
Minnesota
The
Globe
Northwest
Harper’s
Franklin Square
United States
Canada
New England Manufacturing Steady, Says New York Jierald
A New York Jierald correspondent who has toured the district reports that cries of distress and stagnation in New England business are unfounded. He notes manufacturers there are moving forward smoothly and briskly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New England
Gold Find Hype Sparks Prospecting Fever in Clermont County
A movement launches in several towns to keep postmasters in office by voter referendum and congressional referral. Clermont county flares with a sensational claim of a gold find drawing eager locals toward preliminary prospecting efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Arthur’s New York Support Grows for Senate Bid
President Arthur draws favor from Washington society and New York friends who push for his Senate representation. The race narrows as Morton and Everett oppose him, and a victory would mark a significant win for Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Washington
New York
Empire State
U. S. Senate
Messrs
Morton
Everet
Washington Monument Completed Set for February Dedication
The Washington Monument in Washington City, declared completed, will be dedicated in February. It stands at 555 feet, exceeding other famous structures such as Cologne Cathedral and St Peters. The base is 55 feet square. A Pacific Coast sensation this year was the sensational San Francisco divorce case Sarah A Hill v ex-Senior Sharon, which ended in Miss Hill receiving a large alimony grant. Sharon, once a Belmont county resident, denied her secret marriage claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Monument
Washington City
Cologne Cathedral
Great Pyramid of
Cheops
St. Peter’s
Rome
St. Paul’s
London
St. Mark’s
Venice
The
Capitol
Washington
Brooklyn Bridge
Trinity Church
New York
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Sarah A Hill
Sharon
Miss Hill
Belmont County
Army promotions loom large as Civil War era retirements loom
The Toledo Blade notes a major general and six brigadier general appointments in the regular army as Gen Augur prepares to retire next July and Gen Pope and Gen Terry or Gen Howard compete for top command. Hancock retires Feb 1888 opening another brigadier slot while Miles or others may head the army when Sheridan retires in 1895.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo Blade
Cleveland
Augur
Department of the Missouri
Pope
Terry
Howard
Hancock
Miles
Sheridan
Civil Court Dockets Open With Settlements and Judgments
Civil cases include Barr versus Ingram with homestead noted and partial payments. Guardians appointed for minors Padgitt and Carson. Trott case settled. Ferbrache et al settled with costs. Joss Britton versus Robins consolidated and premises to be sold. Appraisers named. Partitions ordered in several estates. Default judgments rendered in Harris and Ryan cases. State of Ohio liquor law prosecutions continued off docket in multiple dockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Barr
Win Ingram
Mary
Stephen P Anderson
Geo W McNeeley
Lewis Brumley
J C Steele
Guardian Ad Litem
Zoa
Rosa Padgitt
Violet Carson
Chas Albin
Michael Trott
Marling Oldham
Jacob N Ferbrache
Mary A Smith
John W Robins
Joss Britton
A Rainey
Ross Scott
C P B Satchet
B Bisler
Guardian &E
Sam’ Craig
E M Nelson
W ‘T Scott
Wm Jones
McMahon
Thos Hartshorn
Loyi
Gorby
Ella Kidwiller
James Stillions
J R Hall
TM Johnson
John Harris
John Couplin
Ryan, Johnson & Co
Reuben Garber
State of Ohio
Werman Schultz
Same
Patrick Cain
J T Cain
D R Maple
Cambridge Post to entertain with signals and music at Moore's Hall
On January 13 1885 the Cambridge Post holds an evening program at Moore's New Hall Wheeling Ave. Members meet at the G A R Hall at 6 00 PM and march to Moore's at 7 00 PM. The concert features old war songs and marches directed by Prof J H W Sarchet with the Cambridge Band. A Broom Brigade of sixteen young ladies drills after the concert. Admission is 10 cents and a supper follows to benefit the Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge Post
Moore
New Hall
Wheeling Avenue
Post
Menten
Cambridge Band
Brown
Zanesville
Ohio
IluGa McDonald
Yenly Alot Nike Ee
BE. Iteneing
Jesse Elliott
David Topb
Johnnie
Georgia
J. HW. Sarchet
C. L. Campbell
Mrs Thomas Sees Decades Long Cough Cured by Discovery
Newton Indiana man testifies his wife suffered a persistent cough for twenty five years and found relief with Dr King's New Discovery. After two bottles she is cured and reports her best health in thirty years. Trial bottles free at J R Downar's drug store. Large size one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wesley
Wm Thomas
Newton
Dr King
J R Downar
Local notes describe holidays and community events in Cambridge area
Miss Annie B Johnston teaches in Cambridge schools and stays at home for holidays. George McPeek, son of Daniel, returns home after a stay in Iowa. Rev Henry Stewart fills an appointment at Midway replacing Rev H Edwards. Price's store pump kin draw traders. locals urge similar schemes. A Briar Ridge hunt on Christmas day nets 160 rabbits 80 partridges 20 pheasants. Christmas tree program at the town hall draws crowds. Delano Saviers performs. Winchester vocal club disbands. New Concord pastor Rev C C Erwin to hold meetings. Miss Leola Edwards and Miss Lelia Endley visit family. A New Year tree planned at Gattrell schoolhouse. Burglar who robbed James English writes taunting letter from Iowa. Winchester Sabbath School elects officers James Stewart superintendent and others. Call for higher attendance. commentary on westward moving residents and a new “revolution” among the fair sex denying marriageability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie B Johnston
Cambridge
George McPeek
Daniel
Iowa
David Wilson
Westchester
Tuscarawas County
Henry Stewart
Midway
H Edwards
Antrim
Price's
Washington
Briar Ridge
Hilson
Jacob Haughe
C. Delano Saviers
Columbus
Winchester
C C Erwin
New Concord
Brushy Fork Baptist Church
Leola Edwards
Lelia Endley
Edgar Johnston
Gattrell School House
James English
R S Shultz
Gtare
Aithlo-Phobos touted as cure for rheumatic pain
J C Rinder of Burlington Wisconsin endorses Avri Lomonos claiming it destroys the blood poison causing rheumatic inflammation. He says the medicine cured him and others and calls it the most wonderful medical discovery of the age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aithlo- Phobos
J. C. Rinder
Burlington, Wis
Avri Lomonos
Social notes from Pt Pleasant and nearby towns
J M Kackley convalesces slowly and LJ Johnson of Pt Pleasant visited town last week. Rev T J Ream called on friends. Krey Gruber held Otterbein meetings. TJ and J T Lee and families visited Pt Pleasant. John Gray family and O L Sayre spent Christmas at Summerfield. Harry Pease performed three plays over three nights. entertainment at Burt's Hall on Jan 3 for Hocking galley miners. A beer glass was thrown at G W Callahan's saloon last Saturday. culprits fined $14. MEF Sunday School Christmas Eve program at Burt's Hall drew a grand crowd with Scripture recitations, declamations and a Christmas ship bearing gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J M Kackley
LJ Johnson
Pt Pleasant
T J Ream
Krey Gruber
Otterbein
J T Lee
John Gray
O L Sayre
Summerfield
Harry Pease
Harry
Burt's Hall
Hocking
Two Dangerous Seasons Prepare Health Advice
The piece warns that spring and fall bring sickness due to weather changes and urges Parker's Tonic as a general remedy to invigorate digestion and cleanse organs to prevent fever. It targets all ages and both sexes with a sales pitch using dire consequences if untreated.
Christmas Eve Presents At Christian Hill
Local report describes a Christmas Eve scene at Christian Hill with a tree laden with presents and a rope across the room that broke without causing damage. Among items seen were a gold watch and chain and a sack of $20 in gold. Present value noted at $350. James Stevens and Miss Wires celebrated for popularity and voting, with Stevens awarded a pipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heravo
Christian Hill
James Stevens
Miss Wires
Menris
Williams Indian Pile Ointment claims cure for long standing piles
The advertisement asserts the ointment cures blind bleeding and itching piles, with a box treating up to twenty years of symptoms. It promises immediate relief, absorbs tumors, and acts as a poultice, offered for sale by druggists and mailed for one dollar from Frazier Medicine Co in Cleveland Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Frazier Medicine CO
Prop's
Cleveland
Ohio
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad From FP J Cheney Co
Hall's Catarrh Cure is manufactured by FP J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Beware of imitations. 75 cents a bottle. Sold by JR Downar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
FP. J. Cheney A Co
Toledo
JR Downar
Oldham's Station New Year News and Local Visits
Oldham's Station reports a happy New Year with visits from Sankey and Bell, Ira Moore traveling to Harrison County, Miss Clara Dodds visiting from Cambridge, J B Stiles in Jefferson township, and Christmas gatherings with J J Britton's family. Otis F Miller recovers from typhoid, Fannie Davis visits Brady, Elmer Satcher to Zanesville, Joseph Barr back from Kansas, Dr L A Lemmon returning to Cincinnati, John T Maifet resigns as C M foreman effective Jan 1 1885, and Barr's school house hosts a modest Christmas due to weather. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral recommended by eminent physicians for colds, coughs, and pulmonary disorders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sankey
B K Bell
Ira Moore
Harrison County
J C Phillis
Brady
Clara Dodds
Cambridge
J B Stiles
Jefferson Township
Sherman Bell
J J Britton
Otis F Miller
Fannie Davis
Thomas Oldham
Elmer Satcher
Zanesville
Joseph F. Barr
Kansas
L A Lemmon
Cincinnati
Medical College
John T Maifet
Barr
Local notes reflect illness, visits, and community plans
Mrs Abram Fogle remains ill while Mrs David Bryan suffers a severe erysipelas attack. Harry Pease's entertainments were well attended and the Christmas event at the hall succeeded. Charles Booth has returned from Iowa after twenty months away. Roland Inskeep and wife visited Joseph M Rainie. Miss Mary Shaw returned from a five week trip to Columbus and Granville. A protracted Baptist meeting begins led by Rev McElwain. A planing mill may be built east of the railroad on Manse Milhone's land with about 200 dollars donated. Mrs Payne dies in Byesville and is buried at this place on Christmas Day. she was Henry Breidenthal's mother and known countywide. The note apologizes for a prior misstatement about an affray with N T Oliver and Wm Secrest and debates cremation versus pulverization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abram Fogle
David Bryan
Harry Pease
Charles Booth
Iowa
Roland Inskeep
Gibson's
Joseph M Rainie
Mary Shaw
Columbus
Granville
The
Baptists
Wesleyan
McElwain
Milhone
Payne
Byesville
Henry Breidenthal
Cambridge
N T Oliver
Wm Secrest
Electric Bitters Promises Quick Health Revival
A 19th century sales pitch touts Electric Bitters as a cure for low spirits loss of appetite debility and bilious diseases. It claims rapid improvement new life strength activity returns and pain ceases with a 50 cent bottle sold by J Downar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J 2 Downar
Local notes from Ada area including marriages and visits
John Murphy returns home from Ada. James Secrest farm sold to Geo Saladay. A P Fisher wed Miss Lina Frye at Christmas. Wim Taylor shipped 490 turkeys to Baltimore before holidays. Mrs Win Young and Geo Stewart’s son ill. Jacob Secrest and James Murphy buy tobacco locally. Jo Garber and Ida Ogier teaching summer school. Wm Clark wed Miss May Freeman at Io parsonage on Christmas. Ney Gilbreath from Sonora attended Lutheran Christmas house event. Receipts total $65 as Benj Trenner and John Finley households visited. Charley Thompson and Hattie Miller visited relatives. Harrison Secrest’s 62nd birthday dinner. Luke Thompson’s horses escaped at tire works Christmas night. Mrs Sarah Barnes, formerly of Summerfield, died December 25 at Wm Trott’s home. she drew a pension, husband a War of 1812 veteran, age 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Murphy
Ada
Geo Saladay
James M Secrest
A P Fisher
Lina Frye
Wim ‘Taylor
Baltimore
Win Young
John
Geo Stewart
Jacob Secrest
James Murphy
Jo Garber
Ida Ogier
Wm Clark
May Freeman
M Io
Ney Gilbreath
Sonora
Benj Trenner
Jackson Township
John QR Finley
Senecaville
Charley Thompson
Hattie Miller
Miller's Station
Harrison Secrest
Luke Thompson
Sarah Barnes
Summerfield
Wm Trott
Tetter Cure Praised By Georgia Man After 11 Years
In Dawson Georgia on August 30 1881 a man chronicles eleven years of tetter suffering. He tried various remedies and doctors without relief before using Swifts Specific. After six bottles his skin healed entirely and he felt rejuvenated praising the blood purifier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson, Ga
Swifts Specific
Lee
Value of SSS for skin disease and tonic
Quote from Janes Jackson Chief Justice of Ga praising SSS as a valuable remedy for cutaneous diseases and an invigorating tonic. Atlanta Sept 25 1881.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Janes Jackson
Cured With Two Bottles
In Jerseyville Illinois Aug 2 1884 a man with a neck ring worm cured after two small bottles of 8.8.8. were taken following failed arsenic and other remedies. He served in the U S Navy and Coast Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jurseyville, Inn
Fowler
Rober. H. Mautimori
Pace. Ix. Co
Swifts Specific Cures Child's Eczema, Georgia Letter
A Tamorrow Georgia father writes that his seven year old son suffered eczema from infancy. After five years of treatment with many doctors, Swifts Specific cured him and halted the illness. The note includes a promise for a free medical treatise from Swifts Scovers Co in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tamorrow
O. Houss
Scovers Co
Avlanta, Ga
Frazier's Root Bitters Sold as Medicinal in Cleveland
Pers Frazier's Root Bitters are described as strictly medicinal not a dram shop beverage. They strongly affect the Liver and Kidneys, keep bowels regular, and cleanse the blood. Sold by Druggists for $1.00 in Cleveland Ohio on May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pers Frazier
Frazier Medicine CO
Cleveland
Ohio
Local Briefs Highlight Passages of Holidays and Illness
The column records a sick child of J F Rankin, John McNeal of Lancaster visiting Thomas McKahan, and P Thomas with family from Cambridge spending holidays. It notes Adam Linn losing a valuable horse after a precipice fall and that Drs Clark and Henry amputated a finger for John Warren last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J F Rankin
John McNeal
Lancaster
Thomas McKahan
Adam Linn
P. Thomas and Family
Cambridge
Dr Frazier's Magic Ointment Promoted In January Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr Frazier's Magic Ointment as a universal cure for burns sores cuts and various skin conditions priced at 990c sold by FRAZIER MEDICINE CO Provo's. The text also reviews the January issue of the North American Review noting diverse essays on politics labor science and philosophy with emphasis on Carlyle and Socrates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
North American Review
Bishop Huntington
Henry Watterson
Mr Watterson
Colinton
Frederic Harrison
Froude
Carlyle
Courtney
Socrates
Christ
Procter
Tlerschel
le Conte
Mulhall
Griggs Glycerine Salve Advertises Cure All Sores
A vintage ad touts Griggs Glycerine Salve as a universal healer for cuts bruises burns wounds and skin eruptions. It promises piles tetter and all skin eruptions cured with guaranteed satisfaction or money back. Offered by J. R. Downar. May 1 84 ly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Downar
Harper & Brothers Bazaar Volumes Advertised for January
The notice offers Bazan bezin volumes and Jaiper's Bazar last five volumes in cloth binding with mail or express delivery. Prices are $7.00 per volume and $1.00 for cloth cases. Payment by post office money order or draft. Newspapers must obtain express permission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bazan Bezin
Harper & Brothers
Adidress
Tlarper’s Magazine
Harper's Magazine
New York
Slarper's Weekly volumes offered with mail or express options
The notice explains subscription methods for Slarper's Weekly volumes. Subscribers can begin with the next issue after ordering. The last five Annual Volumes in cloth binding are available at $7.00 per volume, mailed postpaid or by express. Remittances should use postoffice money orders or drafts.
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Cambridge Herald
J.P. Maiaffey
T. W. Ogier
Mahaffey & Ogier
Main St
East Court Square
Kingston
N. Y
Paris Green
Court Report
Oldham’s Station
Ayer
Pt. Pleasant
the Supreme Bench
Calvert
Texas
Ayers Cherr
Churchill
Vicksburg
Jd. W. Whitley
Dr.j.c.aycor & Co
Lowell, Mass
Soli
Azette
Tou Comarincian Gazette
Central States
Chicago
Chimney Corner
Comwendtan Gazette
Weekly Gazette
Commencrat Gazette
Daily Commercial Gazette
the Commercial Gazette Co
Cincinnati, Ohio
LION
Barton
Peter Schaler
Wonderful Corp
Tropics
Speke
Grant
Franklin, Kane, Hayes, Lett
Seiswaike de Long
Greely
Discoves Yan A
Dee
Pistorical Pubish NG CO
N. 7Th St
Philadelphia
Tiarper’s
Harren
Bazarn
Lts
Punes
Harper's Periodicals
Harper's Bazar
Harper Weekly
Siren
Harper's Young People
Harper's
Union States of Canada
Liberty
Guernsey County
David Larcher
T. T. Richard
West Main Street
D. T. Satcher
Oldham’s
W. A. Carpenter
James IT
Baker
Margaret A. Baker
Arcade
J. E. Bracken
Wirst
Athlophoros
Mr. Haden
Fair Haven
Conn
Aritophoros
Athlophoros CO
Wall ST
Toliday
IV A. XS Moin DD & CO
Fiarper’s Weekly
America
W. E. Norris
New Orleans
Harper's Weekly
Harper’s Magazine
Sears
R Harper
Young People
Warper
Canara
Slarper
Post-Onice
Harper & Theat Treva
Harper & Brotilers
Harper's Wmagazine
Constance Pennimore Woolson
W. B. Howells
Harper’s Periodicals
Healy
ONE Price Clothing House
Kohns’. S Poh
NY Goods
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