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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1883
Page
2
J T Mahaffey and T W Oglеr Mahaffey and Oger announce a legal notice from their office on Main Street East Court Square Cambridge. The notice appears in second class mail matter at the Cambridge post office.
The report notes efforts to unify all rubber manufactories nationwide. It also reports that nearly two and a half million bushels of wheat were exported from Atlantic ports in the first week of the year and that nail mills west of the Allegheny mountains shut down for four weeks due to market conditions. Congress weighs postal notes under $5 with a 3 cent issuance fee.
Senator Hollingsworth of Harrison County becomes head of the State Senate Judiciary Committee following the resignation of Senator Pond.
Dr. Samuel Mudd, once imprisoned in the Dry Tortugas for aiding John Wilkes Booth in the Lincoln assassination, died last week at his home in Charles County Maryland.
Amid severe drought, manufacturers relying on stream power have reduced activity to half time across New England states. Water levels drop, mills idle, and economic activity slows as producers conserve scarce water resources.
C N Gaumer sells the St. Clairs ville Gazette to I M Riley with Riley to assume control February 1. Gaumer will relocate to Mansfield where he has purchased the Shield and Banner newspaper.
The Postmaster General has issued an order that all letters with one full rate prepaid shall be forwarded upon request of the addressee without any additional postage charge.
Senator Pond drafts a new liquor tax bill fixing a $250 rate statewide. The levy becomes a lien on stock in trade and the premises where sold, and contains no bond requirement.
Bishop Kain issues a decree prohibiting improper dancing and the sale of intoxicating liquor at Catholic society entertainments. The pastor is named as judge in enforcing the order, drawing considerable public comment.
Legislators at Columbus discuss appointing county inspectors to prevent adulteration of foods and liquors. The plan aims to ensure quality but would require extra taxation to pay for their salaries.
Two fires struck hotels within a week causing widespread uproar. The Newhall House in Milwaukee burned with over fifty lives lost, while the Planters in St Louis suffered partial destruction and three deaths. Panic and excitement followed both blazes.
The Secretary of the Treasury orders the United States District Attorney at Nashville to recover $200 from J. M. Hurst, agent for the Cumberland Presbyterian Church Board of Publication. The money was received to credit the conscience fund but was placed to Hurst’s own credit as agent, based on the belief the anonymous donor intended it so.
In St Louis last week the 17 year old Zeralda Garrison niece of O L Garrison of the C and M railroad disappeared after boarding a car with three men. She later reappeared claiming abduction but reports vary and there have been no arrests or crew detained.
The National Tobacco Association of the United States met in Washington on January 9 and urged Congress to reduce taxes on tobacco products including plug and fine cut, chewing, smoking tobacco, and snuff to eight cents per pound, cigars to three dollars per thousand, and cigarettes to seventy five cents per thousand. They also called for a rebate equal to the tax cut with a minimum claim of ten dollars and asked the relief to take effect by May 1, 1883, while protesting a provision that would allow leaf tobacco growers to sell to consumers tax free.
The Senecaville correspondent reports east of town coal lands leased by a Byesville party representing an Akron company at about $18 an acre. Payment splits hinge on testing, with half due when coal is tested and the other half when mined. Testing uses six to seven inch holes and a spring pole drill. Nearby B and O territory shows large mines between Lore City and Cambridge, with Lore City lacking coal despite many holes. Robins and Bre on the B&O line encountered costly holes and a later discovery of a horse back in the vein.
The article notes coal veins at Hartford six feet thick and at Senecaville eleven feet across two sites within 54 miles. It asserts that opening half the county’s leased coal lands in years ahead could make Guernsey one of Ohio’s great mining counties with improved shipping routes from the Lakes to the Ohio River and connections to Cincinnati.
Auditor tables show state stock counts and per head values across species. Champaign leads horse value at 78.32, Paulding trails at 36.85. cattle totals and county rankings follow with diverse figures for Fayette Trumbull Lake and others. Overall counts: horses 714,585. cattle 1,518,755. sheep 4,594,607. hogs 1,624,077. carriages 254,918. watches 118,286.
Histori cal Publishing Company releases Russian Nihilism and Exile Life in Siberia by J. W. Buel. The 600 page volume with 200 illustrations documents Nihilism in Russia, state access, and Buel’s Siberian travels under government sanction. The work, likened to Livingstone and Stanley, is sold by subscription through agents.
The author advocates three equal eight hour periods for daily life and argues sleep should be valued. He notes Americans may need more rest than Europeans and shares personal experience with long sleep. He critiques one size fits all rules and urges earlier bedtimes, especially for American women, to slow perceived decay.
Live agents wanted to sell Dr Chase's Receipt and Information for Everybody expanded to 648 pages. Contains 240 percent household recipes and suits all classes. Sells at sight for $2 with exclusive territory. Sample copies by mail postpaid. Address Dr Chase's Steam Printing House Ann Arbor Michigan.
A wide ranging Ohio chronicle notes debts in Cincinnati and Washington county totals, post office receipts, and a Belmont county seat dispute. It reports a Findlay hen business, tobacco purchases in Stafford, a fatal accident in Noble county, church finances at Fulda, and the 16th Annual YMCA Ohio convention set for Mt. Vernon with speakers and travel plans. It also records local deaths in Barnesville and a coroner ruling on a Noble county gun accident plus horticultural society finances and plans for honey planting discussions in Barnesville.
Wallace Hilton & Co druggists of Lock Haven Pa report immense winter sales of Dr Ball's Dough Syrup and declare it the best satisfaction to customers.
Clio reports Robert Kirkwood in poor health while Rogers and family of Cadiz visit JM Clarks. Burns worth and Beard buy sleighs. singing at Wmi Scotts. Luke Trasher and wife in Birmingham visit ES Bennetts. A literary society forms at Clio with SH Maharry as president. Infant son of J W Armstrong buried at Pleasant Hill. services held during week of prayer led by Roy Nash. Temperance sermon praised. Advertising notices include health tonic Great German Invigorator and agency offer from H C Winkinson & Co at Fulton Street, New York.
Ulster County man Abram Ellsworth faced death from a thigh infection. His family doctor refused amputation, but Dr David Kennedy operated and used Favorite Remedy to restore health. Kennedy promotes blood purification with the remedy, priced one dollar a bottle, with address in Rondout New York.
Ohio entered the Union in 1803 with 39 964 square miles and 25 576 950 acres. Farms cover 22 000 000 acres, average 115 acres. Railways exceed 4 500 miles. highest point near Beafontain 1 540 feet. Major cities Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton Toledo. Presidents Harrison Hayes Garfield. Grant born in Ohio.
Don’t let prejudice against popular medicines harm health. Dr. David Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy is advertised as a blessing that has helped thousands. If you’re sick, spend one dollar and write to the Doctor at Rondout, New York, about your condition. It claims to aid kidneys, bowels, liver, and blood with no equal.
A California letter from Mrs. M. Launrz recounts reading the Herano newspaper across miles, enclosing $3, notes friends in Winchester Antrim Brady Midway Birmingham and Washington Guernsey county, and mourns the death of her daughter who died near Marshall Missouri after moving west. She writes of passage to the next world, singing Just as I Am and expressing loss and longing.
Elegant new song and chorus by Charlie Baker offers simple music for all players. Price 35 cents per copy, ships to any US address with marked rice. publisher Fr. W. Helmick, 180 Elypt, Cincinnati, Ohio. Also promoted is a second Baker work priced 40 cents or four for $1.00, mail orders welcome.
Berkshire Mills Darton Massachusetts April 27 1882 Mr Peter Lawler a resident for seventeen years and employed fifteen years is described as a good citizen though suffering chronic illness. The notice hints at a remarkable case discussed in another column expected to benefit readers.
Fragmentary 19th century price list from Cambridge Market listing items such as butter fresh hams clover seed red top seed blue grass seed meat eggs feathers lard tallow chickens and various produce. Names including J O McIngar Sorghum P galion W Linpsey are readable with scattered unit prices and weights.
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