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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1890
Page
2
The Garfield Memorial at Cleveland will be dedicated on Decoration Day with preparations underway for a major ceremony. Local officials and community groups coordinate events to mark the occasion.
The Chicago court overruled the motion for a new trial in the Cronin murder case except for Kunze. The convicted prisoners began serving life terms in the State penitentiary.
Congress discusses admitting Idaho and Wyoming as states as the nation moves toward dissolving territories and establishing more states. The push indicates new statehood soon.
The Iowa Legislature Republican caucus renominated Senator Allison for his current seat. An election has not occurred yet and odds are tight given the present legislative balance.
The U S Circuit Court upheld Toledo’s authority to issue 750000 dollars in bonds to build a city natural gas pipeline, rejecting a challenge to the legislature’s act. Walker Blaine, eldest son of James G. Blaine, died in Washington City from pneumonia after influenza, a sudden and popular young man.
An Ohio suit filed in Washington claims the federal government failed to complete the National Road, seeking more than 400000 dollars in the court of claims. The action underscores frustration with unfulfilled federal construction.
A Tuesday vote in the Ohio Legislature passed a resolution urging Congress to enact the service pension bill. It requests placing all honorably discharged soldiers sailors and marines who served ninety days or more on the pension rolls. The measure was approved unanimously aside from a single no vote by Representative Schuler of Crawford county.
The article likens ex-Governor Foraker to a cook in a sinking broth as he struggles to regain footing in politics. It notes supporters who stood by him may not extend help, comparing his ploy to McGinty and warning ambition may fail without aid.
Three of Ohio’s legislators Representatives Knapp and Lawlor and Senator Ashburn have died and two or three others are seriously ill. With the illness the Democratic vote falls to eighteen in the Senate just shy of a constitutional majority. New elections will be needed to fill the vacancies.
Rev Dr Lyman Abbott was installed as pastor of Plymouth Church succeeding the late Rev Henry Ward Beecher. When asked about the Trinity he admitted the mystery was beyond human understanding and declined to explain it. The response satisfied the congregation and affirmed his qualifications.
Reports say twenty two thousand Afro Americans have settled in Oklahoma with more on the way as a regional migration from the South continues. Officials predict up to fifty thousand by year end and discuss the impact on local labor and governance.
A congressional committee in Washington has been examining the ballot box forgery case with testimonies from ex Governor Foraker Murat Halstead and other Ohioans. Officials expect forgery findings but doubt full culpability beyond Wood while probing aims to reveal political jealousy and rival smears.
The disaster relief commission met in Philadelphia and completed the fund distribution totaling 2,902,072.68 dollars with over 70,000 unexpended. Orphans under 16 will receive 50 dollars annually until adulthood. Widows, and their children, receive ongoing annual payments totaling about 265,000 dollars.
A reflective piece on political honesty and the wary gaze of candidates as they assess loyal allies and hidden foes. It warns against decorative praise and urges straightforward truthfulness in campaigns.
A detailed look at population estimates, apportionment, and electoral votes shows the 1892 outcome hinges on New York. With new states adding 14 electors and regional shifts, New York’s 37 electoral votes may determine the national result, influencing party prospects in Brooklyn and the metropolitan district.
Z. J. Drake of Marlboro County South Carolina produced a record shelled corn yield of 255 bushels per acre green weight. Kiln dried 289 bushels and chemically dried 217 bushels. The South Carolina state board of agriculture doubled the prize to 1000 dollars. The award compares with the largest wheat yield of 80 bushels per acre won by Henry F Burton of Salt Lake City Utah.
Fifty years ago tomatoes were grown as ornaments and not for eating. Now they stand as a major canning industry product and are prepared in various forms that command epicures' attention nationwide.
Kimbolton news lists C P Forsythe and his brother Thomas Sabbath visit. Dr Miller from McConaughey Miller moved into rooms above the store last Tuesday. A large slip at the south end of Liberty tunnel caused train delays. Wm Cunningham and wife of Pennsylvania visit friends. he once captained Co H O Y I in the late war. Charles Worthing heads to Iowa to regroup assets and ship them back to Guernsey county after trading for the Geo B Leeper farm. Charles Larrison, miner, won $50 from Tower Post G A R of Pawtucket R I after buying a $1 ticket on January 16. Mr Philips of Duluth, son-in-law of John Alloway, heads to Canada to work for McArthur Bros after a few days’ stop. he previously foreman on Liberty tunnel during its construction.
The Walhonding Valley rail line gains momentum as feasibility and early construction assurances improve. Proponents cite linking Coshocton and Guernsey coal regions to Toledo via Kimbolton and Mansfield, with favorable grades and potential right of way savings.
A local Augusta boy with one arm saved four people from drowning. The notice promotes Dr Bull's Cough Syrup and Salvation Oil, claiming relief from consumption and gout symptoms. It touts severe pain-killing ability at a price of 25 cents.
The old church hosts a protracted meeting with Rev A Chalfant filling in for Rev Forsythe who was called away after his mother’s death. Washington's Birthday is marked February 22, 1890 by local schools and literary societies. Death is described as a universal foe, with the obituary of Sir M Slay noting his birth in 1842 and death January 18 1890 leaving a wife and 4 children among a large family. funeral by G A R post and burial at Enon cemetery with service at MKE church.
Mrs Hutton is on the sick list as la grippe runs its course. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Wm Rogers. Coal mine work is poor and prospects look dim. Schools progress well with Mr C Secrest as principal and Miss Della Rovers as assistant. The Friday literary meets are a grand success. In debate the resolution favors United States pride over shame with affirmatives J O Rogers and H Peters and denials A T Rogers and L Secrest.
In Pt Pleasant influenza recedes as heavy rains and high waters affect the town. Local updates note trips to Cambridge by A C Flanagan and Thomas Deeren, a school closure for grippe, a forthcoming grand hop at Za Secrests, and community movements including employment for Jackson on the C L W Ry and visits by Miss Rosy Cawham.
Dr L L Gorsuch of 315 Summit St Testifies Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh after 40 years practice and offers $100 for any untreatable case. Letter dated Jan 10 1887 from Toorpo Ohio to F J Cheney & Co praises internal use and directions, noting widespread prescription and efficacy.
An advertisement warns against using Laxador for constipation linking it to liver disease and notes its low price of 24 cents. The copy also promotes Dr Bull's Baby Syrup saying it soothes inflamed gums and eases teething for infants.
A Wellsville resident caught a large catfish in the Ohio River. Inside its stomach lay a gold engagement ring with an opal and initials M S F D. Frederick Dunham of Springfield Illinois identified it as the ring he gave his wife twelve years earlier and lost on a Missouri River steamer after their marriage.
After three years of rheumatism and failed remedies I tried 8.8.8 and after eight bottles was entirely cured. I add my testimonial to prove the remedy’s great success for rheumatism. Joan McDonacp, McDonald's Mill, Ga.
The Madison House proprietor William McKain recalls selling Swift's Specific S. S.8.8 in Milliken's Bend during 1887 and 1888. He claims a cancer patient benefited greatly, noting the medicine eradicated the cancerous taint after treatment and produced long lasting improvement until the man died years later.
A family living in a creek shanty boat hosts a one cent sight of a child with fingers twice normal length and a fishlike mouth. The miner father runs an embryo museum charging ten cents, drawing steady customers.
Idaville Indiana residents praise Electric Bitters for kidney and liver trouble. Postmaster Wm Timmons, farmer John Leslie, and hardware merchant J W Gardner report renewed strength and well being after using the remedy. Only 50 cents a bottle at D M Hawthorne's drugstore.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin reports this year a total wool in dealers hands of seventy million pounds domestic and fifteen million pounds foreign, compared with fifty million domestic and seventeen million foreign in 1888.
Mrs. Michael Curtain of Plainfield Illinois says she was told her cough meant consumption and no cure existed. After using Dr King s New Discovery she improved from the first dose and by ten bottles was restored, able to do housework. Free trials at D M Hawthorne s drugstore with large bottles 50c and 1 00.
A provocative remark suggests public schools teach Latin to many young ladies. It claims such study leads to marriage and the later burden on husbands who must endure frugal meals. A house keeping department in schools is proposed to improve the next generation.
An 1889 ad promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a universal healing remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers and more with a money back guarantee. The price is 25 cents per box and D M Hawthorne sells it. The item also notes a statewide discussion on numbering rural farms with corner sign boards to improve locating properties.
Beginning January 25 1890 the B Z C R Co offers excursion tickets every Saturday at a single roundtrip fare. Tickets usable only on the last Saturday train and the first Monday returning train, designed to aid patrons visiting friends on Sundays.
G. W. Woodruff of Dyson Ohio advertises Pt Plessant planing mill as the place to buy all kinds of building and bridge timber sawn to order with store address in Dyson Ohio.
Advertisement claims Haynes Golden Specific can be hidden in tea or coffee to cure drinkers without their knowledge. It asserts thousands have been cured, guarantees no harm, and offers circulars from Gold en Pacific Co at 185 Race St Cincinnati Ohio.
Mrs Harkey, a prominent Ohio medical figure, heads a major institute and has visited Cambridge for two years. She is praised by hundreds of families for saving ill relatives once other doctors failed, with letters and certificates cited as evidence of her cures.
A promotional notice states Mrs Dr L A Harkey will continue visits to Cambridge for 12 months by popular demand. It claims she treats chronic female diseases and difficult cases when regular physicians cannot, with hundreds of cure certificates and praise from patients in Guernsey and surrounding counties urging neighbors to seek treatment.
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