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24 Jan 1889
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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1889
Page
1
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A speaker in verse from Frank Dempster Sherman in Youth's Companion declares the angel of today offering cheer and courage. The narrator asks how to live to hold truth and merit Paradise, and the voiced reply promises recompense for honest thought and Heavenward joy.
Mr Gasden, a taciturn pioneer, builds a mineral springs hotel that draws planters, merchants, miners, and syndicates. A near fatal fall leads to rescue by a tramp and his granddaughter Toad, later renamed Annis, with Gasden offering hospitality. The trio becomes part of the hotel community as Gasden contemplates schooling Annis and a modest future for Tim, the tramp.
In a tangled Alabama family saga, Annis and Gasden’s son George fall in love despite poverty and disapproval. Tim, a lifelike tramp, reveals a hidden robbery by Gasden. Gasden’s confession and will upend relations, but Annis and George forge a moral path and plan a life together with Tim’s blessing.
A small black velvet octavo known as the Supreme Court Bible has long helped administer every oath since 1808. It has been held by every Chief and Associate Justice, and thousands of lawyers have touched its covers, marking the enduring formation of the bench and bar of the United States. Printed in London in 1799, the tome remains well preserved today.
A Chattooga County farmer hung a coat with three twenty dollar bills on a fence. A pig chewed the cash into pulp. The Bureau sent back a slip showing fragments of two twenty dollar bills. They will pay that amount on affidavit of mutilation and owner’s character.
Summary of daily Senate and House actions from January 12 to 18 showing amendments to the tariff bill affecting chemical products and lead, concurrent resolutions on counting electoral votes, pension increases for veterans widows, territorial admissions proposals for South Dakota and North Dakota, statehood arguments for New Mexico and Washington Territory, and final passage of a Senate omnibus substitute for territorial admission in the House with a close vote.
A humorous exchange panel from the Detroit Journal features dialogue about passports age insults and delivery mishaps. The skit portrays a playful investigation tone with lines about a woman’s age and mistaken trou sers delivered as cash on delivery.
A country visit leaves a child amazed by a flock of guinea hens her mother shows at a friend's house. The girl exclaims that the birds look like chickens wearing calico dresses, sharing a moment of rural charm.
A Chicago clergyman married three couples on railroad cars recently. He refused to allow himself to be patented as a car coupler, a remark noted by the Burlington Free Press. A poet who described wearing fancies "light as zephyr's play" is suggested to have used an air loom, per the Binghamton Republican.
The Ohio House and Senate discuss road improvements and funding. Provisions include appointing a single township supervisor, allowing work by bidders, a five mill tax with bonds, and farmer work credits. Other measures cover stenographers, fines on gambling, wages priority, and various public works funding. The session adjourns with bills on gas, bridges, and elections proceeding.
A New College undergraduate at Oxford faced rustication after lampooning Dons and events in a local magazine. The act, deemed contemptuous by the Vice Chancellor, sparked protests from fellow students but sparked no leniency. The item also notes lighthearted Oxford and Cambridge magazine parodies and a Newport carrier-pigeon loft for naval use.
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