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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1889
Page
2
The notice indicates publication entry at the Cambridge post office as second class mail matter, marking its official mailing status for the period. This filing confirms standard mail distribution and archival handling under postal regulation.
The Albany eastern paper notes many steerage passengers head to Europe while McKinley grows in Ohio GOP support. It suggests his rising standing could lead to a U S Senate seat if a Republican legislature convenes.
The writer praises Columbus as a first class city but urges improved preparations for a large Republican Convention. While hotel capacity is ample, the hall space should be expanded to reflect the capital’s pride without harming the city’s well being.
Local observers express satisfaction with the Republican Convention and predict a lively campaign from September to election day. Guernsey delegates favored other candidates but will likely accept the nomination despite quiet dissent.
The daily press devotes space to the Kilrain versus Sullivan prize bout expected in the New Orleans area within days, around July 8. Both fighters are reported in good shape and may fight despite lingering bad blood, with possible technical hitches as big money enters the scene.
Two Coast and Geodetic Survey teams will map the 141st meridian for about 700 miles from Mount St. Elias to the Arctic Ocean over two summers. The Yukon and Porcupine rivers will have their courses fixed, aiding future Alaska development and mineral claims, with Prof. Russell of the Smithsonian aboard.
Wheat markets show shock as car shipments surge and the railroad boom continues. A creamery project is discussed while Jerome Gatteral sells his farm for 4500 dollars to Mr Hunt. Proceeds from July ice cream festival fund a church organ.
Brady health update for Simon Stiles. wool crop nearly sold and wheat harvest closing this week. Miss Mollie Dyer visiting relatives at Indian Camp. Lake visiting Columbus. Alexander Pattison returned from Pittsburgh. Alfred Dyer sidelined. Dog bite incident. Eleazer Jenkins injured from horse kick. Bridge at Chapel Run repaired by stone culvert. Raspberry festival at ME church next Saturday evening. Albert Lake of Claysville visiting grandparents. Green grain louse affecting oats in Indiana. John Wolverton and Carl Temple home from college vacation. E S Bowers to address WFMS at ME church next Saturday 2 pm. Eva Dagan to teach Independence school next Fall. Wm Hawthorne and wife with Hugh Dyer last week. Clyde McConnell to begin Oakdale school about August 4. Stave mill on Jennings Parker farm capable of 4000 staves daily. Summer term closed at Independence with literary event. Chapel Cemetery improved by mowing and fence repairs. Pennsylvania Oil Co ceases territory and plans to drill a well soon.
Butter Lots eggs 12cts. Wheat harvest begun with fine rains and good growing weather. Apple crop expected to be only half. Obituaries speak of John Dawson’s critical condition. Rev M V Shuman preached at MP church. Rey Hammond at UP church. Domestic notes include Prohibition Matilda Dawson visiting, Pratt Barnes and wife visiting Wm Angus, and D B McCullough buying a McCormie reaper. Court actions loom as Harry Wilson and Adam Alexander face a potential suit with July 5 set before S W Luecock JP. Children’s Day exercises at the P church praised. MP Sabbath School reports show 57 scholars. UP Sabbath School reports 165 enrollees and 123 average attendance. officers and class leaders named.
Harmony reports 8 cent butter and 12 cent eggs. Fames include O F Hawes owning a Pereh eron horse, Elijah Shriver visiting West Virginia, Blue Bell band at Sugar Grove exhibition, wheat harvest starting with good prospects, Wim Fulton now manager of county’s largest saw mill, Maud Gable visiting Belmont county, near end of strawberry season with berries good, a 16 pound boy born to Phil and Mrs Gable on June 20 1249, Jesse McCoy promoting Johnstown flood history, and a local incident where a man was assaulted by a seven shooter returning from a girl in Senecaville.
An advertisement assures relief from indigestion with Ayer's Cathartic Pills and claims they cure many cases of dyspepsia. It urges trial and promises value for the price.
June 28 1889 notices report a son born to Mr and Mrs H Hannum. LD Merry visits with Caldwell friends. H A Brokaw summers at Long Island Sound. Mrs George Dickinson of Hartford visits WS Archer. Brown's store hosts a band festival. John Strong the sexton ill with pneumonia. Miss Mattie Nieman returns from Columbus with quinsy. Ephraim Dilley back from northern work. marriage of Elmer Secrest Chaseville and Viola Banford this place officiated by Rev J kk Booker.
Wool prices in the county are climbing with buyers active. Offers cited at 33c and 36c reported, though purchasers are not identified. London market trends suggest good grades will soon exceed 35c, with expected gains over today's prices. No confirmed sale above 33k.
Elks Reunion scheduled in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on July 16 17 and 18 with the B and O Railroad selling excursion tickets at a low first class limited fare for round trip. Tickets may be used to return by July 20 with train times and rates available from B and O agents.
Cambridge post G A R holds meetings on the second and fourth Mondays at seven month in the Hutchison block.
The Freeport Press notes Franklin College’s largest class in 28 years with eleven graduates nine men and two women led by J R Hosick and R M Gordon. Commencement featured speeches by J Dickerson A J Andrews and Miss Blanche Campbell with diplomas awarded by President Williams and Dr Waddell. The college plans added normal and commercial courses and an elocution program as enrollment rises and an Alumni Association forms.
The Grain Plant Louse known as Siphonophora granaria has surged through Ohio, injuring wheat and threatening oats. Natural enemies including lady beetles and a four winged fly are decimating the pests, offering hope the outbreak will be checked by season end. No practical chemical remedy exists, kerosene emulsion being impractical for under leaf infestation. June 25 1889, Columbus Ohio.
Reina Gayotte by Ilenry Lamb priced at 40 cents. The piece honors Mrs. President Benjamin Harrison with her likeness and autograph facsimile. The composer notes a successful June 20 rehearsal at the Academy of Music in Brooklyn with about three thousand attendees. Order now from The Newhall & Evans Music Co. Cincinnati Ohio.
Guernsey County Ohio hosts the Tenth Pennyroyal reunion at Gardiner's Grove Fairview August 21 and 22 1889 with band music prayers addresses memorials and farewell ceremonies. Notable speakers include Capt M D Rodecker Hon J D Taylor Hon Robert S Carr and Hon Lorenzo Danford with an address by Hon R B Hayes ex president of the United States. Memorial roll lists about a dozen names and ages.
LB Cleckler of Elm Street Dallas states he suffered ulcerated throat and loss of speech for years. He cites remedies including potash and mercury with poor results before using Swift's Specific, which he says restored voice, digestion, and health. He claims two bottles cured a 18 month blood condition and skin sores. Complainant endorses Swift's Specific and asks for the treatise on blood and skin diseases mailed free.
The market shows continued summer demand with high prices as eastern houses buy cautiously. Ohio and Michigan wools move slowly while Australian stock remains firm. Boston prices rise versus last week and a 5 percent gain is anticipated by New England manufacturers. Sales at Boston total 3,227,060 pounds for the week. The issue previews The Magazine of American History July number with features on Washington Centennial, Mississippi discovery, and other notes.
An 1888 advertisement touts Bucklen Arnica Salve as the best remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded and asks 25 cents per box sold by D. M. Hawthorne.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars for an uncured catarrh case with Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites endorsements from Toledo pharmacists and bankers, claims internal circulation to blood and mucus, and lists price at 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available.
Claysville residents discuss copious rains and a splendid wheat harvest while reinforcing Methodist church repairs. Mrs Mary Starkey of Cambridge visited town. Miss da M Canan returned home to Milnersville. Ayer’s Sarsaparilla is cited as a cure for rheumatism and blood impurities.
An incurable consumptive woman in Fort Smith credits a scrap of wrapping paper with leading her to Dr King’s New Discovery. After trying trial bottles she improves, gains weight to 140 pounds, and finances further use by purchasing larger bottles. The ad invites readers to obtain trial bottles free at D M Hawthorne’s Drugstore.
The piece contrasts Free Landers with Henry George theory, noting their belief that land occupancy and use define title. It cites Columbus with 140,000 vacant lots and argues Free Landers push occupation of land for agriculture or urban use, seek taxation of land to remove ownership, and operate via public agitation rather than party organization.
The ad touts Ogier's Book Store as the lowest price source for school books, plush albums, family Bibles, psalm and hymn books, plush frames, and a full line of school supplies including stationery, crayons, slates, inks, and pencils. It emphasizes bargains across multiple items and declares Ogier's the best in town for value.
Ogier's Book Store attracts buyers to start the year with new blank books as it reduces stock in sixty days offering great bargains on its goods.
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