Local notes from The Zanesville Signal and political chatter
The Zanesville Signal shifts from morning to evening editions and enlarges. An exchange cites Hon. Allen G. Thurman as worth about 500000 mainly in real estate. The Maryland peach crop is tipped as the largest in years. At Bellaire Democratic Convention, William Lawrence Jr. is nominated for Congress. Chauncey M. Depew and ex-Governor Hoadly sail July 4 from New York for a European tour.
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Allen G. Thurman
Bellaire
William Lawrence, Jr
This
County
Congress
Chauncey M. Depew
Hoadly
New York
Europe
McKinley rises as the coming Ohio man
The article notes Congressman McKinley gaining national reputation and favorable comment, signaling a rising profile for the Ohio politician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Ohio
Tariff Debate to Extend Through Congress Session
The tariff dispute shows no let up in Congress with a Mills bill vote unlikely before August, if at all, continuing into the present session.
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Congress
New York Chinamen Rally at Republican Club Event
A New York City Republican club meeting drew a large crowd of Chinese attendees who spoke favorably of the Republican National ticket, becoming fodder for Democratic journals to attack the gathering.
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New York
Belva Lockwood Plans Speech Tour Across States
Equal suffrage candidate Belva Lockwood will visit key states on a campaign tour. She claims confidence in her election and features notable political skills.
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Belva Lockwood
Belva
European Emperors Gather Across Faith Divides
The three Emperors of Europe plan a meeting symbolizing Christendom’s divisions. Germany’s ruler is Protestant, Russia’s ruler is Greek Catholic, and Austria’s ruler is Roman Catholic.
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Europe
Germany
Russia
Austria
Chicago Aims to Surpass Pittsburgh in Steel Output
Chicago works to overtake Pittsburgh in iron and steel production with confident forecasts that the lake city will meet its goal within a few years, according to informed sources.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
Centennial Exposition Opens with Electric Machinery
The Cincinnati Centennial Exposition opened on July 4 with grandeur in front of a vast crowd as electric power started the machinery. Mrs Polk, widow of James K. Polk, operated the key at her Nashville home to launch the display.
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Polk
President Polk
Nashville
Tennessee
Pittsburgh Courts Close Pool Rooms as Gambling Hubs
Courts in Pittsburgh ruled pool rooms are gambling establishments and ordered their closure. Combined with Pennsylvania’s high license law affecting saloons this move draws strong protests from the sporting community.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Pan-Presbyterian Council Reports Global Reach
In London the Pan-Presbyterian Council notes 4,000,000 communicants claimed to equal 20,000,000 adherents. Over 500 missionaries work in mission fields preaching to heathens, with about 60,000 gathered into the church.
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Pan-Presbyterian Council
London
Trade review notes steady outlook and rising crop prospects
Dun and Coe report the commercial situation unchanged yet improving as favorable weather boosts crop prospects. The West and South feel hopeful, trade rises slightly while financial worries fade and money remains abundant with belief the Treasury will maintain stability.
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Dun & Coe
Ohio Farmer urges calm resolution in presidential campaign
The Ohio Farmer urges readers to keep cool as campaign season arrives and to discuss the race calmly and truthfully. It argues both parties are American and should be judged by principles, urges personal investigation, and warns against partisan zeal clouding judgment or eroding neighborly trust.
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Ohio Farmer
Smock Address Highlights Duty at Muskingum Commencement
E. E. Smock delivers an excellent address at Muskingum Commencement in New Concord Ohio. Space limits prevented full publication in the report of the occasion.
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E. E. Smock
New Concord
Ohio
The Mind and Mission of Ambition in History Class Affairs
The piece argues that the universe and mind are contingent facts, with human fate shaped by mental culture. It contrasts heathen and Christian philosophies, praising Christian thought for fostering progress, reason, and global enlightenment through education, virtue, and industry. It ends urging students to pursue ambition aligned with duty.
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FrLiLaw
God
Christ
Philosophy of History
Philomathean Society Speaks to Graduates on Duty and Faith
The address urges graduates to accept the call to service, noting progress of humanity and the ongoing quest for improvement. It emphasizes the need for laborers in society, warns of scrutiny, and reminds that the society’s support accompanies graduates in all future missions for the good of humanity and the glory of God.
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Philomathean Literary Society
Disenchantment at the Piazza in Boston Courier Verse
A speaker describes a moonlit scene with a maiden on a piazza as a man admires her beauty. The mood shifts when she angrily slaps him, exclaiming that he is a troublesome mosquito she has tried to mash before, ending with a humorous Boston Courier note.
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Andyl
Boston Courier
Timothy
Oldham
Guernsey County
Ohio
Wool market review notes light in new clip and uncertain outlook
Bradstreet reports the new wool clip remains light across the country as Eastern dealers resist asking prices and seaboard mills hold to near term requirements. Shearing slows in northern areas and buyers are price cautious while mills buy modestly. Boston and Philadelphia sales show week totals of 1,068,700 pounds and 448,000 pounds respectively amid sluggish, steady demand and limited supplies.
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Bradstreet's
Boston
Ohio
Penn
Otuo
Ohio Delaine
Philadelphia
Highest elevations listed by Ohio Geological Survey
The Ohio Geological Survey names Belfontaine in Logan County as 1,540 feet the state’s highest point above sea level. Mansfield in Richland County reaches 1,434 feet, Jerusalem in Monroe County 1,300. Other peaks include Ava tunnel 868 feet, Summerfield 845, Caldwell 745, Sarahsville 774, Belle Valley 748, Dexter City 682, Dudley 705, South Olive 689, Hiramspurg 760. Vincent in Washington County 774, McConnelsville 708, Norwich in Muskingum 954, and Bailey’s Mills in Guernsey 922 feet.
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Ohio Geological Survey
Belfontaine
Mansfield
Richland County
Jerusalem
Monroe County
Noble County
Ava
Summerfield
Caldwell
Sarahsville
Belle Valley
Dexter City
Dudley
South Olive
Hiramspurg
Washington County
Vincent
McConnelsville
Morgan County
Norwich
Muskingum County
Bailey’s Mills
Guernsey County
Beverly Dispatch
Boils Relieved by Swift's Specific Certifies Success
R W Brooks of Pringle Washington County Ga testifies that six years ago they suffered boils from February through fall until using SSS. They report their body cleared of the disease and claim no boils since. The letter endorses Swift's Specific Co of Atlanta and invites others to try the remedy.
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Prinaur
Swift’s
Atlanta
SSS
R W Brooks
Pringle
Washington County
Swift's Specific Claims Cures for Skin Disease
A Waco case notes a wife with a severe skin disease confined to bed for years. After taking Swift's Specific she improves rapidly and regains health. A letter from J D Sears, wholesale druggist, Austin Avenue, Austin, endorses the remedy and offers a free treatise on blood and skin diseases from The Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta.
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Waco
Texas
Swift
J D Sears
Austin Avenue
New California Method of Preserving Fruit
The method uses wide mouthed bottles filled with fresh fruit and securely cooked with no sugar or liquid added. Bottles are placed in cold water, then boiled for ten minutes. Proponents claim the preserved fruit will keep for years.
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California
Bucklen Arnica Salve Adverts for Skin Ailments
An 1880s advertisement touts Bucklen s Arnica Salve as the best cure for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. Sold by C L Wall Co at 25 cents per box.
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C.L. Wall & Co
Wary of Sharpers Dodging Travelers in Fraud Tactics
The passage warns that strangers traveling through the country press for purchases by sample and obtain signatures on printed orders, often turning into notes for far more than a summer’s earnings. It calls out dodge schemes like paint deals and lightning rod schemes used to defraud signatories.
Quickest Eye Operation Promises Painless Results
Testimonial from Lena Tullius of Marietta Ohio praising Dr H Russell Burner for a painless eye straightening in thirty five seconds without anaesthesia. Local officials confirm the patient was cross eyed prior and is now straight. Signatories include I B Torpy C K Wells L H Doe Benard Rodick S S Porter Martin Schmidt Adam Wilber all of Marietta.
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H. Russett Burner
Sip
H. Russell Burner
HI. Russell
Lena Tullius
Tullius
B. Torpy
C.K. Wells
Paralysis Cured by Doctor Burner's Treatment
D Myers of Harristville Illinois writes an endorsement dated March 1 1888 praising Dr H Russell Burner for curing paralysis after two years of decline. He credits multiple physicians with misdiagnosis and says travel for therapy was worth more than any price for the relief and mobility gained.
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Harrietsville
H. Russell Burner
Sam
Mr. Burner
D. Myers
Pain Relief After Twelve Years of Suffering
Inpik Calvert of Todds Morgan County Ohio testifies after five months under Dr. H Russell Burner that pain greatly diminished and hemorrhage from lungs ceased. He notes long prior suffering and failure of patent medicines, urging others to seek the doctor's treatment.
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H. Russell Burner
Dr. Burner
Inpik Calvert, Todds
Morgan Co
Quickest Time on Earth From 33 Seconds Eye Operation
A Logan Ohio letter thanks Prof. M. Salm an oculist and aurist for Dr H Russel Burn er for a painless operation on a daughter's cross eyes. The witness timed the procedure at 33 seconds and reports the eye looks straight now. Several opticians had refused but the patient was cured, and the writer recommends others seek the doctor’s help.
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M. Salm
H. Russel_t
Ramsey
Logan, O
Dr H Russell Burner praised for miraculous cures across travels
The Newark Daily Advocate highlights testimonies from grateful patients who credit Dr H Russell Burner with powerful relief from chronic pain and seemingly miraculous recoveries. Endorsements come from diverse patients previously treated by regular doctors, praising his healing impact.
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H. Russell Burner
Burner
Newark
Daily Advocate
Bright's Disease Cured By Dr H Russell Burner Visit
Mrs Henrietta McGarr reports relief from Bright's disease after Dr H Russell Burner of the Ohio Reform Sanitarium, Columbus, offers free consultations in Cambridge on Monday and Tuesday August 6 and 7 at the Park Hotel.
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H. Russell Burner
Ohio Reform Sanitarium
Columbus
Cambridge
Park Hotel
Guernsey
Harrison
Pike
Morrow
Licking
Hocking Counties
Ohio
Kentucky
Kansas
Picnic crowd and visits mark Fourth at Perry's Den
A large crowd picnicked at Perry's Den on the Fourth. John McGlashen spent the holiday with Caldwell friends. Frank Casey of Cambridge visits Charlington. Mrs Betty Stevens of Ann Arbor visits her old home. Charlie Leeland of Caldwell visits cousin W H Stevens. Carrie Stranathan visits Mattie Dillon at Caldwell. W Conner and family of Zanesville visit at Thomas Conner's east of town. Master Steele Floyd of the Xenia Orphans Home spends summer with his grandmother. John F Dolman dies of consumption. funeral Monday at 2 pm. The community extends sympathy.
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Perry's den
John McGlashen
Caldwell
Frank Casey
Cambridge
Charlington
Betty” Stevens
Ann Arbor
Charlie Leeland
W H Stevens
Carrie Stranathan
Mattie Dillon
Caldwel
W Conner
Zanesville
Thomas Conner
Master Steele Floyd
The
Xenia Orphans Home
John F Dolman
Special Cheap Excursion to Marietta July 15
Travel special to Marietta July 15 for the National Centennial Celebration. Opening by Rt Rev Bishop Gilmore, sacred concert by Elgin Water Factory and Columbus Barracks Bands, 150-voice chorus, anthem by the composer. Centennial building seats 6000. special M&MRR trains depart Kimbolton, Millers, Cambridge, Byesville, Belle Valley with round trip fares listed.
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Rt Rey Bishop Gilmore
Cleveland
Elgin Watcr Factory
Columbus Barracks
The
MRR
Belle Valley
Cee Acads
Elgin Watch Seonens
Columbus Barracks Band
Marietta
Cleveland& Marietta Ry
Ohio Acts to Prevent Vinegar Adulteration
The Ohio General Assembly enacted laws to curb cider vinegar adulteration. Non domestic producers must brand each cask with maker’s name and residence, manufacture date, and the words Cider Vinegar. Violations carry fines from fifty to one hundred dollars, possible imprisonment, costs, and forfeiture of improper vinegar.
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Zanesville Courier
General Assembly of Ohio
Dr King's New Discovery touted for consumption cures
Advertised testimonials claim Dr King s New Discovery for consumption cured incurable lung disease with multiple bottles, while other notes warn dogs bite when teeth are diseased and suggest tooth extraction might extend life. Free sample bottles offered at Wall & Co drug store.
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Morris
Ark
Dr King
Jesse Middlewart
Decatur
Ohio
Wall & Co
Electric Bitters boasts wide acclaim and promise
The advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a purer medicine that cures liver and kidney diseases, clears pimples and other skin complaints, removes malaria risks, and relieves headache, constipation, and indigestion. It guarantees satisfaction or money back and lists price at Wall & Co's drug store.
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Wall & Co
Midnight serenader tunes streets with old boots by guitar
The passage cites Cleveland Voice and Sun noting a midnight serenader whose wild ballad tames crowds. Boots circle him as he plays his guitar, drawing attention in the city ambiance.
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Cleveland
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