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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1885
Page
4
A reader recalls a playful verse about a young sweetheart described with affection and whimsy. The speaker praises the girl’s beauty and charm while joking about age. The vignette ends noting Elizabeth F. Merrill of the Louisville Courier Journal mentioned the poem.
The hillside cut and new channel diverted flood waters after heavy rains. Dam construction offers hope to prevent further harm to vineyards and fields while Parson ranch and neighbors recover, with 100 grapevines killed and debris across fertile land totaling over a thousand dollars in prospective damage.
In a tale of pecuniary pressure Lucy agrees to marry Mr Annelly despite love for Erastus, hoping wealth will ease poverty. She plans to stay at school another year while Annelly departs for New York, intending to marry when he returns, a move she partially fancies for social advancement.
Erastus rejects Lucy and Jenny fears she caused pain by Lucy’s engagement to Mr. Annelsey. Lucy grapples with possible love for Erastus as the family debates loyalty, mining company losses, and future moves to Mussie Slough. Erastus plans to leave for land with friends, saddening John and Martha Parsons who strive to keep their family intact.
In Lancaster California two hotel waiters robbed their employer of several articles, fled on foot, and after one nap was taken, another stole a revolver and thirty nine dollars, then headed north toward San Francisco.
The Department of Agriculture reports cotton gains in June and favors for growth across Virginia to Texas with high state averages and notes new pests in the Gulf Region. President directs General Sheridan to assess Indian trouble in the Territory and curb disturbances while Army leaders discuss disarming Cheyennes and potential Canadian incursions near the Crow reservation.
At Saratoga July 11 the New York State Teachers Association elected officers for the year. President Charles E. Surdam Port Washington. vice presidents William J. Jewel Syracuse Charles E. Allen Medina Miss E S Slanaway New York Mrs Sara Fletcher Saratoga. corresponding secretary Edward E Danforth Elmira. recording secretaries A W Morehouse Port Byron A P Chapin Rochester. treasurer J H Burke Sandy Hill. Niagara Falls named as next meeting site.
Wanasa Ind July 11 A side rod broke one mile west of Wanasa on the east bound Wabash express. A hole in the boiler caused steam to escape making it impossible to stop. The train sped through the city at 45 mph with crew abandoning the engine. a mile east the steam exhausted and the train halted. The engine was badly wrecked but no injuries occurred.
New Orleans reports a rumor of twelve yellow fever cases sent to Chicago and New York. Only two cases were reported by the Board of Health, with one not verging on true yellow fever. A cash reward was offered by a paper for the sender of the dispatches. No cases remain in the city.
A traveler recalls meeting a sour Alabama planter who scowled at guests and criticized everything. After his companion left him a bottle of Warner’s safe cure he improved, becoming cheerful and loved by his wife again, a transformation the writer notes as remarkable.
The public learns of Dr. Pierce resigning from Congress to focus on medicine. His supporters tout the Golden Medical Discovery for treating consumption, bronchitis, fever, and blood diseases. Advertisements praise products from Dr. Pierce and the World’s Dispensary Medical Association, plus a railroad promo and various remedies.
Wheeling and Lake Erie and Cleveland and Marietta railways publish a timetable in effect June 7 1885 in central standard time. Timetables include train departure and arrival times across routes with stations and service windows for passengers and freight.
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