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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1890
Page
2
Official notice filed for mailing at Cambridge Massachusetts main street court square as second class mail matter with post office entry confirming delivery status and mailing designation.
Hon. Benjamin Butterworth of Cincinnati is named Secretary of the Chicago Columbian Exposition. A deadly cyclone struck summer resorts near St Paul Minnesota on Sunday killing over one hundred and causing extensive property damage.
The Republican State convention in Cleveland progresses with Ryan for Secretary of State and Minshal for Supreme Judge slated for renomination by acclamation. The sole contested race is for a seat on the Board of Public Works.
Efforts push for adjournment by month end but session may extend to September. Meanwhile President Harrison and his cabinet plan to continue summer resort relaxation.
Near Hamilton Ontario a group of Canucks attacked and trampled a Stars and Stripes display raised for the United States birthday. No government reaction expected. commentators note no Irish American was present as tensions rose but safety prevailed.
The speaker argues Republican presidents since 1860 have all originated from the West with one defeat tied to an East pick. The question arises whether the West’s fortune wanes when a candidate from the East is chosen, and suggests Tom Reed should travel toward the setting sun if he seeks success.
A Michigan associate of Gen Alger spoke to a New York reporter declaring his candidacy for G A R Commander in Chief for 1892. He claimed Alger endorses him and aims to unite Republicans, noting Alger’s financial qualifications as a current political asset.
Congressman Atkinson of West Virginia says he will not seek a return, expressing fatigue with the duties and ambitions that faltered. He notes grand visions gave way to vexation as he reflects that high office does not guarantee greatness like Disraeli Lincoln or Garfield.
The Louisiana Lottery Company pursues longer life by challenging Governor Nicholls power to veto a legislative grant. Widespread opposition grows as Congress weighs curbs. Bills aim to bar lottery mailings and prosecute fraud and ban lottery ads in newspapers from start to finish.
Reports indicate liquor policy will loom large as New England voters select state legislatures. The issue transcends party lines with some states favoring prohibition and others high license. Despite strict laws, traffic continues, leaving legislatures in a quandary as sentiment splits across the region. Republicans generally prevail though majorities vary.
The Department of State, urged by Secretary Rusk, will appoint three veterinary inspectors to examine American cattle landed in Great Britain. Inspectors will operate from Liverpool London and Glasgow, sailing to Europe immediately. The move aims to counter British import restrictions by proving no cattle disease exists in the United States and to implement tagging of exports for traceability.
Gen Clinton B Fisk former Prohibition party presidential candidate died in New York last Wednesday from rheumatism of the heart. Born in Livingston County New York in 1828 he spent most of his life in the West and returned East recently. He was a self made man respected as a civic leader a prominent Methodist and active in education.
The Chinese Minister complains Americans are legislating Chinese out of a domain and says China may retaliate to bar Americans. He notes Yankee capital in China and argues immigration laws should not be so discriminatory while contrasting Chinese with Italian migrants. He suggests the policy could impact bilateral ties and capital flows.
Local notes report Kimbolton residents and visitors including C DeHart selling fruit trees at Scio, McClaughrey quitting butchering for cooler weather, and T W Berry with C EK Alloway organizing a normal Monday. Trips to Cambridge Coshocton Cleveland Newcomerstown and Sedgwick County Michigan area are noted along with a dissolving panorama exhibit by Mr Gee at School Hall and an M E church ice cream night. Mary Davis aged almost two died Friday and was buried Saturday with Rev Appleton and Rev Hammond officiating.
Butter and eggs prices noted along with farm yields and threshing updates. Local deaths include Monroe township residents Wm Braniger and Clinton Coats. Census trends, pension bill discussion, and land value figures for Liberty township presented with farm activity on Milligan and McCollough operations.
Miss Rena Ball visits friends in Macksburg while Mrs Vena Hillman stays weeks in Marion Ohio. A Barnesville party hunts woodcocks here. Mrs Emma Lowry of Kansas City visits her father G W Brown. David N Bryan has been sick but improving. Ralph Ebert and Ned Arnold of Zanesville rusticate here. Rich's horse ran away last Saturday wrecking a road cart. Albn Loughead leaves for Athens County to visit friends. Prof Henry Thompson and the McCullough boys commence normal schools in town. J L Douglass of Quaker City installs I C O F Lodge officers H F Gordon N G Sweeney V G James R Ward dies from shotgun wound July 3 leaving four children.
The B and O announces all engines must have steel axles side and main rod and crank pins due to increased weight. Public safety demands stronger material than wrought iron. This move places B and O in the lead.
G W Woodrutt operates a leading county mill at Pt Pleasant known for a wide range of lumber. High customer satisfaction accompanies steady saw work and consistent output.
Wheat is all cut and eggs bring 12 cents a dozen with butter at 6. A flood-damaged area reports great losses from recent high waters. James Stewart, 20, declared insane last week and sent to Columbus asylum. Mrs. Matilda Ramage dies suddenly from heat while visiting Noble county. Mrs. Mary Laughlin, wife of Jas Laughlin, dies by suicide with a razor. The Laughlin family receives community sympathy.
Local items report Chase Garber working for J W Wilson and Ira Watson returning from Zanesville. Residents discuss hay harvests, farm alliances, and visiting kin from Cumberland to Cambridge and Zanesville. A child of Frank Watson died last week.
The article explains stamp production from hydrous hydraulic pressing to gumming with dextrine paste, drying on racks, and thirteen quality checks. It notes sheets are cut into hundred-stamp portions, perforated by machines, and packed for posting offices, debunking rumors of poisons or unclean properties.
A western newspaper penman mixes wedding notes with cattle reports after a rush report leaves sheets to be bound. The improvised wedding tale veers into market lingo with veal prices, lamb demand, and a bride whose father resembles a Connecticut ox weighing 1,875 pounds.
The Burlington's Number One daily vestibule express leaves Chicago at 1:00 p m and reaches Denver 6:30 p m next day. It offers quicker travel than rival routes with direct Peoria connections. Additional Xpress trains run from Chicago St Louis and Peoria to St Paul Minneapolis Council Bluffs Omaha Cheyenne Denver Atchison Kansas City Houston and other western southwestern points.
A crank lectures in Barnesville claiming the world will end at three o'clock in 1896. He pledges supernatural powers, cures the sick with oil and laying on of hands, and says he can withstand poisons. He once was a Methodist preacher and has fallen from grace, per the Enterprise.
A 1910s note observes that tipping hats to ladies on the street is outdated, while a restrained salute by touching the hat rim with fingers remains the proper gesture. The commentary reflects evolving social etiquette and civilian manners.
A collection of farm lore describing how natural signs predict weather. Morning rainbows warn of approaching rain if easterly wind holds. evening red skies and a rising moon signal fair or stormy days. damp air follows glow worms. crowing cock or flying possum indicate moisture or drying air. black snails, peacocks, ducks, and red sunsets forecast moisture, rain, squalls, or gales with varying wind directions.
An 19th century advertisement claims deafness stems from an inflamed Eustachian tube and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy. It promises to cure catarrhal deafness and offers one hundred dollars for a non curing case, inviting readers to request circulars from J Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
A humorous old-time quip claims a husband’s treatment of the printer signals wife quality. From paying promptly to sending a cake, greenbacks, or a coin, the anecdote links marriage happiness to newspaper bills and hints at deception if papers go unpaid.
Rev. F J Shrout of Blue Mound Kansas testifies the medicine saved his life and added 26 pounds after lung disease. Arthur Love of Love's Fanny Folks Combination endorses the product as beating all others for consumption. Free trials at M Hawthorne's drug Store with regular sizes 50c and 1.44.
Daley recounts a friend gathering what he thought were Mushroons. His wife cooked them and the family ate heartily. The crowd asks if they died, and the speaker says they were millsbroone by mistake, narrowly avoiding disaster.
A period piece praises Electric Bitters as an effective alterative and tonic that cures long sicknesses and restores health. It claims relief for kidney liver and stomach problems and mentions sale at Hawthorne's drugstore for 50 cents and 1 dollar per bottle by DM.
A Quaker article notes that counting seconds between lightning and thunder reveals storm distance. If three seconds pass before thunder is heard, the storm is about two-thirds of a mile away, since light arrives instantly and sound travels about 1,000 feet per second.
The text extols Ayers Sarsa parilla for blood disorders, claiming near magical effects due to its purity and strength as a usable human remedy. It presents no scientific evidence.
The article notes that hanging dried clover clusters along road sides disperses a faint perfume that drives away flies, claiming it outperforms sticky flypapers and fly traps.
A famous astronomer denies that stars twinkle and claims the poem about a twinkling star was misread. He argues the stars appear fixed like bricks and that twinkling is an optical illusion created by the observer.
A Illinois man reports five years of mercurial rheumatism from physicians’ potash and mercury remedies, claiming Swift's Specific cured him after few bottles. A Huntingburg couple says their child’s skin eruption and blood disorder cleared after three bottles. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free from The Swift Specific Co. Drawer 3 Atlanta Ga.
A Boston Herald piece surveys the Persia coast heat where temperatures soar daily in July and August, describes reliable springs near Buh Rin, and notes submarine water sources. It also reviews Ayer’s Hair Vigor and previews Magazine of American History volume twenty-four with Blackstone portraits and essays on colonial New York, Indiana discoveries, Lincoln humor, and a Rev. Herrick address.
Advertisement claims the salve heals cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all eruptions and piles with a money back guarantee. Priced 25 cents a box and sold by D M Hawthorne. Dec 5 1889.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co announces an excursion to Mountain Lake Park with tickets on sale through August 1 for return August 15 at the unlimited round trip fare.
An advertisement claims Dr Haines Golden Specific cures drunkenness without knowledge of the drinker. It allegedly works in tea or coffee, guarantees no harm, and occurs even for those already alcoholic. Circulars and details offered by GOOSP?N SPECIFIC CO. 156 Race St Cincinnati.
Local public notice for Mrs E J Forsythe of Taylor Block Cambridge Ohio appears in the newspaper. Details of the notice are unreadable in the provided text.
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