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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1889
Page
2
Official notice posted at Cambridge Ohio indicating second class mail matter entered at the local post office. The item notes mail handling status and classification for publication.
The year 1889 marks unprecedented U S fire flood and disaster losses. A Kansas colored man promotes moving negroes to Oklahoma to colonize. Danish dairy schools run by the government profit Denmark with butter exports rising to 13 million dollars annually.
The New York Agricultural Society introduces a liberal premium for best and fastest walking horses to be driven in harness to farm wagons. It emphasizes that speed in walking harness work is of greater value to farmers than trotting pacing or running gaits.
When George H. Pendleton comes back from Germany, likely soon, Ohio politics may stir the dry bones in the Democratic camp. Pendleton has friends and his appearance in the arena would provoke applause.
The article notes true English capitalists will soon own most of the larger industries in the country. They have already bought breweries and are now aiming for flouring mills, the large mills in particular. They already hold substantial railroad stock, and where they will stop is a growing concern.
The Republican State Central Committee is organized with A T Brinsmade Cleveland as Chairman and A W Kumler Dayton as Secretary. The State Executive Committee names include A L Conger Akron Chairman John Doane Columbus Secretary Geo W Sinks Columbus Treasurer Asa S Bushnell Springfield Geo K Nash Columbus A C Hord Cleveland G H Ketcham Toledo L Maxwell Xenia Amor Smith Cincinnati S J Johnson Columbus and C L Kurtz Athens.
The government shifts telegraph pricing from one cent to one mill per word, claiming reduced rates will aid efficiency while critics say it harms companies. The discussion targets Wannamaker amid criticism of his public service reforms and alleged business influence.
The Mississippi governor orders arrest warrants and requisitions to bring Sullivan and Kilrain to answer prize fighting charges under state law. Sullivan was twice detained in Nashville before release on habeas corpus, and both men remain elusive. The governor vows to prosecute all key participants, including railroad officials, with rewards offered for capture.
The Sullivan Kilrain contest failed to favor prize fighting as Muldoon, Sullivan's trainer, declares he is through with ring fights. He laments the brutal toll and hopes boxing remains as a sport but rejects continued ring combat, signaling a harsher public view of prize fighting.
The call notifies Guernsey County voters to meet Saturday July 20 1889 between 4 and 6 pm to choose delegates for the Senatorial Convention in Cambridge on July 24. Each township or precinct gets one delegate, with Wills and Millwood Townships receiving two. It lists county convention delegate counts by township and precinct and notes election of one Central Committeeman per township or precinct. Delegates to the Senatorial Convention will elect five delegates to the State Convention.
A Macon Georgia dispatch reports Dupont Bell, a Circleville Ohio man, appeared in Liberty County claiming divinity and predicting the world’s end on August 16. He has sold wings, with buyers awaiting delivery, while he predicts a racial reversal and notes crops ruined for lack of workers.
The United States invites western nations to a 40 delegate American International Congress in Washington next October. Nations signing in include Mexico Guatemala Salvador Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica Colombia Ecuador Peru Bolivia Chile Argentina Uruguay and Venezuela. Haiti unlikely to attend. Delegates from US include Henderson Bliss Whyte Studebaker Coolidge Carnegie Pitkin Estee Hanson with one US seat each for the others. Columbus 400th anniversary may feature in plans. A grand exposition celebrating the newborn world is proposed.
The New York Mail and Express notes daily proof that European powers enlarge military budgets while contentment fades. Britain readies a navy reconstruction beyond twenty million pounds. France contemplates a 60 million franc naval grant. Austria-Hungary warns that peace relies on preparedness. Russia remains unsettled in the Balkans, yet steps to ease tension appear. War costs oppress civilians, taxes rise, youths exit labor, and hope darkens, though America enjoys liberty from war's disruptions.
An Arlington Texas resident credits Swift's Specific with clearing twenty three boils after five years with no recurrences. A Rogers Arkansas farmer touts a twenty three year tetter cure, noting prior mercury treatments. The ad claims S S S purges impurities from blood, aids digestion, and rebuilds the body, offering a reward for proof of poisonous substances in the product.
A reader extols the remedy’s gratitude inducing effect for long standing rheumatism, claiming it purges the poison from the blood and delivers relief when other medicines fail.
A sick child of Wm Diefenbach and the little son of John Caberry are listed as ill. Several young men are at Washington, Pa. Minor Thorla moved to a new home on McPeek avenue. The Kid Band joined a Sabbath School picnic to South Olive. Berry pickers report a large crop. Henderson Moorehead returns from Washington, Pa. James Stevens, Sr. visits from Zanesville. Vacant houses seen on this side and calls to boost iron works and reduce rents. Harry Rankin leaves for Summerville N J to work on a stock farm. Streets suffer from poor upkeep and weeds. Taxpayers threaten a general protest if conditions aren’t fixed. Mrs Wm Criswell of Parkersburg is visiting ill at her parents’ home, with Mr Criswell summoned from Parkersburg last Saturday.
Washington reports a lively week with an oil well near town expected to come in soon. Rev Hackley and family visit relatives here. Frame Bros sold over fifty Buckeye machines this summer. Wheat stocks full, haying underway. George Simpson, longtime Oxford townski resident, died last Monday. he left a wife and several children and had a $72 monthly pension. H C White and Miss Cline wed last week and were serenaded by the Cornet Band during a post nuptial reception.
Eddie Wilson is down with diphtheria. The sheep market is advancing rapidly. Mrs J M Allen visits relatives in Wood county. Mrs John Moss of Love City visited her parents here last week. Clover harvest is retarded by wet weather. Miss Ida Canaan of Cambridge visits with her parents. Ainsworth Hope will teach next winter at Hopedale Monroe township. Festival at Allen church yielded 25 dollars. Miss Alloway of Kimbolton has hired Brady school for fall and winter. Prof Taylor shows miniature cyclorama last Saturday. Many teachers are attending normals in the county. Probationers welcomed into full connection at Allen's chapel last Sabbath.
Miss Mattie Nieman visits friends in Joeville while Evan Thompson recovers to attend town events. A Dilley infant daughter born July 12 1889 to Mr and Mrs P L Dilley of this place dies suddenly last Thursday. Mrs Vena Hummel of Newcomerstown recuperates here. J L McFarland moves to a Noble county farm near Sarahsville. A new Love City road bridge near Frank Moorhead’s farm is erected. Charles Dennison of Anderson Indiana renews youth ties here this week. Elmer Parry sustains a severe leg cut from a mower with a scythe. Dr Frank Rainie returns home from Ann Arbor after medical studies. W S Archer relocates his grocery to the Amstot block the old hardware store room. George Taylor and daughter visit from Noble county’s capital to rusticate a few days. Mrs Frank Pearson Mollie Surdum of Higginsville Mo loses her oldest child June 30 cholera infantum. John Strong, old cemetery sexton, dies July 3 1889 aged 75 after short pneumonia illness. Bellaire campers near town fold up their paraphernalia and depart quietly for unknown reasons.
North Salem notes indicate oaten harvest progress and corn tasseling while health concerns include Lloyd and John Dawson. Local items cover threshing on J B Luecock's farm, a culvert sale for eight dollars, and praise for Rev Hammond's sermon. A potential wedding and a August Guernsey Circuit meeting are noted along with a planned M P Sabbath school picnic.
Court dispositions include default judgments and sale orders against Knowles Taylor & Co J O McIllyar for 123 dollars and against Kimbolton Oil and Gas Co for 80265 dollars. Decrees include sale confirmations and appraisements for several cases. Domestic matters include divorces, alimony and property provisions. State cases Ohio and Obio plead guilty to liquor law violations with fines and jail time.
Community updates from Indiana include births, visitors, and farming activity. Mr and Mrs H Duff welcomed a son while John Duff adds a residence extension. Jennie Shaw visited aunt Mary Fleming. Misses Sawyer Lepage and Dyer visited this week. Mrs James Davis and daughter Annie visited Northfield friends. John S Stewart sold a gray mare to Rev H Appleton near Hopewell. Harry White married Miss Cline of Satcher's Run. Northfield post office slated. Jennie McCulley lost a breast pin at Hopewell ice cream festival. Wells drilled by Dr Chapman Mahoney Fleming Hutchison Hopewell. Joseph Bell, post cancer, fell ill after work but improved. Squire Hugh Addy returns from Kansas with health news and favorable comments.
Wool markets hold steady across the country as seaboard areas stay strong. Demand for consumption softens slightly as buyers delay purchases, while the goods trade shows mood not brisk enough to spur raw wool speculation. New wool arrives in greater quantities in New York Boston and Philadelphia. many consignments await higher prices. London sales boast strong turnout with bulk of offerings taken by home buyers. Boston figures show steady prices with subdued activity. Philadelphia markets dull but firm as shippers lift limits and manufacturers wait for goods market signals.
The Barbed Wire Inventor from Indianapolis Journal recounts the origin of barbed wire patents. Early patents went to Kelly of East, then Jos F Gidden of DeKalb Illinois developed a wire with short barbs. Gidden earned substantial royalties, including $60,000 upfront and over $175,000 in a single year, transforming a practical ranch aid into a fortune.
Advertising copy touts Electric Bitters as the cure for poor digestion and liver kidney troubles. It claims vast savings and universal access, promising good digestion if used as directed. Sold by D. M. Hawthorne at 50 cents and one dollar per bottle.
Reports from crop correspondents show generally favorable conditions with heavy crops expected in many areas. Potatoes and oats are strong in several states, though drought and heavy rains hurt corn in parts. Minnesota and Dakota face drought effects. Wisconsin and Michigan report good spring wheat and oats, while Kansas and Nebraska seek rain to boost corn and oats.
One hundred dollar reward offered for any catarrh cure not achieved with Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co Toledo proprietors. Endorsers West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin Van Hoesen Toledo National Bank vouch for Cheney. Cure taken internally, affects blood and mucus. testimonials free. Price 75 cents per bottle. sold by all druggists.
A Chicago Herald excerpt recalls Charley explanations of the phrase anatomical juxtaposition of two orbicularisoris muscles in a state of contraction. He admits Miss Mosby asked for the meaning and he had to yield the witty translation that it simply means a kiss.
An 1888 advertisement touts a premier salve for cuts sores and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. The report also covers Judge Phillips’s decision in Garnett Garret v North Atchison Bank about telegraphic endorsements and lien liability, plus local G A R meeting notices in Cambridge.
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