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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1887
Page
2
J P Mahaffey and T W Ogier Mahaffey Oger advertise in Cambridge Ohio. The note claims leopard skin wraps are the latest fashion with spots unremovable. Paris reportedly records 490000 unmarried men and 380000 married while 416000 unmarried women. A Mrs Holstein of Freedonia Illinois reportedly bore four children.
The article notes a congressional push to amend the constitution to elect U S Senators by direct popular vote. It mentions President naming T S Murphy as postmaster at Zanesville and expects Senate confirmation. Senator Ingalls replaces Sherman in leadership, and a strong descriptor of Murphy is given. A regional earthquake in Southern Europe is reported with cautionary lines about future tremors. Market quotes show various Ohio wool prices and grades.
The text claims Portugal intruded on England's rights and may be penalized. It alleges Britain’s government sent forces to Africa to seize English possessions. It notes a dependent pension bill died and the lower House backed the President's veto by 175 to 125. It cites Boston figures of 338000 dollars for religious work and accuses a New York senator of paying his way to Congress.
A large coal land tract near Pittsburg sold recently at fifty dollars per acre, half the price paid twenty years ago when about one hundred dollars per acre were recorded in the same locality. The decline is attributed to natural gas development.
A note reports that Prohibition is spreading into Canada and the northwest territory. It urges Canada to stop serving as a refuge for illicit lead and hints at broader enforcement actions.
T B Hibbs of Londonderry township will be a candidate for the Legislature. He is described as a good fellow and sharp in debate and, if elected, would aim to protect the people’s interests.
After weeks of loud debate the West Virginia legislature adjourned Friday without selecting a U S Senator. Citizens react with anger and threaten to move to table the legislature.
Of 408 members of Congress, 283 are connected with churches. Of those, 283 connected members would not be suspected of more than twenty five. The wonders of mathematics are marvelous.
Locals long for sleighing with Vermont appears covered in deep snow. The scenic white blanket grips the landscape as imagination evoked by winter sights. even passing trains pause to take in the frosty scene.
The unsettled election outlook demoralizes merchants and slows trade while margins hint at a possible government continuation with a working majority. In Texas lawmakers agree to act if voters desire to curb liquor trafficking by pushing temperance beyond state borders.
West of Chicago railroads compete to show the quickest down grade transit times with no air brakes applied, aiming for low prices that please shippers in the region.
Citizens in the territory attacked a Chinaman camp, burned cabins and goods, and drove inhabitants away. The Celestials fled rather than stay, saying it was not the land they hoped to reach.
St John was once admired in Kansas but his beauty faded and he lost favor. A county once named for him was renamed Logan, ending the monument's visible memory. The fragment laments the cruelty of removing the tribute, while noting that St John still lives in memory.
A culvert failure on the A P railroad near Needles California caused a train to derail and plunge. The wreck caught fire with several people burned to death and many others badly injured. The year is shaping up as a record for rail incidents with this latest tragedy.
Daniel B. Lucas was appointed as senator from West Virginia amid a period of agricultural statements. The Department of Agriculture notes Ohio maintains 775,724 milk cows valued at 22,635,626 dollars, suggesting ample water could help meet demand for fresh milk.
An effort in Kentucky seeks to pass an act to sell vagrants at auction or hire their labor, described in mild terms as potential work. The proposal has awakened idle loungers who are pressing ahead with the measure, though the act remains in committee.
The report notes a coal famine impact with muddy roads slowing business and a dull market for fresh fish. W L Stewart returns from Concord, Roy Mahaffey preaches at the Presbyterian church, and E E Sproat buys a Munson organ for 165 dollars. Dr Jetfries lists his farm for sale as he plans moving to Nebraska. Washington has paid over 1200 dollars to the county treasury after the late grand jury session.
Senecaville lists Rev Hollister on sick list while Lizzie Garrett visits town. Winfield Scott of Cambridge and Leta Wills of Hartford visit friends. Joe Scott of Dickinson smiles on old acquaintances. Dora Hollister recovers from two weeks illness. Maggie Sutton visits Caldwell to stay with Mrs Tipton. ME church Rev Bunting preaches. Mrs Eli Headly of New Concord visits before moving to Kansas. Finley leaves for Sioux City. Bryan family from near Sarahsville heads to Adrian Michigan. ME church unit forms praying band to visit homes each afternoon at two.
Dull business noted as protracted meeting continues at Brushy Fork. Tradesmen announce moves and openings, including W N Jenkins relocating his broom and repair shop to town this spring and James Miller planning to open a new blacksmith shop at the old stand after refitting his shop. Residents report illnesses, wind damage to Henry Little’s brick dwelling, and an indignation meeting over the Pike issue. The temperance drama The Social Glass will be staged March 11 and 12 with music and a hoped-for good turnout.
J W Robins is no better Flora Archer improving March winds mud and high water Mrs Kate Secrest and daughters visiting Joseph Corbitt and family Rumor says Buffalo Coal Co heads to Pt Pleasant to sink a shaft We dislike to lose you Ed but wish success in your new field Our village thrives one general store two groceries two coal shafts four carpenters one painter two blacksmiths etc SC White of Reasoner White advised by James Secrest to fatten himself with ants fat Charles Corbitt cigar factory is in full blast He received a set of cigar moulds but will not try them until Monday Charlie is a good boy and will not break the Sabbath.
H C Beymer returns home from Columbus on furlough while Mr Montgomery relocates to D C Warne's farm. R C Willis repairs a stone bridge near Hyde's. Della and Anna Linn of Clio visit friends. A G Lise plans to move to Bushnell Illinois. Baird's School, taught by J W Lindsey, closes with exams and a treat. A literary event follows and later dancing at Beymer's home with the Washington string band.
Jamie McCracken returned Friday from a business trip to Belmont county. BP Allen is suffering injuries from a fall from a hay mower. I N White of the UP church was in the vicinity with others of his denomination last week. Mrs. Roland Parker and daughter Mittie, after a winter in Ohio, will return soon to Wichita Kansas.
A letter from Cyrus P. B. Sarcuer urges old residents of Guernsey County to plan a reunion in Cambridge. It proposes a 35 year residence requirement after majority, making the youngest attendee 56, and calls for a meeting to discuss details and time/money commitments needed for a successful gathering.
The Barnesville Enterprise notes many Guernsey County druggists must pay a $200 tax with penalty for filling physicians prescriptions for whiskey, more than once on a single prescription. It suggests being a saloon keeper is safer and that whiskey remains freely available despite the Dow law in Belmont County.
Washington Letter to Philadelphia Times notes the Senate allocations by birth and origin, listing states supplying senators and foreign-born members. It details ages, occupations, war service, terms, and family status, with counts of lawyers, businessmen, editors, and other professions among the 76 senators.
A Montgomery man recounts a twenty five year battle with inflammatory rheumatism. After failed treatments and a bedridden period his wife urged trying Swift's Specific. He reports rapid improvement after several bottles, crediting the remedy with eradicating the disease and restoring him to work. He claims to have spent sixteen dollars on the cure and praises it as the only rheumatic remedy he knows. The notice invites a treatise on blood and skin diseases mailed free from the Swift Seedie Co. Augusta and Savannah offices.
A physician recalls Dr Green's Woodbury laboratory and the enduring sale of two remedies, August Flower for dyspepsia and liver issues and Boschee's German Syrup for throat and lung troubles. He notes convincing manufacturing and distribution, cites letters from various stakeholders, and suggests government licensing of such formulas like patents.
The advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with hypophosphites as perfectly agreeable and increasing potency. It claims leading physicians endorse its efficacy in consumption scrofula chronic coughs and wasting diseases and warns to take no other.
A labor focused roundup notes Akron coal use, New York landlords, a Washington nail and iron works proposal, and Cincinnati trades insisting on eight hours. Reports on Baltimore painter conventions and Richmond tinmen, plus wage debates, weekly pay bills, and unions shaping labor policy across states.
The reduction of internal revenue and removal of revenue stamps from Proprietary Medicines lowers cost for consumers and helps home manufacturers. Green's August Flower and Boschee's German Syrup gain larger bottle sizes in the 75c price, now with one fifth more medicine. The two products, used for dyspepsia, liver complaints, coughs, and lung troubles, remain best sellers worldwide. sample bottles stay 10 cents.
Practical guidance on sheep care around lambing including stable warmth and calf colostrum. Cows milk management during dry periods and milk fever risk. Poultry notes favor incubators for hatching and crossbred fowls for market. Advocates pure duck geese breeding, with limited hybrid crosses to boost table quality and price.
A new daily express train on the B and O R R Ohio division serves Chicago travelers with a sleeping car from Wheeling. Departure from Wheeling is 2 26 p m with intermediate stops including Barnesville Cambridge Zanesville Columbus Newark Mt Vernon Mansfield Shelby Sandusky Tiffin Fostoria Deshler Defiance and arrival in Chicago at 5 30 p m on the same day.
W D D Hoyt & Co of Rome Georgia tout Dr King's New Discovery Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve with strong cure claims for consumption and minor ailments. Cambridge Ohio druggists CL Wall & Co sell them. Other ads promote Dr Bull's Baby Syrup Day's Horse Powder Drexel's Cologne and Salvation Oil with prices or usage notes. The Capitol Grounds area cost $684199.
The report notes General Hancock’s passing deeply affects his widow, leaving her in a near-constant melancholy as she copes with the loss.
An advertising notice promises a salve that cures cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped skin chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and guarantees satisfaction or money back. Priced at 25 cents per box and sold by C. L. Wall & Co. February 18.
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