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A large group of farmers across the state petition the Legislature to reduce county officer salaries, though the request is unlikely to be granted.
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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1890
Page
2
Temperance reform idea reaches New York Senate bill
The temperance reform movement spreads to New York State with a local option bill in the Legislature that narrows to restricting blocks in a city or town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Ex-Auditor Graham Sentenced for Fraud in Warren County
Graham former Warren county auditor convicted of obtaining about 63008 in county funds fraudulently receives an eighteen year penitentiary term and a fine exceeding 126000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Warren County
Funda
Ex-Congressman Taulbee Shot in Washington Dies
Ex-Congressman Preston Taulbee of Kentucky, shot by newspaper correspondent Kincaid in Washington, died Tuesday. Kincaid is under arrest and reported seriously ill with nervous prostration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Taulbee
Kentucky
Kincaid
Washington
Government buildings spread would drain surplus fast
The article argues that if Congress approves bills for erecting government buildings wherever requested, it would quickly exhaust the treasury surplus, noting a flood of such requests reaching Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Treasury
Lincoln's Son Dies in London After Illness
Abraham Lincoln, son of the U. S. Minister to England, died in London last Wednesday after a long illness of blood poison. His body lies in a temporary vault and will be interred in the family plot at Springfield, Illinois.
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Abraham Lincoln
U. S
England
London
Springfield
Illinois
Senate committee backs Montana Republicans seating
The majority report of the Privileges and Elections Committee favors seating Montana’s Republican senators. The minority supports the Democrats, but with a Republican majority in the Senate the ruling is expected to be accepted after a heated long debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Montana
Senate
Hartley Named Trustee for 8. 8. O. Home at Xenia
M. J. Hartley son of ex Sheriff Hartley and formerly of Quaker City now residing in Xenia Ohio is appointed by Governor Campbell as a Trustee of the 8. 8. O. Home at Xenia alongside General A. V. Rice of Putnam county and Isaac R. Sherwood of Stark county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Hartley
Sherif Hartley
Quaker City
Xenia
Ohio
Campbell
8. O
A. V. Rice
Putnam County
Isaac R. Sherwood
Stark County
Club life in New York shapes the youth’s choices
The piece notes that city clubs draw young men toward the club room over the parlor, creating unease among women. It describes the gay life clubs foster and suggests the gentler sex shows little interest or influence in that social shift.
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New York City
Ohio House row ends with sharp rebuke to Halstead paper
Representative D. D. Taylor rose on a question of privilege in the Ohio House last Thursday and then delivered a harsh rebuke to Halstead and the Commercial Gazette for articles reflecting on his support of the Cincinnati water works bill. Dave's remarks drew Republican consternation and Democratic amusement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Taylor
Ohio House
Halstead
Commercial Gazette
Taylor
Cincinnati
Dave
Oyster farming urged in Maryland to save delicacy
A growing scare over oyster scarcity prompts pressure on the Maryland Legislature to pass laws permitting planting and farming of the lucrative bivalve in the Chesapeake Bay. The oyster is described as a countrywide favorite, with a shortage feared akin to a bread and potato famine.
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Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Dissatisfaction Mounts Over Appointments in Campbell Era
The state faces friction from new administration appointments as the governor, Campbell, encounters rivalry among eligible men. Competition for limited offices leads to sulkiness and growing unrest in rural districts.
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Campbell
New York Sun Defends New York in Cleveland Vote Analysis
The New York Sun, a Democratic paper, argues New York was not sold out in the last Presidential campaign. It asserts Cleveland ran behind in the South, West, Northwest, and New England relative to Democratic Congressmen or Governors. It suggests Governor Hill may be exonerated if the Sun’s figures are correct.
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New York Sun
Grover Cleveland
New York
New England
The
Sun
Hill
Millionaire Leland Stanford’s Early Earnings Tale
The tale recalls a six year old Leland Stanford with two brothers selling a load of horse radish in the garden. They washed it and took it to Schenectady earning six York shillings, two of which went to Stanford. The anecdote frames his later vast wealth as a proud, first earnings moment.
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Leland Stanford
Schenectady
York
Congress Considers Intermediate Court of Appeals for Patents
Congress debates forming an intermediate Court of Appeals to handle patent cases as a final resort, aiming to ease the Supreme Court docket. With 1,560 cases pending and about 650 new cases this year, progress would be slow unless the new court passes into law.
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Congress
United States Supreme Court
Intermediate Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Cambridge Post 343 Urges Service Pension For Veterans
The G A R post passes a resolution urging Congress to pass a Service Pension Bill this session. It states that every honorably discharged Civil War veteran or sailor who served in the nation’s time of need deserves a pension based on actual service and asks Col J D Taylor to press the Pension Committee for passage.
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Taylor
Cambridge Post
Congress of
United States
J.D. Taylor
Congress
Iron trade outlook from New York Sun piece
The New York Sun reports a six hundred ton contract for Chateanugay pig iron to England and notes rising English coke costs and scarcer Cumberland ores. It argues Europe may cease cheap iron production, opening U S producers to an era of strong export demand as American iron and coal industries expand. It predicts 1890 will see the United States lead in steel production.
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New York Sun
England
Cumberland
Europe
United States
Redistricting bill sets congressional districts by county and townships
The Senate passed a redistricting bill defining congressional districts with detailed ward and township boundaries and party majorities. Districts cover Cincinnati wards, Millcreek townships, Butler Warren Montgomery counties, and numerous other counties, with Democratic and Republican margins listed for each district.
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Senate
Cincinnati
Anderson
Columbia
Spencer
Sycamore
Symmes
Clifton
Avondale
St Benard
Bond Hill
Elmwood
Millcreek
Kimbolton Social Notes and Local Obituaries
J P Mahaffey and D L Clark called on town residents while Murphy and Mrs Mary M Scott visited relatives in Kimbolton and Cambridge. Dr McFarland aided Rev Hammond at North Salem, and Rev James Cosby returns home after typhoid recovery. The Wallace wagon incident caused damage with no injuries. William DeHart, longtime Kimbolton resident born 1800 near Trenton New Jersey, died last Saturday and was buried March 10 at Kimbolton cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.P. Mahaffey
D. L. Clark
Bolivar
Mr. Murphy
Cambridge
Mary M. Scott
T. J. Miller
McFarland
Rev Hammond
North Salem
James Cosby
Allegheny Theological Seminary
Jonathan Wallace
Main Street
William DeHart
Mr. DeHart
Trenton
N. J
Wheeling
W.va
Kimbolton
M. BR
Atila.m
Local Notes and Church Fraternity Grow in Byesville
Byesville reports social changes and travel as residents visit others and seek work. Anna Johnson visits Cumberland friends while A W Conner takes a clerk job in Cambridge. Miss Nannie Trott closes Pt Pleasant school with praise. M E church forms Epworth League with 59 members led by Rey Forsythe and Elmer Trott, signaling hopeful community progress despite mine slowdowns.
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Byesville
Anna Johnson
Cumberland
A. W. Conner
Dr. Moore
Cambridge
George Snider
Sherrodsville
E. D. Trott
L.S. Linkhorn
Belle Plain
Kansas
M. P. Church
Young Peoples Fraternity
Nannie Trott
Pt. Pleasant
M E. Church
Epworth League
Pres. Rey
B.F. Forsythe
Sec’y
Elmer Trott
Treas
Wa. Thompson
V. P
Lizzie Conner
Eva Freeman
Daisy Green
Mary Lee
Court Action Returns Settlements and Orders in Various Cases
Court reports show multiple settlements and orders. Several cases report settled with costs paid, others grant orders of sale within five days. Demurrers in some actions are sustained or overruled with deadlines for amended petitions. Names include Ogier Clark Addy White Cambridge Riddle Gibson Montgomery Callen Morrison Simons and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Ogier
Enoch Clark
Jones, Witten & Co
W. H
Cambridge Loan & Building Co
W. T. Young
Geo. Riddle
Samuel Gibson
Adm’rs
J. B. Luccock
John F. Montgomery
J. M. McGill
SP. Callen
J. G. Callen
Wm. Ralston
James M. Johnson
Geo. Geese
North Salem Tiny Town Hears Sermons and Socials
The text notes late freezing harming fruit and several church meetings at the U P church with sermons by Rev Campbell and Rev Hammond. A G R oyster supper is planned for early April in Kimbolton. Oil and gas company officers met for quick settlement. Community updates include market prices and travel notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Angus
Dakota
Campbell
U. P
G. A. R. Post
Kimbolton
Oil and Gas Company
Joseph Proctor
Will Proctor
Monmouth
Illinois
Hammond
J. W. Martin
U. P. Church
Mark Snyder
Evans
Win
Pollock
Oregon
Huntington
J. L. Patterson
J. P
Home Oil and Gas Co
Pease
W. C. McConaughey
Congress
Rev. McFarland
William Dehart
Liberty Township
Dehart
Methodist Episcopal Church
Advert for Dr Bull's Baby Syrup and Laxador remedy
The ad touts Dr Bull's Baby Syrup as the best teething remedy for babies priced at 25 cents a bottle. It also promotes Laxador as a great regulator for liver torpor poor appetite cleansing digestion and better sleep at 25 cents.
Pratt family health prompts village news and ventures
In Pt. Pleasant a child of James Pratt is sick while the community prepares for school closure next Thursday. George Woodruff connects a saw mill to the planing mill and plans expand. Various visitors arrive from Kansas Hall Cumberland Glenwood and Hartford area. Local trades and services expand with feed stores and livery plans. Allen Clark graduates and offers medical elixirs locally. Jacob Secrest relocates his saw mill to Campbell farm east of Hartford for increased output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Pratt
George Woodruff
Ella KR. Berry
Sevis & Johnson
Aya
Byesville
Charles Pratt
J. B. Moore
Cambridge
Greta Kackley
Kansas Hall
Samuel Trott
Cumberland
J. W
Minnie
Retta Jordan
Glenwood
Geo. Woodruff
Taylor Bivens
Caldwell
Allen Clark
Medical College
Jacob Secrest
Campbell Farm
Hartford
Local Notes on Illness Weather and Meetings
Reports list individuals facing illnesses including Miss Hattie Linn and Dr HM Williams amid health concerns at Newman Lake and Cannersville. Schools Close Cross Roads and Special School this week with events. revival attendance at Winchester. semi annual W FP M.S. meeting at Allen's Chapel. parish services at M E church.
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Newman Lake
Hattie Linn
Winchester
Laura Bonnell
Pennsylvania
George Willis
Tagrippe
Cross Roads
Oke, McConnell
Wife
Taylor
Texas
Ella McKisson
HM. Williams
Cannersville
W. FP
M.S
Allen's Chapel
Clyde McConnell
New Athens College
M. E
Rev. Kahn
temperance speech and cost of liquor in Washington
Washington correspondent cites J D Taylor of Cambridge claiming over four million dollars annually moves from workers to saloonkeepers in the Capital. A local temperance critic counters that clerks officials and well off residents bear the bulk, with limited drinking among white workers though many negroes drink heavily in fashionable areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cincinnati Times-Star
J. D. Taylor
Cambridge
Taylor
District of Columbia
Gum in Ear Leaves Rushville Girl Deaf
A Rushville Illinois girl placed chewing gum on her pillow. It lodged in her ear during sleep and was removed after several days. The incident left her deaf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushville, Ill
Electric Bitters Promised For Longstanding Ailments
The advertisement credits Electric Bitters with transforming lingering sickness into robust health. It praises the tonic and alterative for kidney liver or stomach diseases of any duration and notes bottles priced at 50 cents and 1 dollar at Dr. Hawthorne's drug store.
Biographical sketch of Guernsey’s Representative D D Taylor
W A Taylor reports from the Enquirer on Hon D D Taylor of Guernsey County born July 24 1842 in Oxford township part Virginia and German stock. He runs the Guernsey Times twenty eight years in journalism served as Coroner and County School Examiner survived a mine collapse and once caned an opponent while leading the Pennyroyal Society and Sunday school union speaker prospects as a preacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Taylor
Cincinnati Enquirer
Guernsey
Taylors
the Enquirer
D. D. Taylor
Dave
Virginia
Oxford Township
Guernsey County
Cambridge
Guernsey Times
Sixty Eighth General Assembly
Wm. S. Boden
Pennyroyal Society
Sundy-school Union
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Warns Public
Public advisory warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury as dangerous to smell and health and urges prescriptions by reputable physicians. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from PJ Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as the internal remedy, warns buyers to ensure authenticity and price of 75 cents per bottle.
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Hall
PJ. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Poledo
FJ. Cheney & Co
D. M. Hawthorne
Wordplay leads to two-word phrase found in puzzle
A young man solving a letter cipher on a quiet evening turns the word enough into one hug after a moment of clear insight. The scene ends with praise for his clever reading of a moral and his regular evening call.
Prescription Advice and Popular Remedies Featured
A humorous exchange about doctors and cures appears with lines about Salvation and rheumatism. The notice notes prices for products like Bull's Cough Syrup at 25 cents and mentions straw hats and linen dusters for sale, suggesting a general merchant or drugstore sale page.
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Tecan
Timber Services Offer In Dyson Ohio Notice
We keep a wide stock of timber and can fit your orders on short notice for sawn lumber doors sash boring siding and related items at low rates. George W Woodruff Dyson P O Guernsey County Ohio tf.
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Geo
W. Woodruff
Dyson
P. O
Guernsey County
O. Tf
Young voter swayed by kiss offer to back Campbell
A Washington correspondent recounts a tale of a young Republican wooed to vote Campbell by a maid at a house. The plot involves a Democrat admirer, a missionary push, and the promise of kisses in exchange for votes. The young man ultimately votes for Campbell amid romantic pressure.
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Washington Cor
St. Louis
Seedom
Campbell
Foraker
Campbell Pil
Swift's Specific Cures Skin and Breast Cancer
Testimonial from Miss Green of Tallapoosa Ga recounts curing a left breast cancer after failing with surgery. She credits Swift's Specific S. S. 8.8 with full recovery after about a dozen bottles and reports lasting health improvement over six years.
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Green
Tallapoosa Ga
Swift
T. Eo Green
Tallapoosa
Atlanta, Ga
Kentucky Congressmen Bet Over Kentuckian Claim
A humorous anecdote from Congress featuring Caruth and McCreary of Kentucky arguing whether a business man born in Indiana but living in the state is a Kentuckian. They bet $5. the man’s own explanation clears the question and the two split the stake and celebrate with champagne.
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Washington Star
Caruth and
McCreary
Kentucky
Indiana
Garuth
Henry
Caruth
Caruth’s
Parsing a Sentence: Teacher prompts Missouri Girl
A Missouri girl recalls a classroom moment where a teacher asks her to parse the sentence He kissed me. She reluctantly complies naming pronouns verbs and objects with emphasis, then blushes as she notes each grammatical element and sits down.
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Missouri
Local Notes and Movements in Noble County
C C Leyrick moved to a farm near Washington. Miimer Gregg the photographer will move to Washington this Spring. JS McFarland moved to his farm near Buffalo Church in Noble county. Mrs Rev Dye called to Morgan county by sister's illness. Presbyterian church meetings continue with rising interest. house crowded nightly. A child of John Steele near Chaseville died after membranous croup. A J Morrison learned daughter Mrs Jacob Younger of Guthrie Center Iowa is very sick with lung disease. Lydia Lowry daughter of William D Lowry in Noble county fell ill at church and remains unable to return home. John Burson of this township will sell farming equipment and stock this month and move to Barnesville to work as a carpenter.
Pulpit and Stage Praise Dr King’s New Discovery
Reverend F M Strout of Glue Mound Kansas testifies the medicine cured his lung disease and added weight after five bottles. Arthur Love of Love's Funny Folks Combination endorses it as best for consumption and urges trials. Free trials at D M Hawthorne’s drug store with regular sizes 5½ and 1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Strout
United Brethren Church
Glue Mound
Kansas
Dr. King
D. M. Hawthorne
Local Market Prices And Community Notices
Prices for Kyers at 10¢ and butter at 20¢ appear in the market listing. A social occurred at Frank Downard's on Monday evening. W. F. Padgett, James Madden, and James Inglish report illness. Joseph Campbell bought a horse near Barnesville last week. George Anderson and Lon St. Clair work in New Philadelphia. Coldest weather so far this winter last Friday morning. Attendees joined protracted meeting at Winchester Friday and Saturday nights. Wm Tannehill departed Monday to Washington after election as city schools superintendent. Charles Stockdale finished six months of teaching at District No. 8 with exams and a picnic. Henderson Tuttle completed a successful term at Grape Vine with a dinner for scholars. This is Mr. Tuttle’s second term at the school. A singing event followed the day’s farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyers
Frank Downard
W. F. Padgett
James Madden
James Inglish
Joseph Campbell
Barnesville
George Anderson
Lon St. Clair
New Philadelphia
Winchester
Wm Tannehill
Washington
Charles Stockdale
Indian Camp Notices and Local Changes
Births and visits reported from Indian Camp include a daughter born to Mr and Mrs James Johnston and James Masor visiting his mother from Washington. Sermon to parents by Rev H Appleton on the 23rd inst. Maggie Culbertson travels to Kansas to visit a sister. Allie Bell visits grandparents Mr and Mrs Robert Campbell. James Norris stock sale well attended before his move to Cambridge. Rev J H Harding visits his brother in law William Young who has been ill. John Stewart and FF M Temple attend the Midway meeting. Howard Stewart injured falling from a tree returning from Muskingum county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Johnston
George Bliss
Philips Farm
James Masor
Washington
H. Appleton
Maggie Culbertson
Kansas
Allie Bell
Robert Campbell
Pone Rel i Crete
Schenk Nope
Steubenville
James Norris
Mr. Norris
Cambridge
J H Harding
William Young
John Stewart
FF. M. Temple
Howard Stewart
Absalom of
Old
Muskingum County
Twilight on the Alleghenies Along the Baltimore and Ohio Line
A travelogue describes dramatic WV mountain scenery along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near Gratton, from Potomac to Ohio. The text notes cliffs, canyons, and a stone wall cut for the grade, praising the grand views and historic interest of the route across the Alleghenies.
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West Virginia
Buckhorn Wall
Allegheny Range
Treme Dour Gorges
Baltimore and Ohio RR
Gratton
W. Va
Potomac
Ohio
Continent
Cambridge Post Office Advertised Letters List 1890
The Cambridge post office advertises a list of unclaimed letters dated March 8 1890. Names include Miss Sadie Boyd Mrs Rachel Boyd Mrs Nancy Burt Frank Barber Will Caldwells Miss Kate Clark Henry Carpenter James Dennis Charles Goodin das M George Miss Minnie Knaun KL Loper Miss Chloe Mack Mis Mollie Snigan Otis Miller Miss Millie Marritin Warren Norton Saddie Spears John Wintermark and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camber
Cambridge
Sadie Boyd
Rachel Boyd
Nancy Burt
Frank Barber
Will
Minnie Knaun
KL Loper
Chloe Mack
Mis Mollie Snigan
Otis Miller
Millie Marritin
Warren Norton
Saddie Spears
John Wintermark
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