Local notes from Cambridge Zanesville and beyond
A compilation of early 20th century items: office notices, election plans, party alignments, salaries for city officials, newspaper launches and closures, a pending postmaster election in Vernon, a wage dispute ending on the Missouri Pacific, Blaine visiting Cleveland, a B&O road master move to Baltimore, grain prices, Central American unification tensions, a women-led Indian interests association, the St Clairsville Fair dates, and rising tensions between England, Russia, and Afghanistan with troop movements.
Fur King of the World Sir Curtis Lampton Dies in London
Sir Curtis Lampton an American born trapping figure famed as the fur king of the world died suddenly in London on Friday. He left an estimated fortune of 50 million dollars. In Muskingum county Roseville a saloon run by Harry Durton was blown up last Wednesday night with gunpowder. The perpetrators remain unknown.
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Sir Curtis Lampton
London
Harry Durton
Roseville
Muskingum County
Navy ships ordered to Southern waters to safeguard interests
Several vessels of the U S navy have been ordered to protect American interests in Southern waters amid rising tension in Central America, where war now appears likely.
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U.S. Navy
Central America
Speculators Monitor England and Russia Tension
Observers in the United States closely track worsening frictions between England and Russia. Some speculate the public would welcome a small clash between the two powers if truth surfaced.
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England
Russia
Teachers protest raised exam standards in Harrison County
Harrison county school teachers resist new test standards set by the Board of Examiners. From a class of sixty five, only eight earned certificates. Hon W N Cowden W B Brashear and Columbus Brown were named by the Pittsburgh Sechsmen to judge prize essays for that paper.
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Harrison County
Board of
W. N. Cowden
This Place
Paddy Ryan Aims to Renew Sullivan Challenge Near Orleans
Paddy Ryan and his friends express optimism about a May clash with John L. Sullivan near Orleans for a $5,000 prize. They expect Ryan to prevail and note the bout will use small gloves while Paddy himself shows cautious belief.
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Paddy Ryan
John L. Sullivan
Orleans
Paddy
Probate Court Real Estate Sales And Marriages Noted
Probate actions include estate inventories and sales orders for real estate. Administrators and guardians report petitions for sale and accountings while marriage licenses are issued to J H Chance and Eliza Way Wm A Pollock and Lydia Wishard Wilson and Mary Leepe.
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J. H. Chance
Eliza Way
Wm A. Pollock
Lydia
Wishard
Snac¢ Wilson
Mary B
Sugar Making in Early Ohio Homes
A Cadiz Sentinel reflection notes that from 1820 to 1840 most sugar in Olio came from home sugar maples. Many trees are gone. remaining camps should exclude stock to let saplings grow. Planting and protecting young maples will yield better sugar farms in 15–20 years, offering a domestic sugar source without costly machinery.
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Olio
Ohio
Cadiz
Dr Bosanko Cough and Lung Syrup Ad
Health is wealth. Wealth means independence. The keynote is Dr Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup, the best Cough Syrup in the world. Cures Coughs Colds Pains in the Chest Bronchitis and Primary Consumption. One dose gives relief in every case. Take no other. Price 50 cents and 1. Samples free. Sold by John M. McGill.
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Bosanko
John M. McGill
First English Grammar Authored by William Bullokar in 1580
The early grammar works credited to William Bullokar include A Treatise of Orthography in English from 1580 and Abbreviation of his grammar for English from 1586. Both appeared in black letter with archaic spelling and type, reflecting Elizabethan linguistic scholarship. Ben Johnson’s later grammar followed, published after his death in 1657.
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William Bullokar
Elizabeth
London
W. Bullokar
Edmund Bollitant
Ben Johnson
Ben. Johnson
Educational Courant
Doctor Misprint Provides Quick Relief
A despairing patient asks the doctor what to do for his dreadful condition and the physician jokes about roosting. The anecdote suggests Salvation Vil as a quick remedy for rheumatism with a 25 cent bottle price.
Swine Fattening Tips From Coventr Farmers Club
At a Coventr Farmers Club meeting the group urged a pig breed that reaches 250 to 500 pounds by six to seven months. They advised rapid growth, preventing hunger, and using green sweet corn as early feed. Small-boned breeds mature earlier, with Berkshires Poland Chinas small Yorkshires or Suffolks favored for confinement. In winter pigs cost little, summer they feed on grass and milk, apples in fall, and grain later for fattening. Swine described as the best orchard cultivator.
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Coventr
Farmers’ Club
Frazier's Root Bitters Sold As Medicinal In Cleveland
Frazier's Root Bitters are described as strictly medicinal not a dram shop beverage. The product claims to act on the liver and kidneys, regulate bowels, and cleanse the blood. Sold by druggists for $1.00. Frazer Medicine Co. prop's May 22 19— Cleveland Ohio.
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Frazier Medicine CO
Cleveland
Ohio
Woods of India: toon, chikressi, navasar, kandeb timber
M Y Sun notes India exports vast wood to England used for furniture door panels and carving. Toon wood is light red and durable. chikressi is yellow to reddish brown with satin luster. navasar is very hard used for bridges gun stocks but difficult to work. kandeb is light red and cross grained.
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India
England
M. Y. Sun
Positive Cure Promoted By Montgomery Co In Decorah
Physicians warn the sea shore is harmful to lungs and throats while Montgomery & Co. advertise Dr Bigelow's Positive Cure for coughs colds croup bronchitis asthma influenza and lung diseases. J M McGill offers bottles at 50 cents and one dollar with trial bottles free.
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Dr. Bigelow
Montgomery & Co
Decorah
Towa
J. M. McGill
Capitol of Texas Nears Completion on Central Austin Ridge
The new Capitol at Austin rises on a central eminence in the city, built in Corinthian limestone. It measures 5033 feet long and 288 feet 10 inches wide, with a dome to basement height of 250 feet. Upon completion it will be the largest state Capitol and second only to the National Capitol in size, with an estimated cost between 5 and 6 million dollars.
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Austin
Texas
Republic of Texas
United States
Griggs Glycerine Salve touted as cure all sores
An advertisement proclaims Griggs Glycerine Salve as a universal healer for cuts bruises burns wounds and skin eruptions. It promises permanent relief with satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded and notes it is sold by J. M. McGill for 25 cents dated May 1 34.
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J. M. McGill
Largest beeve slaughtered near Coshoeton County
One of the town's largest beeves was slaughtered last Saturday by James Robinson. Raised by John Wolf of Coshoeton County, the three year old animal weighed 2060 pounds live and 1320 pounds dressed. Tallow weighed 100 pounds, hide 140 pounds. The beef was very fat and of good quality according to Newcomerstown Index.
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James Robinson
John Wolf
Coshoeton County
Newcomerstoun Index
Meanest Sneak in Town Malaria Gas From Drains
A period advertises Brown's Iron Bitters as a remedy for malaria from underground drainage. It claims malarial fever sickened a baby until Brown's Tron Bitters were used. Mrs. McDonald of New Haven, Ct, says six years of malaria ended by the tonic. It urges trying the product when malaria undermines health.
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Baby
McDonald
New Haven
Local notes from Washington township and area
Dan Hunt started for Kansas last week. NC Beale of Westchester was in town one day last week. Abram Anderson has been in poor health for some time. CS Milligan sold his property and plans to go west. David and John Darding bought the JL Carruthers farm in Washington township. Sligo school, taught by Miss Virlinda Spencer, closed a six months term last Saturday. George Beale and Doc Reynold with their families have moved to Tennessee. C F Braiger will look for a location with plans to move his family. O B Grimsley closed his school at Clearfork last Tuesday with the usual exercises. The school was a success.
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Dan Hunt
Kansas
NC Beale
Westchester
Abram Anderson
CS Milligan
David
John Darding
JL Carruthers
Washington Township
Sligo
Virlinda Spencer
George Beale
Doc Reynold
Tennessee
C F
Braiiger
Grimsley
Clearfork
Cheney Stomach and Liver Regulator Cure for Constipation
A tonic named Cheney Stomach and Liver Regulator claims to cure constipation. It is advertised for sale at $100 and offered by dealer J. M. McGill.
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Cheney
Price
J. M. McGill
Brady News Briefs and Local Incidents
Brady notes report late for last week. Wheat crop badly frozen out. Marion Rogers relocated to Brady. Harvey Willis severely cut his foot with an axe last week. John Fordyce, while helping roll log s, fractured his left leg.
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Marion Rogers
Brady
Harvey Willis
John Fordyce
Study native grasses to suit soils and grazing needs
The Ohio Farmer urges farmers to study grass species on their farms and observe which grasses tolerate drought or wet soils, which stock animals prefer, and which support peak growth. It notes about 200 English grasses exist while U.S. farms rely on a dozen, and argues other grasses suit certain soils and extend grazing seasons.
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Ohio
Drouth
England
Timothy
Enterprising Reliable House Secures Dr King's Discovery
C L Wall and Co announces it has secured the agency for Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption and offers trial bottles free with a positive guarantee. It claims the remedy will cure throat lung and chest afflictions and invites customers to call in.
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C.L. Wall &Co
Dr. King
Cure for Piles Promises Relief with Bosanko Remedy
A 19th century medical ad describes piles with back and abdominal weight, indigestion, and itching. It touts Dr Bosanko's Pile remedy as absorbing tumors and curing itching, offered at 50 cents. Sold by John M. McGill in Piqua, Ohio.
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Bosanko
Raising Flax Cultivation Methods and Yields
Mandan Times outlines flax growing on various soils, noting mellow soil best for flax and foreign fertilization with wood ashes. It covers seed versus fibre crops, recommended bushel-per-acre rates for seed and fibre, and suggests newly broken land in Dakota and western states yields surprising results.
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Dakota
Western
Modern machinery changes the girl of the period
The piece argues that the traditional female virtues have faded with progress and praises modern health cosmetic aid. It promotes Dr. Jones' Red Clover Sonie as a cure for complexion issues and various stomach liver and kidney ailments, priced at fifty cents from J. M. McGill.
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Dr. Jones
J. M. McGill
Flying Dutchman game promoted by Western Prowman
The Western Prowman of Moline NL describes the Flying Dutchman as an educational arithmetic spelling game for any number of players. It uses 56 lettered cards. players form words worth fifty to claim the Flying Dutchman, which transfers if a rival surpasses 100. Priced 50 cents, it serves as a premium for the Plowman newspaper.
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Moline
Tun Wuestrern Plowman
Iinors
Brown Chemical Co Publishes Free Hand Book and Almanac
The Brown Chemical Co of Baltimore Maryland issues a ladies handbook and a men’s memorandum book, both attractively presented and containing valuable information. Available free from druggists and country stores. if unavailable, request by sending a two cent postage stamp to receive either book.
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Brown Chemical Co
Baltimore
Patent medicine claims cure all mentioned ailments
An advertisement extols a patent medicine from Frasier Medicine Co alleging a universal cure for boils burns sores cuts flesh wounds sore nipples corns chapped lips and hands pimples and blotches priced at 50 cents sold by druggists. The tone mirrors a historical newspaper promo with no verifiable medical evidence.
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Ly Frazier Medicine CO
Prop’s
Be Like the Good Samaritan and Help the Stricken
A plea for compassion toward sinners and troubled neighbors. The verse asks readers to comfort those in sorrow and avoid judgment, urging acts of kindness to ease aching hearts and bind broken spirits. God bless our neighbors everywhere as they toil and care.
The Beauty of Youth Hair Growth Elixir Ad
An advertising notice touts Parker's Hair Balsam as a remedy for hair loss and thinning with promises of rapid new growth and restored color. It emphasizes the product is not a dye or oily and notes a 50 cent dressing. The fragment references a march date and a promotional tone.
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Parker
Timeline of English royal houses and rulers
A compact overview listing major English dynasties and rulers from Henry VII through Victoria. Includes Tudor line from 1485 to 1603, Stuart reigns from 1603 to 1714, the Protectorate, Restoration, Hanover line from 1714, and Victoria’s era to present.
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House OF Hanover
Brunswick
George I
George IL
George III
Creorze IV
William TV
Victoria
Dr Frazier Throat and Lung Balsam promises cure
Advertisements claim Dr Frazier s Throat and Lung Balsam cures coughs colds hoarseness and throat and lung diseases. It stresses not neglecting a cough may be fatal and notes widespread gratitude from users. Sold in large family bottles for 50 cents, Cleveland Ohio. May 22.
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Dr. Frazier
Frazier Medicine CO
Cleveland
Ohio
The Sun Sets Officially at Governor's Island
An official sunset procedure on Governor's Island New York involves multiple War Department corps. A time ball in New York signals a guard house clock, then clocks across the island are synchronized before a bugle sounds and a gun fires marking sunset.
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Governor’s Island
N. Y
War Department
New York
Castle William
Electric Bitters touted to cure kidney and liver complaints
An advertisement claims Electric Bitters swiftly cure Bright's disease, diabetes, and urinary complaints, purifying blood and regulating bowels with every bottle guaranteed at 50 cents. Separately, news notes that some colored residents of Cadiz are organizing a brass band.
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Bright
C. L. Wall & Cs Ye
Cadiz
Wetumpka man praises S S S blood remedy cure
J L Rippes deputy sheriff Elmore County Alabama speaks of a long malarial fever linked skin disease with large sores and eye area cancer like lesions. He claims S S S cured the condition after other treatments failed and offers to refer him at the Wetumpka courthouse office. Treatise on blood and skin diseases mailed free by The Swert Specific Co. Atlanta GA.
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Wetumpka
Axa
S.S.S
U. S.S
Tallapoosa
J. L. Rippes
Sheriff Elmore Co
Swert Specific Co
Atlanta
Sure Cure for Piles Offered by Williams Indian Ointment
Piles! Piles! Piles! William's Indian Pile Ointment claims to cure the worst cases of twenty years standing. It absorbs tumors, soothes itching, acts as poultice, and provides instant relief. Sold by druggists or mailed for $1 by FRAZIER MEDICINE CO. Cleveland Ohio.
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William
Frazier Medicine CO
Prop’s
Cleveland
Ohio
Cambridge Market Weekly Prices and Notations
Corrected weekly market list by J. O. MeItyar and R. W. Lindsey shows varied prices for meat bushel sorghum butter chickens and seeds. Items include potatoes clover seed Timothy seed orchard grass seed red top seed millet and blue grass seed with mixed rags and paper supplies noted.
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J. O. MeItyar
R. W. Lindsey
Cossv
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Cleveland Hierald
Ewer
Plain Dealer
Vernon
Missouri Pacific Railroad
James G. Blaine
President Cleveland
White House
David Lee
B. & O. Road
Main Stem
St. Clairsville
Probate Court
P. Hosick
Hosick, Juper
Mary
Cranston
John Frame
Samuel Boswell
Geo. J. Brill
F. M. Brill Et al
J.B. Turkle
Adm’r
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George Rubican
R. de Bones
J. A. Feister
Martha Gray
Hamilton Bell
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Wm. Carothers
Nancy Carothers
Balel
Birmingham
the Herald
Crawford
Sixth St. Lewis VA
Walnut Streets
Cincinnati
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Hornbrook
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Taylor Block
E. J. Forsythe
Throne of England
Henry VII
Henry VIII
Edward VI
Stuarts
James I
Charles I
Cromwell
Charles II
James IT
William and Mary
Anne
Schloss Bros. & Co
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W. Balto, Sr
Thalheimer
Baltimore Clothing House
Heady Mate Clothing & Groceries
W. A. Rainey
Cambridge, Ohio
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BERGS
Postoffice
Cambridge Market
Munson & Sons
CS Besinews
Estey
Packard
SHERT
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D. Mountsomw & Sons
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