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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1887
Page
2
In New York Irish-American tensions flare over Father Kelleher arrest prompting talk of civil unrest in Ireland. The Dakota area faces rapid immigration and rising flood waters as newcomers arrive. Parker's speech drew praise from the Prohibition club and attendees for clear, forceful points.
Officials on the St Paul line test two heating methods for cars without stoves. One method uses steam from the locomotive channeled through pipes to heat the coaches.
The Ohio Legislature adjournedMonday, praised as best in years by Cincinnati Enquirer. Governor Thayer of Nebraska appoints Buffalo Bill Cody as aide de camp and Commissioner to London exhibition.
A suggestion advocates teaching music in common schools. The idea likens music to a key note that, if properly pitched, brings harmony to education.
A White House insider opines that Hon. Mr. Morrison may join the intercommerce committee and could become its chairman. Morrison is described as able to fill the post acceptably. The text also notes Elza Turner seeking sentence by the Republican convention and mentions his candidacy for Probate Judge.
The general manager of the St. Andrews Bay Land Company of Florida was arrested Saturday on charges of misusing the mails by sending circulars designed to defraud. The firm has been offering to sell "tots" in Florida at one dollar each.
Three sixteen year old colored boys stabbed a colored youth to death in Charleston. The incident stirred the state as reports of an earthquake emerged the same day.
Washington dispatch reports the President named Thomas M. Cooley of Michigan for six years William R Mor rion of Illinois for five years Augustus Schoonmaker of New York for four years Aldace F Walker of Vermont for three years Walter L Bragg of Alabama for two years
The record shows 1886 general fund appropriations at 3 005 961 87, school fund 1 643 203 30, sinking fund 832 096 59 totaling 5 481 261 76. Taxable property lists 1 670 079 868, with 114 mills yielding 2 336 248 28 and other receipts 400 000.
Taxpayers face a proposal to authorize the Board of Education to spend 10 000 on additional school buildings. The public demands details on size, materials, stories, and room count, plus plans for the former color school building and whether remodeling could reduce costs.
Meeting closed at the ME church. T J Hayte of Cambridge visited. A son born to Mr and Mrs Geo Shaw on March 18. Jerry Smith tests the roof at tunnel No 2 for the C and M railroad. LW Smith repairs to his drug store. Father Sickles died and was buried. The Hungarian seriously injured weeks ago was moved to the infirmary. Miss H Ringer of Cassel's Station solicits instrumental music students. Byesville publishes a county paper the Byesville Transcript edited by Mr Brown. Catharine Levenshoe died near the old Cambridge church after arriving from Germany six months ago. Trenner & Young sold Tril Run store to Robins & Trenner. plans Cambridge boot and shoe house with Henry Trenner as manager. A slight wreck at Farmers' mine caused by a running switch. no injuries. About eighty-five joined the rat company with captains Buart and Slay. war to wage one month with tails determining ice cream duty. Tailless rats seen everywhere.
Farmers report busy plowing and market prices for corn wheat butter and eggs. Edna Clark recovers from illness while John Ferguson sells fat stock to local butchers. Ad Sayiers visits from Minneapolis and families attend to illnesses and travel. Winchester schools close with strong exercises and praise for Prof Weyer's and Miss Hattie Johnson's teaching.
Births report a boy born March 12 to Mr and Mrs Geo Cornelius. Local youths to work at the Kimbolton tunnel this summer. RC Angus social held Thursday evening. James B Leeper improving after paralysis. Market prices corn oats wheat hay eggs and hogs listed. Mrs Robert Kirkpatrick dies of dropsy buried at Herman cemetery. George P Carothers sale draws crowds. 22 acres bought by WH Ledlie for 485. District No 6 closes April 1 with 4 debates. No 7 closes March 25. Bell district closes April 1. James Lanning family moves to Hopewell. Ida Huff returns from Zanesville visit. B R Carothers to return to Wyoming Territory next month. Mrs John McPeck of Coshocton visits. A L B Thompson of Coshocton visits Jessie Gibson. Ada Fuller leaves for Belmont County.
Miss Fannie Steward visits her sister Mrs Joe Douglass in Barnesville while Mr and Mrs Will Fordyce of Minnesota visit D D Fordyce who is sick. Orville Duffey returns to Cambridge after a pleasant visit with friends. Eliza Tedrick of Madison township breaks leg while stopping frightened team. Mrs A A Johnson returns to Zanesville with Miss Amanda Johnson. School closing marked the most pleasant local event with music by Daisy Barton Hattie Johnson and the Montgomery boys. Mrs WC Hanna dies after illness and is buried in Antrim leaving a husband five children and many friends.
The town hears of a surplus of musicians as spring brings school starting April with Dora Martin as teacher. Wheat damage from the last cold snap is noted. Moses delivered a 2:30 p.m. sermon at Allen's Chapel on the prior Sabbath. J Stiles ponders a new resting place, likely Liberty. Mrs J J Patterson and Miss L Braden from Washington visited locally. School closed Friday March 18 with routine activities and a closing declamation by J R H.
Lore City reports ongoing winter conditions as Robert Clark and son in law move to town. J W Cale shows a broad smile while Miss Emma Luzadder remains sick and sinking. Property purchases by Job Parry and wife promise new citizenship. Alexander Laughlin Jr. wounds from an axe cause extreme weakness. One new building nears tenancy and two more start this week. Dellison closes religious campaign with 34 accessions at Belmont in the new church.
Clay Young of Sarahsville and Mrs Seth Gordon of Cambridge are noted as visitors this week. Miss Anna Rabe of Quaker City visits cousins Leona and Cora LePage. LePage finishes school term in Valley Spencer Jackson joint district. Buchanan G A R Post to hold camp fire on Thursday evening April 7 with invitations to attend.
R J Brown is sick from overwork. Mrs Belle Jackman visits her brother Mack Sigler. Miss Susie and Mattie Rogers visit Miss Bertha Corbett. LS Reasoner leaves for Cumberland to run a store and slings calico. E E Neeland and wife depart for Kansas. L M Robins repaints a room. JW Spaid L B Holenbeck and John Hamilton travel to Ripley Tennessee to build a rolling mill for a Richmond Indiana firm.
Green Dale's school closed Friday with standard exercises. Many teachers and parents attended and praised the program. Directors expressed satisfaction by rehiring Miss Mary Sigman to teach the summer term.
The writer describes Talladega county Alabama in early 1887 noting warm weather with only one frost in two months, dusty roads, corn planting, oats growing, blooming peach trees, and mature garden crops. He highlights cotton as the main crop, labor by colored workers, local mills and a new white town employing about 500, plus pine timber nearby. Alpine has three stores, 600 inhabitants, and active negro trade. railroad ties are a major local product, and social life is lively especially Saturdays. He closes with a light remark on southern marriage prospects before signing Witt Hazverr.
J C Kennon of Barnesville has purchased a Gurley make theodolite in New York and can perform all kinds of surveying. The instrument is described as a marvel and likely superior to any used in the area. Mr Kennon is a reliable and skilled surveyor and will provide satisfaction to all who hire him.
Scribner's Magazine April issue features the first installment of unpublished Thacker letters illustrated by the novelist's drawings and fetters reproductions. Includes portraits, stories by Page and Thomas, essays by Weld and Markham, and a Paris Siege reminiscence. price twenty five cents per number or three dollars a year.
Armour and Company of Chicago sent a car load of meat to Akron amid a boycott by local labor groups. Very little could be sold and most of the shipment had to be sent back.
Rutledge's Monthly April issue offers a $2000 reward to the person who identifies the middle book in the New Testament (non revised edition) by April 10, 1887. If multiple correct answers, the prize is split. Submit 20 cents with answer and receive May issue with winner details and further rewards. Address Ledge Publishing Co Easton Pa.
The message cautions readers to avoid flashy land agents and drawing attention to themselves. It urges staying at home, concentrating on local business, and generously supporting home institutions for favorable outcomes.
Westland township Republicans will meet at the usual polling place on Wednesday May 30 at 2 pm to nominate a Republican ticket for the spring election. M Hawes named central committeeman.
The government holds about 150000 Springfield rifles in storage and continues to manufacture 40000 rifles each year, reflecting a sustained effort to bolster its firearms inventory.
A Brownwood Georgia letter from 1887 reports Swift's S S S as effective against cold symptoms and throat discomfort. The writer cites personal use by wife and self during preaching, noting rapid improvement after starting treatment and requesting more information from The Swift Specific Co in Atlanta.
The piece argues that lean meat from a fat animal is superior for eating, since a well fed animal yields better flesh. It warns against asking for lean cuts from a generally lean animal and notes fat portions are useful for drippings.
The article extols Boschee's German Syrup as a safe speedy cure for coughs colds and lung troubles claiming it works by removing the disease cause not just masking symptoms. It notes availability from general dealers with price listed and advises keeping a bottle for home use to save doctor bills. It ends with a quotation about reading a local newspaper.
This ad urges readers to brace up from low spirits headaches and poor appetite without stimulants or whisky. It promotes Electric Bitters as a purifying alterative to stimulate liver and kidneys, restore vigor and health, available for 50 cents a bottle at C. L. Wall & Co. SLOra.
The Pennyroyal reunion programme committee will meet at the Auditor's office in Cambridge on Tuesday April 5 at 1 pm. Members listed include J U Turkie Dr G H Stout John G Bell J O Grimes W N Cowden Dr R i Heary J W Hill D D Taylor and William Borvox chairman.
A. L. Wall & Co reports booming business from free trial bottles of Dr. King’s New Discovery for coughs and lung ailments. The ad touts quick cures for consumption, asthma, bronchitis, croup, and related diseases with a free trial bottle and a large size at $1, all bottles guaranteed.
A Norristown Herald description warns against unsafe infant feeding practices saying the bottle should be unscrewed and laid in a cool place after use. The quote implies such treatment would deter many from wanting to be born again.
An advertisement extols Dy Bull's Baltimore Pills for bowel regularity to prevent dyspepsia, Day's Horse Powder to boost milk yield in cows, Dr Bull's Baby Syrup claiming to cure infant colic, and Drexel's Bell Cogne touted as sweet and permanent.
A Chicago Journal note quotes an election orator declaring a genuine patriot must be ready to die for country if needed. The remark elicits applause and underscores wartime sacrifice rhetoric.
An orthographic promotional note touts a salve as best for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores and chapped hands. It claims guaranteed satisfaction or money back with a 25 cent price and sale by ZB Wall & Co. Feb 18.
Cambridge Ont March 19 1887 list of letters remaining undistributed at the post office with instructions to callers to say they are advertised. Names include Beern Brown Bratley Devolt Finzier Hirrigus Hopkin Haxton Hicks Hamilton Harris Campbell Hunter McCall McCurdy Miller McKisson Nelson Peyton Prichard Pittenger Simcox Weitsenstine Wilson and others plus coal company and local firms, P.M.
An old medical note claims hypophosphite has powerful healing powers for throat and lung irritation, builds pure blood, strengthens the system against disease, and advises taking no other remedies. The claim emphasizes its remedial efficacy and protective effect against future illnesses.
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