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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1890
Page
2
Railroad Commissioner Capeller Beheaded. Norton Appointed
The article reports the official beheading of Railroad Commissioner Capeller and the appointment of Doc Norton to the vacancy. Norton leaves a $4,000 Auditor post in Seneca County to assume the new role. A separate note mentions a baker inserting a ducat in bread to attract customers and prizes.
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Capeller
Doc Norton
Seneca County
Guernsey County Gains Three State Appointments
Guernsey county residents celebrate three new state appointments: W. E. Boden as Canal Commissioner, W. P. Crumbacker as Superintendent of Athens Asylum, and S. A. Dickson as Principal of Schools at Xenia Home.
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Guernsey County
W. E. Boden
W. P. Crumbacker
Athens Asylum
S.A. Dickson
Xenia Home
County Officials by Township and Roles Listed
The text names county offices by township including Adams with an infirmary director residency change, Cambridge with a Representative and other roles, Center with an infirmary director, Monroe and Westland with commissioners, Oxford as auditor, Spencer as prosecuting attorney, Wheeling as clerk of courts, and Willson as infirmary director among others.
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Adams Township
Cambridge
Common Pleas
Center
Millwood
Monroe
Oxford
Spencer
Westland
Wheeling
Willson Latirmary
Floods devastate lower Mississippi valley levees give way
Distressing news reports ongoing floods in the lower Mississippi valley as levees fail one by one. Thousands of acres submerged with great property loss, though no lives were reported. Government plans to allocate 150000 dollars but relief may fall short of needs.
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Mississippi Valley
Boom fever moves from West to South in land speculation
Speculators form ventures, launch newspapers, flood markets with ads, and convert small stores into cities. They profit as investments bloom in the sunny South, while wary buyers linger near swamps and mountain declivities.
White House dance sparks churchmen debate on propriety
The article notes a high toned dance at the White House last week and questions how strict churchmen will react. It asks whether Elder Harrison participated and suggests the Presbyterian General Assembly in Syracuse consider revising the Confession of Faith to allow popular amusements, a move likely to gain youth support.
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White House
Presidential
Harrison
Presbyterian General Assembly
Syracuse
Secretary Rusk on Causes of Agricultural Low Mood
Secretary Rusk writes a twofold analysis of farm woes. He cites self caused decline from careless culture and poor business practices, urging better training, data use, and market awareness to raise productivity and profits. He stresses information access, prudent land use, and focus on quality over quantity.
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Rusk
Supreme Court rules state liquor bans on interstate transport unconstitutional
The Supreme Court declares state laws prohibiting liquor in transit a violation of interstate commerce. Once liquor reaches the importer, state authority applies, but states may not block transportation across state lines to the importer.
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Supreme Court of the United States
The Burdens and Tangles of a Political Life
The piece portrays a politician’s life as taxing and fraught with deception, praise, and harsh criticism. It describes constant campaigning, patronage pressure, opportunists, critics, and the elusive reward of power, noting fame may bring notoriety rather than true honor.
Local notices recall town movements and events
Commissioner Thompson visited Kimbolton on Tuesday. Robert McKahan was in town last week. Daniel Wallace returned from Sage for a weekend. John Linkhorn viewed fine horses last Wednesday. Mrs Hallis Phillips and son left for Canada to join husband T S Lueock. W C McConaughey toured Linton for business. Moses Kennedy of Newcomerstown renewed acquaintances. Miss Peoples will teach a two month term near Point Pleasant. McConaughy seeks farmers for binders mowers and machinery. Samuel Luecock has his residence repainted. A fire damaged the W B White house but was quickly controlled. Mrs Polly Spicer died Tuesday and was buried Wednesday. Bungaroner administrator. estate to three grandsons. School primary and intermediate closes. Young America can fish without truant officer. Samuel L Black of Columbus, trustee of T 3 Luccock, appraised property. James Ingram, Wesley Porter and Tl J Miller appraisers. Ralph Bingham entertainment Friday night a success. proceeds partly for Methodist church.
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Daniel Wallace
Sage
John Linkhorn
Moses B. Kennedy
Newcomerstown
Miss Peoples
J. B. Peoples
Point Pleasant
W. C. McConaughey
Mr. Cintz
New Philadelphia
McCormack Machine Company
Samuel W. Luecock
W. B. White
Polly Spicer
B.D. Bungaroner
Young America
Samuel L Black
Columbus
T. 3
Luccock
James Ingram
Wesley Porter
Tl. J. Miller
Ralph Bingham
Methodist Church
North Salem Notes and Local Updates
North Salem reports greens ripe and frost on the 28th inst, rains slowed oats sowing, and Mrs. Speers remains critically ill with grip. Congress questions for soldiers, prices for butter eggs and corn, and a new derrick planned on George Bell farm. Obituary notes mark the passing of Henry Bell, former 65th O V L.
Pt Pleasant Local Notes and Community Happenings
Neighborhood news from Pt Pleasant reports rains and mud, new livery stable, and various visits. Arnold the boss fisherman, Jackson on extended Phillipsburg visit, Teeters family moved in, Sue Lee of Byesville visited, coal shaft hopes noted, multiple trips to Cambridge and Louisville, prayer meetings, shade tree planting, and local tradesmen at Trail Run. Schools, sickness list, and local appointments mentioned.
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Arnold
J. W. Trott
LL. G. Jackson
Phillipsburg
Teeters
Sue Lee
Byesville
J. Young
Cambridge
Noah Larrick
M. E
Jackson
Louisville
Hell Wines of
Newark
F.C. Schofield
Hartford
Alvin Murphy
George Woodruff
Michael Dyson
Samuel Jackson
Trail Run
William Spaid
Cora Oglevee
William Franey
Harry Stewart
Blue Bell
Luther Johnson
Canton
Ohio
Stephen Hayt
Court Report Summary of Local Civil and Criminal Dockets
Court actions list several bank and individual cases including sale confirmations for Central National Bank and others, alimony Orders, judgments for plaintiffs totaling hundreds of dollars, and estates. Jury trials verdicts include Burgander Bros. against J H Paden and Ohio state cases with mixed verdicts, guilty pleas, and fines. The docket notes include admissions, defaults, and distributions with clerk rent payments and cross petitions.
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I. A. Cunningham
Exr's
Jane
Thompson
Burgander Bros. & Co
J. H. Paden
Elizabeth C. Sullivan
Joseph Brown
Adim’r
Irena Dunbar
Alpheus Hollett
Jackson township high school to run select course in summer
Jackson township High School will hold a six week summer session starting July 21 at the Byesville school room. Prof J A Bliss is named instructor. Tuition is five dollars for attending students as the School Board confirms the program following a seven month term.
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Albert Slay
Dover
Epworth League
Jackson Township
Bliss
J. A. Bliss
Byesville
Woodfull Timber Services Promises Fast Bill Payment
Geo. W. Woodfull of Dyson in Guernsey County Ohio advertises ready timber services and swift handling of all bills for sawed lumber doors sash flooring and siding at low rates.
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Geo
W. Woodfull
Dyson
P. O
Guernsey County
O. Tl
His Unlucky Day
A Brooklyn man declares Mondays bring bad luck after two decades of watching for misfortune. He lists a string of mishaps from a recent Monday, including a smashed finger, a fall to stairs, a pinched thumb, a goat attack, a failed sale, and near midnight fright, concluding Monday is his unlucky day.
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Brooklyn
Eiffel Tower
Elock
New York
Swift’s Specific claims cure for scrofula blood taint and cancer
An advertisement touts Swift's Specific as a vegetable remedy that cures skin cancer, hereditary blood taint, scrofula, and contagious blood poison. It cites a testimonial of weight gain after use and directs readers to request the treatise and mail order information from the Swift Specific Co in Atlanta Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift
Joan Beview
Reader Habits and Potatoes: Curiosities from Homer
The piece notes readers often suffer headaches from poor lighting and suggests placing light over the left shoulder. It also reports T. D. Butler’s straw-mulch potato method on about half an acre, claiming moisture retention and weed-free growth with less labor.
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T. D. Butler
Enterprise
Washington poker fever grips fashionable society during Lent
A Washington dispatch reports a surge of poker playing across the capital. Private houses and upscale clubs host nightly games extending to ladies and military officers, with several senators and well known social figures seen as leading participants.
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Washington
Capitol
West End
Senate
Army
Navy
Tmven
Senators
Cambridge District Conference Session at Sand Hill June 16 18 1890
The Cambridge District Conference meets at Sand Hill Washington County Ohio June 16 to 18 1890 Rev Tl F Marsh Mt Union College president preaches Monday Rev AH Reelers tuesday and Rev WOH Piswott Wednesday evening. Business sessions Tuesday focus on Social Element of a Religious Life and Home Missions with general discussion after.
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Cambridge
Sand Hill
Washington County
Ohio
Tl. F. Marsh
Mt Union College
Woh Piswott
A. Wiuber
Ail
W. A. Constant
T. T. MeRa
Bob Borsythe
Graber
Burt
Gledhill
Distret Vidings
Deafness Cure Claim for Catarrh Inflammation
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the eustachian tube and offers to cure catarrh related deafness with Hall's Catarrh Cure. It promises $100 for any case uncured by the remedy and invites readers to request free circulars from J. Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Kr. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Seekers Excursion to West and Valley of Va Offers One Fare
The Baltimore and Ohio announces an excursion from Seekers to the West Valley of Virginia via Harper's Ferry with a single round trip fare. Tickets valid for thirty days for travel to principal points in the West Northwest South Southwest. Apply to B and O ticket agents for passes.
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West Northwest
Harper's Ferry
Valley of Virginia
Wood
B.& O Dw
Ohio State Vital Statistics of 1889 From Secretary Ryan
Secretary of State Ryan's tables show 32, SAS marriages in Ohio in 1889, 64,094 births with 42,879 males and 31,120 females, 31,463 deaths, 5,255 divorces filed (2,274 granted, 682 dismissed), livestock counts with declines, 785,703 horses, 1,572,708 cattle, 3,605,079 sheep, 1,611,921 hogs. Building data note 19,585 new dwellings, 141 schools, 389 churches. School districts total 2,157 with subdivisions 12,191. teachers 19,215 needed, 24,886 employed (10,699 males, 14,187 females). School receipts $14,825,989.82. expenditures $10,725,701.75.
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Ryan
Ohio
Scrap of Paper Promises New Discovery for Consumption
A woman near death from consumption reads about Dr King's New Discovery on wrapping paper. She buys a bottle, improves rapidly, gains weight, and grows strong. For details, send a stamp to WH Cole, Druggist, More Smith, with free bottles at D. M. Hawthorne's drugstore.
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Dr. King
Cole
Dragsist
More Smith
D. M. Hawthorne
One Fare to Cincinnati for GAR of Ohio Encampment
The Grand Army of the Republic Department of Ohio announces excursion tickets from Newcomerstown to Cincinnati on the Pennsylvania Lines for the annual encampment. One fare buys the round trip on April 27 28 and 29 with return valid through May 2.
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Department of Ohio Grand Army of the Republic
Cincinnati
Newcomerstown
Pennsylvania
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Ad for Skin Ailments
An 19th century advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a universal remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands and more. It promises satisfaction or money back and lists D M Hawthorne as the seller with a 25 cent price. December 5 eighty?
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D. M. Hawthorne
Conven tions Outline Sub-District Church Meetings
The Cambridge District M E church outlines three convention sessions with speakers on Sunday School organization benevolences and church philosophy. It begins in Cambridge May 12 to 14 at 7 30 p m. Additional sessions follow in Sarahsville Senecaville Byesville and Bethel on May 20 29 with times 7 50 p m 9 a m and 2 p m respectively.
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Cambridge
M. E. Church
B. F. Forsythe
S. Burt
Lulu McFarland
P. H. Danford
R. F. Baird
F. Forsythe
G. A. McClure
Jas. A. Weyer
T . McRa
Alice Dillery
William Conner
A. Bird
W. L. Dixon
WH. Pettay
J. W Cleary
John Conner
W.H. Piggott
W H. Dye
T. I. MeRa
Sarahsville
Mt. Ephraim
Senecaville
Coen’s
Byesville
Bethel
Ava
Hopewell News Briefs From Indian Camp And Nearby
Indian Camp notes show oats sown and Hopewell school starting Monday. Arthur Ferrell sells farm for a horse. Dr. H J Chapman buys John Smith property in Hopewell. Laura Johnston begins fourth term in Sherrard district next Monday. John Stiles buys prime cows, top price thirty dollars. Mrs T M Temple improving after four months of illness. Deselois brothers from Knox township go to town seeking fortune. Isaac McMullen brood mare gives birth to twin colts, one killed accidentally. William Lemmon and Lydia Smith to wed Thursday with seventy five guests. largest Hopewell wedding yet.
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Hopewell
Arthur Ferrell
H. J. Chapman
John Smith
Thomas Tedrick
George Mcfee
Laura Johnston
Sherrard
John Stiles
T. M. Temple
Pheodore
Benjamin Deselois
Knox Township
Isaac McMullen
Win. Lemnon
Lydia Smith
Local notes and church updates from the week
Brady and Mrs Barbatow are listed as dangerously ill. The community reports a clear horse market trend and mentions Melancthon Allen at Quaker City. Geo Bell attended his brother Henry’s funeral in Pairview. School election results name Vollers? Wmn Wishard, Jay Baird and Jacob Bower as directors. Rev Kato reassigned as presiding elder. preaching by Kev Campbell at Independence. Sabbath school time changes at Stiles and district 5 directors elected. Ross Jenkins re-employed for six months with a raise. Quarterly meeting announcements and sermons by Rev Dr W B Watkins set for nearby Allen’s chapel and Moob catch.
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Stiles
Wmn
Wishard
Jay Baird
Jacob Bower
Ross Jenkins
Seriugi
Kato
Chairview
Hensleysburgh
C J McCracken
Allen's Chapel
Farm Life Notes and Local Updates
Farmers report sheep shearing ongoing and crops improving with good wheat prospects. James Madden and James Iuglish suffer illness while Henderson Tuttte begins a summer term at Grape Vice. John Roond and Sem Harper add to Martin Johnson’s house. A magic lantern show took place at Pleasant Valley schoolhouse last Thursday night. English to teach winter term at Londonderry township for 40 dollars monthly.
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James Madden
James Iuglish
Henderson Tuttte
Grape Vice
John Roond
Sem Harper
Martin Johnson
Pleasant Valley
Londonderry Township
Local tidbits from Martford and surrounding area
Squirrels are plenty around Martford last week with JH Secrest noted in the area Chas Barton works for Lang Moorhead Our Assessor toured property owners Jolio Scott accompanied Center relatives Saturday and Sunday TO Moore spent time with Cambridge friends Saturday and Sunday Mrs WoH Moore shows some improvement Miss Fox of Zanesville will give an elocutionary entertainment at the MB church here
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JH Secrest
Martford
Chas Barton
Lang Moorhead
Jolio Scott
Center
Moore
Cambridge
Woh Moore
Fox
Zanesville
Visiting relatives and local social notes from Steuben Ville area
Mrs Messer visits relatives in Steuben Ville Ohito born April 26 1000 to Mr and Mrs Wim McConnell a son Rev Dixon held quarterly meeting at the MKE church last Friday Rev Wellington and wife came from Ouralisville Saturday to renew acquaintances William Fowler a war veteran from the Soldiers Home Dayton visits daughter Mrs Wm Long Mrs Annie Spence and Mrs Rose Millhone attend the annual BX KRK stockholders meeting in Columbus
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Messer
Steuben Ville
Ohito
Wim
McConnell
Dixon
M KE
Wellington
Ouralisville
Wm Fowler
Dayton
Wm Long
Annie Spence
Rose Millhone
Colubus
KRK
Perbrache Family Rivalry Mentioned in Brady Visit
J A Perbrache departs West this week. Born April 15 1890 to Mr and Mrs T B Satchet in Brady, he visited his father last week as Thomas R Perbrache suffered a serious head wound from a horse kick while returning home. Dr Warne of Cambridge treated the injury removing bone fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Perbrache
West
T. H Richard
Brady
Thomas R. Perbrache
Warne
Cambridge
Geyer-Orr school book bill passed by Legislature
The act creates a School-book Board to set maximum prices and select textbooks for the state. A four-member board from the governor’s commission plus party appointments must approve decisions. It requires publishers to submit proposals within price limits and outlines lists, procurement, and distribution of approved texts to local boards.
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Geyer—Orr
Boards of Education
Commissioner of Schools
Paine
Board of Education
Columbus
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
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