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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1884
Page
2
J P Mahaffey and T W Ogier Mahaffey Ogier discuss political organizing and broader national concerns. Reports show little weekly change in business, while West Virginia earns a tarnished reputation for crime. GOP caucus harmony masks debates outside. Upcoming events include Guernsey County Wool Growers meeting and several state fairs from September through October in Columbus Toledo Indianapolis and Detroit.
The Democratic Congressional Convention race unfolds with many hopefuls. Guernsey lists E. W. Mathews and Brother Kirkpatrick while Belmont offers Ross J. Alexander among others. Monroe, Washington, Noble, and Noble’s judge Brown are among contenders in a crowded field.
Hon. Robert E. Chambers a leading Ohio attorney died in St. Clairsville last Monday evening from rheumatism of the heart. A former state legislator elected in 1862 and 1870 candidate for Congress, he served as Common Pleas Judge in the 8th Judicial district. He was 58.
The Republican Central Committee held a lively Saturday meeting in the Probate Judge's office with factions dueling over proxies secured Friday night. Executive officers were chosen and two committees report delegates for Congress and Judicial races with a long list of named delegates and alternates from multiple towns.
The record names delegates and alternates for several districts including Valley, Westland, Washington, Wheeling and Wills. Key figures include John E Heskett Hugh F McDonald Dr M Hawes John H Whits Jesse E Reed W A Lewis RS Frame and Dr R H Henry.
Ohio passes a law to appoint an inspector of sanitary conditions comfort and safety in shops and factories employing ten or more workers. The inspector will visit sites inspect sewerage water closets heating lighting ventilation and exits and ensure guards on belts gears shafts and molten metal vessels. Violations bring fines from ten to two hundred dollars and a fifteen hundred dollar salary plus travel for the inspector.
Advise visitors to travel by rail and stay overnight in nearby Cambridge or Marietta due to high oil field traffic. Macksburg lies between Cambridge and Marietta along the Wheeling and Lake Erie line with limited hotel capacity. Travelers from Bradford and Oil City are directed to connect via Creston, Ohio.
The passage describes the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad afternoon train arriving at Cambridge for supper with night accommodations, enabling early departures to inspect the oil district. It notes wells flowing at about two hundred barrels daily in the infancy of discovery and plans for new hotels to host prospectors traveling via Toledo to Marietta, passing Macksburg.
A Rochester New York notice offers a one year free subscription to The Housewire to any lady who sends the names and addresses of 10 married ladies and 30 cents in stamps. The paper targets sample distribution, with regular annual price listed at one dollar.
The B and O Railroad offers a single fare round trip from May 29 to June 2 with return by June 12 to Chicago for the conventions. Trains run direct to Chicago. depot adjacent to the convention building, near hotels and business centers. Low rates apply for both the National Republican in June and National Democratic in July. Agents can provide train times and details.
A plain and delicate medical guide for women describing causes and symptoms of female diseases with clear care guidance. Written by women physicians and recommended by eminent lady doctors. Bound and illustrated, post paid for $1. Address Rochester Publishing Co., Osburn Block, Rochester, N Y. Feb 14 84-6m.
An old classified ad touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best cure for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. Price 25 cents per box. Sold by J R Downar. January 31 edition.
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