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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1885
Page
2
The text notes hostility toward Mormons who migrated to Mexico and suggests polygamy could be banned there, implying pressures on U S Mormons to depart.
Western Pennsylvania was stirred by a supposed earthquake shock in the latter part of last week but later developments showed it was a meteoric visitation.
The New York Democrats backed a strong lineup including R P Flower for Lieutenant Governor but he declined, disappointing the party. The piece notes that even in November winds, the aspirant Flower faced resistance to his withdrawal.
During a Baltimore session the Sovereign Grand Lodge elected John C. Underwood of Kentucky as Lieutenant-General of the new Patriarchs Militant degree. The Grand Sire remains ex officio. The next meeting will be in Boston.
An Akron dispatch reports several carcasses of diseased pork seized in local markets as hog cholera is found nationwide. The illness drives owners to euthanize affected hogs and ship them to market, triggering city officials to consider banning pork sales for a month.
Local observers describe a tight election climate in Guernsey with Republicans favored to win but by a smaller margin than in past cycles. Prohibitionists campaign vigorously yet face long odds. Democrats aim to reduce the majority to aid the State ticket.
Foreaker seeks a joint debate with Hoadly on liquor, with Hoadly conditionally agreeing if Leonard can join. Cambridge in eastern Ohio could host a strong exchange if an agreement is reached. Neither side wants to meet, but urgency pushes for a quick resolution.
Gen. Kennedy, Republican tentative lieutenant governor candidate, spoke Monday at Hammond's Hall Cambridge. Some attendees praised his oratory though others called the speech disappointing. He spoke about Senecaville earlier. crowd fatigue and mixed reactions followed. Republican supporters cheered while Democrats faced pointed criticism and prohibitionists amused.
The Prohibition picnic at Linn's grove near Winchester drew about 1000 people last Thursday. Rev Chalfant opened with prayer and Spirit of Prohibition remarks. Rev Hagans of Clyde Ohio spoke in Hammond's hall in the evening. The gathering boosted Prohibition hopes for the year.
Senecaville editor denounces Republicans as demagogues, argues party leaders have changed since 1862. He cites John Sherman and pension politics, recounting 1883 and 1884 Republican platforms and Sherman’s stance on arrears and disability pensions, contrasting with later statements.
Henry Breidenthal reports in strong terms on Senator Sherman and Senator Ingalls during pension arrears clashes. He notes Sherman’s rejection of party platforms as guides for duty and recalls Ohio and Chicago platforms urging earlier pension start dates.
Mrs Cunard recalls a Dillon to Yellowstone Park journey with thirteen travelers in five wagons and three riders. She describes Morning Glory geyser, Old Faithful, the Paint Pots, Upper Geyser Basin, Lower Falls, Grand Canyon, and lake life, noting wildlife, burning timber, and the park’s painted rocks.
Sufferers of quinine remedies for chills and fever are urged to use Ayer's Ague Cure a powerful vegetable tonic. It acts promptly by breaking the chill curing the fever and expelling the poison with no harmful aftereffects.
A New England farmer writer warns wells near farm buildings risk contamination from house waste and barnyard drainage, urging use of springs or distant dug wells. Cistern water varies by roof type. avoid zinc roofs, install venting and shutoff devices, and clean cisterns thrice yearly.
A French physician reports using equal parts liquid tar and turpentine lit to produce dense smoke. The treatment is claimed to relieve choking and coughing by dissolving fibrinous exudates, with a three day recovery seen in a New York case of a girl gasping for breath.
An elderly resident near the swamp laments the burden of rheumatic pain and notes Captain C. W. Hotsenpiller of Springfield Ohio reports great relief from inflammatory rheumatism using Brown's Iron Bitters. Thousands share similar experiences with the tonic.
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