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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1884
Page
3
The Cambridge Herald notes Urichsville seeks water works at low cost and highlights ongoing Sarahsville Fair with display of dress suits and overcoats at Thalheimer's. It also mentions local events, trades, and recent deaths, plus market notices and upcoming elections.
The Cambridge Fair closed after three days of racing and exhibits under clear skies. Attendance rose on day two with strong showings in art, crafts, and farm implements, while premium racing drew crowds and cash receipts around 2500 dollars. Notable entries included Captain Stone and John T in trot races, and local figures such as J. C. Bell and Alex Robinson contributed stock displays. The grounds spanned 40 acres with ample grandstand seating and a nearby railroad shuttle aiding crowds.
Mrs Stitt visits friends in Illinois Miss Mary Barnett of Kingston Ohio visiting in town J G Wilson New Concord views Nebraska scenery W G Smith railway mail service vacation Frank Martin Caldwell Journal visitor at the Fair B R Brill Salesville spends Sunday with Bert Brill Fred Raymond and Jim Owens at Cincinnati Exposition Mrs W M Scott and daughter Lida home from Deer Park Md Frank Martin Caldwell Journal visitor at the fair Ed Grimes Government printing office Washington DC in town Lizzie and Maggie Murry near Eyesville visiting friends Della McCordle and Joe Holmes Cumberland attending Wooster Miss Simon Fox visits Henry Greenwold J W McKinley Blue Bell neighborhood looking at Iowa land Mrs J R Downar visiting friends at Zanesville then Noble county Hugh Hayes Cumberland Western visit to Iowa Illinois Missouri Mamie Laughlin Love City visiting Clyde Kansas to attend school Nettie Boden Hendrysburg Clara Hoover Morristown visiting W E Boden returned home W A Carpenter and mother Catharine Carpenter visiting Taylorstown Pa Carpenter to Pittsburgh Rev J W Hackly leaves for Keokuk Iowa First Methodist pastor health poor but seeks recuperation Corning in brother in law John Orme leaves for Saginaw Michigan to buy lumber for Fair grounds Want of time prevented completion for this year’s exhibition next year will be ready
Marriage licenses issued include A P Mitchell with Ella Stewart C A Johnson with Annie Burkey William Johnson with Louiza Beal J D Carter with Ida Keen an Robi Lyons with Jennie McCullough A M Hutchison with Minnie Saltsgaver B F Grubbs with Laura Hayes A F Liddy with H A Parkinson. Readers advised not to expose lungs to sea air and offered Dr Bigelow Positive Cure for coughs colds and lung diseases by Montgomery Co Decorah Iowa with claims of high demand and pricing 50 cents to one dollar plus free trial bottles.
Farmers husk corn while town crowds the fair entries surpassing prior years. Butter trades at two pounds per market. Ayer’s Hair Vigor advertises a safe solution for gray hair, promising restored color and growth.
The advertisement claims Athlopomorous provides an invigorating effect as it destroys poisonous acids in the blood. It states the remedy acts directly on affected areas and offers a speedy permanent cure. The piece cites thousands of testimonials to support its claim as a champion remedy for rheumatism and neuralgia.
Report from Oldham's Station notes wild grapes this year and a light hickory nut crop. Joseph Hutchison walks lame after a rail accident, while many prepare for the Washington Fair. John W Barnes sent another phosphate car from Cleveland. C M stock train carried stock north last Saturday. Blair and Warden do carpentry on James Scott's new house. James Quinn repairs the Oldham trestle. JR Gilkinson and brother reached North Powder Oregon in seven days. Lemon Bros plan a portable saw mill sale and will build a grist mill near Hopewell Indian Camp. Samuel Wartman, Sr. raises notable Red Wethersfield onions, some weighing 17 ounces. The era's gift debate is described as unjust. a woman’s work faded with machinery. She uses Dr Jones Red Clover Tonic sold by J. R. Downar.
Alfred Weedon spent Sunday in town while Rey J L Kahn returns home for a conference. GM Yarnell recovered after illness last week. Miss Maggie Dunn of Oberlin visits Mr Aunster. Miss Mary Hutchison was ill with diphtheria. School opened Monday with good attendance. Miss Clara Shaw visits relatives in Antfield Tuscarawas county. Joseph Strong fell from a sled injuring his collar bone. Irs E A Buchanan and Miss Bertha Rose visited Byesville and Cambridge Fair. Communion services were held at the Presbyterian church. Abe Hutchison and Minnie Saltsgaver married Thursday at the MFE parsonage. The couple left for Eastern cities with Major Hutchison and wife.
An old advertisement asserts Parker s Hair Balsam stops hair loss promotes new growth and restores color. It labels the product as clean highly perfumed not a dye and marketed at 50e.
Galigher reports very scarce water and farmers nearly finished cutting corn. George Milligan mourns a child’s burial last Friday. Mrs McGiffin of Illinois visits. Rev John Speer and family from Pennsylvania visit his father Mr AS Speer. James Littles hosts leap year dance last Monday with 26 ladies and 27 gentlemen. Neighbors attend Thursday fair and are well pleased. Coal sells at Gets per bushel shipped to the station. Rumor says John Leech may move to Cambridge. Mrs Sleeth of Kansas returns home after visiting her mother Mrs Mary Hutchison. Some sowing delayed due to grasshoppers.
Newton Iowa resident recounts thirty year cough relief after trying Dr King’s New Discovery. Wife improved with first bottle and fully cured after second bottle, prompting free trial bottles at J R Downar’s drug store. Large size priced at 1.00.
Mr and Mrs George Cranston of Oxford township announce the arrival of a 12 pound boy born on September 29. The birth adds a new member to the Cranston family with the infant reported in good health.
Advertisement touts Dr Frazier s Throat and Lung Balsam as a universal cure for coughs hoarseness and lung diseases. Claims many lives saved and urges families to buy the 50 cent bottle from Fra zier Medicine Co in Cleveland Ohio.
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