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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1888
Page
2
Chief Justice Fuller took the oath of office and began duties. Chicago street railway employees strike disrupts travel. Auglaize County farmers alarmed by pleuro-pneumonia among cattle. Ohio Woman's Christian Temperance Union annual convention to convene in Columbus from October 9 to 12.
Wheat trading remains lively in Chicago and New York with prices from 1.18 to 1.26, though a decline trend began at the start of the week. Tammany backs Hugh J. Grant for New York mayor while Hewitt is renominated by a citizen's convention.
Press dispatches say people in several Dakota counties seek aid as frost ruins crops. Ramsey County suffers most, with widespread destitution amid the cold season.
At the Akron fair last week a young couple received 500 dollars to marry on the grounds and were presented with several gifts from private parties. About 2000 spectators witnessed the ceremony.
Senator Sherman states Congress will not vote on the Senate tariff bill in the current session. He also expresses confidence that Canada will become annexed to the United States within a few years.
Mrs. Mary Garrett of Medina is kept in the penitentiary annex under sentence of death for murdering her two idiotic step children. The execution date is fixed for January 24. She recently became a mother and her infant is allowed to stay with her in the prison cell.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette argues young voters should consider party records over single issues. It contrasts Republican opposition to Democratic control, noting the Senate division and likelihood that one party will control all branches after March. It cites Bridgeport editorial ideas as a Democratic-leaning contrast.
Despite new laws, large numbers of Chinese workers holding return certificates push for admission into the United States through western ports, chiefly from British Columbia. Officials face difficulty keeping this group from reaching shores.
The Columbus Journal reports that farmers in northwestern Ohio have organized a cabbage trust to control production and protect prices, appealing to sauerkraut enthusiasts who will likely support the move.
In Washington hunters raid for squirrels while many locals pick apples. Jobo K Law attended the Centennial in Columbus. Dr W H Houser visited Cadiz for a fair. SS Linn bought several cows locally. Mrs H Clemens visits Cambridge and Mrs Ada Haines in Minneapolis with Mrs C Lawrence. John Kendell plans to settle here. Johnston sold premium horses for 800 dollars after winning at the fair. Nellie Ferguson returns from the mountains benefiting from the trip. Pat Lochman sale draws a large crowd and good prices. Wheeling & Cleveland rail road clerk appointment. visitors from Cadiz and Oakland at Hall residence. United Presbyterian church receives interior repaint. A Baker contractor. Fair Board confirms premium lists and pays bills, meeting adjourned to Dec 10. Roan Jim sells for 200 dollars after a prior low estimate. John notes fairs show clear benefits.
Quaker City residents discuss a planned hotel as Miss Minnie Wier visits Batesville. Hon William Barton opens a law office in the Bank building while Miss Maud Barlow travels to Baltimore. Mart y Wright contemplates moving from Belmont and Robert Mitchener becomes proprietor of the local meat market near the Quaker City hotel.
Tyner notes report Misa May Moore visiting Wheeling friends and a women’s prayer meeting at Samuel Cullen’s next Tuesday. Several locals suffer illnesses from typhoid malaria and measles while others visit kin. Sam Robinson and Ed Booth repaired Brush Run school house to praise. October 6 donation party for EA and Mrs Taylor after Kansas trip.
Local notes detail health of Mrs Joseph Rainie and moves among residents. Benoni Allen and wife visit Brady. Will Brown at Columbus for Centennial. Flora Ryan of Columbus visits town. Isaac Wilson buys Joseph Davis property. Sam McVeek buys Wilson property. Iowa visitors Mrs Leroy Stevens and Mrs Jacob Thompson stay here. Rev John Wilson returns after weeks away. Richards Thompson moves. Moorehead relocates to Cassell’s station. Eleazer Thompson of New Jersey visits. Rev Wellington reassigned and to move into Main street residence.
Corn harvest in full swing with a large crop reported. R P Bell on the sick list. Jereme Coen visiting friends at Stafford bio. Al Liddy at Newcomerstown Fair last Friday. Apple picking active as autumn crop grows. John Lindsey began a winter term at Pleasant Valley on October 1. Communion at U P church last Sabbath. Rey White of Lebanon assisted Rey Caldwell.
Sadie Mathers is sick with fever and Miss Mary Mehaffey of Creighton is improving. Rev J T Campbell was kicked in the face by a horse but not seriously hurt. The MFE Sabbath school was reorganized with a new corps of officers led by Superintendent Ross Addy. John Mahon’s family hosted visitors from Springfield and Milnersville while Rev Appleton was warmly welcomed back for his third year.
The Chicago Tribune reprints Abraham Lincoln's brief 1860 acceptance letter to the Republican National Convention in Springfield. Lincoln praises the convention Principles, asks divine aid, and commits to uphold the Union, inviting harmony and prosperity for the nation. The piece notes later acceptances lengthen and influence campaigns. New York Sun commentary follows.
Zanesville Courier lists nominations for Grand Lodge of Ohio I O O F with declinations through November. Names named for Grand Master Deputy Grand Master Grand Warden Grand Secretary Grand Treasurer and Grand Representatives plus district nominees. Declinations deadline October 1st.
Auditor of State reports 9331 saloons paid Dow Law tax across Ohio for the first half of the year. Hamilton 2280, Cuyahoga 1364, Lucas 539, Franklin 459, Montgomery 416. Geauga Guernsey Morgan have none. Harrison 1. Noble 2. Total taxes collected 1,135,174.47. General Revenue Fund 225,276.86. Hamilton total 284,013.2.
A medical man likens an old man to an aging wagon, lasting with light loading and careful use but breaking under heavy strain. Many reach sixty or seventy with health, wisdom, and continued usefulness, yet an old constitution is fragile and a single harsh life event can cut short a valuable life.
A partial text shows the 1884 presidential ballot as Cleveland versus Blaine with state-by-state tallies and a total. The fragment includes party slogans and scattered figures alongside an advertisement for Dr Ball’s Baby Syrup and Laxador remedies with prices.
In 1871 a Morgan county Georgia man suffered recurring feet sores from poison oak every spring for five years. After six bottles of Swift's Specific he fully recovered and remains well. He praises the remedy as the greatest blood purifier and offers a free treatise on blood and skin diseases by The Swift Specific Co. Atlanta Georgia.
Harvard economist F W Taussig writes in the October Forum that wage levels reflect labor productivity. He notes India and China have the lowest wages due to lower productivity, Germany higher, England higher still, and the United States highest because its workers produce more value.
October ae 2. ees Presbyterian Church Day ay estas ae ieuehth cade Odd Fellows Day 5.Ancient Order of Workman 10:5. Improved Order of Red Men LL. .eeeeeee cress reeeee Prohibition Day 12 Womans Christian Tem. Union 15 .seseseeeeesses ceeeeees Verybody's Day Des petes etave Republican League Clubs The B& O railroad will sell round trip ex cursion tickets to Columbus at the low rate of One Cent per mile, from all stations. Tickets good going on the date of sale only and good returning three days includ ing date of sale. For tickets and time of trains, call on or address B & O agents. tf
The Cincinnati and Missouri Railway Company announces limited time excursion tickets for the Cincinnati Centennial Exposition through October 28 1888. Ohio Centennial at Columbus runs September 4 to October 19. Round trip tickets from Sept 4 to Oct 19 at excursion rates. Harvest excursions to multiple western states on specified dates. Tickets one fare round trip, valid return for 30 days. Inquiries through C M Ry Co agents or W K Richards Cambridge GA.
The B and O announces round trip excursion tickets to Cincinnati at one cent per mile in each direction on several dates September 27 29 and October 2 4 5 10 11 2 and 1 percent. Tickets are valid five days and allow a stopover at Columbus within the limit. Contact B and O agents for details.
A stranger, about 25, sought a City Directory in a Woodward avenue drug store and learned the old schoolmaster he wished to confront had died two years earlier. The man from Attica, New York, recalled how the master once humiliated him after catching a note to a girl, vowing to lick him and seek pardon. now he laments being too late.
Grand new book introduced by Miss Cleveland Just Out promises unparalleled success and lavish illustrations. It covers True manhood and womanhood mother’s influence etiquette conversation and more with agents sought nationwide. exclusiva territory guaranteed lucrative earnings and a $1 outfit by return mail from Sun Publishing Co Detroit.
Mr. C. H. Morris of Newark Arkansas swore he was an incurable consumptive after an abscess of lungs. He credits Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption with his recovery and says he is now back at work on his farm after using three bottles. Jesse Middlewart of Decatur Ohio also credits the remedy for saving his life after doctors gave up. A free sample bottle is offered at Walls Drug Store.
The couple jokes during their bridal trip as she urges secrecy and charm while he proposes sharing the car space and naps. He insists on the pillow and seat end, planning to sleep until the dinner stop. The exchange ends with a tender offer to hold hands.
Offer of one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsements from West & Truax and Walding Kinnan Marvin druggists, KE Van Hoesen Toledo National Bank confirm trust in F J Cheney. Cure taken internally, price 78 cents per bottle, sold by all druggists.
Real estate agent J. Carver markets 3,000,008 acres across Florida inviting actual settlers with special inducements. Title is perfect and maps are available at his office. Also lists lands for sale or exchange in Ohio counties, Kentucky timber land, Kansas farms, and Cambridge area properties with a portable saw mill available.
A Cannonsburg Pennsylvania gas well is described as having the greatest registered pressure in the world. The gas emissions resemble blue steel for a distance after emerging from the pipe. A twelve foot thick masonry structure surrounds the well to secure the cap. When the gas was struck during drilling, tools and ropes weighing 5000 pounds were thrown out as if light.
A Boston Courier excerpt contrasts wealth and fame with youthful affection. It notes not all can be wealthy yet a courtship victory can be a personal achievement, as a young man holding his beloved shows he is holding his own.
Three brothers and two sisters near Navarre Ohio weigh a total of 1406 lbs. The lightest sister weighs 230 lbs and a 45 year old brother tips the scale at 460 lbs.
An authority estimates that since 1884 immigrants in the United States from Europe have remitted about two hundred million dollars to their mother countries.
Amsterdam claims to be the chief European tobacco market due to Sumatra quality. American cigar makers seek this tobacco. In 1887 Sumatra shipments to Holland totaled 138,000 bales worth about $13,000,000, with American buyers purchasing $5,800,000. Dutch firms show high profits, Deli Company dividend at 109 percent and Randsburg at 169 percent in a recent year.
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