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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1885
Page
4
A verse urging John to resist temptation and embrace temperance through faith, effort, and prayer. It contrasts weak fear with courage, citing past examples of sobriety, family concern, and divine aid as paths to lasting victory over vice.
A Michigan farmer bans liquor during haying and replaces it with hot tea for workers. The change improves health and morale, while the liquor seller laments lost profits. The piece argues strongman independence can curb weak habits and critiques liquor retailers.
Sir William Fox ex-Premier of New Zealand lectured before the Christian Temperance Union at Fraternity Hall. He urged action against liquor, warned of its social harm, and cited the sobriety tale of John B. Gough to illustrate reform.
Jersey City October 19 Emigrant train with 800 passengers mostly Norwegians detains at Meadows due to signal error. Southern Express crashes into emigrant train on Hackensack Bridge causing fire and many deaths and injuries. A Lehigh Valley train crashes into wreckage. totals vary from fifty to seventy five wounded.
An essay argues the temperance question should be framed around immediate, everyday effects. It urges starting with practical concerns like money, meals, and home life, showing liquor's impact on pockets and productivity before addressing moral arguments.
A Chicago Inter Ocean report describes a morning temperance lecture journey from Ohio Street to Clark and into the South Side. A wife, visibly unwell, repeatedly strikes her husband with blows and kicks as bystanders restrain intervention. The amiable husband endures, illustrating the day’s moral point about temperance.
New York statistics show 93 percent of House of Industry inmates jailed for liquor crimes. Among 8,000 liquor sellers in the metropolis, 438 have been confined in jail or prison.
Democratic and Republican leaders claim guidance on who won Ohio’s Legislature as Hamilton County reports tight results. Republicans tout a likely statewide majority outside Hamilton with 71 Republicans to 39 Democrats in the House and 24 to 13 in the Senate, while Democrats insist they carried the entire Legislature and county ticket apart from a single commissioner race. Prohibition gains noted as potential balance of power. incomplete returns prompt possible contest bids.
William S. Warner, linked to the Grant & Ward collapse, surrendered to U.S. Commissioner Shields after months of investigation by Marine Bank Receiver Johnston. Warner claims no illicit Marine Bank dealings, only purchasing obligations from Grant & Ward. he prepared to post bail and provided bondsmen.
Miss Woods heiress and William Phillips glass-blower married secretly in Temperanceville with Alderman Lake officiating just before a new marriage law took effect. Miss Woods claimed age twenty. parents accept the match and anticipate provision in the Woods will.
The Baltimore Baltic ferry struck two coal laden canal boats on the Delaware near Philadelphia as it left its slip at eight. The canal boats each carried 300 tons of coal and sank. The Baltic sustained damage to its wheel and woodwork but escaped sinking.
Seven thousand Sioux under Sitting Bull at Standing Rock Agency joyfully celebrate the return of Agent MelLaughlin. The tribe, concerned by a possible dismissal and a new overseer, held a grand pow-wow after news reached the agency. Sitting Bull’s wary temperament makes the stable appointment favorable.
The Chicago Mail notes 1,009,000 bushels of corn weighing 46,000,000 pounds would need about 2,800 rail cars. With 320 rods per mile and two freight cars per rod, the train would stretch roughly 17 miles.
A Philadelphia Call opinion notes merchants should choose suffixes carefully amid the unsettled preference among pants trousers and breeches. The column jokes about possible coinages like patsings or breechesings as the correct form.
The Atlanta Constitution notes Lydia Thompson plans to sue newspapers for remarks about her age. The paper recalls she will be nineteen in June and cites the Detroit Free Press as discussing the claim.
A Boston note cites rising insanity rates linked to uric acid blood and kidney failure, touting Warner’s safe cure as effective. It recalls Rev. E D Hopkins, once confined, who recovered after removing excess uric acid from his blood. A dentist ad contrasts dentist and dog in a joke from the New York Graphic.
A compilation of medical advertisements touts Dr. Pierce cures and tonics including Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription, claims liver and bodily purities, and cites testimonials. Also promotes Athlophoros for neuralgia, Floriculture notes, Piso’s Cure for coughs, and various remedies with contact details and prices.
In ancient times the four leaf clover symbolized luck in play and business and safety on journeys. In Germany the clover was regarded with reverence and sacred significance. The text questions whether clover blades were two or four.
C. K. Lord, general passenger agent, notes that trains operate on Eastern Time zones east of the Ohio River, indicating schedule consistency for travelers.
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