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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1884
Page
2
The Cambridge band serenaded J. W. Campbell Esq the Republican nominee for Common Pleas Judge of this District He responded with a neat little speech.
Republicans carried Vermont and Democrats Arkansas in last week’s elections. Majorities were nearly the same in each, prompting questions about as a keynote for the fall election.
Ben Butler draws large crowds wherever he goes as he moves about the area. He is noted for generous spending on various ventures and activities, attracting media attention and public interest.
A Maine senator Morrill is reported dead for eighteen months yet Ohio Republicans seek his aid for the campaign. Dr Koch refutes cholera causes and links parasite presence to water. Wool growers meet in Columbus pass resolutions to back only tariff 1867 restoration supporters. A district committee will survey Congressional candidates on tariff positions.
The article lists Gen. Logan's planned Ohio tour this month with speeches at Toledo Sandusky Cleveland Youngstown Akron Mansfield Springfield Columbus Dayton Cincinnati from the 17th to the 28th. It questions why southeastern Ohio is skipped and hints Blaine may handle this section.
The Hocking Valley coal miners strike persists with many operators closing mines and pledging not to reopen for eight months. Suffering is feared among workers as operators reportedly seek to remove strikers by importing foreign labor. Similar strikes hit Pennsylvania and Illinois.
The paper explains it asked party chairmen for supplements to publish Hon. J. D. Taylor's speeches but has not received Col. Taylor's remarks. A Jefferson township reader even stopped their paper over the issue, and the editor offers free publication if supplements are provided.
A mass convention of the Greenback Labor party of Guernsey county meets at Cambridge Town Hall on Saturday September 20 1884 at 10 oclock AM to nominate a county ticket Delegates from Belmont Guernsey Monroe Noble and Washington counties gather to nominate a Congress candidate for the 17th district and select a Presidential Elector and state committee member Patrick Malloy member of the state Greenback Executive Committee for the 17th district Ohio.
A Republican convention gathered in the Probate Judge's office to nominate Campbell for Common Pleas Judge. Delegates from Guernsey Muskingum Morgan and Noble weighed ballots and cast fully for Campbell after a brief delay for consultation.
Governor Hoadly appoints E. W. Mathews of Cambridge to fill the unexpired term of Judge W. H. Frazier in the Common Pleas Court Fight district. Mathews, an able Democrat, is expected to seek re election this fall and win support across several newspapers praising his knowledge and honesty.
The advertisement touts a salve claimed to cure boils burns sores cuts flesh wounds sore nipples hard and soft corns chapped lips and hands pimples and blotches. The product is priced at 50 cents and sold by druggists under Druggists. Frasier Medicine Co. proprietors.
A historic milestone notes the completion of the first iron steamship within a generation, marking a shift in shipbuilding as engineers showcase new propulsion and hull design.
Local advertisement promotes Griggs Glycerine Salve as a universal healer for cuts bruises burns and skin eruptions. It claims to cure piles tetter and other eruptions with satisfaction guaranteed or money back and lists J R Downar as the seller for 25 cents.
Frazier’s Root Bitters are advertised as a strictly medicinal tonic not a dram shop beverage. The product claims to act on the liver and kidneys, aid bowel regularity, and cleanse the blood. Sold by Druggists for $1.00 by PRAZIER MEDICINE CO. Cleveland Ohio.
During the Cambridge Fair period the Cleveland and Marietta Street Railroad will run an accommodation train between its Depot and Fair Grounds for ten cents round trip. The public is cautioned against using the railroad track as a public passage and the company disclaims responsibility for injuries to those who insist on using the track as a thoroughfare. The railroad will use flagging and precautions to prevent harm to people or stock.
An 19th century advertisement touts a salve claimed to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains and more. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded and lists price at 25 cents per box sold by J. Downar.
Piles cure claims to end blindness bleeding and itching in minutes. One box reputedly cures years of suffering with William's Indian Pile Ointment. Absorbs tumors relieves itching works as poultice. Sold by druggists or mailed for $1 by Razaper Medicine Co Cleveland Ohio.
The notice records the marriage of Fara and Dawsen on September 6 1884 officiated by Eliza Tarfier J P J S with Miss A RK Dawsen as a participant.
Corrected weekly by J. O. McInyar and Kr. W. Linpsey. Includes prices for butter eggs meat and various seeds and feeds. Lists items like salt pork hams shoulders and seed mixes with rough quantities and unit terms.
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