Notable Happenings from Cambridge and Beyond
Editor T W Ogier notes post office filing in Cambridge C and summarizes varied items. Sharp trial lawyers fees reach 60000 dollars. Ex Governor Blackburn of Kentucky dies after illness. Fred Grant nominated for New York Secretary of State by Republicans. Ben Butler valued at 3500000 with a million a year from law practice. Pennsylvania brewers unite to oppose Prohibition and high license. Peter Murphy withdraws from Democratic Board of Public Works race due to ill health. Dennis Kearney signals a NY stump against the George party.
Wheat deal losers tally seven point six million
The article credits participants in the California wheat deal with losing 7 600 000. It notes relief that none of our delinquent subscribers were victims.
Humane education reshapes bonnet trims with ribbons
A notice notes humane education shifts fashion away from feather decorations as ladies replace feather trims with ribbons and similar materials.
Exhibition at Maine Fair Showed Giant Ox
An exhibition at the Maine State Fair last week featured a yoke of oxen measuring ten feet in girth and weighing about 7,000 pounds making a weighty impression on attendees.
Railroads Seek Unified Control Marking Modern Syndicate
The county is less political but life remains active as talks advance to fold the nation’s major trunk line railroads under a single syndicate. Johann Most, anarchist leader, applied for naturalization in New York but was refused, fueling his anger amid a Chicago anarchists ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johann Most
New York
Chicago
Clock-face egg found in Missouri district
A rural Missouri man found an egg marked with a clock face showing hours. He now complains it does not keep time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Texas Prohibition Vote Counts Show Large Victory for Opponents
Official August 5 election tally in Texas records 129273 votes for the prohibition amendment and 221627 against it, a majority of 92354 for the opposing side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
American Visitors to England Spend Big This Year
A London paper estimates 90,000 American visitors came to England this year and spent about $500 per person. It notes Americans bring more cash to England than the average defaulter carries to Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Canada
Canal project from Lake Erie to Ohio River eyed
The proposed ship canal from Lake Erie to the Ohio River again gains attention and may prompt a request to Congress to act. Supporters say the waterway would benefit not only the state but others as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Congress
Northern capital fuels Arkansas boom across the South
The South attracts northern investment, lifting business to a higher plane as Arkansas experiences a surge of activity. The state sees renewed life and rapid growth, with its pace increasingly outstripping neighboring states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Commonwealth
French physician cures diphtheria and croup with burning turpentine mix
A French physician treats diphtheria and croup by placing an open vessel in the patient's room and burning a mixture of turpentine and liquid tar. Dense smoky fumes are inhaled by the patient, yielding immediate relief and claimed to cure even the most critical cases.
Montana bounty law on prairie dogs repealed after strain on treasury
In Montana a bounty offering ten cents for dogs and five cents for ground squirrels drew huge activity. Citizens raised about $50,000 and quit other work to pursue the bounty. The treasury was nearly bankrupted, forcing a special legislative session to repeal the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Oyster season opens with better crop anticipated
Heavy July rains were feared to hurt harvest but examinations indicate crops are much better than in recent years. Wholesale dealers tried to form a price combination but failed. market rates should stay reasonable with blue rocks at 15 per thousand, box 9, cullings 4.50, and blue points 6 to 7 per barrel.
Record of pension rolls adds 55,194 new names in a year
John C. Black reports 55,194 new pensioners added in the past year the most ever. Among them are 1,069 War of 1812 survivors and 11,831 widows, 7,503 Mexican War survivors and 895 widows. Total pensioners reach 406,007 with a $79,045,230 current-year needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Black
Government orders restrict Indian language use in schools
The Indian office in Washington bans teaching Indians in their own language across 237 government schools and similar charitable institutions. A second order declares that Indians who have complied with the allotment act are U S citizens and thus eligible to vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Teacher seeks mandamus to force teaching certificate
A Franklin County Common Pleas Court case centers on a school teacher with eight years experience asking the court to issue a writ of mandamus against the Board of Examiners. He contends his examination was creditable and warranted a certificate, but the board withheld it due to personal animosity and revenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Mandamus
Board of Examiners
Judge McIlvaine Expected to Leave Soon
The Canal Dover Reporter notes Judge McIlvaine's health has declined for over a year and predicts his departure may come at any moment. It describes his sturdy frame as a wreck and his mind as a blank, often wandering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge McIlvaine
Canal Dover Reporter
New Concord Moves And Departures Across Town
JG Wilson heads to Cincinnati and Samuel Johnson sold property to Miss Mary Wallace before setting for Kansas. Ada Gault Ella Haney Dr Chisholm Milton Greg and Stuart Speer joined a Gettysburg reunion. Marked moves include Laura Wilson acquiring W T Miller property and Concord losing a valued citizen as Wilson Stewart relocates west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JG Wilson
Cincinnati
Lane
Brother
Texas
Ida Fleming
Kansas
W T Miller
Laura Wilson
New Lexington
WS Kline
Newcomerstown
John Comin
Rix’s Mills
Norwich
C C Davis
Messrs Best and Watson
Chisholm
Columbus
Samuel Johnson
Mary Wallace
Wilson Stewart
Concord
Ada Gault
Ella Haney
Chisholm Milton Greg
Stuart Speer
Gettysburg
M White
Local notes from Guernsey village report community events
A reader from Guernsey submits brief items: a Weedon attends a York Ohio church conference. movement to close Kimbolton saloon. a 11 11 tie in a ball game near Mudsock between the Dirty Stockings and Greasers. a child's sudden illness and death, burial at Bird's Run. political campaigning begins after party tickets set. congratulations to Bro Mahaffey for Clerk of the Court nomination. surprise 18th birthday party for Albert Forney with a large gathering, speeches, gifts, music, and late dancing.
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York
Ohio
Kimbolton
Mudsock
H. Dull
Bird’s Run
Bro Mahaffey
Albert Forney
Spelle
Albert
WS Hazlett
H E Case
Quaker City Notes on Local People and Events
Rey TH Taylor attends a Cleveland conference while J L Douglas visits Zanesville for local business. Ida Trimble of Wheeling visits sister Mrs S Thomas. Band travels to Senecaville Friday for reunion. Chas Bodecker builds a South Avenue house. Chas Johnson and Win Clary attend Zanesville Business College. Chas Webster to Ohio Agricultural College. Maggie Hall to Granville Seminary. N P Hartley builds a farm house. Jas Garber contractor with Mrs Mary Cochran and Lizzie Compton move to town from Middlebourne. Adolph Bertrand returns from Belgium. works at the glass factory. Doudell, a Bell aIre night clerk, back, visits E D Patterson’s confectionery. Planing mill transfer to Kansas party proves bogus. Miller runs it with Orr foreman. Juveniles vs Glass House nine ends 10–6 for Juveniles. Dr M M Knight arrives from Wichita. plans residence and office west of the school. Council meets. bills $165 cleared. Wage debates stir glass workers unions in Pittsburgh. factories idle longer, workers eager to resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J L Douglas
Zanesville
Ida Trimble
Wheeling
S Thomas
Senecaville
Chas Bodecker
South Avenue
Chas Johnson
Win Clary
Jas Garber
Mary Cochran
Lizzie Compton
Middlebourne
Adolph Bertrand
Belgium
Slass
Doudell
Globe House
Bellaire
E D Patterson
Kansas
W Miller
Frank Orr
Glass House
M M Knight
Wichita
Glass Workers Union
Pittsburgh
Byesville News and Local Happenings
Dave Friedman is home again. Joe Spaid moved to his Wash ington farm. Geo Barnes brought his new wife last Sunday. Witten Bros plan a business room and society hall on Depot street. Mrs Ott Woodson of Kansas is ill. Transcript becomes stock company. Browne remains editor. Night school talked for miners. Eagle drug store grand opening by Homer Witten. Mrs AW Gruber received gifts from E church ladies. Samuel Jackson of Pt Pleasant has contract to tear down Akron coal tipple moving to Trail Run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Friedman
Joe Spaid
Washington
Geo Barnes
L W Smith
Cleveland
Missee Lee
Noble County
Witten Bros
Depot Street
Ott Woodson
Kansas
Transcript
Browne
The
Eagle
Homer Witten
AW Gruber
E Church
Samuel Jackson
Pt Pleasant
Akron
Trail Run
Roll Call and Local Notices From Small Town
Roll call repeats at No 3. Allen's church repairs underway. May Scott visits Bell Stiles. Mrs Amelia Stiles visits Sugar Tree Della Linais ville Ohio. Attending school at Lucas. Miss Mary Dunlap visiting friends at Middlebourne. Marion McConnell moved his family from Lom City here last week. Our school opens Monday with J P Turner of Cambridge as instructor. Miss Jennie Gibson recovering from a severe fever attack.
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Allen’s
May Scott
Bell Stiles
Amelia Stiles
Sugar Tree
Della Linaisville
Ohio
Lucas
Mary Dunlap
Middlebourne
Marion McConnell
Lom City
J P Turner
Cambridge
Jennie Gibson
Campaign of 1840 shaped by log cabins and hard cider
Lecky Harper notes the 1840 Harrison Tyler campaign sparked by a Baltimore editor's jab at Harrison. Whigs used log cabins and coon skins as symbols, crisscrossed by song, poetry, and mass gatherings in Columbus. Tyler’s later clash with the Whigs over banking split the party as Democrats benefited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lecky Harper
Mt. Vernon Banner
Cincinnati Graphic News
Harrison
Tyler
Baltimore
Gen. Harrison
van Buren
North Bend
Monroe
Congress
Chas. Ogle
Pennsylvania
Columbus
Legislature
Medary
Statesman
John Tyler
Tippecanoe
Van
United States Bank
Andy Johnson
North Philadelphia Musical Journal Promotes New Music and Premium
The North Philadelphia Musical Journal issues a sixteen page edition with a portrait of Maurits Leefson, a noted pianist new to America. It includes four new pieces and a vocal selection, boosting value with a $2.00 premium for subscribers and a yearly price of $1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Musical Journal
Herr Maurits Leefson
America
Early politics origins mocked by papers in quip war
Commentators clash over when politics began. Picayune cites Joseph sold out by brothers, World cites ark pairings, Sun cites Eden’s third part, Boston Transcript cites the woman question. The Sun finally blames Lucifer becoming a mugwump and forming the third party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans Picayune
Joseph
New York World
Ark
Eden
Boston Transcript
Lucifer
Proprietary salve touts cure for many skin ailments
A local advertisement proclaims the best salve in the world for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded and lists a price of 25 cents per box sold by C L Wall & Co with a February 18 date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Wall & Co
Local Notes From Cleveland And Nearby Towns
Miss Lou Finley visits Cleveland while J E McClelland and S F Dolman repair homes. W S Shadwell visits his father in Hiramsburg. Allison & Cosgrave sell over fifty buggies this summer. Miss Lou Lynn returns to Columbus. A Rev Kumler child is very ill. Miss Miller of Malta visits cousin Miss Lyda Miller. Mrs Martha Herron awarded 12 dollars monthly pension with 700 dollars back pay. Salem Johnson returns from Ft Smith Arkansas. Della McCortle leaves for Wooster to teach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Finley
Cleveland
J E McClelland
S F Dolman
W S Shadwell
Hiramsburg
Allison & Cosgrave
Lou Lynn
Columbus
Rev Kumler
Miss Miller
Malta
Lyda Miller
Martha Herron
Salem Johnson
Ft Smith
Arkansas
Della McCortle
Wooster
Glove Sale At Mc Ilyar's Offers Cheap Lines
A large display of gloves advertised as inexpensive greets shoppers at Mc Ilyar's. The offer highlights quantity and value, inviting bargain seekers to visit the shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McIlyar’s
Sign reads Laxador remedy for liver diseases
A town display promotes Use Laxador as a golden cure for all liver diseases priced at 25 cents. The notice also claims sleeplessness signals decay and warns of danger in children, recommending Dr Bull's Baby Syrup at 25 cents to soothe infants.
Doctor Wanted Prompted By Hot Spell Comment
A Pittsburg Telegraph item notes a doctor is needed as a humorous exchange unfolds. The High School girl quips that the hot spell’s effects include a broken vertebrae of orthographical formation, while Amy remarks the backbone of the spell seems broken.
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Pittsburg
Amy
Durham Merchant Endorses Blood Remedy Claim
J F Conrad of Durham partner in J C Bowers & Co testifies to relief from rheumatism in the chest after a full course of 8 8 8. He praises the medicine as excellent blood medicine and urges others to hear his account of the cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Conrad
J.C Bowers & Co
Durham
N.C
Ohio Artillery Regiment Powers Through Delaware Encampment
Ohio guardsmen boast the only artillery regiment in the union with Battery C of Zanesville excelling among Cleveland and Cincinnati batteries at the Delaware encampment. Captain H. A. Leslie, formerly of the Ninety-seventh O V I, aims for Chicago drill in October as Battery C hosts its second annual ball at the Zanesville armory on Wednesday September 28. Muskingum county fair runs next week offering reduced rail fares for excursion parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Zanesville
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Delaware
H. A. Leslie
Chicago
Armory
Muskingum County Fair
Peaches Reported Strong in Northeastern Guernsey
A northeastern Guernsey market note says the area enjoyed a fair crop of peaches this year, signaling healthy fruit yields for local growers.
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Guernsey
Black and Gadd wed at Cambridge residence in 1887
In Cambridge, on September 7, 1887, at the residence of Rev W H McFarland, George Black and Miss Lquia K Gadd were married. In Kimbolton Ohio, on September 11, 1887, Rev H Appleton united Thomas Beek and Miss Lena Peiter in marriage.
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Beeks
Kimbolton
Ohio
Rev H. Appleton
Thomas Beek
Lena Peiter
Unsolicited Medicine Testimony From Danville Ad
A Danville Virginia Times item notes a citizen cured of thirty boils by a valuable medicine. It claims the remedy succeeded after other treatments failed and promotes a mailed treatise on blood and skin diseases from the Swift Specific Co. Atlanta.
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Danville
Times
Swift Sprecific Co
Atlanta
Grocery and seed listing from corrected weekly issue
The corrected weekly list catalogues items including meal, flour or grain weights, fats, honey, salt, butter, poultry and meat cuts, sesame seeds, various seeds such as red clover timothy orchard and blue grass, and alsyke and mammoth clover seeds with quantities noted. Product codes and prices are interspersed amid vendor terms and measurement units.
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Ecco
Pune
Cscccesesees
Remarkable Heifer Records Noted by Flushing Farmer
Mr J E Hall of Flushing township reports two unusually productive young cows. A Jersey cow, two years old last March, has not calved but will next month and has yielded about 2 gallons of milk daily since June, churned into butter. A Durham heifer, not yet two until January, gives 14 pallens of milk every three days, though the milk is not utilized.
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J. E. Hall
Flushing Township
Jersey
Durham
Barnesville
Radical Remedy Rheumatism Cure Endorsed by Columbus Man
Frank Ricketts of Columbus writes that six years of rheumatism left him with no rest until using Robinett Medicine Co remedy. He reports being sound and well now and recommends the product as a cure. Sold at D. M. Hawthorne’s drug store in Cambridge, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
D. M. Hawthorne
Cambridge
Ohio
Reminder on unpaid subscriptions from the exchange
An exchange issues a terse note to delinquent subscribers warning that unpaid promises to pay are a serious matter for their business. The message stresses necessity and modesty while urging timely settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
An Exchange
Dr Williams Indian Pile Ointment Ad Claims Cure
Piles advertisement touts Dr Williams Indian Pile Ointment as a universal cure with testimonials from Judge Coons of Maysville Kentucky and Judge Coftinbury of Cleveland Ohio. The product promises immediate and permanent relief for blind, bleeding, or itching piles and is sold for one dollar per box by the Williams Manufacturing Company in Cleveland Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William’s Mfg, Co
Cleveland, O
Dr Flagg's Family Ointment Promises Skin Healing
Soothe and heal cuts burns bruises flesh wounds inflammation sprains pimples freckles and more. Advertises ointment for facial blemishes and skin softening sold by druggists or mailed for 25 cents from William's M'ra. Co of Cleveland Ohio.
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Flagg
William's M'ra. Co
Cleveland, O
Postmasters Not Required to Accept or Change Coins
Postmasters are not obliged to receive more than twenty five cents in copper or nickel coin. They are not obliged to affix stamps to letters, nor are they obliged to make change, except as a matter of courtesy.
Green's August Flower Restores Health For Dyspeptics
Dyspepsia and indigestion plague Americans due to greasy meals and bad habits. Green's August Flower is promoted as a remedy to reform digestion and improve health and happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
August Flower
Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil Hypophosphites
Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with hypophosphites is promoted as more reliable for consumption chronic coughs and emaciation than any medical remedy. The preparation aims to boost potency and remains palatable for patient use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Lizzie Lanning Given Surprise Birthday Party
Last Wednesday at Odell a large group celebrated Miss Lizzie Lannings birthday with a gathering starting about eight. W J Gillespie presented gifts after a pleasant progression of the evening and a formal repast. Lizzie thanked her friends and the crowd dispersed around midnight promising more such evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odell
Lizzie Lanning
W.J. Gillespie
Lizzie
Electric Bitters Promised As Blood Purifier Relief
Advertisement claims a tonic for low spirits and poor appetite, promising to purify the blood, stimulate the liver and kidneys, and restore vitality. Sold by C. L. Wall & Co at 50 cents a bottle. Also notes sale of blank mortgage deeds and justice blanks at the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Wall & Co
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Cambridge Herald
Mahaffey & Ogier
J P. Mahaffery
T. W. Ogier
Main St
East Court Square
Blackburn
Kentucky
Fred Grant
New York Republicans
Ben Butler
Peter Murphy
Board of Public Works
Dennis Kearney
Sand Lot Brigade
George
Supreme Court of Illinois
United States Court
New Concord
Quaker City
Rey TH Taylor
Byesville
Clio
Bucklen’s
Arnica
Cumberland
NOBBY
Gormley
Ter
Ele
Gant
Cambridge Boot and Shoe CO
Court Square
McIlyar Block
Cambridge, Ohio
Cambridge Market
J. D. McIvyar
J. M. McGinn
Cambridge, O
Ailor—A.kershy
Amvey
Mill Street
Nate
American Bible Society
H.C. Hornbrook
Guernsey County Auxilliary Society
Bette
H. Hallett
Portland
Mame
J.R Landman
Syesville
George Stinson & CO
Portland, Maine
Dr. Flagg
Salmon & Ewalt
Cosgrave Building
Main Street
H. Russell Burner
Muskingum County
Guernsey County
Ohio Reform Sanitarium
Gay Sts
Columbus, C
H. E. Samson
J. Clark Anderson
Hirschberg
S. Hirscusera
Jonas Rice
Postoffice
Hornbrook
Sie
Iidealiee
Uspilxoe
Illock
Lampbell & Carlisle
J. E. Annis
Ibolts
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