Boulangists Defeated in France Election
The Boulangists suffered defeat in this week’s French election while California enforces a Chinese restriction law. Authorities warn of large numbers of Chinese girls brought to the United States for immoral purposes as trade with Mexico shows substantial yearly values. Exports from the U S to Mexico totaled $19,264,673 with Mexican imports at $31,059,236.
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France
California
United States
Mexico
Chicago Bids for 1892 World Fair Amid Funded Push
Chicago pledges a 10 million guarantee fund and readiness to start work if Congress supports the World’s Fair site. New York also lobbies, making the selection a close contest. Mexico marks independence anniversary amid peace and rising prospects after years of hardship.
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Chicago
Congress
New York
Footpad incident shadows claim of weak sex in Cincinnati
Two Cincinnati women defied the “weaker sex” notion by pulling off a bold theft on a main street. One woman restrained a man while the other extracted nearly $200 from his pocket and fled, snapping fingers as the victim shouted for help. It marks the first record of female foot pads.
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Cincinnati
Martin’s Ferry Soldiers Reunion Attracts Taylor Family Ties
Brigadier General D D calls a meeting for Joseph’s benefit as indications point to a Martin’s Ferry soldiers reunion led by Hon J D Taylor. Col Poorman of Bellaire with congressional aspirations also participates while J D begins repairing fences to present them next year.
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Taylor
D. D
Joseph
Martin’s Ferry
J. D. Taylor
Poorman
Bellaire
J. D
Indiana teachers urge reform of beauty practices in schools
A county teachers institute in Indiana passes a resolution urging instruction on the dangers of tight lacing cosmetics and deceptive beauty aids. They denounce gum chewing wire pads cotton and sawdust bustles and defend unadorned mature beauty for children of Eve.
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Indiana
Ohio Georgia visit notes praise for blue grass region
The Columbus Dispatch quotes Georgia farmers admiring Ohio grass and climate while the Steubenville Gazette counters that Ohio outproduces many states in wheat and corn. It argues Ohio with Indiana and Illinois leads in crop reports and stresses midwestern superiority in agriculture.
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Columbus Dispatch
Georgia
Columbus
Americas
Ohio
Steubenville
Samy
Union
Indiana
Missouri
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
Illinois
Growth of Public Schools Outpaces Population in South
The Commissioner of Education reports from 1876–87 to 1886–87 that national school enrollment growth exceeded population growth, driven mainly by southern states. Public funds now support free, locally adapted schools with equal funding for colored children, financed by white residents despite prior private benevolence.
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Secretary of the Interior
South Central
Delaware
South
Taylor's Re Union at Martins Ferry Veterans Gather for Parade and Addresses
About 800 to 1,000 veterans from the Seventeenth Ohio district attended the Martins Ferry reunion amid rain and crowded halls. G A R leaders, Congressman J D Taylor, Gen S H Hurst, and local dignitaries spoke as bells, bands, and fireworks filled a day that ended with patriotic songs and prayers.
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Ohio Congressional District
Belmont
Guernsey
Jefferson, Harrison and
Noble
Martin’s Ferry
Lafayette Hall
Steubenville
Smithfield
Empire
Cadiz
St. Clairsville
Mt. Pleasant
Bridgeport
Bellaire
Barnesville
Cambridge
Armstrong’s Mill
Somerton
Caldwell
Wheeling
Jefferson
Mathew C. Mitchell
David B. Taylor
S. H. Hurst
J. D. Taylor
Col
Poorman
Smith
Scio College
Moore
Kemple
Wellens
Baronesville
Winters
Thoburn Post
D. D. Taylor
Ohio
Frank Morgan
C. L. Poorman
Political Appointments Listed for Indiana State Officials
A detailed exchange lists names and positions for state and national offices. It includes President Benjamin Harrison, Vice President Levi Morton, James G. Blaine as Secretary of State, William Windom as Secretary of the Treasury, Redfield Proctor as Secretary of War, Benjamin F. Tracy as Secretary of the Navy, John W. Noble as Secretary of the Interior, John Wanamaker as Postmaster General, Jeremiah Rusk as Secretary of Agriculture, W. H. Miller as Attorney General, and J. B. Foraker as Governor, among others. Also named are state officers such as the Secretary of State Daniel J. Ryan, Auditor E. W. Poe, Treasurer John C. Brown, and Attorney General D. K. Watson, plus Supreme Court justices and local lawmakers. The list includes U S Senators John Sherman and H. B. Payne and Congressman J. D. Taylor, with district and county representatives noted.
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James G. Blaine
Maine
Treasury
Wm Windom
Minnesota
Redfield Proctor
Vermont
Navy
Benjamin F. Tracy
New York
Interior
John W. Noble
Missouri
John W. Wanamaker
Pennsylvania
Jeremiah Rusk
Wisconsin
W. H. H. Miller
Indiana
J . B. Foraker
Board of Public Works
W. M. Hahn
A. Flickinger
W.S. Jones
United States
John Sherman
Mansfield
H. B. Payne
Cleveland
J. D. Taylor
Cambridge
D.H. Mortley
Washocton
A. [. Dorr
Noble
W. E Boden
Grand jurors drawn for October term at Knox Court
Clerk Weedon and Sheriff Hanna selected grand and petit jurors for the October term. Grand jurors include Timothy T Titus Washington township IW Finley Cambridge John R Hartup George H Stottlemire John Webster Millwood James B Gibson Liberty Wheeling Benjamin Paisley Washington RV Acheson Samuel Virtue Monroe Roland J Rogers Jackson Lemuel Bonow Jackson Rie AE PRR sig ey wedesocton Sneas deess Liberty Nathaniel Lepage Cambridge PETIT JURORS include B D Bumbgardner Liberty John F Rodins Walley IN Whissel Cambridge Joseph Mehaffey AGA Jerry Rhodes Liberty Thomas W Slaser Wills James White Jefferson CB Hutchison Cambridge William E McNeeley Monroe Hiram Moorehead Cambridge Elmer E McCullough Monroe Join H Secrest Valley William Little Wheeling Harrison Addy Knox Court commences October 16 1889 at which time the grand jurors report for duty.
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Clerk Weedon
Hanna
Timothy T
Titus
Washington Township
Finley
Cambridge
John R Hartup
Richi
George H Stottlemire
John Webster
Millwood James B Gibson
Liberty
Wedessocton
Sneas Deess
Nathaniel Lepage
Rielland i Rawam LP Oaes
Tary
Essacvacces
Petit Jurors
D Bumbgardner
John F Rodins
Walley
Whissel
Joseph Mehaffey
Jerry Rhodes
Ccossoos
Liberty Thomas W Slaser
James White
Mamiel
Jefferson
Hutchison
William E McNeeley
Monroe
Hiram Moorehead
Eseseees Seressees Cam Bridge
Elmer E McCullough
Monroe Join H Secrest
Aditts
Opaadiee
Yeas Valley
William Little
Local Notes on Housing Moves and Family Health
Rastus Meeks begins work on a new house project. Rev Thompson relocates to Zanesville this week. Mrs Jesse Wyley is seriously ill with consumption. Thos Grubbs and wife from near Center visit friends here. Webster Beach leaves for Dennison Ohio seeking work. Henry Wilson and Dave Burt return from Texas. JP Hamilton and Dave Burkley of New Philadelphia visit here. Rey Grimes, former ME church pastor, attends conference. A Mamie Thompson benefit banquet was held at Burt's hall with refreshments by T F Blay.
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Rastus Meeks
Rev Thompson
Zanesville
Jesse Wyley
Mamie Thompson
Burt
T F Blay
Ayer's Pills Said To Cure Chronic Rheumatism
An old advertisement claims rheumatism is caused by a poisonous acid in the blood and that Ayer's Pills can cure many chronic cases once deemed hopeless. It urges readers that trial will cost little and predicts success.
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Ayer
Nature
S. L. Loughridge
Bryan
Texas
W. E. Watson
East
Illinois St
Chicago
Ill
Rules for School Time
Belmont Chronicle presents a memorized code for pupils. The verse urges punctual arrival, obedience to teachers, neat dress and behavior, quiet study, cleanliness, orderly conduct, honest play, and kindness, reminding students to learn quickly before school days end.
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Belmont Chronicle
Harmony Sunday School Picnic Draws Crowd
Apples seem plentiful as work at the coal shaft and saw mill near progress Collins family plans to move to Muskingum county. Harmony picnic saw speeches and music from Cambridge Baptist Mt Zion Bethel and Harmony schools. Grandma Starr aged 82 died after paralysis. funeral led by J C Burton of Harmony church, following years of faithful church service.
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Collins
Muskingum County
Harmony
Cambridge Baptist School
Mt. Zion
Bethel
Grandma Starr
Christian Church
J C Burton
Lessons of Experience Excerpt Dialog
An anxious mother teases her son about a young lady and housework. The son retorts that his mother lacks skill as well. He recalls an uncle who married a girl who did housework and saved money to invest in real estate, now living in a brown stone palace. The parents concede some fortune may come from different sources, while noting their own rented home. One servant girl owns it.
Astrological Portraits of Girls by Birth Month
A Harper's Magazine piece assigns traits to girls by birth month. January prudence and melancholy yet fond of fine clothes, February affectionate and dress conscious, March chatty and quarrelsome but a connoisseur of crowns and bonnets.
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Harper’s Magazine
New Discovery Promise Cough Relief and Free Trial
Advert describes Dr King s New Discovery as a proven remedy for coughs colds throat and chest troubles with a money back guarantee. Readers in Cambridge Ohio are urged to obtain a free trial bottle at D M Hawthorne s drug store.
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Dr. King
D M Hawthorne's
Cambridge
The Great Pittsburgh Exposition Opens at Jos Horne Co
The display in the grand arcade by Jos Horne & Co exceeds all in variety and elegance with Paris silks, brocades, velvets, dress goods, millinery, ribbons, corsets, furs, lace curtains, and Alaska seals coats. The case is large but stock vast, spanning fall and winter goods. visit the store at 609 621 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
Grand Arcade
Jos Horne &‘O'S
Paris
Alaska
Jos. Horne & Co
Penn, Avenue
Electric Bitters praised as lifesaving remedy in testimonial
Bainbridge Munday County Atty and D I Wilecoxson of Horse Cave Ky endorse Electric Bitters for malaria jaundice and kidney liver stomach disorders. Price 50c and 1 at Hawthorne's. Ex Postmaster General James outlines postal reforms. Senator Culion writes on protection for farmers. Edward Wakefield and Prof Harris contribute pieces on ballots and education system critiques.
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Bainbridge
D. M. Hawthorne’s
Thomas L James
James
Times
Culiom
Illinois
Edward Wakefield
William Harris
United States
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Reward
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that his firm will pay 100 dollars for every case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The oath, dated December 6, 1886, includes a testimony request and notes the product is sold by druggists for 75 cents.
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Ohto
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. W. Gleason
B&O Sells Round Trip Tickets to Historic Valley of Virginia
B and O announces ticket sales on September 10 and October 8 for round trips to principal points in West North West South and Harpers Ferry. Tickets valid for 30 days return with one minute travel time for the route. Apply to B and O Agent.
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West
North West
South West
Harpers Ferry
Valley of Virginia
Court actions logged in Common Pleas docket
Transacted items include partitions, re appraisal orders, and sales on time. Cases list parties Ava Norris Elizabeth Norris Wheeler Stevens Maggie Nelson and others with defaults, confessions, and injunctions. Tracts tied to Jas Stevens and James Shaffer reach minimum sale prices.
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Common Pleas Court
Ava Norris
Elizabeth Norris
J W Graves
A J Hutchison
Garvin
Wheeler Stevens
Sarah Sheeley
Maggie Nelson
James Kennedy
Leeper
D Bumgardner
Adm
Luccock
JV Hoagys
PC & Ory
James Shaffer
Teed, Jones & Co
Henry Lindman
Ohio
Harry Wylie
JH Mackey
Wm N Smith
Seaboard Wool Markets Show Weakness and Wide Price Range
Lack of activity continues to characterize seaboard wool markets with only general inquiries from manufacturers. Buyers and sellers in Boston show divergent views as cash buyers gain concessions while mills hold back. Territory wool remains active but receipts decline and mills may buy more freely later. Current quotations compare unfavorably to the prior year with declines in Ohio and Michigan fleeces and delaines.
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Seaboard
Boston
Ohio
Michigan
Delaines
Silk Wardrobe Promotions by Mellyar & Ray
Mellyar & Ray advertise cash discounts on Silk warped Henrietta and Drap de Alma fabrics with the largest stock and lowest prices. They promise price guarantees on new fancy Black Dress Goods and urge customers to visit for the selection.
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Mellyar & Ray
MeIlyar & Ray
The Incurable Cured by Swift's Specific
James B. Arno from Greenwood, South Carolina credits Swift's Specific with curing his cancer after doctors failed. He notes the cancer started below the left eye and extended down the cheek, then healed after fifth bottle. The letter appeals to others to try the remedy and requests a mailed treatise.
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Shirley
Due West
Swift
James B. Arno
Greenwood
Local Corset Offer Showcases Wide Ladies’ Lines
A Cleveland area shop advertises a large corset selection from brands like Dr Shilling and Dr Ball plus Misses Corsets. The notice promotes corset waists for ladies, art novelties, stockings, yarns, and blankets with emphasis on prices and range.
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Dr. Shilling
Dr. Ball
Dr. Warner
Carl Blanche
Caroline
Brown
Madame Foy
Diamon
Ohio
Tickets for Keights Templar Triennial Conclave
Tickets to Washington DC for the Triennial Conclave of the Knights Templar will be sold from Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh at one lowest limited first class round trip fare for October 4 5 6 189? Tickets valid for return until October 31 with options to visit New York. Contact any station or agent for full details.
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Washington, D C
Keights Templar
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
New York
Pennsylvania Lines
East
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Main St
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Wilkie Collins
Republic
Idea
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Legis, Morton
Byesville
Virginia
Court Report
Bradstreet
Ohio & Pa
Mets Delaie Fine
Oan
South Carolina
Swift Specific Co. Prawer 3
Atlanta, Ga
WANT
Meellyar & Ray
Saxony
DR G. [. Arnold
Arnold
G. L. Arnold
Cambridge, Ohio
J.C. Carver
Wheeling Avenue
Steubenville Avenue
Sth Street
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10Th Street
11Th Street
12Th Street
Shick
Church Street
Harrison
Pike
Morrow
Licking
Hocking Counties
Kentucky
Kansas
Florida Southern Railway Co
Wheeling Avenue and
East Eighth Street
Wheeling Ave
Bucklen
D. M. Hawthorne
Cambridge Post
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell
Mass
Pittsburga
Mellvar & Ray
Atkins
E. J. Forsythe
Taylor Block
Cambridge, O
M. S. Wolff & CO
ONE Price Clothiers
L. Hirschberg
Postoffice
AY Reg && CO
Ayre & Com
Raymond& Co
Uueliues
Great Western Band
Castoria
Chase Brothers Company
Aslor—A. Kersey
Earney Block
Mill Street
Salmon & Ewalt
Cosarave
Main Street
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