12 Aug 1875
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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1875
Page
1
Ohio resident John Patterson subjected to attachment order dated June 1973 by Court of Common Pleas in Guernsey County. Proceedings set for next term starting October 1874 with sheriff's sale to follow. official notice published in Bastridy.
Public auction of real estate in Quaker City Guernsey County Ohio on Saturday August 31 at 1 PM. Property described as Lot 37 with three one hundred eighty nine feet of frontage and value described as 890 WP. Sheriff W P Hartley and attorney McEwen oversee proceedings under order of sale from Court of Common Pleas.
A notice in the Court of Common Pleas for Guernsey County names John K. Johnson as defendant in a suit brought by Mattes, detailing a promissory note dated February 1875, eight months due, with W J Johnson as payee and endorsement to the plaintiff. An attachment was issued. the defendant must appear and answer by the Saturday after the judgment day of September.
A traveler recounts a long journey from San Francisco via Overland routes to the Sierra Nevada. He details Sequoia giants, Stanislaus and Merced rivers, Gold Springs and Columbia mining towns, and a visit to California’s valleys, waterfalls, and Cloud’s Rest. The account blends travel beats with vivid nature scenes and a final return by ferry from Oakland.
The article surveys early ballooning dangers and feats, noting a low death rate among ascents, with remarkable stories from Green and others. It recounts the Montgolfier balloon, early hydrogen use, and notable flights including Wise and Mountain, Glasher and Coxwell, and Gambetta. It covers military uses in the Civil War era, postwar German efforts, and the mystery of balloon navigation. Also described are Japan’s varied coinage and monetary measures of the era.
A vintage guidance piece on selecting sheep for finest wool stresses examining shoulder fleece first. It outlines steps for judging fineness, length of staple, density, and overall evenness across shoulder ribs thigh back and loin, concluding a perfect wool-producing sheep shows uniformity from shoulder to thigh and across loins per Drude Pourvet.
A collage of Civil War era reminiscences and frontier vignettes centers on Capt Carden and Decatur at Norfolk, a terse exchange about naval prowess, and a flirtation with chance war. The piece widens to light anecdotes of crows and hornets, a sudden death by snakebite, and assorted quips on society, travel, and current events.
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