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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1903
Page
4
The issue surveys diverse topics from the Ohio Penitentiary population and wages trends to Rockefeller gifts, St. Louis exposition postings, and political shifts in Boston Cleveland and Guernsey county. It notes a Philippine Negritos wedding ritual, a Cincinnati Democratic push, and Cuban reciprocity debates amid rising tensions with Colombia and South American policy.
An elderly reader shares homely wisdom on the home as foundation of the state, proper gender distinctions, and the dangers of rapid divorce. He warns that permissive changes threaten patriotism and liberty, laments Bible in schools, and praises orderly conduct and smiling, honest households. He ends with Booker T. Washington’s remarks on labor and race in education and voting.
J.B. Parguson argues the city can use fines revenue to pay police, challenging claim of no funds. He cites council power to redirect such funds, warns against railroading courts, and notes Supreme Court precedent. Ends with holiday thanks from Jennings Advertising Agency in Lancaster, Ohio.
William Culbertson died at his Adams township home on Monday, December 21, 1903, aged 71. He collapsed while helping butcher a beef, likely from heart failure. Born to pioneer William Culbertson, he remained unmarried and lived with his brother’s family. Renowned in Cambridge for honesty and good sense, he was respected as a diligent citizen. His funeral was held Wednesday, December 23 at 1 p.m., conducted by Rev. E. E. Cleland, with interment at Lebanon.
The county teachers' examination lists one year recipients F. J. Boyd Ora L. Boyd J. R. Brothers Blanche Mamill on Gertrude Harper Edna Harold B C Heade A B Johnson Bertha Leeper J J Moore Hattie Milligan Violet Morrison May McCracken A B Robinson Blanche Stone Julia M Taylor C W Ratliffe Maude Duff For two years recipients O Geese Marty L Oliver N A Ulrich For three years A M Allender Henry Wells who attends school in Cleveland is home for holidays with his parents Dr and Mrs L Wells on Gomber avenue northeast.
The Guernsey Mine Union Bible school, closed for weeks, will reconvene Sabbath after noon on December 27 at 2 o'clock standard time. Officers, teachers, scholars, and all locals are urged to attend. P B Van Blarcom, a missionary for the American Sunday School Union, and other Sunday school workers will address the meeting. The article notes 1904 as a leap year and references almanac trivia.
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