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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
5
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as unmatched for health and blood purification. It credits a blend of over 20 ingredients and claims no real substitute exists, urging purchase in liquid form or Sarsatabs for convenience.
Readers await Mr. Dooley's take on the President's latest message. The author suggests an open letter to Joseph Pulitzer would meet the aims of the special message and avoid language restraints of an official document.
The basement long deemed unsanitary is described as morally rotten by the probe. Judge E M P Brister of Licking County previously won by a small margin of 1. The recent election gave Brister a 1879 plurality, said to be the highest in Licking County, according to the Advocate.
A call for compassion urges readers to seek out those in need who hide their suffering. The Post stresses that no one should enjoy Christmas while aware of unrelieved hardship and encourages helping others in quiet pride-free charity.
The Cadiz Sentinel notes Uncle Joe Cannon’s outbursts provoke criticism yet seeps into belief that Congress needs such oaths. Theodore Burton seeks a statewide poll to back his US Senate bid, while the president elect’s brother is expected to win earlier than any poll. Burroughs resignation and Harris’s limited power to fill only current vacancies are discussed critically.
A complimentary banquet was given to Hon. Jerome B. Burrows on Wednesday evening December 16 by the bar of Jefferson county for his voluntary retirement as circuit judge. Music by Rausch's orchestra accompanied toasts led by Hon. J. Dunbar. Burrows lauded as an eminent, able, and fair judge. Republicans of Ohio eyed him as a potential United States senator.
The census is projected to cost about 16 million dollars for the 1910 enumeration and the reports are expected to reach the public around 1915.
Harmon will greet Civil War veterans first in a reception line on inauguration day to spare them crowd crush. Judge Harmon praises veterans as the state’s most deserving citizens for special consideration.
Gov. John Johnson of Minnesota makes an informal stop en route to Delaware to deliver a lecture. His plain card failed to identify him to office clerks until escorted to Gov. Harris's private office. Johnson is described as democratic, plain, and highly regarded as a statesman.
The election result in Washington county honors Senator Rose the author of the law and Hon George White for backing the bill though wets won in both districts at the November election. Votes in Eighteenth-Nineteenth district show strong support for Senator Mahaffey for promoting the Rose bill. The incoming legislature may seek changes to temperance laws but county results reflect the sovereign people's will.
A member of congress introduces a resolution demanding action on the President's special message to congress, signaling a significant historical moment and setting the stage for formal legislative response. The draft resolution outlines specific steps for consideration by committees and readings in both chambers.
An inquiry into the Panama canal charges is described with a committee to be appointed and testimony to be taken. The piece argues that President Roosevelt foresees congressional action by supplying evidence to impeach opposing witnesses before any formal hearing.
Hon J P Mahaffey received official notice from Governor Harris summoning lawmakers to meet in extraordinary session on Monday January 4 1909. His election certificate from Tuscarawas County board of elections accompanies the notice as legal questions arise over which legislature shall convene first under constitutional timing.
The president’s message to Congress on amending the secret service law intrigues lawmakers more than his Panama Canal remarks. Secret service officials are seen at the White House with sealed packages that may contain dynamite. The proposed clause shields Congress from agency searches but could still enable the president to influence legislators via agents.
Judge Mansfield sustained a demurrer in Coshocton Common Pleas in the case of John Medley against the county commissioners. Medley had filed suit seeking relief from actions by the county government. The ruling preserves the county stance while leaving the plaintiff to pursue any permitted amendments.
The county won by demurrer due to auditor neglecting to file a certificate showing sufficient treasury funds when the contract was negotiated. The Coshoc ton Times urges strict statutory procedure for public work, warning against haphazard contracting and stressing signed, certified, and filed agreements to protect taxpayers.
In Guernsey County Ohio Judge R W Lindsey issued an attachment order on December 19 1998 for fifty dollars in the case John $. Lepage plaintiff against H Baumeister defendant. Cambridge Ohio December 12 1908.
Williams Indian Pile Ointment promises instant relief from blind, bleeding and itching piles and private-part irritation. It is sold by druggists for 1.00 and manufactured by Williams Manufacturing Company in Cleveland Ohio, with wholesale by Brena Wilson.
Mrs Edward Shipe of Barnesville is seriously ill with blood poisoning from a pin in laundry washed at home. Dr Arnold of Fairview treats her while Dr H Brown begins a cenile shed. Roscoe Robinson takes a school vacation in Dog Hollow near Barnesville. A Christmas Sunday school treat is planned at Fletcher M E church and Rev Baxter will start meetings there Sunday night. A Farmers Institute is set for Fairview on January Sth and 5th with all invited. Dr E Berry returns home on a two week vacation from Marion Ohio. John Carter north of Middlebourne had a birthday postal shower on the twenty third. Teachers Institute resolutions at Senecaville condemn state book publishing and defend local self government. They question high school graduation equaling teaching experience and call for broader qualification rules.
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