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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1900
Page
1
A store advertises a wrap sale with discounts on jackets capes cloaks and infant cassimere cloaks. Items include $7.50 to $15.00 styles for $2.98 $5.00 cloaks at $1.65 and $15.00 plush jackets at $7.50. Sale run by Mr H Greenwold with many more bargains promised.
Greenwold and Klein Cambridge Ohio feature testimonials for Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption with a list of distributors including W. M. Hawthorne Cambridge Ohio. Various notices recount murder pardons, suicides, and memorial services, including Moody memorials in Boston and a Roosevelt pardon of Chiara Cignavale.
Uriah Frakes aged about 80 died Wednesday evening at his son Geo Fraken's home in Pleasant City from arsenic poisoning taken in a personal crisis. He had recently drunk heavily and threatened suicide. He entered his son’s house about noon declaring his intent and later returned in the evening, collapsing and dying before medical aid could arrive. He leaves a family and formerly lived in Noble county. Coroner Voorblethur viewed the remains and an inquest was planned.
Mr Ira A Jaquea and Miss Melinga J Young were married at the home of Dr and Mrs W H McFarland with Rev W W McFarland officiating. Guests, music by Amelia Mathews and Genevieve Garris, and a bridal procession in a hyacinth centerpiece decorated parlor accompanied the brief ceremony. The couple plan a short honeymoon and will reside at Kirkpatrick house in Cambridge after visiting Whitcomb Indiana.
Mrs Martha Eaton Johnson of 218 Woodworth Avenue Cambridge died Wednesday Jan 3 1900 aged 34. Born in the county she married FP Johnson in 1386 and lived near Kimbolton before moving to Cambridge where he worked as a carpenter. They had four children Leona 12 Wilbur 9 Carrie 7 Winfield 6. She joined M E church youth and by April 18% with husband and daughter joined Baptist church in Cambridge and was active in West End chapel and Sunday school. She taught school for years and was well educated. Funeral Friday at 1 PM in the Chapel conducted by Rev L A Moora. The Cambridge Team Drivers Union elected officers for the ensuing term. Also Wagoners Price List and Draymen's Price List show local rates. Transient loads and other services listed. An advertisement promotes E Detchon’s water cure and a Dr. E Deton’s Diuretic sold by John M Ogler Druggist Cambridge Ohio.
Under H. C. Barber the Cambridge Electric Energy Co doubles plant capacity after six months in business to keep service reliable. A new duplicate plant, identical to the present one, is ordered and expected soon. Foundations laid. machinery to be installed for continuous operation. Also notes a six day bicycle race controversy and promotes Hoatetter's Stomach Bitters as health aid. obituary of Sarah Alle Masters aged 89 near Byesville, Ohio. funeral held at Mt Zion church conducted by Rev C N Harford.
A fire Wednesday afternoon destroyed the B and O depot at Salesville after a coal oil container spilled in the waiting room. The agent Jose failed to contain the oil, flames spread rapidly, the station burned completely, nearby warehouse avoided major damage, and a larger station will be built at Batesville. Mr Rose and family evacuated with some losses. The westbound train due at 5 faced delays but was not obstructed.
A reader claims Paine's Celery Compound cured his nervous prostration after weeks of irritability insomnia and sweats. He cites a testimonial from the McCullough era and shares anecdotes about doctors’ warnings and a remedy for rectal illness. Also mentions Bucklen's Arnica Salve for piles and gold shipments in New York.
A tailor agrees to wear a chalk cross on his back in exchange for rent relief. Strangers mock him, his wife nags, and he becomes morose. After a week of humiliation and quarrels he rubs out the mark and declares he would not bear it for all Porla’s money.
War news frames a demand to President McKinley for mediation between Great Britain and the Transvaal as German ships seize vessels and European tensions rise. Reports cover contraband seizures, Hamburg cargo notes, and calls for public petitions urging peace amid a widening crisis in Africa and Europe.
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