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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1905
Page
3
A domestic guide extols home baking using Royal Baking Powder to make fresh cake muffins biscuits and desserts. It claims homemade products are cleaner tastier and more economical than ready-made bakery items, positioning Royal as the key aid for reliable bake-day results.
A long critique of immigration, graft, and political reform spans concerns from New York editorials to Ohio salaries and county officer pay. The piece notes Indiana Governor Hanley’s drink ban, calls for enforcement against graft, and cites Taft on railway regulation and government ownership. It discusses river navigation, the Ohio and Muskingum rivers, and President Roosevelt meeting strike leaders in Chicago while stressing bipartisan citizen interest in policy.
Mrs Mary Fiedler over eighty was located by her son in a narrow passageway between the Arcade Hotel and an adjoining building Wednesday evening around 4. She had been exposed to cold and without food for two days but suffered no injuries. A physician reported no ill effects and the elderly woman joked about the ordeal. The space was less than eighteen inches wide and she likely crawled under a building, then fell or slid to the ground when a porch gave way.
Mrs B S Rhodes a longtime Cambridge resident and street singer died at her North 2nd Street home Tuesday night after a three month illness of lung trouble. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 PM. Both she and her husband were blind and earned a living singing on street corners. The couple were well known to many locals.
Washington May 10 1905 Roser former Russian Minister at Tokio will succeed Count Cassini as Russian Ambassador to the United States now stationed in Madrid. The transfer to Washington is dated for June. Fred L Rosemond and C S McMahon are in Pittsburg today. A birth reported May 10 1905 son born to Mr and Mrs C C Carpenter of Beckett Avenue. A new common pleas case Math X Kells vs J F McBride and an appeal from Justice J C Carver were noted. Eyesville report on water refuse find conditions improved. law severe for dumping into streams used by city. The Cambridge Weeks Jeffersonian enters its th year under Ames x Sons management and is praised as a leading Democratic paper in the state. May the Jeffersonian continue to shine.
A group of five to six men from a local enamel and plumbing supply background plans a new factory in Cambridge. They propose a stock company capitalized at 50,000 with a 5 acre site, 500 feet railroad frontage, gas and water mains, five year construction, and bank backing of 10 to 12 thousand dollars. They request 25 percent stock to Cambridge residents and three directors, aiming to employ up to 150 workers once expanded.
Ohio fans celebrate Allegheny College orator Bruce Wright after his victory in the Tri-State Oratorical Contest held at New Concord Tuesday evening. Six contestants competed with Wright winning a gold medal watch fob prize.
The Cambridge Trades and Labor Assembly held a large Wednesday meeting with several committees formed to investigate the Knauf matter and the Eldridge-Higgins Co. job. Treasurer KE. B. Scott reported about 415 in the treasury and bills were paid. A pockets theft occurred while Silas Willey awaited a train at Zanesville depot during the Ringling show.
Guernsey County W T U convention outlines May events with Devoliguals Mrs Viola D Romans and Laura L Reed. Includes memorial hour, devotionals, committee appointments, reports, speakers from Muskingum College and Pleasant City Union, and presentations of banner rewards. Memorial list honors multiple members across unions. County officials named include presidents and secretaries from Cambridge Quaker City Cumberland and other towns.
A Jeffersonian reader recounts a dray unloading large beer kegs at the rear of the Stoner building on Steubenville Avenue. He questions why deliveries aren’t made in front, accuses city leaders of moral decline, and urges enforcement and accountability from the mayor downward. He signs as W. C. Suitt.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad seeks to lure an industrial plant to Cambridge, offering $25 000 to $80 000 investment, 75 to 125 skilled workers at 2.75 to 3.00 a day, with a free site and financial aid for moving and building. A factory lease purchase proposal could prompt local image of renewed enterprise.
Philadelphia reports from Harrisburg show 17 lumber workers killed in this morning wreck, with 65 to 70 injured from a train carrying 162 passengers and 15 crew. Guthrie Oklahoma tornado tally rises to 70 to 100 killed and 60 to 200 injured, with chaotic verification.
Cambridge shows strong recuperative power with business leaders pushing forward and expanding. New residences rise, a savings bank opens, and major industrial plants eye permanent operations. Mining and other industries grow, capacity expands, and citizens remain energetic and determined to advance.
The Lancaster Gazette reports the largest class ever presented by St. John’s Episcopal church in Lancaster. Bishop Boyd Vincent conducted the confirmation services, with twenty-one persons confirmed. Rector Rev Augustine J Smith, nine months in parish, is well known in Cambridge for prior Episcopal mission work and, with his wife, has gained many friends through successful parish efforts.
The Byesville Enterprise lauds its aging journal and notes John Rainey’s death near Fontana on April 30 1905 at age 73 years 3 months 14 days. Born in Pennsylvania he moved to Ohio and served in the war, leaving a widow and several children. The Fontana News records a May 1 funeral attended by many. Rainey’s character is praised as honest and neighborly.
The Cambridge Jeffersonian, established in 1831, has long stood in journalism. For 20 years editor John M. Amos has steered its growth, producing substantial improvements and both daily and weekly editions. Newcomerstown News wishes him continued success.
The Cambridge City Hospital was closed after a board meeting on Wednesday afternoon. Weanestas, the last patient from Pennsylvania, was discharged. Matron Mrs Sarah Dowling left for Bardstown, Kentucky to visit her daughter. The board’s maceing led to the decision to close the institution and surrender of the charter may follow.
A circulating petition seeks a council vote to prohibit sales of intoxicating liquors in Woodsfield except within a specified block bounded by Chatch street Paul street Sycamore street and Drives alley north of the old Driggs house Arlington hotel The drive lies north of the Arlington hotel according to the Signal.
Spring weather triggers more catarrh cases and Hyomei is promoted as a guaranteed home treatment. The ad describes inhaled air antiseptic relief and claims immediate benefits with no stomach dosing, offering a complete outfit for 1.90 and extra bottles.
The Cambridge Jeffersonian enters its 74th year and 20th under John M. Amos and Sons. The paper reflects a dignified, conservative, businesslike, and Democratic temper. Caldwell Press offers congratulations to the publishers and editors.
In times of germ illness strengthen digestion to stay well. If eating causes distress such as belching sour taste dizziness or heart pains, improve digestion with one small Mi una tablet. A fifty cent box is offered with a guaranteed cure or no cost, as shown by J. W. Shaft.
A historical column warns of chimney soot fires from fine charcoal particles and the need for proper ventilation. It details extinguishing methods using sulfur or hydrochloric gas, roof materials like metal and gravel, and dangers of slate and mansard roofs with regional notes from Caldwell and New York City. It also lists local notices on pensions, anniversaries, and deaths.
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