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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1906
Page
6
A brief recipe note for small hot biscuits baked just before a meal. Use Royal Baking Powder for best results. Serve with butter honey marmalade or jam as a light dessert. Royal Baking Powder Co New York.
Two Jefferson township youths were arrested in Winchester after riding horses through the unincorporated village at high speed despite warnings from Justice J. T. Wirrick. They pleaded guilty and were fined $1 plus costs. The letter from Jennie Ables describes a drastic earthquake in Tomales, Cal., May 1906, detailing near-total destruction, injuries, and mass displacement as residents fear aftershocks and await safer times.
A nostalgic verse recalls a mysterious remedy kept on a pantry shelf. The poem hints at a painful yet curative tonic, its blistering effects provoking both fear and curiosity. The narrator mourns growing up and prefers enduring life’s hardships over risking a single bottle’s temptations.
Birth announced May 12 at Sugar Tree to Mr and Mrs Wm Kirby a son. Lizzie Lawrence of Antrim visiting sister Mrs Maggie Gillespie this week. Mrs Lide Taylor of Barnode CO visiting community this week. Wilmer Taylor left to locate in laws and start business in Canada. Funeral last Wednesday for Mrs Jno Ray of Guernsey. E B Kennedy bought the Asariah Lyne tract for 350. Jno Baird improving after dropsy. W L Ford bought a fine young mare near Antrim. Senial mail carrier of Kimbolton RD 4 had a mishap when his cart wrecked after stopping to kill a venomous reptile. no injuries to him but a scare and chase.
Cambridge Second Precinct C F Camp assessor reports total value 62855 with horses cattle carriages pianos and new structures. Oxford W E Johnson totals 107020 with large sheep and dogs counts. Richland R N Denison totals 89245. Knox J D Bell totals 63036. Wills H Hawkins totals 100325. Dogs totals listed per township.
Love City May 18 The annual county convention of the W C T U opened in the Presbyterian Church with Mrs Viola D Romans of Cam ridge in the chair. Dr Earl D Holtz of Pittsburg spoke well and Mrs Romans spoke on Legislative Work in Ohio. Local union president Mrs Emma McCulloch delivered an address of welcome. Short talks followed from several members and a memorial bout concluded the program.
The sewer bond issue of 810,000 was authorized by Cambridge residents by a vote of 9 to 1. The project will improve the south side, long neglected, now deemed feasible by authorities, and funded by taxes paid for other city projects.
Members met Tuesday afternoon with limited attendance but substantial business. They will attend the G A R post services at Presbyterian church on Sunday morning May 27 and are set to unveil the unknown soldiers monument on Decoration Day. Judge J H Mackey will deliver the address.
Alex Robins his wife and their son Ralph with his wife travel from Missouri to Cambridge by rail to St. Louis where Ralph buys a large automobile. Chauffeur accompanies them through Indiana. They report rough roads in the south but overall a smooth journey with only a punctured tire delaying briefly. Mrs Robins joins from Sewickley Pa. They sold Missouri property and most Kansas lands. Ralph may stay in Cambridge for the summer.
Mrs. William Brumley, about sixty three, died at her Senecaville home Wednesday around 12 30 AM. Daughter of Thomas and Shaw, she leaves her husband and a large family. Brumley, who had heart trouble, was briefly ill and survived by the family. A long time hotel operator, she was active in the MBE church. Funeral services are planned for Friday.
Last week railroad surveyors working from Freeport to Maretta near Quaker City faced a mountain of difficulty at the Low Gap on Paltoey Ridge. The attempt to cross the edge of Noble county was abandoned, pushing the project toward a new route via Middlebourne and Gibson. C.M. Ault of Fairview joined the party for the Quaker City portion. The Guernsey County Fair is set for September 25 to 28 in Washington.
Spring weather boosts Hyomei sales as J W Shaft reports record demand for the catarrh cure. He promises to refund the full price if it fails, with a $1 outfit including inhaler and bottle, plus 50 cent refills, and money back if no benefit.
The Orient prints a purported Publius Lenulus letter to Caesar from Rome’s Lazarist archives. It describes Jesus as a prophet and son of God, detailing his appearance, demeanor, and teaching, noting miracles and mixed Jewish views, with the claim it could be the most important historical note on Jesus if authentic.
Dr E J Secrest a Cambridge dentist and Miss Alberta Heaume of near Hertford were married on Wednesday evening May 16 at 5 o'clock at the bride's home. Rev Chas A Larrick performed the ceremony. The event drew a large crowd from the community and guests from afar. The couple will live in a newly furnished home on North 7th street. Few tokens of esteem were sent to the new residence.
West Lafayette May 18 Dr. Stokeley Fisher popular president of West Lafayette college says he will resign at term end and depart. Trustees have not named a successor but likely will during commencement week. Fisher is regarded as a scholar and capable executive officer, and friends express regret at the announcement.
The first three assessors to report were W. E. Johnson of Oxford, A. F. Camp of Cambridge, and RK N Dennison of Richland. Johnson worked 0 days and found 158 dogs earning 60. Camp worked 34 days earning 66 and found 125 dogs. Dennison worked 346 days earning 72 and found 174 dogs. Also noted birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Mel Sherrard of North 6th Street on May 15.
In Catbridge and across the country rushing meals harms health and drives indigestion. J W Shaft markets Mi-o-na stomach tablets with a guarantee, promising relief when used as directed one tablet before each meal. A large box costs little if it cures, nothing if it fails.
A pretty home wedding was held Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Moss residence on Highland avenue. Miss Cecile Bonnell of the locality and Clark Gibson, a line foreman for a telephone company in East Liverpool, were married by Rev. Edwin A. Jester of the M. E. church. Only relatives and close friends attended, a wedding supper followed, and the couple left Thursday for their new home in East Liverpool.
Mrs Sue Martin of Falsonia Mississippi suffered stomach trouble for over six months. She credits Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets with a cure and says she can eat anything now. Sold by Brennan and Wilson and D M Hawthorne.
New York May 18 Mayor McClllan announced to the Rapid Transit commission that roofs of the East River tubes linking Manhattan and Brooklyn have been flattened by sand and water. Experts say reconstruction will delay the project 2.5 to 3 years, with 1200 feet needing rebuilding and further tube deflections found along the Brooklyn shoreline borings.
A home remedy advises applying Chamberlains Salve after nursing and wiping off before the child nurses again. Nurses report good results, price 25 cents per box. Sold by Brennan and Wilson and D. M. Hawthorne. Will M. Hoge of Beverly visited the city as a guest of John M. Richardson.
Resolution declares necessity to improve Morton avenue from South Twelfth street to Woodlawn avenue by building a sanitary sewer. Council cites requirement of three fourths concurrence. Plans specifications estimates and profiles of the project referenced as prepared.
A 1906 city council document details an improvement plan for Cambridge, Ohio, outlining assessments by foot frontage, ten annual installments at 4 1/2 percent, cash option within 30 days, bond anticipation, and funding from city bonds. It also covers a sanitary sewer along East Third Street from Ogier to Foster, with vitrified tile piping and related financing.
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