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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1909
Page
4
May 25 marks births and deaths of notable figures: 1803 Ralph Waldo Emerson born, died 1882. Transcendentalism leader and editor of the Dial from 1842. 1907 Theodore Tilton dies, born 1835, editor and Beecher ally involved in the Beecher Tilton trial.
The notice lists sun set and rise times and moonset as 12 46 a m. It then presents a rhymed lesson about small people fed on great men's crumbs with a quip about Tom Thumbs. The fragment reflects a periodical style and includes a moralizing verse.
Answers to the Missing Word Contest were plentiful this morning with the first entry from Wm Hartley of 616 Wheeling Avenue posted. Miss Margaret Kraft received one correct mailed entry from Byesville and another prize remains unawarded as rural-route responses are awaited. Tomorrow will reveal three more missing words and the editor will stop accepting entries after eight o clock.
H. L. Williams has leased the vacant lot at the rear of the Morton building on Wheeling avenue to erect a small private garage. The plans are complete and up to date, following his recent Buick purchase.
New incorporation report. The Muskingum Light and Fuel Company limited with Cambridge as home, led by A. R. Forster and others, authorized capital $50,000.
W H Hartley of Quaker City is visiting his son M L Hartley and family on West Wheeling Avenue for a family gathering.
Joseph Georgitsos resigns as general manager of the Guernsey Dairy lunch rooms opened about a month ago by Greek Americans on West Wheeling Avenue He plans to open a new dairy lunch room at a vacant room in the Carnes building corner West Wheeling Avenue and Seventh Street if a second floor room can be secured for private dining rooms Remodeling will begin at once and the venture aims for an up to date dairy lunch room Georgitsos is a popular young man with experience in the business and expects strong trade if plans succeed.
Australians recall colonial volunteers in a tale from the Melbourne Times. A Stock Exchange member guarding a wagon asks the colonel for its value and offers to visit camp with a check for about £200 to settle the sum then sleep. The colonel’s exact words are not recorded.
Synge quotes early medical hints urging physicians to insist on terms like obstruction to explain liver issues. It suggests patients may misattribute symptoms to the head or legs and warns against dining with unpaid patients. It notes excluding friends during wounds to avoid disturbances, yet allows higher fees when onlookers faint or cause harm.
The Bachichi secret society on Sese islanders of Uganda is blamed for practices around death and burial. Relatives reportedly bear the deceased wrapped in bark to remote spots and never bury the body, while Bachichi members avoid burial or cremation and allegedly eat the deceased to show respect.
About 40 positions will shift to Democratic control as Governor Harmon plans a new inspector of workshops and factories to replace John H. Morgan. The list includes eight women visitors and four women clerks, plus 22 male district inspectors and several inspectors in support roles.
Ohio State versus J. W. Moore charged with buying and concealing stolen property was scheduled for a common pleas hearing this Thursday but will be settled this morning. Moore, a Quaker City businessman, allegedly purchased goods from John Arnold who pleaded guilty in St Clairsville to railroad theft and awaits a three year penitentiary term.
Large crowds enjoyed the Orpheum program last night. Tonight at 7 o clock the bill includes The Queen of the Arena A Story of Circus Life The Man With a Keen Eye and A Good Joke Admission is five cents to all. The program changes entirely every Monday Wednesday and Friday.
Kimbolton reports a Reds victory over Birds Run Grays 6 to 4 in a local ball game last Saturday. Market prices show eggs 18 cents, butter 16 cents, potatoes 1.00, corn 85 cents. J C Morrow received a large consignment of organs from a Chicago factory last week. Louis Yaw and family of Newcomerstown and S W Luccock visited locally. James Ross of Cambridge and Mrs L Miller with sister Mrs Leeper of North Salem were featured in recent social calls.
Cambridge residents welcome talking motion pictures at the Orpheum theatre last three days of the week. A mechanical talking machine makes pictured figures converse with lip movement, creating a real play on screen. Admission is 10 cents for all. Performances at 7 8 and 9 o clock, lasting one hour.
A. G. Nelson district president of the miners organization with headquarters in Crooksville was in the city this morning.
Reverend C. C. Slater, pastor of the East Cambridge Methodist church, who had been ill for some time, appeared on the streets Monday signaling a recovery.
Official program outlines the Memorial Day events with procession steps on Wheeling avenue starting 9 oclock. R.H. Dilley Post Commander and D.W. Noss ett Adjutant authorize ceremonies at M E church M B E church and cemetery with readings speeches by Rev W O Hawkins Rev Siffert Judge McGinnis and band performances led by Prof I W LaChat. Old soldiers urged to join.
Mrs. Reid died minutes after collapsing at her mother's house. Dr. Sprague and family physician Dr. Patton attended but could not save her. Deceased, about 35, is survived by husband and six children. funeral arrangements pending. Also includes an advertisement for DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills urging public use and free trial offer.
In Detroit on May 25 Judge W. Connolly remanded George Martin, an automobile tester, to county jail after convicting him of driving 24 mph in Belle Isle Park. He plans jail sentences for speed law violators, calling fines ineffective amid a spike in accidents.
John Smith a 41 year old worker was struck by an ash car of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company while riding home on a bicycle. He remained under the car for about thirty minutes before a trolley repair wagon arrived. He was taken by delivery wagon to a hospital where he died.
Elmer Dover former secretary of the Republican national committee, whose New York bank examiner post faced protests over pay, is said to be offered a similar post in another district. Critics argued a $12 000 a year position was too high for him given his opposition to Taft late in the nomination.
In Paris on May 25 Cecil H. Sargent an Englishman and his American wife Josephine Savin of New York were found guilty of maltreating children confided to their care. Sargent received two years and Savin thirteen months in prison. The couple had advertised to adopt children for money.
A local price list lists groceries and household items with prices for sugar beans soap oats flour coffee and canned goods. It urges readers that prices are still rising and to buy now, promising the lowest prices from the supplier.
Winterset starts with a memorial sermon by Rev H B Allen at the M I church next Sabbath at 10 30 in the morning. In the afternoon citizens and old soldiers hold cemetery decoration services with a planned program and good speakers.
The Byesville summer school begins June 14 1909 focusing on common branches and training teachers for examination. Principal M Marlowe leads the program with special attention to instruction and preparation.
The Colonial bills last night featured Bartelle Garfield in a funny sketch, Miss Lulla Pullen singing and dancing, and the Carroltons acrobats. Tonight the same program appears at 7 and 8 15 with admission ten cents.
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