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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1902
Page
2
A 1902 notice explains penalties for damaging rural post boxes and theft of mail matter. It urges prompt reporting to the U S Attorney with evidence. It notes the Oxford Ohio vote on a vetters issue and comments on local saloons and a Boston anti-beef trust riot.
May 27 report from Wilkes Barre on a mass action as engineers pumpmen and firemen in the Wyoming anthracite region are urged to quit Friday if demands for shorter hours and wage readjustment are not met. Union leaders warn of widespread strikes while operators mobilize replacements and marching support. The piece also notes political maneuvering and local legal moves in Ohio.
The ad warns that small daily ills build toward serious disease and promotes Paine's Celery Compound as a cure. It claims medical experts see widespread minor symptoms in summer and touts the product as a safeguard for health, energy, and nerve strength, appealing to workers and homemakers alike. It ends with a sales pitch and a Diamond Eyes claim.
Maude Kenedy returns from millinery work in Cambridge. F G Lanning visited brother I Lanning of Antrim. J M Lanning visits mother Mrs Dane Whisher. TM Baird leaves for Tacoma on May 2. Lanning sold two cows to Wie Phomas last week. Giles drafts cellar for A L Beal this week. Miss Merle Pord attended Cambridge musical contest last Saturday. An ice cream supper and musical at Berwick school May bib.
Mabel Andra Willing born May 19 1901 died May 16 1902 at Antrim Ohio aged 11 months 27 days. The child of Mr and Mrs Frank Willing two miles south of Antrim the funeral at home conducted by Rev IB Metiride of London Derry. Large crowd attended the burial showing sympathy for bereaved parents and their little one who God called away.
The article explains that people can gain a pound a day by taking an ounce of Scott's Emulsion. It asserts the emulsion starts digestive processes, enabling digestion and absorption of ordinary food. It emphasizes a certain amount of flesh is necessary for health and that one can obtain it by taking the product.
An advertisement touts Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills for nervous dyspepsia caused by worry and stress, claiming to restore stomach digestion and overall vigor. It includes customer endorsements from Mrs. Will Sarchel and Mrs. Mary C. Sherrard of Cambridge Ohio, with pricing and contact details for the Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co. and local dealer J. W. Shaff.
Local farmers report fewer corn prints as disease and illness affect families. Mr and Mrs Geo Boyd bring their son home from Cambridge ill with typhoid fever. Mrs M Meredith of New Concord visits niece Mrs Clark. Chas Bell and sister Tennie visit Freeport. Mrs Belle Bond returns from Freeport. Mrs Wm Love of Piedmont visits Mrs Maria Douglass. Mrs Robert Stewart and Minnie Derry visit Mrs Marcia Stickdale. illness improves. Frank Parkinson of Trondale staying with grandmother Mrs Charlotte Parkinson. Union Memorial services at M B E church with Rev McBride of Londonderry. Ice cream and cake served both day and evening for church benefit. Mary Moore at Birminghamy teaches class. praised as capable. Local youths form an Ambers baseball team hoping to challengePhiladelphia club. Ann Berstler to Cleveland for summer. Death of Malel Aura Welling, age 1, from pneumonia developing into consumption. Funeral Saturday 2 pm by Rev McBride at U S cemetery Antrim. family asks friends attend.
Community updates recount services at Brushy Park Baptist Church and Londonderry church with preaching plans by Rev G Boyd and Rev A G Kaple. Town gossip covers visits, health, property improvements, school events, Decoration Day plans, fair notices, and social gatherings across Grand Ridge and surrounding areas.
Public notice advertises a sale on embroideries lace curtains and drapery items at half price. It lists ladies and gents goods including waists and base textiles, windows and fixtures offered at reduced prices. The sale promotes various fabrics, straw hats and decorative textiles from a local shop in Highwood with numerous items and yardage available.
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