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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1878
Page
4
The local Marion Star column reports a convalescent Mrs. Elias Beik and tense remarks on war telegrams. It notes Salvation Baptist services, a farmer Benjamin Shumaker's suicide, street sprinkling debates, a rope rescue near Kerr House, and various notices on auctions, lectures, and shop updates amid a town facing fiscal and social strains.
The article notes the first money coined in the United States was issued in 1792 with copper cents as the initial currency amid scarce copper. Specimens were struck, and two years later silver coins were minted followed by gold eagles the next year.
Cattle receipts light with common offerings and a few heavy oxen. Jade and good feeders noted. Hogs receipts liberal with prices spanning 3 to 3.60 dollars. Sheep receipts moderate with slow sales and prices from 3 to 7 cents.
An infant child of Mr and Mrs H N Love died last night at Ll o Cock and was buried this afternoon in the country.
In this week's Mirror Enos-Doughty advertises the Pictorial History of the World. The author claims Doughty is an agent for Scott and Tully Townships, while the undersigned is the sole authorized agent for this work in the vicinity, FB. OO. Smai.
The Lidge of Druids announce a grand fall at City Hall on Monday night Apr 22 to benefit the Society. All are invited. 08 Commrtée.
Local store Freeland's advertisement promises very cheap wallpaper window shades picture frames and stationery through a markdown sale. Readers are invited to visit the shop for bargains on household and office decor and supplies.
A garbled 19th century notice mentions a new house with barn well and cistern on North North Main Street, a sale of fence posts, and various obfuscated lines about remedies and medical advertising. The fragmentary text hints at local commerce and a shop named H. True and Co selling wall stuff and patent medicines with prescriptions.
Attorney at Law TR F Stahl advertises real estate services and property sales near Marion Indiana. Promotes 80 acre farm east of New Bloomington and 2,500008 acres of land on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line. Encourages callers to his office for terms and prices with multiple local additions and agents named.
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