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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1877
Page
1
J C Walters agent promotes the White Sewing Machine highlighting its light weight high capacity simple construction and trouble free operation It claims no gears or large spaces and features a steel needle feed dust free operation and beltless design emphasizing ease for the operator and superior cabinet finish.
Classified notice lists a parlor coal stove with open front a Cine box wood stove a stem winding open face and back watch and an invitation to call the Intelligence office to examine them.
A compact note records the adoption of a time table on May 13 1877 by A and G W B R. The fragment notes the historical scheduling change and implies a formal railway or clock standard update from the period. The item emphasizes an official action with a specific date and organizational initials.
The Marion room of Keeter and Snake offers groceries, provisions, cigars, and tobacco delivered free across the city from Miller's Block one door north of Kerr House. They thank residents for past favors and solicit continued patronage. They promote Michigan Mutual Life insurance as a reliable policy.
H T Van Fleet attorney at law and real estate agent lists extensive holdings for sale or trade in Ohio and adjoining states. Properties include 108 acre Levi Marlow farm and 80 acre H T Van Fleet tracts near New Bloomington, with dozens more farms and town properties by guardians administrators and executors. Call in Marion for maps circulars and details.
Hotel arrival list shows guests at Kerr House H P Godman Cardington Dan E Kries W Studeler L W Notzmiller Delaware J Sanders MJCurtine Geo Widman H Manelhall H Quackulash Adam Siegfree Jos C Mathews Kenton SL Soffer Tippecanoe GW Johnson Wyandot Co OD Cray Corry Pa C Hart Cleveland Smith Mt Gilead Thos Bayey Cleveland Geo M Markey JG Gaunt St Marys Geo Lepper Ww Daviey Caledonia National House J Schnell Orrville G Fogel Austeriitz F Deyene Sunday.
Local notes report Marion County has funds on hand to build a new jail and forecasts a steam elevator for a proposed hotel next spring. The town buzzed with Saturday business as Eckhart’s store drew crowds and streets praised for good sidewalks. A minstrel shows humor and local quips are interwoven with adage about liberal ads yielding rewards.
A young New Bedford woman dining with a neighbor found a gold ring baked inside a biscuit. She had sent flour to the neighbor the day prior to test its quality. The ring had gone missing from her belongings earlier that morning.
A schoolteacher asks who was the first man and a young Irish child loudly answers Adam. The teacher scorns the reply noting he was not a Trishman. A California woman defeats a lion in hand to hand combat and her husband says that proves nothing, that she could lick the devil.
The passage contrasts visiting Beecher at Plymouth church with a woman about to beseech her, noting the tone of legitimate actions. It mentions Elwood Baker of Evansville Indiana visiting friends in the city.
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