29 Dec 1877
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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1877
Page
1
A garbled local ad promotes jewelry for holidays at LinDERWOOD & FISH, Campbella Block, Marion Ohio. The text touts guarantees on every article and urges shoppers to see available goods despite the unclear spellings.
Advertisement from 1878 offering diaries for holiday goods created by Am True & Co. with mentions of calendars tear sheets box paper and frames, plus checks of books and abbasinis.
Madame Forrester the renowned prophetess offers predictions and past life hints, advising on business lawsuits and love. She claims to reveal luck in upcoming ventures and has helped many, with a note that she remains a few days at Diebold’s National Hotel in Marion.
Announcement for a writing school at Fribbley’s Hall begins Wednesday evening January 2, 1578. Twenty lessons cost five dollars with a guarantee of improvement and a premium for the top student, based on over twenty years of teaching experience.
Keefer and Snake advertise refitted premises in Milier's Block Marion Ohio offering cheap groceries and provisions with free city delivery. They stock cigars and tobacco and thank Marion citizens for past patronage seeking continued support.
Attorney at law H. T. Van Fleet advertises sale of extensive holdings in Marion and statewide. Listings include 154 acre James King Jr farm, 70 acre Newin Messenger farm, numerous railroad lands worth millions, other individual farms, 10 dwelling houses, town property, mills, and more. Maps and circulars available at his Marion office.
A long list details hotel arrivals at Kerr House and Exchange Hotel with names and origins including Columbus, Cleveland, Monticello NY, Philadelphia, Delaware, Bucyrus, and others. The piece then shifts to a courtroom scene describing singers and buglers in a plot, a strong prosecutor, a conviction, and a mayoral fine with imprisonment until paid.
John Paramore of near Shelby sued the C C I Co for 3000 damages after being thrown from a railroad track by a passage train while crossing with his team. He watched a freight on a side track as another train from the opposite direction collided with the team. The jury found for the defendant.
Village of Marion versus Mary Davis known as Big Rosa the beer slinger or a charge of cow hiding the Editor of the Star. The court crowded before 10 yesterday to hear the trial. Attorney for the village J N Abston and N M Runyon for the prisoner. Prosecution testimony sustained the charge in full. Defence claimed self defense and vindication of character from attacks in the Star. Testimony indicated the attack was premeditated and by S H Douglas and his clerks.
Our home dramatic club made their first appearance last night at City Hall with the Golden Farmer. For amateurs the actors played well and rendered pieces in a most satisfactory manner. Their span of closing was eminently satisfactory. Pantomimes were substituted for the customary farce. A large audience attended and should be larger this evening.
A whimsical observation notes the fat man sweating in warm months until slipping on a banana peel and landing on the stone pavement, reflecting on how heaven has spared him compared to the lean.
Orlie Johnston, recently teaching at Marseilles, goes back to Marien to spend New Years. He praised the school and place, with an enrollment of 33 scholars all advancing rapidly.
A quiet week closes with reflections on investigative craft and newsroom routines. Editors, reporters, and photographers share insights into deadline pressure, sourcing, and the evolving role of journalism in a changing media landscape. The wrap invites readers to ponder future coverage themes.
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