01 Feb 1878
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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1878
Page
1
Coal is available for curl and lamp use. The firm Cowaltee & Hudson keeps a full line of coffins and caskets of all kinds. Funerals are promptly attended to.
Dr Hows is reported at Exchnance Totels administering garniac and anecial messages to treat female troubles with successful outcomes. The item highlights medical care and patient relief.
Fragmentary notice mentions Tin Fabey's Bins and subscriber concerns. It references offices, a church or civic group, and a promise to provide good service. The readable text is unclear on dates, names, or exact actions.
Marr Miler on North Main street offers cord wood and fence posts in various quantities. Neat quality pak Pohes posts at 1500 per 1000? Also offers oldlerz fence posts at 6 cents each with wood at 44 per cord. Quantity and pricing appear garbled but advertise wood and posts for sale.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe flour mills and ownership by care of Drake, Thich and Markert, and Ed Mawy. Mentions locations Xacret and Suukes with possible old spellings and unclear ownership. No clear events or dates emerge.
An oyster restaurant advertises fresh oysters for ready delivery at a location opposite the courthouse on Center Street. The note mentions Marion and ninety but contains garbled text about timing and availability.
An auction style brief lists livestock for sale near the 4 and West areas. Cows, hens and storage stock are mentioned with expected September freshness. Some names appear garbled but indicate sellers Sharples and Fossuian, with transport moves and quick sale notes.
To close up our winter trade we will get woods at greatly reduced rates. This will save money and allow the tailor to procure durable garments efficiently for immediate use. Expect swift service and favorable terms from Merrill the tailor.
The notice describes a New Home sewing machine with automatic needle control, self-acting take up, and tension regulating devices. It claims hardened wear parts and a convenient reversible rack. The ad invites inspection at T. S. Magraner’s showroom.
The Evening Dispatch presents latest news and comprehensive legislative reports from the Columbus Dispatch, published in the state capital each afternoon and delivered in Marion each evening per week.
Dr L Windhurst on South Main street Marion announces permanent location at True’s drug store. Will specialize in chronic diseases and female health. References to Rev G Reif Rev Sutter Mr J Lust and others.
Jos Underwood received a fine lot of cigars of all brands and qualities. The quantity is immense and every smoker will find a top quality selection. Prices are set to suit the times.
A miscellany of tidbits: Sitting Bull naturalized in Canada, Ida Lewis at the lighthouse seeks a pension, Florida and Texas coffee climate notes, jokes on mushroom and toadstool tests, a Chinaman on a Nevada steam engine, opium fever, convicts on a North Carolina railroad, postal card dominance, and reflections on social quirks and public figures.
A long list of hotel arrivals includes Alfred J Waters from Cleveland Enechman Tobeno C Dielwig from Pittaburg George L Ruegies W R Lion raroaner Frank Roberts from Cincinnati Wm Hazen Riverside Ontario HT Van Fleet Ogden Mich Ed Carey Kenton and others from Cleveland Ashland Columbus Cincinnati Philadelphia and more. The exchange lists Bird Sherman Merilda Dee Cardington JT Eraha city among attendees.
The young man Rush, who had a leg amputated by Dr. Gailey last Monday, is reported to be doing nicely with no bad symptoms since the operation. A responsible party furnishes the information for the benefit of those concerned.
Flour quiet and grain wheat unchanged. Oats dull around 28 28. Provisions quiet. Pork at 11 dollars 15 cents. Hogs dull and lower, packing 63 9 7 4 0 68.
An impromptu Boston procession draws twelve thousand destitute workers through main streets begging for work at starvation wages. The piece notes wider national hardship as capitalists and bondholders pursue the same policy, predicting an awakening among the privileged as enduring poverty grows and classes drift apart.
Batavia Clermont County residents hear of county officers facing charges for robbing the treasury. The report notes the new legal action and local concern as authorities pursue accountability.
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