11 Feb 1878
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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1878
Page
1
A compact notice urges readers to contact Williams for coal both nut and lump and promotes Capt. Jake's flour as a top brand, phrased in a brisk business notices style. It highlights coal availability and brand recommendation in a single, concise ad-like item.
Kowalke and Hudson advertise a full line of cofizsa and ensikets with prompt funeral service visits for all kinds.
An old medical ad notes treatment for special diseases by Br. Howe at Exchance Etyrel facility. It mentions ail chomic conditions and female troubles with claimed successful outcomes.
Reiseabder the Star office remains open for subscribers at Tim Fahey's Bink. Call and see us we will do you good to make you happy.
Smart Miller of North Main Street offers 1080 to 1500 quality pak fence posts for sale and any quantity of foot wood at percent net. Fence posts priced at 6 cents each. Leave orders.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Wilde mills br M. Diaky 18 71st old splendid. References to Kent by Ditch Markery's at Ratchet Suokes and Ed Maov's appear as unreadable listings.
Citizens of Marion and nearby areas are invited to visit Gourhaldi for oysters and plates served in a simple dining setting. The notice mentions a connection to a Courthouse on Ceuler Street and urges locals to join for meals and socializing.
In a constrained market, Nagase seeks to cut costs and at the new Time secure a design garment, hoping to gain any advantage for service or goods.
An old classified notice promotes Saw Yoine sewing machines with details on operation, speed, and a loud running sound. It lists accessories, wear, and maintenance notes. Subscriptions for the ad include payment terms and price rates for different durations, offering advance payment discounts.
Joseph Underwood advertises a huge selection of breads of all qualities. The article emphasizes the breadth of stock and asserts prices are tailored to customers. It appeals to bread lovers seeking a top article and value.
Readable fragments note names Marien and Obie with unclear actions. The line mentions free or boy terms and a general statement about gifts and total. No clear event or location is identifiable from the fragment.
John Burtsfield found a saddle horse in a cornfield five miles northeast of Marion during January. The animal, still in his possession, has a horse blanket and bridle piece attached and awaits owner identification.
A brief notice notes new maple sugar stock received at Pettit's store in Western New York for the 1878 season. The paragraph also mentions Miley in the middle room of Coot's Blues and disputes prior claims about his involvement. Bail provides hot coffee and baked goods alongside beans and other provisions.
The Masquerade Ball runs the 13th to 16th as a public or private event. Masks may be obtained from Will Krause and pre entry is relaxed at the door for certain attendees. A.C. Au offers a good dwelling inquiry. Moasinan near the A and G W car pens lists three fine cows for sale with future stock. Mr. Mossinan plans to move to Kansas and will auction his stock soon.
The dining hall at William Biley 23 draws crowds from the courthouse and county as patrons praise the place for serving beans oysters coffee and meals. The setting is described as the best in town for eating and socializing.
Money wanted 500 dollars for five years. Our first mortgage of three times in value and reduce the principal by 100 each year. For sale a fireproof state worth 80 can be had for 300 cash. All parties know for themselves indebted to me will please call and Bettis C Buek ad luer. For latest news and complete reports Columbus Tuspatch published at our ate Cumtal every atternosy delivered Tu Marin each evening ai lever week.
Classified notice describes a boarding house at North Main Street with tented outbuildings, barn, cistern, and garden. Mentions good walks to house and barn and various amenities. Also references medical services and treatments offered by several physicians and clergy, citing Rev G Red and other names.
A fragmented local item notes pedestrians slipping on slick sidewalks causing injuries and fashion mishaps. It contrasts cautionary lines with a brief hotel arrivals and an exchange listing several names and places including Cleveland, Washington, Lafayette, Columbus, Indianapolis, Chicago, and Pittsburgh amid a dated, column-like snippet.
The sketch lampoons a questionable medical man from humble origins turned boastful professional, alleging arrogance, privacy violations, and public meddling. It derides his professional and ethical conduct with pointed, satirical phrasing and sharp caricature of his antics.
A fragment shows a heated local dispute in Marion county with sharp critique of a leader described as ideologically rigid and egotistical. The passage accuses him of boring others with bigotry and ego, and suggests the crowd’s patience wearing thin as tensions rise.
A carpenter named Moran buys a pew for ten dollars during a church sale. He rips out the pew’s side to haul it away, claiming a lawn party under a huckleberry tree, but is blocked by Deacon Doolittle. Moran exits with damaged coat and no change for beans after paying.
In a county court case last week Hro Crawford and Bro Newcomer testified that their papers’ circulation did not exceed totals. Mirror and Heverlee Independent show combined figures plus Star weekly circulation and comparisons. A separate item notes a horse theft at Prospect with a broken store fire and church house break in attempts. The Governor of California reportedly earns $9,000 salary.
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