22 Jan 1878
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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1878
Page
1
A brief dispatch notes the adoption of a timetable by the GW R R with formal action dated December and listed year. The snippet records a railway timetable update and official approval, indicating schedule or service changes.
Local business notices advertise Johnsons Writing School resuming Monday with a premium for top improvement and twenty vocal lessons free. Other ads promote coal at cost, Capt Drake flour, Dr Howe at Exchance Hotel treating diseases, and fire insurance with cash-ready policies. Also mentions hardware and mills products, the New Home sewing machine, and Keefer & Suokes retailing goods.
A fragmented 19th century ad promises rare items for a five cent purchase including cuff buttons stud sets rings and collar buttons. It lists gifts such as a merion Ohio sender and a centennial style engagement ring with a free offer order details are incomplete and hard to parse.
Evening Dispatch summarizes latest state news and legislative reports from Columbus. A daily capital city paper delivers afternoon updates and evening editions with political developments and official actions.
The Presbyterian church plans an oyster supper on Tuesday the 8th with proceeds aiding local churches. Dr L Windourst of Marion will treat caronic diseases and female issues at his clinic. The Star lists subscription rates and asks for house rental notices.
A local ad promotes a large shipment of cigars from Joe Cite and announces a broad bankruptcy sale in Cull's Block on Main Street near the railroad. Dress, farmer, linen, clothing, hats, boots, and shoes are offered at fifty cents on the dollar for one week only, with a stocking bonus on each boot or shoe purchase. M Harris, agent.
A humorous notice invites readers to visit the Exchange Hotel to see Fred W. Hewitt the Boss Hatter from Monroe Michigan. He cleans blocks irons and shapes hats and bats in new style at cheaper prices than Bowhing.
A collage of items notes Eastern war prospects, Turkish demands, and Czar policy amid a peace commission. It mentions armistice hopes, Dardanelles terms, and national press chatter on European power moves, plus assorted social wits and local anecdotes.
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