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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1877
Page
4
Notes from Bloomington and Richwood recount a new dwelling on West Center Street, a fire causing a thousand dollars in damage, and a season concert upcoming. Mentions a forty ton scale order for John Gregory, fiscal reports for the Murphy Festival, evangelistic meetings, and local shop chatter about pavements and property deals. Political fever rises ahead of ballots.
Fiant of this county travels to Airbil Ohio for two to three months while the community watches the Daily Star. The mechanical portion rejoices, the mercantile portion uneasy. Weather favors one side but opposes the other as rain and sun compete.
Sensational note reports Rey A. D. Mathews suing Superintendent Welty for 750.22 dollars claiming a cat’s rat catching ability was ruined. The piece dabbles in odd details about cats, rats, and court stakes, with other local items including a lost basque pattern, a music social, Senate seating in Louisiana, an accidental self-shot, and a destructive fire in New Bloomington.
The document lists October 24 receipts totaling 18.70 from Murphy Festival oyster and land tables, various porch and post office monies, and outside contributions totaling 1106.74. Expenses include Pettit catering, Crawford print, drayage, and livery, totaling 2280. The net receipts are 983.904, with room rent gas and livery paid. signed by M. T. U., Marion, Ohio. The hog market notes appear dull.
Magruder has fitted up a sewing machine room upstairs over Saddle, Works. It will be to your interest to call and see his Block and prices before purchasing elsewhere. Be, 137th.
A garbled OCR passage references Truman, a wife, and medical suppositions with terms like cancer and doctors. It remains unclear and fragmentary but suggests a domestic dispute or rumor about illness and remedies. No verifiable events or dates are present in readable form.
The Old Reliable, A. P. Henderson, continues barbering in Conrad's Block above Pettit's Dining Hall. Loyal patrons will find him there with first-class barbering services.
H T Van Feeet attorney offers chancery and real estate services in Marion and adjoining counties and nationwide. Notices advertise large Union Pacific Burlington and other railroad lands for sale including hundreds of thousands of acres and multiple small farms in Iowa and Ohio. Details and terms available in Marion Ohio.
Rail timetable fragment shows eastbound stations including Cincinnati Urbanae with a 2 38 schedule. Unclear full details due to damaged OCR.
Train notices outline schedules for No 38 37 43 and No 3 5 12. Galion to Cincinnati times 3 05 pm and 6 45 am westbound. daily wain line No 3 and 5. Palace sleeping coaches No 3 and 12 between Cincinnati and New York via Mansfield. Connections at Mansfield Meadeville Erie Corry for Oil Regions. no stopovers on local tickets.
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