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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1877
Page
4
A garbled town page notes Pettit's fresh oysters and Deep Sea Brand gas, local politics with Democrats and Republicans, a runaway horse during Walace Listers' band, daily oysters by express, concerns about pickpockets, Striker's Choice at air grounds, B L G cigars, and sewing work at Macrader's upstairs. It mentions Kerr House improvements, Beatty on site, and general holiday fair atmosphere with assorted ads and chatter.
The advertisement touts Clark Turney selling watches clocks and jewelry with updated goods and cash payments. It claims prices are cheaper than any other house at Main and Railroad streets and promises new stock.
Second day at the grounds features sewing machines by Magruder and rock bottom prices. The Denmark Band pro vides music tomorrow while fine horses and cattle are shown. Vendors offer cheap winter goods at Eckhart’s and Hot Bart’s. Proud Bird cigars from A W Diller Son Bucyrus, represented by H Winters, advertised.
Eckhart's offers better and cheaper winter clothing as cold weather approaches. Yesterday afternoon two wagons carrying a wild beast show arrived. a bear atop one wagon frightened a horse, throwing a young lady from the carriage. The marshal detained the exhibitors and they faced the mayor this morning.
A local appeal requests Marion residents to subscribe to a readable paper at 25 cents per month or $3 per year. The writer laments low subscriber numbers and asks why Maronites avoid supporting the venture, urging early patrons to help cover dispatch costs and sustain publication.
Advertises W H Eckhart with a fine stock of cheap clothing for young men urging savings and value at the shop. Emphasizes affordable prices and a selection described as selling cheap to attract customers.
H T Van Fleet, attorney at law, solicitor in chancery and real estate agent, offers services across Marianan adjoining counties and U S courts. Focus on estates and land sales by guardians, administrators, executors, and assignees, with broad property listings including 12,000,000 acres Union Pacific lands and numerous individual farms and town properties. Call in Marion, Ohio for maps and details.
W B Suarive as General Passenger and Freight Agent in Cincinnati and C F D Cooper as General Superintendent in Cleveland are listed among regional transportation leaders. The brief notice cites their titles and locations without further details.
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