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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1877
Page
4
Fragmented OCR shows Marion town activity with gypsies north of town promenading, Judge Beer leaving on the 3 o'clock train, Hopkins finishing 18 marriage licenses, officials listing a Prohibitionist note, and local happenings from a late morning report.
The Marion area reports a eastward freight train with 42 cars and two engines, including 14 cars loaded in Marion with 10 stock cars. A new dwelling on east Center street by Mr Daniel Yake nears completion. Democratic Jollification in Marion draws mixed reactions, likened to a dead born baby. Festival night draws strong attendance and hopes for further events. The paper notes lack of home news beyond poor locals and a critical diatribe on the Democratic Jollification meeting. Local judge remarks and a playful historical reference to Virge Payne. Official Columbus Dispatch vote figures for Bishop and West misstate the plurality by several thousand, prompting corrected arithmetic.
Thanking patrons for growing business Fowler and Co invites new customers to try their garments. One trial will convince you of the superiority of their productions. Call for elegant overcoat dress and wedding suits, 126m3.
Keeter and Snake announce a repurposed room near Kerr House in Marion Ohio offering fall assortments of groceries and provisions at low prices. They promote free delivery to all city parts and claim a full line of cigars and tobaccos while thanking patrons for past support and inviting continued patronage.
H T VAN FLEET attorney and real estate agent advertises sales of large land holdings across multiple railroads and farms including 600 acres Union Pacific lands and 1 006 600 acres St Joseph D City lines. Also offers tenements and town lots in Marion plus mills and other properties for estate trade with terms.
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