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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1872
Page
3
The McArthur Enquirer invites subscriptions at 25 cents for four months or 94.50 per year, promising lively political and miscellaneous content and growth after elections. Notes rail line work near Gallipolis to Columbus, local weather, crop optimism, and district notices.
A. Spoor of New Jersey, a leading grape producer, began with wines from peaches, blackberries, and other fruits. He then planted extensive vineyards and produced Port Grape Wine famed for its claimed health benefits and appeal to weekly or aged consumers.
The Vinton County Teachers Association will hold its annual institute at the Union School House in McArthur starting Monday Sept 2, 1872 for one week. Prof Adney of Ohio University will instruct and assist. an exam by the County Board of Examiners follows on Sept 7. O T Gwyght has moved his drug store to a new room in Will’s New Building and invites patrons. Ayor’s Medicines are available at G W Sisson’s.
How to go west is urged as a truthful inquiry every traveler should answer before starting. The LB and W route from Indianapolis through Bloomington to Burlington has gained a strong reputation as a leading western passenger route. At Burlington it links with the Burlington Route to Southern Town Nebr a Kan area with direct connections to California. Passengers from Vinton County are advised to use the LB and W and Burlington Route. The line offers a pamphlet titled How to Go West with a map and information free from the General Passenger Agent at Barlington.
A fragment notes a visit to Fine Perfumery at Sis Son's Drug Store. The text also mentions a Christian basket meeting alter, but details remain unclear due to garbled OCR.
Notice of a basket meeting at Mas Buzanere Fonewan s Grove three miles north of McArthur on Logan Road August 24 and 25 1878 under Elder Josuph Anthony of Athens County and Rider Taowaa Crinn of Monroe County. Elders G W Pilohor D Y Benjamin G W Gulp Joseph Nichola invite all members friends and teachers to attend.
A garbled travel and health column notes a Missouri Public Railroad line with three daily express trains from St Louis to Kansas City, Pullman sleepers, and day coaches. It mentions Miller’s Safety Pi Gases and various places, alongside unrelated anecdotes about dyspepsia remedies and a theft confession, with erratic language throughout.
Fragmentary ad copy lists medicines and cleansing products with odd phrasing and mis-spellings. Mentions a location in New York and pricing per box. Includes garbled seller names and random praise, suggesting an OCR error or damaged market notice from a local page.
Five hundred thousand bottles of Gaeron's Avaver E Owon touted for sale in a thinly veiled colonial era ad. The pitch promises free bottle offers at select agents and a regular price elsewhere. Wording claims to cure liver complaints indigestion and other ailments with bold, unverified health claims.
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