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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1871
Page
3
A highly garbled OCR composite lists various local notices. It mentions a distillery operation near Waverly, a bank establishing in a neighboring town, and a planned Athens confluence with a large new building project. It records a drowning of a notable elderly resident and a weather summary noting extreme cold, snow, and brief thaw. The text preserves names like Hin mitt, Jack. non ie, and Jacominh Retelitz amid scattered places and dates.
The undersigned intend to rent or sell a store house at Zaleski for use as a drug store on agreeable terms. A variety of merchandise including drugs and other goods may be sold, whole or in part, at cost. Apply to BE WAGNER Zaleski Ohio Fiveay Attorney, or Township Clerk, or any official in the county for blanks and books at low prices.
A notice cites county auditors authority on land transfer charges when deeds require entire or partial tracts to transfer. The report also details a grim Western miners forest incident near Detroit where John Gloveson discovers a roasted skeleton and bones after a log fire, describing the horrifying death and ensuing investigation in a distant locality.
A 19th century periodical advertisement praises The Manufacturer and Builder monthly for its instructive articles on topics from nitro glycerine making to steam machinery. It then attacks President Grant for civil rights rollback and carpetbagger oppression in Southern states, arguing military rule was avoidable with his prior stance.
Two ship loads travel from Texas to Lowell and Port River, destined to learn cotton manufacturing. The voyage aims to acquaint crews with the mysteries of cotton manufacturing and related processes.
An 19th century advertisement touts Dr Beachice’s Wer man Syrup free of charge at multiple drugstores, claiming Germany origins and cure claims for cough cold consumption and other diseases. It promises money back if not proven effective and markets to both men and women with a dubious patent medicine tone. The ad ends with an offer for a book by Dr Warren for 50 cents plus postage.
A wary report warns that President Grant could deploy martial authority to dissolve state laws and govern by his orders. It claims the South would surrender home life under military rule as editors and postmasters align with Grant for favors, while critics question republican government and surge of radical editors.
A report states a surgeon offered $10,009 to save life of Christ, asserting the best life of Christ could be written and found in the New Testament.
Sunday morning telegraph lines on Mount Washington stretched and swayed across the summit, with wires fraying and snapping twice as a strong breeze battered the peak. Local crews rushed to clear damage and restore service.
A Sacramento man gave a young woman a lottery till which later showed a $300 prize. He then claimed it had only won $30 and invited her to go out. She refused and handed the ticket back to him for $15.
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