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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1872
Page
3
Fragmented text outlines local items including shops and weather. Mentions Grant relatives in office and a perfume store. Notes a furnace blast at Richland Furnace on January 1 and a discontinued telephon e office.
An old promotional piece extols the Burlington Route from Indianapolis to the West, touting wide reach to Nebraska Kansas Colorado and California, a free pamphlet map from General Passenger Agent at Burlington Iowa, and notes on rail connections and safety. The item also includes local items on hogs land sales taxes papers and town notices with a wary political highlight.
A vendor touts Garrison’s First Solution of Tar as a new medical discovery promising to relieve a cold in three to six hours. It claims to cure lung, heart, throat, bowel, and blood diseases and is pitched as highly valuable. The ad also notes fashion trends for Indian hair styling and mentions the shortest day of the year and the six month march northward ending June 20.
The notice notes O J Billingluret retains moulding items and Pictura related assets while Picturo Frames are ordered. It mentions coal miners Tut Coal Minera at Nelsonville and Straiteville resuming after six weeks away, plus residents in Chillicothe Cincinnati Leesburg Jackson county and McArthur areas with several local businesses named in brief fashion.
Members are urged to attend the Court House on the list Saturday of this month with full attendance required by order of the Committee. Henry Clark and Lt Rhynolds sign the notice. Also mentions drugstore ad and church meetings led by Elder J H Jones of Alliance with day and night services aimed at extending truth and righteousness. Tion T M Bay will accept thanks for copies of official reports and geological survey maps.
Dr M C Gotton of Nuashi ville studies rattlesnakes confined since May fifteenth. A newborn clutch measured nine to fifteen inches, indicating six months old. He notes prior long captivity with little feeding and water, and misperceptions about rattlesnake growth. Also an ad for Dr Walker's California Vinegar Bitters claims to aid nervous debility and various ailments without alcohol.
Proposals for four bridges were awarded with the William Pee bridge to John and Simon Shrake, the D A Pin ney bridge to Dariis Ferrer, the John Swift bridge and the Cassill Mill bridge to Alexander Ward. A Clinton Township county road petition by Philip Warner and others is withdrawn after long delay. a $92.40 cost is noted. Ohio Educational MonthlyJanuary issue to feature improved pages. E B White of Columbus is publisher urging county teachers to subscribe. Youngstown Vindicator reports $6 million planned for railroad and manufacturing investments in the city.
An advertisement touts Dr Boachoo's German Byrnp as a universal throat and lung cure. It promises free samples from various agents and claims swift relief for coughs colds and consumption. A 75 cent bottle price is listed with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
M I Radcliff of Circleville Pickaway county Ohio hawed shocks of corn for sale to stock feeders. Adequate supply for cattle or hogs with running water. Interested buyers should visit to inspect and purchase.
An advert describes The Household as a practical journal for American housewives with departments on Veranda Drawing Room Dressing Room Library Conservatory Nursery Dispensary Kitchen Dining Parlor offering practical hints. Enlarged to 24 pages quarto. Only $1 per year. Send stamp for spec im copy Beattie sboro Vermont.
A Winnipeg letter notes hunters use strychnine poisoned bait, yielding apparent traps’ success but fur later peels away. Hudson Bay Co bans furs from infected Indians, year’s yield hurt by smallpox. prices may rise only modestly. Also mentions Christian Statesman and talks on constitutional amendments and religious issues. February issue to cover National Convention in Cincinnati. Terms: $1 a year.
A racist tirade alleges that local African Americans terrorized citizens in Arkansas while the President issued martial law over minor issues, accusing officials of inaction and tolerating outrage.
Report states New York bankers found over one million dollars in forged currency during routine inspection. Authorities investigate the source and potential ring behind the counterfeit operation. Named institutions and individuals are not specified in available text.
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