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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1872
Page
3
A Cincinnati bound express train was halted after villains placed rails on the line between Dandels and Vinton on Thursday night. The rail crossing was discovered and the culprits driven away by the track watchman.
For Fine Perfumery, Sin on a Drug Store. Five Mondays, five Tuesdays, and five Wednesdays in last month. For Pure Drugs and Medicines go to Sisson's, Moulding For Picture Frames is kept by C. J. Billinghurst. Picture Card and Screw Eyes made to order. Insect prevention by red peppers while smoking meat with chips and sawdust. Christian Church meetings well attended with a powerful sermon by Mr Jones last Sunday.
A vintage promotional piece praises the Burlington Route as the best and safest line to the West. It details connections from Indianapolis and Logansport to Omaha and Kansas City, notes low rates, and offers a free pamphlet with a map and travel information from General Passenger Agent B. M. R., Burlington, Iowa.
A visitor recounts stopping at the American House across from the State House in Capitol City. Landlord B J Brount is praised for good service and attentive clerks including Prof I W Trorken. The hotel is commended for fine rooms beds and abundant meals amid extremely cold weather.
A visit to Logan portrays rapid growth since the Columbus & Hocking valley line reached town. Proprietor SH Awnttost and Clark M Sage run the thriving American House, with new opera house, marble shops, planing mills, and factories. Citizens support improvements, rail access, and local enterprise as Logan eyes Dayton and Portsmouth in a decade.
Weather observations on Ground Hog Day. The Musical World announces its ninth annual volume with new features and fresh attractions. January 1872 issue is ahead of prior editions, published by Brainard’s Sons Cleveland O at $1 per year. Also mentions The Howard Association of Philadelphia as a long standing, reputable institution.
A sententious jab at cheaters opens with moral baggage about a printer and cosmic judgment. The piece shifts to promote Allen’s Lung Balm for coughs and consumption, claiming high efficacy and urging readers to buy from local druggists. It closes with calls for public spirit and railroad support, urging Logan residents to invest and work together.
An ad touts Dr Boachee's Gor maar Syrup as a remedy free of charge for coughs colds and throat diseases. It promises refunds if not satisfied and claims two doses relieve cases. Also notes grant loco motive works engine No. 68 a first class freight engine with six on order for immediate delivery. The Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad has added 499 freight cars in the past year and plans more.
M B Radcliffs of Circlovile Pickaway County Ohio offers 5 000 shocks of corn for stock feeders. Suitable for cattle or hogs with running water. Prospective buyers urged to inspect and purchase.
An OCR fragment advertises Ayer's Medicine with claims of curing male and female ailments and guiding marriage suitability. It promotes Dr Whittier at 417 Chavis Street, St. Louis, Missouri, as a top specialist for virulent and special diseases with a mailed pamphlet for 50 cents.
An advertisement touts Radway's Ready Relief as a universal cure for pain. It promises instant relief within minutes for conditions from cramps to internal inflammations and claims effectiveness across a wide range of ailments. The copy urges readers to purchase and use the product for internal drinks or external application, claiming quick, dramatic results.
The piece argues political strategy using racial and demographic lines and highlights vast, sparsely populated western territories. It cites a Republican lead of 250,000 white voters and a 40,000 advantage with Black voters. It then compares territories in size, noting eleven territories much larger than New England and Alaska totaling over 1.25 billion acres.
A refined, fashionable young man wins attention from eligible women in an Iowa town and is later neglected after a dispatch orders him home for a gravely ill baby. The piece uses a paper’s role to advertise and direct trade and location.
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