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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1872
Page
3
A jumbled OCR page from The Enquirer lists court actions in Jackson Instool and Trenton, notices of protest, books for sale, lumber shipments by Gharas, Wainn & Co, and various names. It references the Supreme Court of Ohio, a case against J. B. Blackburn, and mentions local school pupils and teachers with scattered names and places.
An advertisement touts Hall's Sicilian Hair Renewer as a miraculous treatment that regrows hair, cures baldness, and restores gray or discolored hair to youthful color without dyeing. It claims rapid results, a private government stamp on each bottle, and lists KR. PL Tall & Co. of Newburyport as proprietors with druggists selling the product.
Commissioners H Swaim Patrick Kelly and Washington Keeton with Auditor W W Bolford ordered to advertise proposals for building a covered bridge over Lick Run Creek near Widow Haw in Wilkesville township. Petitions and viewers for various road and bridge actions were reviewed and approved or dismissed. The county offices, survey room, and funds were authorized, with proposals due by April 4 1872.
Snow storms alter plans as infirmary site bids loom. A county education meeting drew 38 candidates for teaching certification. only a fraction passed exams, while a separate notice invites proposals for a nearby infirmary farm within five miles of town, deadline April 4.
Fragmented notes reveal Republican papers in Gisaha and Hye urging rapid nominative conventions under pressure from Washington. Ohio’s slate fixed for the 27th, with delegates instructed to vote for Grant at Philadelphia, amid a crowded meeting with music and speeches, including Prof. Barnes.
Circleville citizens rally for a Farmers and Miners' Rail Road to unlock local wealth. Committees push subscriptions toward one hundred thousand dollars, with more than half already subscribed. Circleville and Pickaway County urge immediate participation to prevent business drift and to spur construction, employment, and regional growth. A Saturday meeting in Circleville aimed to report results, but details were unavailable at press time.
The readable fragments mention a premature grave, a named person, and references to a body and a pulse. The text is damaged and lacks coherent details or clear actions to summarize into a full local newspaper item.
A historical note promotes the Burlington Route as the fastest safest way to travel to Iowa Nebraska Kansas California and the territories. It highlights connections from Indianapolis Logninaport and Huntington to Omaha Lincoln Nebraska City St Joseph Atchison Leavenworth and Konaak City with major railroads. The pamphlet offers a free map and information via General Passenger Agent B MER Burlington Town. A closing line oddly shifts to a legal joke about finatio and jury verdicts.
Gilman Ward and co. are named as dealers in dry goods and related goods and as manufacturers of flour in connection with the McArthur Retail Market listing. The notice notes their business activities and partnership.
The text condemns corruption in government and argues for independence from party pressure. It mocks rigid party loyalty, praises a distinguished figure, and notes a town renaming in honor of Dr. D. C. Ayer. The passage reflects era rhetoric about integrity, leadership, and national direction.
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