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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1870
Page
3
The notice touts railway timetables and printing services by Mab at a Marietta venue. It promises improved news style delivery, cheap work, and capacity for 100 101,00 impressions per bone, inviting patrons to visit the office for posters hand bills and cards.
A miscellany of blanks for Justicon of Paace and Constables, and books for sale at the office include Prison Life of Jem Davin, Sherman and His Campaigns, Stonewall Jackson, and other titles. A dry goods visit to W I Fx Son highlights new merchandise from New York and Philadelphia, praised for quality and low prices as Spring fashion and vegetation appear, with notes on local admiration for Dress goods at Fenton's and optimistic spring imagery throughout.
The piece touts Peoples Hardware Store with Buckeye mowers and reapers and various tools, then shifts to local editorials and a court notice list. It mentions Easier Times store openings, a pay down system, and grand jury summons for Vinton county court. The text notes Horace Keno relocating stock after a fire and selling at new Main Street rooms.
A Prohibition state convention will meet Wednesday June 1 1870 in Columbus starting at 11 AM to nominate state officers including Secretary of State Comptroller of the Treasury one member of the Board of Public Works and one Supreme Judge Delegates for the cause in favor of liquor prohibition and endorsing the National Prohibition party platform adopted at Chicago September 2 1869 are urged to attend and serve as delegates for the convention members listed as the State Central Committee with names and locales.
A column praises reading a local newspaper as essential for Democrats and personal knowledge. Reports an 1890 court action where Sallie Sage shot at saloons but wounded Patrick O Keeffe, with bail set and forthcoming trial. Notices mention Soldiers' graves decoration and a mail marshal plan for enumerations and an advertising medium used by business elites.
An old advertisement extols Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as a universal remedy for throat and lung diseases. It claims to ease coughs colds whooping cough bronchitis asthma consumption and related afflictions, promising relief for children and adults and asserting a proven track record of curing many cases. It emphasizes safety with no harsh ingredients and urges households to keep the remedy on hand for emergencies.
The piece advertises The Southern Stator and The Mobile Weekly Register, touting long publication history, agricultural and regional content, and subscription rates. It notes a Septic tone of politics with mention of Mrs Stanton and veteran aid bills, and endorses Rosenheim's Stomach Bitters with dosage guidance.
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