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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1870
Page
3
A garbled OCR fragment lists ads and political plugs. Mentions Pure Drugs and Siason's, Ralph Leete for Congress, a women’s magazine, and a local hardware firm Lanvz & Prance offering stoves and utensils. No coherent event or narrative emerges beyond scattered product and campaign mentions.
The Georgia State Agricultural Society ushers in its 1st Annual Fair in Atlanta starting October 19 for eight days. The event promises the grandest exhibition in the South or North with 100 counties represented and $25,000 in premiums. Railroads and Pullman cars route visitors from the Midwest and South with through tickets, baggage checked to destination, and extensive accommodations planned for over 100,000 attendees.
An advertiser proclaims big savings at the House of Dan Wits & Bros now represented by Aaron Witt in Philadelphia and New York. It promises a vast, carefully chosen stock of dress goods and other items offered cash at 16 to 20 percent below prior prices. L. Des Manny also advertises choice selections for the season to be sold at very low prices.
Yes see here Downs of O Dow n Sox left for the city to buy more goods for their new cloth ing store. McArthur shoppers will find the lowest cash prices. W P Freron and Sons offer a fine assortment selected for this market. JA Beiros is in the city purchasing new goods to add to the line. Visit and see the offerings.
In this town a retailer advertises a large assortment of coffins of all sizes and qualities at low prices. The seller, Ashe, also offers a wide range of furniture at low rates and promises to attend funerals both far and near, with ready stock kept on hand at all times.
A foundry is offered for sale amid a large dispute between parties. The notice states the entire interest will be sold as a bargain and invites inquiries for more information through the editor’s address. Septem ber 9.
Fragmented notices mix business bids with local town updates. A one partner needed for a Bonthurn Ohio rail project related venture. scattered mentions include a Hupiness man Savitem capital, a Wiliter of Byguiva, and a brick Selivotions project with costs around 15000 to 26000 dollars. Old friend Janes McQuairt returns home from Missouri visits. Local district plans for a new house at Lindaley Tone note beauty and high costs, with 8 percent interest expectations and a legal levy to raise funds for completion.
Latest from Zaleski reports the House of Winn & Co at Za lalel sending a representative to Eastern Markets to purchase a large winter stock. Their fine assortment is now on hand and offered at low prices, inviting customers to compare sales.
A garbled public sale notice from Vinton County outlines a foreclosure style saled action with court references, dates, and a long list of property descriptions and bidders. The text mentions SHDRIPP'S SALE, the state of Ohio, and a scheduled sale date in October, with various names and locations obscured by OCR errors.
A vintage advertisement extols Great Western Celebrated Stomach Bitters as a supreme remedy for diarrhoea fever and ague cholera morbus dyspepsia and general debility. It urges travelers to carry the tonic and recommends a wineglassful three times daily before meals, sold by H Rosenheim at arkorshare W V Morsmiohy Groans.
An editorial voice argues for a return to Democratic principles as wheat buys fewer goods under current policy. It mocks Radical leaders in Congress, notes Bowen’s marriage/divorce scandal, and cites a Philadelphia convention stance on stealing. References to Jesse Grant, tax anger in the West, and Bazaine's surrender frame a broader political critique.
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