Democratic Northwest in Napoleon, Ohio

Strange disease and rescue tales from the Northwest

Reports describe a spreading winter illness in southern Ohio near Portsmouth and Hardin with about forty deaths and seventy cases. A Portsmouth investigator ties the outbreak to unknown causes, while advertisements praise Swayne's Ointment for skin lesions. A separate note recounts John Anderson's nine day entombment in a well and his dramatic rescue, with vivid details of his near-starvation and eventual relief. The item closes with a subscription plea for The Northwest.