Napoleon's Largest and Oldest Business House Described
A detailed tour of J. C. Saur's vast Napoleon establishment known as the Golden Mortar and Crystal Mortar, housing a grand three story brick block with extensive drug, book, and gift inventories. The narrative highlights showrooms of lamps, cigars, pocket books, medicines, and a vast book selection, plus a news depot, wallpaper, trusses, surgical aids, paints, and dyes, praising order and variety throughout the store from cellar to garret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
J.C. Saur
Perry Street
Saul
Garrett
Hadsime Prize Awarded To One Henry County Township
The Democratic Executive Committee of Henry County will present a large Handense American Flag to the township or precinct posting the highest net percentage gain in Democratic votes over the previous year for Governor George Hoadly. The prize aims to put all townships and precincts on equal footing and invites every precinct to compete. By order of the Democratic Executive Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Executive Committee
Henry County
Precint
George Hoadly
Just Before the Battle Voters Meet in Ottawa Oct 10 1884
A political notice invites a Democratic faction meeting at Ottawa on Friday afternoon and evening October 10 1884. It cites reform aims, lists speakers including Hubbard and Cameron, and urges preparations for a street parade and torchlight procession to show honest voter support for Cleveland and Hendricks. The message endorses Grover Cleveland and condemns Republican tactics while noting rail excursion rates and a public call for unity among Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toth Cleveland and Hedsicka Club
Napoteon
Drak Sns
Ottawa
Republican Party
Gov. Hubbard
Lone Star State
Chicago
Cameron
Alinda
Dorsey
Dudley
Blaine
Neal Dow
Cleveland and
Hendricks
C. E. Torrex
Blaine Denies Ohio Coal Interests Amid Controversy
An 1884 expose outlines James G Blaine denying ownership in Hocking Valley coal and iron lands. It presents letters and a 25 000 draft for a Hope Furnace tract investment, linking Blaine to Denison and the Standard Oil era coal ventures with documents from 1880. The piece argues Blaine twice misrepresented his ties to Ohio mining interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bur
James G. Blaine
Hocking Valley
Blaine
Ohio
Nat Hanson
Bundy
Hocking” Valley
Standard Oil Company
Collntert
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Iroit
Hope Furnace
J. N. Denison
Linis
Anld
Wai. D. Lee
Newark
Vinton
Athens
Lao
Lee
Coal and Iron County
Hhe Consolidated Company
Eling
Fils
Wall Strust
Standard Coal and Tron Company
Risines
Eline
James G.laine
B. Egiers
Bar Harbor
Standard OU Company
Stan+ Coal and Tron Company
Mr. Blaine
Fr. Heu
Ease Fae Denow
Bowtox
Mau
Dean Sun
Hope Warnace
Mr. Denison
Boston
Vinton Land
Athens Counties
Denison
New York
J. Henry Brooks
Tirat Mortgage Honda
Standard Coal and Trand Company
James G
John N. Denison
Sald Ks
Dane
Western Union Telegraph Company
Stephen B. Jn
Hocking
James G. Hunine
H. & Bundy
Slaine
Binine
Henry
Authenti
Hope Furnace Tract
Vor
Ton Jands
Hock Valley
Association
Hope Fur+ ‘Nnce
Consolidated A
Stephen Baikins
Opeas
Max
Brooks
Brooksing
Haine
N. Y
Substitute served under Blaine and never received bounty
Jake Poe, a Colored man from Maine, served as a substitute for a Blaine-era draft, but got only about $40 of promised bounty. He was later wounded by a discharged gun while troops were sent to Lebannon. Poe, now 47, lives in poverty and has fought for a pension, aided by Lieut Williams of the Fortieth U S Colored Troops, who knew Poe’s role but could not secure full compensation.
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Poe
Gould
Blaine
Avery
Satan
Senate
Dimes Im Brose
Jake Poe
Servei
Nashville
Troy
Maine
Saan Hom
Lieut
Williams
Para
U. S
James G. Blaine
Jihanies de Poe
Kent
Lebanon
Tenn
Hoprloxaly
Lieut. Williams
United States
Another Convert Shifts to Democratic Paper Stance
Bufraro New York Oct 2 The Daily Times, once a fierce opponent of Cleveland’s nomination, will become a Democratic paper. The editorial leader explains the Independent stance shifts to back Democratic candidates and criticizes the Republican record and defense of corruption. The piece notes the editor’s motive to support Democratic policies and cites manure and cattle powder claims as a odd aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bufraro
Cleveland
Times
Repubilisca
Inanaioualy
Rey Y Forse
the Times
Burnesty
Also Mentioned on This Page
Northwest
Semul
Rpetae
Adwaner
Siam
Hadsime
Indiana
Grover Cleveland
Buffalo
New York Sun
Wm. H. Coyle
Houston
Texas
Bubes
Washington
Treasury
Para B
Van
Sharka
Jim Blaine
New England
Istra
J. N. Degreux
Sears
Senate Cha
UMER
Whshengton
Hope Purnace Enterprise
Too
Furnace
Ind
Tewry
Ned Jf. N. Desirox
Western Union Ees Ph Company
Washington D. C
State
G. Brace
B. Grem
Bosroy
Duc
Oxitt
M. Desteow
Suffolk
Pen
James IL Cammer
Justice of the Peace
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