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Newspaper
Hamilton Democrat Sun
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1907
Page
2
The Butler county fair closed in 1907 after a wet weekend. Receipts on Wednesday and Thursday topped 1906 figures by 200 and 400 dollars respectively, while Friday’s revenue was near the prior year. An estimated 18 000 to 20 000 attended between 3 and 4 pm as premiums were awarded and races finished before sunset.
Premiums listed for Mount Mellick and Carnation work plus drawn work and Teneriffe items. Awards include firsts to E. M. Silman Dayton and J. P. Jennings Cincinnati, and many named winners across lace work and embroidery. Horse show results feature driving classes with top prizes to Wm. Atherton and others from Hamilton and Middletown.
Advert shows Radcliffe Drug Co. of Hamilton selling a treatment claimed to cure incurable cases. It cites thousands of testimonials and urges readers to visit the office for evidence.
The list records numerous fruit variety premiums awarded, naming winners and prizes. David Gebhart, Corwin, Parrine, Hizar, and Gregg appear repeatedly for multiple categories including Fall Dessert Winter Dessert Plate Mainden Blush and several apple varieties such as Baldwin Northern Spy and Gravenstein with first and second prizes ranging from 50 cents to 1 dollar.
A dense list shows winners across many quince and fruit categories led by David Gebhart and Corwin. Prizes include dollars and cents for first and second places, with numerous varieties named such as Sutton's Beauty, Duchesse, Flemish Beanty, and Catawba among others.
A list of prize winners for various baked goods and ingredients with names such as S. R. Clawson Harriet Wright John L emlet and J. P. LeSourd. Prizes include dollars and cents for items like butter lard honey bread cakes and syrups.
Mrs Shumard wins first prize for sponge cake and second for ginger cake as Mrs Root and Mrs Rada baugh also place in the event with prizes of a dollar and fifty cents respectively.
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