15 Apr 1875
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Newspaper
Hamilton Guidon
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1875
Page
1
A former tent hand recounts a life in the circus from boyhood to manhood. He describes the harsh, chilly work behind the scenes, the physical risks, and the personal costs, including marriage to a rider, a tragedy his wife Mary endured, and his own permanent limp from an orange peel accident. He reflects on pride, poverty, and the quest to keep serving the show.
A New York World report from Fort Rice D T Feb 20 details U S Grant and his brother Orville acquiring control of Indian trade on the Missouri River. They enlist A L Bonnoffen & Co to finance goods and build licenses at Fort Peck, Fort Berthold, Fort Stevenson, and Fort Turney, while officials cancel rival licenses. The piece portrays political manipulation, resignations, and a controversial executive order withdrawing Dakota lands for Sioux use, affecting settlers and land titles across Charles Mix and Buffalo counties.
The Butler County Teachers Association met at the High School with about one hundred in attendance. W J Walker presented a paper on mind and its laws, arguing education hinges on shaping perception and language, while Miss Potter excelled in a fifty-word spelling test.
Considerable attention is on sewing machines as efforts to extend patents falter. Many claim drastic price drops. readers are cautioned by facts: starting manufacture is precarious, capital required is enormous, staff needs vast, management skill is high, advertising costs are huge, and canvassing demands extensive personal effort.
A proposal to use the old Academy funds to establish a city seminary for young ladies. A benefactor woman would lead the school, with about 12 000 dollars already in trust and opposition to dipping the fund unless equal citizen support is raised. The largest fund holder favors the plan, urging a credit to the city. Also notice a special Hamilton Chapter meeting of Royal Arch Masons on Thursday April 15 at 9:01 o clock, with officers urged to attend.
We have just received a large assortment of Section and Force pumps for cisterns and wells. Walker & Phillips at the corner of High and Front streets offer fittings for hot and cold baths and kitchens at low prices. Gas piping now 75 cents per foot after this date. Howe Sewing Machine Co agency moved to Opera House Building. Lager at P. C. Schneiders First Ward.
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