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Newspaper
Lima Gazette
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1874
Page
2
Local notices recount advertising shifts, rail travel, and market talk in Lima. Reports cover a livery stable seizure, a fire loss, election chatter, and community business advice, with ads stressing the value of consistent advertising. Names include J W Carner, S H Treat, and D B Becker among others.
A garbled OCR page shows scattered items from a 19th century community, including religious conference notes with minister rolls, a sewer ordinance discussion, street improvements, and sermon planning. It also contains public notices, business ads for clothing and goods, and multiple letters and local notices about concerts, lectures, and charitable events.
Receipts for the past three days total 80 head, most arrivals through stock. No sales today for the sards, next rotation pending. Week totals show 23 head in three days and 22,400 head overall. Cattle receipts liberal, market quiet. feeding steers 2 to 4 dollars, best calves 6 to 7 dollars. Hogs receipts liberal, market dull then active. prices 5 to 9 dollars for various weights. Sheep and lambs mixed. numbers ample, demand steady, ranges from 3 to 5 dollars per head depending on size and quality.
The notice lists multiple marriages performed by Rev C F Waldecker at the Pamonage and German Reformed Church in Lima and Bluffton Ohio. Couples include Jons TschHan with Pauw xA WENSINGER of Bluffton, Frederick Bigler with Anna Schatbly of Bluffton, Michael Sullivan with Mager Herold of Lima, E Cantleny with Nedenschwander and Caroline Amelung of Lima, Jo an NeiprecutT with Mary E Latain of Lima, and Frederick Yocns with Magza J Caporn of Cincinnati. Dates range September 23 to October 7 in Lima and nearby communities.
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