14 Jan 1875
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Newspaper
Ohio Cambridge News
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1875
Page
1
June 15 1874 notice advertises horse and buggy rental in Guernsey and nearby counties. Mentions fresh horses, new buggies, prompt collections, post office address, and patronage solicited with good accommodations.
A couple enters the dress circle and draws comment for their elegance. They chat about operas, fashion, and a party, while the curtain rises and the crowd guesses the prima donna. The piece ends with a pun about Wrath’s marriage proposal.
A comic meditation on marriage and bachelor life. The speaker weighs doubts about wedding, money, wife costs, and social pressures, noting that women make cowards of men and common sense yields to fear of domestic entanglements. The verse parodies Shakespearean phrasing with modern concerns.
At Ely Female College Nita Wheeler clashes with Mabel Winslow over social rank. Winslow’s governorship family reveals hidden wealth and status, while Nita learns to reassess friends by character rather than caste. Nell Chapman's meddling and a Washington guest heighten the social intrigue as Nita returns to school wiser.
A Newfoundlander aboard a fishing party near Keokuk witnesses a canoe capsizing after the river current shifts. The dog swims to a rock then enters the water, retrieves the child in its mouth, and delivers the child safely to shore while the parents reach the rock. A second item describes a moth preventive using alcohol turpentine camphor and blotting paper in boxes renewed yearly.
Public mood shifts after the collapse of the Spanish Republic with Don Alphonso being proclaimed king. Reports note turmoil in the Louisiana Legislature as conservatives organize the House and retire, while Sheridan takes charge of southern affairs amid broader political upheaval.
Dispatches detail Spain's royal proclamation with Don Alphonso hailed as king as army and public largely accept the change. London reports note amnesty for Carlists, Papal blessing, and possible recognition by European powers. Also covered are Colorado beetle potato restrictions, a Rotheryham coal mine disaster, and U.S. debt, politics, and Sheridan’s New Orleans actions.
The assembly passed a measure on specie payments with 136 yeas and 99 nays. Resolutions imposing Judge Durell were tabled by 128 to 68 after official word of his resignation was received. The case of Judge Busteed was disposed of in a similar manner and the session adjourned.
New York markets show mixed prices for cotton flour wheat and corn with varied regional quotes. Cincinnati St Louis Milwaukee Cleveland and Philadelphia listings include futures, cash, and by the head values for beef pork lamb and dairy products across markets and grades.
The Assembly opened with 102 members present. L A Wiltz was chosen temporary chairman amid conflict, with five members seated despite Board nonreturn. General de Trobriand read Kellogg letters urging ejecting nonreturned members. After military intervention, Wiltz and conservatives withdrew. Hahn elected Speaker as quorum restored. Housekeepers face weevil warnings in Prairie Farmer note.
A good-looking young woman entered Central Station and asked a sergeant for a policeman to assist with an insane woman. The sergeant replied with a joke about widowers and young men, and she explained her request in indignation.
A playful quip notes Robinson Crusoe cannot rise for oyster stew due to lacking the necessary skill. The line riffs on the idea that he lacks the required ability for the task.
A 19th century note enumerates bear species worldwide, detailing grizzly and black bears, their coats, sizes, habitats, diet, and notable traits. It covers the polar bear, Asiatic and Malayan bears, spectacled bears, and regional distribution, with historical beliefs about Africa and cultural references to European observations.
The article states the brown bear holds sway over Europe and Asia north of the Himalayas and possibly into northwest North America, while the sloth bear is confined to the Himalayas and the polar bear to the Arctic Ocean.
In Elizaville Fleming County Kentucky mutal private graves hold Daniel Ficklin Lizzie his daughter Mrs Lucy P Rogers and her infant buried seventeen years ago. Last Saturday their remains were exhumed for transfer to Flemingsburg cemetery. The infant alone remained nearly perfectly preserved with eyes hair and flesh visible and a gold pin at the neck. The mother’s bones are mostly gone.
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