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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1896
Page
5
A jumble of notices from Stark & Leech and other locals promote holiday events at the city opera house. actors, actresses, and notable names surround the scene along with forthcoming gas rate changes and a major Armenian relief drive. Also reported are Turnpike settlements, church presbyteries, a sinking near Cairo, a Toronto boat loss, and a Cosmorama fundraiser with Mansfield ads.
Mrs Crabb aged 86 fell and broke her leg near Fast Springfield. Miss Sallie Calhoun recovered from quinsy. David Elliott nears completion on a large barn with builders Lucas and M M Williams. Farmers kill hogs with large weights. T T Rutledge opens a Circlegreen Epworth League Social. Cosmorama of Trade and Art set for Dec 11 at the opera house. Constable Clements calls for a sale at Market and High streets tomorrow from 10 to 4. Local shops announce holiday openings and markdowns at Morrison, Munker, Scott Son & Co, Mrs W H Burke, and Larry Nugent’s restaurant. Grand ball by Americus club at Garrett’s Hall on Dec 10.
Judge Mansfield returned from Cadiz last night. Thomas Coleman of Steubenville has received 2 pension. Ellsworth Watson left Pittsburgh to visit friends. Otto Schaefer went to New Cumberland on business. J W Jordan arrived home from Danbury Ct. John Linduff of Cross Creek township is seriously ill. E H Barringer of Poughkeepsie with local history publishers was in the city yesterday. Mrs Mary K Means leaves for Fort Myers Florida for the winter. Mrs John F Mokate went to Cleveland for about two weeks. George, son of Will Griffith of Postal Telegraph, is ill with scarlet fever. W C Taylor left for Cambridge to sue for $10,000 in a personal injuries case. Rev Herrmann of Zion’s Lutheran church, formerly in the city, was in town. G W Shuster Post G A R in Toronto elected officers for the coming year. Lorenzo Danford went East to Washington. he remains weak and cannot be replaced soon. Cosmorama for Congregational Church benefit at the opera house next Monday will be two hours of solid fun.
An example from Bradford contrasts wage levels with family spending in Yorkshire. A male worker earning 1s 22d weekly supports a wife and three children, with 22 shillings spent on a week's provisioning. The record outlines how potatoes, clothing, boots and pressing needs consume the budget, illustrating real purchasing power and living costs. A second item notes a French hydrogen-iron coating process for rust protection, detailing a two retort setup, gas flow, temperatures, and coating adhesion.
Six typhoid cases reported in Toronto as streetcar service plans and road work resume. Court sessions begin Monday December 14 to conclude term business. Notables include a Brooks county WV death and a Knoxville oil well rework. Administrative actions, pipe laying, prayers, legal notices, and local commerce fill the page with updates from city life and industry.
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