20 Dec 1898
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Newspaper
The Bellefontaine Republican
Location
Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1898
Page
1
A Wisconsin note argues advertising spans many forms from storefront signs to cards and parish ties, but the most effective is newspaper columns. It claims intelligent readers with money to spend stick to papers, making newspaper advertising the cheapest most certain method for reaching a broad audience.
The Bellefontaine Republica claims unrivaled reach in Logan County, asserting it carries advertisements to more well heeled households than any rival medium, promising advertisers greater patronage potential.
Bellefontaine council orders a special tax on front foot property abutting a Main Street improvement from Chillicothe to Court avenues to fund the project. Bonds of 27201 dollars each are authorized for immediate payment, with annual installments through 1909 to cover costs and interest, secured by city revenues.
A vintage promotional piece warns kidney disease as a leading silent killer and urges urine analysis and 24 hour urine tests. It touts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure all and offers a free sample bottle by mail from Kilmer & Binghamton.
City of Bellefontaine Ohio approves a special assessment to fund Court Avenue improvements from Opera Street to Mad River Street. It levies $2.60 per front foot on abutting lots, divides payments into ten yearly installments, and issues bonds to cover upfront costs with city pledged to repay as assessments are collected. Continuous city actions to collect and certify unpaid assessments to the county.
Fragmentary notice references Home Funds or a related entity and names like HOWENSTINE and HUSTON. The text is garbled, but hints at money amounts around 60800 and timing or believability concerns. No clear event, date, or outcome can be established from the readable fragments.
An incident at Hungay in Yunnan province follows a missing camera theft. A mandarin orders brutal punishment for the thief, with 500 strokes to the accomplice and a horrifying restrained torture for the ringleader. The foreigner witnesses the grisly scene before leaving the spectacle.
A Nature report shows wheat poisoned with strychnine to kill sparrows became infested by weevils after storage. Weevils and their waste contained strychnine, indicating a toxin passed through their digestion. Other insects show different poison tolerances, suggesting varied insect diets alter toxicity.
The Salt Lake Mint established in 1849 under Brigham Young produced $2.50, $5, $10 and $20 gold coins from California gold. Dies by John Kay and James M. Barlow, with Thomas Bullock as chief clerk, oversaw coinage until 1860 when U.S. coins reduced minting. Coins were valued by weight, no alloy, and many pieces later melted into jewelry. Brigham Young and descendants held several coins. some were sold at auction for premiums. Salt Lake Tribune
Col Fred Grant lauds the Fourth Ohio Regiment for organizing and garrisoning Puerto Rico. He says the unit did the work of two brigades with thorough, disciplined service and no trouble in the territory. The piece also records lodge Maggie Wickersham’s death and funeral sentiments.
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