Contest to pick favorite correspondent for prizes
Readers vote by clipping coupons for twenty six letter entries as a tally of 18 eligible contestants with ten days left in the competition. Prizes include a New York trip, a World’s Fair visit, a buggy or sewing machine, an encyclopedia set, Webster’s dictionary, and Shakespeare Scott or Byron volumes.
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London
England
Moscow
New Richmond
Bantam
Mount Pisgah
Milford
Bethel
Williamsburg
Crosstown
Amelia
Newtonsville
Owensville
Goshen
Mulberry
Olive Branch
Nicholsville
Edenton
Moore’s Fork
Shakespeare
Scott
Byron
Dicken
Moorish palace at World’s Fair to display $1,000,000 in gold
Concession to M. Stepani to build a Moorish palace at the World’s Fair includes a gold coin display of $1,000,000 stacked in a strong cage. A fire and burglar proof vault with electric safety features will be used. guards can trigger a vault drop and door closure if theft occurs. The space allocated spans 200 by 250 feet with a $400,000 construction plan.
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M. Stepanii
Mooris
Stepanni
Local Happenings From Adjacent Counties
Excerpts summarize county election costs per vote in Brown Adams and Huron counties with praise for local election boards frugality. Additional items include arson of haystacks in Franklin township, the death of Mary Loux by stove fire, a church ministers meeting on Sabbath observance and post office hours, a cost analysis for raising a boy, Batavia Courier switching to cash in advance, a proposal to gift ships to Russia for gratitude, and a note on Simmons Liver Regulator curing drunkenness.
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Fidler
Brown County
Adams County
Huron County
Georgetown Gazette
Philip Kautz
Franklin Township
Satan
Xenia
Reverend Crooks Assails Parishioners In Sinful Salary Dispute
The Waverly minister Rev. Crooks of the M E church stirred both church and town with a Sunday sermon on unpaid wages and societal lapses. He denounced newspapers, mocked local amusements, and lampooned youths with a crude calf prop named Little Trixie as a warning against vice.
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Waverly
Crooks
M. E. Church of
Little Trixie
Aaron
Israel
Hosea
Jim Blaser
Jim
Columbus
Trixie
Courier switches to cash subscription at 1.25 a year
The Courier announces a shift to a cash basis for subscriptions set at $1.25 annually. Readers will be notified at expiration and papers stop if not renewed. The paper highlights local news, home printing, and a free Want Column for subscribers.
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the Courier
Courier
Young German Farmer Killed by Falling Tree Near Nine Mile Trestle
Michael Spiegle, a young farmer from Pierce township near the Nine Mile trestle, was instantly killed Wednesday when a tree he was cutting fell on him. His wife found his mangled body after he failed to return at noon. He suffered broken back, neck, and both legs. authorities believe he attempted to run as the tree toppled and was struck by a limb.
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Michael Spiegle
Pierce Township
Nine Mile
La Grippe Sweeps Town In Humorous Descriptions
The article jokes about la grippe spreading through the town with two overcoats and upturned collars. It notes empty churches and Lodges, stores busy with quinine and decoc tions, and the fashion of spelling grippe in various ways while laments the illness as a bone breaker and stomach disorder.
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Grippe
North Pole
To Dispel Colds and Purify the System
An early 19th century tone advertises Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative to cleanse the system and cure habitual constipation. It praises KLine’s lead in receiving the largest invoice of fruits and candies in Batavia and urges readers to leave orders early.
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Kline
Batavia
Early Pioneers Die, Mary Cowen and Joseph Kidd Lie in State
Obituary notices recount the lives of Mary Cowen mother of Judge A T Cowen and Joseph Kidd a Clermont county pillar. Cowen’s family honors her charity, business sense, and kindness to grandchildren while Kidd, born 1808, endured a copperhead bite, reared 26 children, and stayed active in the Methodist church until his death in his 87th year with funeral planned at M K church and Odd Fellows cemetery interment.
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Mary Cowen
A. T
Dale
Willis Cowen
Judge A. T. Cowen
Joseph Kidd
Kidd
Clermont County
Methodist Church
M. K
Odd Fellows’ Cemetery
Thanksgiving aboard the U S 8 at Yorktown
The U S 8 anchored at Yorktown Virginia on Thanksgiving Day. Officers and crew shared a turkey dinner and decorated the ship with holly. A mile race between two whale boats drew bets and cheers. Afterward men traded tales of past Thanksgivings including De Long’s expedition and Africa.
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U. S.8
Atlanta
Yorktown
Virginia
Cornwallis
General Washington
Cornwallis’ Fort
Blue Jackets
de Long
Jeannette
Africa
Orient
South Sea Islands
Bennington
Commissioners Act on Bills and Rights Grants
The board discussed funding for legal services totaling 650 dollars for the year ended December 5, 1891. A bridge contract on East Fork road Batavia township was awarded to Mack Jeffries at 2.5 per perch masonry and 2.00 per hundred lumber with fills unpaid. The petition to vacate Blockingham mill road Miami township was granted after no objections. meeting adjourned to December 22.
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Williamsburg and Bantam
Williamsburg
Tate Townships
Commissioners’ Board
O’malley
Adams County Hears Edginton Block Soldiers Monument
L L Edginton won a injunction stopping Adams County commissioners from building a soldiers monument funded by John T Wilson's 5000 bequest citing mental unsoundness. A clash looms between commissioners and G R posts over the action.
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Adams County
L. L. Edginton
John T. Wilson
Wilson
Hodges Case Set for Hearing in Boston Fair Assn Suit
Jurors agreed by both sides for the Hodges libel suit over injuries at the fair ground. The line of potential witnesses includes Robert Hill W K E Burroughs Edmund Weir Thos Weir Thomas J Nichols Eben R Cook Rezin Hawkins George W Bushman Geo H Beck George M Crouth Lewis Fitzpatrick John T Hill and Wm Cook.
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Louisa Hodges
Boston Fair Association
Robert Hill
W. KE. Burroughs
Edmund Weir
Thos, Weir
Thomas J. Nichols
Eben R. Cook
Rezin Hawkins
George W. Bushman
Geo. H. Beck
George M. Crouth
Lewis Fitzpatrick
John T. Hill
Wm. Cook
Hydrophobia Claims Portsmouth Victim Philip Wise
Philip Wise an elderly Portsmouth resident was bitten by a vicious dog weeks earlier. His wounds healed, but Monday he developed hydrophobia, was restrained, and after two terrible days died despite medical efforts.
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Philip Wise
Portsmouth
Post Office Statistics for Batavia and New Richmond
Auditor of the Treasury report itemizes Batavia and New Richmond third class post offices. Batavia shows gross receipts 1886 with expenses 1241.66 leaving net revenue 644.49. New Richmond reports gross receipts 1493.84 with expenses 910.98 leaving net revenue 554.85. Expense ratios are 66 percent for Batavia and 61 percent for New Richmond.
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Batavia
New Richmond
Batavia Lodge Elects Officers for New Year
At the Batavia lodge No. 104 F. and A. M. regular meeting held last Saturday evening, officers were elected for the ensuing year. E T Behym er A T Johnson list of officers include secretary Ely and others. Installation is set for the next regular meeting Saturday evening January 9, 1802.
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Batavia Lodge
E. T. Behymer
A.T. Johson
O. Weaver
Sabes Sea W. Hi, Banni
Preasurer Gwin
Katn
Ely
Wyer Hin Ee
Tyler
O. F. Marshall
G. W. Slade
C. Bordwell
T. P. Breeding
Jonathan Johnson
Pointers on Mail Matter From Hon A Burt
Hon A Burt outlines holiday mail packing tips to prevent loss delay or damage. Use strong paper and solid packaging, tie with twine, address in ink on lower right corner, and place sender name and address on upper left. Report losses to the postmaster with full details. Also notes cold prevention with Ayer's Cherry Pectoral.
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A. Burt
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Clermont
Oh!o
Simmons Liver Regulator
Clermonters
Mary Loux
Bee
Ripley Bee
Batavia Courier
Brown County News
France
New York
America
Rune'a
Tion
LA Grippe
Inter
F. M. Fisner
Laurel
Planos
Organs
Court Report
Clermont’s Presidential Post Offices
Masonic News
Ayer
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