Swails Threatened by Democrats Over Republican Speech
Williamsburg South Carolina tale centers on Mr Swails a Republican orator attacked by red shirted Democrats who break up his meeting and threaten his life. The piece warns the Democratic executive committee to publish his intended return date and to guard against his residence or private affairs in the county.
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South
Williamsburg
South Carolina
Swails
Williamsburg County
Swail
Williamseeeee
Democratic Party
Jacobs
Prolific 19th Century Contention Over Hayes Grant and North South Tensions
The item surveys mixed political and social opinions, praising Ulysses S. Grant as the foremost national figure and debating President Hayes's term ambitions. It notes Northern and Southern economic shifts, including cotton factory growth in the South and cotton trade patterns with New England, with sharp regional insults and war-era allusions.
Milford Ohio: Early Seat of Clermonts Noted Lineage and Growth
Milford emerges as a historic river town with ties to the Gatch and Kugler families. The narrative traces its 18th and 19th century development, land surveys, notable judges and politicians, fortifications nearby, and the influence of German and Irish settlers on commerce, roads, and culture. It notes churches, schools, orders, and prominent residents along with reflections on local prosperity and suburban beauty.
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Holland
John Nancarrow
Mary Maud
West
John Vaughn
Peter January
Philadelphia
Philip Gatch
James Sargent
Virginia
Clermont
Chillicothe
Ohio
Ambrose Rawson
John Wood
Williamsburg
Shiretown
Elizabeth
Ruth Gatch
Michael Swing
John Collins
Grant
Philip B. Swing
Gatch
Nancarrow
Rawson
John Hageman
Hageman
John Pollock
Thomas Gatch
Charles D. Gatch
Ford
Lincoln
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Matthias
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Hamilton
Clinton, Warren
Brown
John Kugler
Fayetteville
Wooster
Wilmington
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
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Order of Odd Fellows
Masonic Order
Thomas J. Melish
Masonic Review
Frank M. Gatch
Little Miami
James B. Wallace
Government Revenue Department
Sam A. West
Jack Bassett
Patrick Fitzsimmons
Little Miami Railroad
John Connolly
Capt. Brunson
Richard Payne
Andy McGrew
East Fork
Stonelick
Geo. L. Swing
Early Clermont reminiscences on roads and a log hauling incident
A Clermont County memoir recounts 1810s to 1830s road development from Bethel to Point Pleasant and the Page road. It describes Lorenzo Dow preaching in 1816, local water routes, and multiple new roads opened through woods. A log-hauling mishap near Bainum’s mill prompts a reflection on prayer and work discipline.
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James B. Simons
Round Bottom Road
Bethel
Ohio River
Big Indian Creek
Laurel
Page Road
Thomas Page
John Page
New Richmond
Point Pleasant
Hezekiah Bainum
Round Bottom
Old Carmel Cemetery
Bainum
Boat Run
William Clark
Leonard Simmons
Mr. Bainum
Cincinnati
William P. Lakin
Walford Wyatt
Sen
Fleming County
Kentucky
Egleston
McDougal
John Woodford
Sanford S. Simmons
John Tatman
Joseph Wyatt
John Hancock
John Peddicord
John Lakin
W. P. Lakin
James B. Simmons
Dr. Kennedy
Thomas Hitch
Turner
Wm. P. Lakin
Monroe Township
Page
John Fisher
Indian Creek
Behymer
Violent hail storm strikes fields as harvest nears end
A severe hail storm damaged corn fields on Sunday while harvest nears completion. Local residents report deaths and illnesses including Wesley Brunk who died of consumption and E B Wayne who is gravely ill. Hartman brothers return from Kansas to visit their brother C J Hartman formerly of New Richmond. Winnie Hill closes her school after a productive term. Townsley and his wife from Batavia visited. Dr Bull's Baby Syrup recommended for infants.
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James Gorman
E. B. Wayne
J. K
A. G. Hartman
Kansas
C. J. Hartman
New Richmond
Winnie Hill
Townsley
Batavia
Consumption Cured and Free Remedy Formula Offered
An old physician, retired, claims a vegetable cure for consumption and other lung ailments. He offers to mail the recipe and full usage directions in German, French, or English to any reader who sends a stamped request to W. W. Sherrarr, 149 Powers' Block, Rochester, N. Y.
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East India
W. W. Sherrarr
Powers’ Block
Rochester
N. Y
Land Sale Notice in Price Estate Auction
The description covers adjoining premises on Crane Run and Davy’s Run in the same county with a 5 acre 105 pole tract appraised at $28.33 per acre. Payment terms: one third cash, then one third in nine months and one third in eighteen months, interest 6 percent, secured by mortgage. Albert Swing Administrator with Gro. L. & Jas. B. Swine Attorneys. July 16, 1879.
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Clermont
Ohio
Amelia
John M. Robinson
Robinson
Caroline Hicks
Ralph Potter
Potter
Ohio Turnpike
Crane Run
Little Miami River
Sarah McDonough
Davy
Cornelius Felter
Ann Doughty
Albert Swing
Adm
E. L. Price
Dec
D. Gro. L
Jas
B. Swine
Probate Court
Clermont County
State of
Donald & Morris
Williamsburg Road
Jno
Porter
Smith
John Smiths
Elizabeth A. Porter
Daniel
G. Porter
J. .W. Brower
G. W. Hvnith
Home-made Coffins and Hearse Services Offer Low-Cost Options
Undertakers in Nicholsville Ohio advertise metallic coffins glass hearse and attentive teams with careful attendants. No extra charge under twelve miles.
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Nicholsville
Ohio
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