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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1872
Page
4
Fragmentary town notices describe weather, fair openings, bail decisions, and local contracts. A National Universalists Convention session in Plum Street area features officers, committees, and a prayer service as delegates meet amid civic preparations.
The Geler Guard Company led by B Lytle and Capt C A Johnson will support the military portion of the Color Guard and back the Light Guards in fundraising to equip themselves. A large excursion party from Pedrin, Minoie arrives at 8:45 AM with a special train to Philadelphia via Baltimore and Ohio. The Water works extension project has begun and will take about eighteen months to finish. Madison Street Baptist Church lacks a regular pastor.
The Frank P Gracey, a new steamer built at Paducah by Thompson, is owned by Simms Gennett & Sweeney of Nashville. It will operate as a Cumberland River packet with two 15 inch cylinders, a 50 ton freight capacity, a 36 stateroom cabin, and two 14 foot wide wooden wheels. The vessel leaves Paducah for Louisville on Monday, aiming to carry cargo on the river.
The German M E Church session closed in Dayton. Gen A it Willich to address a Greely meeting on the 21st in German. Bishop Simpson preached to a large German church crowd. The Horticultural Fair failed financially. Local politics surge with ward meetings each evening. Jefferson Davis and Rev Granville Moody seen on York Street. A schoolhouse contract awarded to P H Wilson for 25485 dollars. Finest hogs of the season bought by Peter Enslen and William Kraus from Perry Ayler, Boone County Kentucky.
The Village Council met in regular session to discuss sewer plans and avenue improvements. A bid award for Witler Street work to Delany & Connor was approved with rates of 30 cents per cubic yard for filling and 67 cents for gravel, while lamp-post bids failed and 60 to 75 lamps were sought at Cincinnati prices.
The Bra n edition notes no major movement in markets. Western rye and flour trade show limited activity while prices hold steady for bagging and coal. coffee, cheese, and sugar see steady demand with firm prices. general trade remains quiet with modest activity in staples and materials.
The column reviews poultry receipts and prices with lighter arrivals and active demand for various cuts. It notes higher demand for certain items, steady lard and tobacco markets, and auction listings across Ohio and Kentucky. Prices for potatoes and onions are listed with current ranges.
A 19th century columnist speculates on future patent medicines and argues Dixon's Blackberry Carminative will endure a century. The piece notes 25 years of public use, modest advertising, patient testimonials, and its potential to remain valued for bowel relief and bite cures.
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