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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1872
Page
3
A witness recounts an Algiers palace execution of a condemned man. The hereditary executioner, Rady Schafhar, beheads him with a single stroke, causing a fountain of blood. The slain man’s brother, present in the crowd, is noted for seeking blood money rather than justice.
A fragmentary physiology lesson lists rough human body measurements and functions. It notes bones and muscles counts, heart rate, blood volume and daily flow, lung air capacity and inhalations, brain weight, skin structure and surface area, sweating tubes, and an immense total body-length drainage figure.
The text cites ad examples: a gentleman sought a wife and got 297 responses. a merchant advertised for a clerk who could endure confinement and received an unusual reply. It also notes the death of the Dean of Montreal and mentions Presbyterian boards seeking new educators and foreign-born teachers.
Fumio Dreese received ten days hard labor after a disorderly Elm street incident. Brown threatened harm on Home street and was jailed during the week at Ira Wood’s resort. Edward Wright and John Maloney were jailed six months plus fines for assault and battery on a stranger near Fourth and Plum. James in was arrested as a common thief. Ed St Bernard was dismissed in Police court. Alfred Herbodeheimer’s trial on careless shooting continued until Thursday the 26th.
County Commissioners awarded contracts for bridge masonry and superstructure on Warsaw road in Green township to R. L. Porter with excavation 42 cents per cubic yard masonry per perch 3.19 and 963.00 for superstructure. Frank Pollock awarded for Clough creek bridge masonry excavation 22 cents per cubic yard masonry per perch 4 and 38777 for a separate superstructure by R. Phillips. Oak bridge on Burlington road awarded to Thos M Bird with masonry 3.78 per perch and superstructure to B C Phillips at 37.30. North Bend road grading in Springfield township awarded to J N Brien with excavation per cubic yard unknown, stone perches 1.23, masonry per perch 2.95, culvert excavation 40 cents per cubic yard.
Latest market notes show hog receipts at 44 head with barbecue demand noted. Prices range around 4.10 to 5.10 per hundredweight, with limited offers and mixed growth signals in the regional trade.
A fragment from the Kentuckian edition in Paducah notes the Paducah Printing Association and local daily and weekly distribution in Mc County Kentucky. The text references Wide Awake Business Men and regional economic circulation amid unclear layout.
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