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Newspaper
The Ohio Democrat
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1895
Page
1
The item lists multiple local candidates in Hocking County under Democratic primary rules, naming J. V. Floyd editor and several offices, while also interleaving national political talk. It discusses silver versus gold and commentary on wages, labor, and industrial changes, referencing Morrison and Reed and local news about the Buckeye’s suspension, waterworks bids, and navy considerations.
A Philadelphia merchant claimed prices benefit the poor because they have low wages, a remark labeled as misguided and revealing ignorance of productive industry. The article critiques the view, noting the misalignment between wages and living costs and calling for a reevaluation of price effects on workers.
Abijjah Sleighton complains of William being lazy and obsessed with easy fixes. William rebuilt the roof pump and kept busy, patching often, while sleughtly inhabiting the home and avoiding chores. The tale frames William as industrious in his own peculiar way, contrasting laziness with practical tinkering.
The article notes Tarbell’s pivotal portrait of Napoleon as merit and interest driven, serialized in McClure’s Magazine and now issued as a handsome hardbound volume with 240 illustrations. It praises the work as widely selling at a high price and invites readers to subscribe for details.
A vivid tale shows a landlord in suburbia dealing with a long troublesome tenant. After feigning a serious plan to repair and upgrade, he discovers the man moved out at his own expense, exposing the tenant’s deceit and the landlord’s misplaced generosity.
The Buckeye Mileage ticket covers more than one hundred railroad and steamship lines, including Erie, B&O, and Big Four routes. It is the only mileage book accepted for passage west of Salamanca and on Great Lakes steamers and Ohio River transit, offering broad coverage at a low price for travelers.
Mrs Hirvey Dannighes, after an accidental spill, lit a stove with gasoline in her sleeve causing a flare that sent her to the ceiling. She screamed, the house was remote, and she remained aloft until rescue. She descended with only a slight bruise on her forehead and escaped unharmed.
A Minorca hen raised with fox terriers kills rats swiftly beside a barn while workers watch. The piece also notes an AMBRT CAN INSTITUTE OF PHRENOLOGY session starting Sep 1895. A Kansas farmer is accused of boisterous kissing, and a humorous exchange about a modern daughter closes the page with quirky quotes from the Indianapolis Journal.
A garbled OCR fragment lists various food products and prices including sugar coffee flour and sardines. It mentions items like Granulated Sugar 20 tbs Coffee Sugar 22 tbs, bulk coffee 24 Iba, and flour per 50 pounds. Also references salmon mustard sardines and a vague box quantity.
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