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Newspaper
The Ohio Democrat
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1900
Page
4
A humorous tale from Rowton Post features a mistaken matchmaking scene in a gentleman’s house ending in a parrot and a wife revealed as the housekeeper. The piece shifts to unrelated incidents, including a boy fined for contempt of court and grandiose royal dessert costs in Europe.
The article asserts Ulysses S. Grant owned enslaved people via his father in St Louis and Covington, with family letters indicating limited earnings from enslaved labor. It then describes the 19th century obelisk shipment from Egypt to New York, detailing the vessel Denton and the transfer process using cannon balls as rollers and a pontoon to load the obelisk, ending with the ship sailing to New York in June 1986.
A garbled passage reflects a debate over a person’s belief in slavery and the record of those views. The text questions whether the individual ever accepted slavery as a real institution and hints at confusion about his stance and memory of events.
Dr. Tarte, visiting dentist, sets up best dental offices in Nelsonville and will make it headquarters indefinitely. Dentures without a plate described as superior, promising natural fit and no impact on speech or meals. Car fare paid for patients five dollars or more. Infringements will be prosecuted.
A Cherokee Kansas man C F Collier was assaulted causing kidney related injuries with severe pain. After trying Bilectric Bittera from Harringtons Drug Store he reports a dramatic recovery, claiming the medicine cures backache kidney trouble purifies the blood and restores health.
A man from West Jefferson Ohio suffered an 18 month rectal fistula and faced death without a costly operation. He reportedly cured himself using Buckley’s Araloa Salve, marketed as a top pile cure at Harringtons Drug Store for 26 cents a box.
Directory entry lists districts and officials with names such as Bawalor Hooking C8 itaunele Vintim and county roles including infirmary director Hod Hope Mane and Brooke A Meron. It describes items for sale like a thousand cable frames and furniture pieces with paneled designs including a drawer unit.
Round trip tickets offered for Home Seekers Excursion with sales on February 6 and 20 February and March 6 and 20 and April 8 and 17 at one fare for round trip plus two dollars. Tickets valid for return passage within 21 days from sale. For details contact C W Schwenke Logan Ohio. Excursion to Findlay Ohio for Young Men's Christian Association of Ohio with tickets sold February 22 to 28 returning by February 26 at one fare for round trip.
The Cincinnati Enquirer urges readers to seek truth amid the rise of trusts and partisan rancor as the 1908 campaign nears. It warns that trusts hold vast capital and will spend heavily to sway opinion, urging vigilance and continued reporting through the election.
OCR reads a long town directory naming township clerks and city officers. It lists individuals such as Edwin Hartley, W. Briers, J. Dolifson, and others connected to local government and sanitary police. It also includes church listings and various religious services across multiple denominations in the area.
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