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Newspaper
The Ohio Democrat
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1887
Page
5
Local items list personalities visiting town and speaking engagements, marriage notices, births, and community happenings from Logan and surrounding areas. Highlights include visits by Rev Fis Thankers, Judge Wright’s health update, Outhwaite speech in Logan, a shooting match talk, Opera Company performances, and multiple marriage and family notices.
Local notice announces repairs for clocks watches and jewelry at Welland's and promotes cheapest watches jewellery and spectacles. Maynard Pond hosts a regular stock sale on Saturday Oct 20 at Ponds farm north of Logan with a choice Duke Bull calf and stock including cows heifers steers. Call to examine stock. terms reasonable.
A letter from a group calling itself Sect Union L. Club criticizes a recent Democrat article and outlines their principles. They advocate public control of irrigation and transportation, government money at low interest, income tax funding, and extended labor reform, plus Chinese expulsion and women suffrage. The ticket lists Col. W. S. Friesner, Josiah Purdum, J. L. Blosser, Wilson Prindle, Saml Klein, Ephraim Shaw, N. B. Stottlemier, Jacob Welman.
The ad promises only goods on hand and effectively priced. It argues real cheapness requires value beyond a low price, noting misleading two cent calico and ten cent carpet claims and stressing that stores should not mislead customers when out of stock.
Quality which means an attribute or rank Our stock of goods will therefore rank high because they are superior in quality to anything yet shown in Logan Our large assortment of dress goods and trimmings are selling at low prices We offer blankets from 1.12 to 6.00 for the best Comforts Turkey red damask wash and wear 25c yd All wool skirting flannel red medicated twill flannel 20c yd single and double wool shawls 1.50 and 3.00 Black cashmere and fancy shawls 2.50 Wraps moved upstairs new markets short wraps in boucle astrakan and plush Ladies new markets 4.00 Children cloaks 0.75 up Line of short wraps in seal plush astrakan coming this week Do not miss them.
Fragmentary OCR shows a tax-related line with names Ty Sohne Notestan Ticsaticé and A. De Vevery, referencing dollars of taxable property. Details incomplete. reads like a public assessment or ledger fragment from 1887 with unclear jurisdiction.
Notice to taxpayers of Hocking County Ohio re Mooring and Bates of Olive by order of the county court. The document outlines the assessment and demand for payment, listing a summarized table and locality details for the tax collection period. The notice directs taxpayers to prepare their payments and comply with the county financial office within the specified tenth of the year.
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as nature’s own laxative and the simplest, most effective remedy to cleanse the system when bilious or constipated, relieving headaches colds fevers and indigestion. It claims cures for habitual constipation piles and related issues and lists the California Fig Syrup Company of San Francisco, California as the manufacturer.
A teacher from Rock Bridge expresses high regard for the Good Hope school noting small class size disciplined, capable scholars and an advanced class equal to Gibisonville. He reports one failure in a single branch, says exams were easy, grading strict, and praises sociable students and overall happiness.
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