Fourth Annual Encampment of the National Re Union at Marietta
A notice from Marietta Ohio dated May 2 1877 invites veterans from all branches of military and naval service to the fourth encampment September 4 5 6 and 7 1877. The event will feature artillery salutes brass bands dress parades and sham battles with an immense camp near the Muskingum River and extensive rail and river access.
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Marietta
Ohio
United States
Caldwell
Ohio National Guards
Young
Muskingum River
Sherman
Cockrell
Estes
Texas
Archer
Iowa
Muskingum
Columbus
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
D. P. Bosworth
R. B. Hoover
Rioters Fire Cannon Threat in Pittsburgh Round-house Showdown
General Brinton led troops through a night of clashes after rioters seized a cannon in Liberty Street aimed at the round-house. Troops fired when orders were ignored, killing several, wounding others, as provisions failed and scouts relayed messages to Adjutant-General Latta.
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Pittsburgh
Knapp
Liberty Street
Brinton
Penn Avenue
Cash as China’s small money and iron disc
The text explains that in China gold and silver are not the primary money forms. they circulate as merchandise by weight. The government issue is a coarse iron-copper disc called cash with a central hole, valued roughly at one mill in American currency, used for stringing in tens.
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China
Ohio State Journal Seethes Over Democratic Convention
The Ohio State Journal attacks the Democratic Convention alleging loss of the German vote and labels Bishop as a Know-Nothing Sabbatarian. It criticizes Pillars as a Murphy ally and cites the platform as anti-resumption and anti-greenback inflation with Pillars also branded a Know-Nothing.
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Ohio State Journal
Bishop
Pillars
Murphy
Orleans Club Thames Gossip Sparks Moral Debate
Paris dispatch reports the Prince of Wales hosting a private Orleans Club party for married ladies, provoking scandal among male club members. The event featured cigarettes, bold seating, and discussions of a new prominent guest Mrs Hd, with critics warning a spicy historical tale for future generations.
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Paris
New York Times
Orleans
Thames
Prince of Wales
Orleans Club
Count Grammont
Hayes Southern policy defined by Mississippi Republicans
The Chicago Tribune reprints a question and a Mississippi Republican address defining Hayes policy as civil- rights enforcement and reconciliation of sections. It asks if the Springfield Journal accepts this definition or rejects it as slander and partisan attack.
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Springfield Journal
The
Tribune
Cincinnati Gazette
Republican Journal
Hayes
Republican Central Committee of
Mississippi
Des Moines Register
Omaha Republican
Chicago Tribune
Mountain Crumbling Near Bourg St Maurice Described
A Savoy mountain near Bourg St Maurice is slowly eroding as blocks of solid stone crumble away. French Alpine Club members describe the sight as magnificent with boulders tumbling down steep slopes and trees crushed beneath, thunder like echoes in the air.
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Bourg St. Maurice
Savoy
Alpine Club
Eminent New York physician champions tapering off opium habit
A New York physician writes to the Sun claiming gradual morphine reduction is the sure cure for opium addiction. He describes lowering the morphine content from thirty grains to twenty-nine then twenty-eight in successive bottles, with a teaspoonful four times daily, noting no shock to the system and a permanent break from the habit.
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New York
German author argues for fruit and grain diet for humans
An eminent German author argues against animal food and cites German scientific work showing humans are fruit and grain eaters. He notes infants prefer fruit or grain and claims humans thrive on little meat, citing German soldiers and students as evidence of strength and endurance.
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Germany
A Man Who Wouldn't Strike
Amos Fish a noted Albany eccentric died leaving a $50,000 charitable estate and cutting his wife to a dollar a day. He described frugal living from scraps and bone ashes. He rarely raised rents despite taxes and once forced a settlement with a widow he managed for years, indebting her and her two children.
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The
New York Tribune
Amos Fish
Albany
New York
Ife
Do We Eat Too Much in Summer Diet Debate
The Washington Star notes a discussion sparked by the Philadelphia Ledger on summer eating. It argues that summer dining should replace winter fare rather than just add luxuries, to ease the digestive system which slows in hot weather. It suggests a mix of vegetable meals for many, while some need a careful blend of winter and summer foods.
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The
Cincinnati Gazette
Washington Star
Philadelphia Ledger
Firely flying serpent in sky turns out to be Chinese kite
Residents in the eastern part of Virginia city were startled by a fiery looking aerial display described as a dragon-like serpent. The object tracked by observers was later identified as a Chinese kite setup with red paper head and tailless design, accompanied by eighteen similarly colored kites with tassels and rattans.
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Virginia
Treatment of Cabbages from the Fruit Record
A New Jersey gardener argues salt aids cabbage develop ment, especially inland. He sprinkles salt on damp plants after setting out and again as heads form, even applying more to diseased or non heading plants. One quart covers five hundred plants per season, with safety for more.
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New Jersey
Ohio Registry Law criticized as fraud cover by Democrats
The Detroit Tribune reports the Ohio Democratic Convention urged repeal of the Registry Law, labeling it burdensome and discriminatory, while claiming it curtails election fraud by preventing fraudulent votes. The piece argues the law reduces Democratic abuse and mirrors Michigan's registry system.
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Ohio Democracy
Detroit Tribune
Ohio Democratic Convention
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Michigan
Democratic Party
Faithful unto death dog guards Memphis coal scales
A Memphis coal dealer kept a large sagacious dog at the scales to oversee coal weights. The dog mentored buyers until a negro uncovered the scam, lightening carts by removing coal. The dog later died at his post, hailed as faithful unto death in a cautionary tale about unscrupulous buyers.
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Memphis
Massa
Democracy and Electoral Commission Debate in Chicago Times
The Chicago Times notes the Democracy’s acceptance of the Electoral Commission despite Mr. Tilden and compares it to a Nevada marksman tale. It cites political prudence to avoid robbing Tilden of the White House incumbency and the party of offices, ending with a caution about Mr. Tilden’s prospects.
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Chicago Times
New York State
Austin
The Landlord Refuses One Last Drink
A remorseful man pleads with a landlord to sell more alcohol to him as a warning to others. He recalls his own ruin at twenty eight and asks the landlord to spare the young men, who are about to drink. The landlord vows this will be his last sale and keeps the pledge.
Poole the Tailor Left Enormous Debts Behind Him
The passage recalls Poole the tailor who died leaving about £120,000 in debts. He lived extravagantly and many fashion clients did not pay. A witty exchange with Lord Hardwicke is noted as an example of his sharp, satirical reputation.
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Poole
Poynton
Pistol
Falstaff
Lord Hardwicke
State to Fund Depot Elevator and Hotel Reconstruction
The State of Pennsylvania will pay the bill and workers will rebuild the depot elevator and hotel damaged. Production laborers will toil to restore service and supply new cars while the railroad company incurs no loss, according to the commercial report.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Vitor Commercial
Fritz Plans Lawsuit Over Garden Chickens
In Hartford a man named Fritz seeks legal action after chickens in a neighbor's yard damaged his garden. He asks for damages and a sixteen foot fence around his property to keep the birds confined, but the lawyer says such a fence cannot be compelled.
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Hartford Post
Fritz
Yaas
Warave
Tam
Confidence Shaken by Early Morning Pocket Search
A man finds his wife awake at dawn examining his pockets, while she discovers a lager beer check, a variety show ticket, and a perfumed note signed sincerely yours, Julia. The vivid scene questions trust and signals a domestic rift with light, ironic undertones.
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Julia
Land Sale Under Vendition in Van Wert County
Court vendi public sale of real estate in Van Wert County Ohio to satisfy a vendi execution. Property includes multiple parcels in section 30 township 3 south range 1 east with appraised value 5890 dollars. Sale set for September 1 1877 at the courthouse door, cash terms. Fred Billman sheriff along with Price and Shissler attorneys.
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Sglriff
Thomas Noble
Court of Common Pleas
van Wert
Ohio
Isaae Cook
van Wert County
Range 3
Fred Billagfan
Price & Shissler
J.S. Brumback
Towit
Fred Billman
Pei
Hamilton County
Herrick County
Range 4
Franklin C. Holden
John B. Steiverson
F.and
G., Lehman
Joseph L. Roush
William Roush
Klinger County
Sophia Williams
Court of Com. Pleas
F.m.harmon
Court of Conmon Pleas
Section 30
Rayne 1
Fred. Billman
Sheriff’s Office
van Wert, V
Irwin & Brice
Emerson & Marble
John C. Rogers
van Wert Ohio
Wm. Finney
Martin V. Dougal
Clark & Darnell
Sale Notice for Real Estate in Van Wert Ohio 1977
Shereeise's sale by the Remington E. Sewing Machine Co agent A S Burt. Common Pleas Clerk in Van Wert County announces sale of the middle fraction of Inlet No 24 in Van Wert town. Real estate on Main Street 20 feet 6 inches by 75 feet to be sold at courthouse door on September 1 1877 between 1 and 2 pm. Appraised at 7000 dollars. Sheriff Fred Billman. W J Beers attorney.
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London Times
European Turkey
Roumania
Danubian
Darabani
Radoutz
Czimara
Fair Crusader
Enoch Hinman
van Wert County
Ohio
Jefferson Street
van Wert
G. FE. Wells
Baxter Bros. & Co
Court of Com. Pleas
Allen
John R. Heinley
Courts of Common Pleas
J. R. Heinley
Washington Street
Fred Billman
Alexander & Saltzgaber
J. E. Wells
Irwin and
Price
Wm.j.toda
Court of Common Pleas
G.E. Wells
Sheriff's Office
van Went
W.J. Beers
Nimrod Ridenour Court of Common Pleas
O. Thomas Johnson
Inlet No
Joseph Dunkerley
Epson & Bropdnix
Attordeys
George Hahn
Allen County
D. P. Wappner
Fred. Billman
van Wert, O
Sipson & Bropnix
F.H
Jacob Hoellers
E. D. Stewart
A.C. Decker
Heath and Stewart
Convoy
Prick & Shissler
Kebby
Luke FE. Parsons
Murray A. Brown
Jacob Wyandt
EF. B. Leonard
Price & Shissler
Eleazer Gilbert
John Bateman
Section 20
Ihip
Rhodehamel & Bro
Lewis Moss
Towit
Walnut Street
Shlerife
Emerson & Marble
Jacob Winkler
Fulton Street
van Wert,o
Prrice & Shissler
Jacob Long
van Vs
Wert County
Thos. L. Lehew
Oho
Epson
J. Hoaglin
Mahan
David Spangler
van VS. Wert County
John R. Heinly
J. RK
Heinbky
Heinly
J. Kay & Co
Cincinnati
Power & Painter
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Joseph Gleason
Court of Common Vs. Pleas
van Wert Wise and
Lehew
Et al
Y County
A. J. Porter
Ohio law and forms catalog for justices and constables
A publication listing over 100 blanks for latest and approved forms, plus Warren's Ohio Criminal Law and Forms and Civil and Criminal Dockets. Includes seals and seal presses for justices and constables, with detailed blanks and copyright forms.
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Swan
Ohio
Warren
Justice’s
Justices, &c
Peck
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A.S
Section H
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Shereise
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Andrew Parker
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South Washington Street
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Ela, GA
Ohio Law
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Incinnati, O
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Mercer County
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Sherigfes
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Putnam County
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Sheriff’s Sale
Code of Common Pleas
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Ilouse
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Clinton Place
C.n.crittenden
Sixth Ave
Waters
Grand Square
Horace Waters & Sons, Manufacturers and Dealers
East 1Ath Street
Union Square
New York City
Express
Stiner’s
New York and China Tea Co
M. H. Moses & CO
Vesey Steet
N. Y
Army OF the Cumberland
George H. Thomas
Thomas B. van Horne
U.S. A
Morocco
W. T. Bheran
Joseph Hooker
Robert Clarke & Co., Publishers
Cincinnati, O
State OF Ohio
I. Minton Barnes
Milton Barnes
Shtlerife
Sueripfe
Board of Commissioners
Range No 2
van Wert Wrest Ohio
James Webster
Walnut St
Leibic
W. H. Pennell
McGuffy
Laren
A. R. Strother
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