PRESS POINTS AND OBSERVATIONS FROM THE GENERAL PRESS
A compilation notes regional editorials on weather, political coverage, road funding, and taxation. It cites the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette on a Congress candidate, warns about Cuban cigars, and praises Jefferson County Ohio for a planned thirty three mile turnpike at four thousand dollars per mile, arguing good roads raise values while bad roads drain resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling Intelligencer
Jefferson County
Ohio
West Virginia
Centerville school house foundation laid and other notices
The column reports multiple local items from Jennings including a new school teacher at Rosyth Anglaize county, the Centerville school house foundation laid, and various family health notes. Grandmother Rimer sick, Mrs. David Wright ill, Jacob Tracy and daughters visiting Lima, and threshing updates after Mr. Jones and Mr. Danason’s work. Obituary for Mrs. Andrew Stage, age 23 years 5 months 28 days, with funeral details at Olive. Mrs. Wesley Biner’s passing in Spencerville noted with family tributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rumpel
William
Shanes Crossing
Moses Jones
Washington Williams
Owens
Olive
Old Country
Jacob Tracy
Lima
John Whyman
Thomas
Danason
Andrew
M. E. Church
O. Marlin
Wright
Wesley Biner
Spencerville
Grace Items in Paulding County and Nearby News
Grace church services last Sunday, with Rev Dunlap delivering the sermon. Farmers cut oats as rust threatens a light crop, and dry weather may cut corn yields this fall. Local figures discuss county commissioner representation from the northeast. G W Perry looked after land in Scott, and W B Ritchie plans a new farm house. Medical ads warn heart disease dangers and promote Dr Franklin Miles New Heart Cure, available at Gackenheimer s. Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy praised by A W Walter of Waltersburg Illinois for cholera infantum cure with 26 and 50 cent bottles sold by J W Evans Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Perry
Scott
W. B. Ritchie
Paulding County
Franklin Miles
Gackenheimer’s
A. W. Walter
Waltersburg
Ill
J. W. Evans & Son
Indiana's Farthest East and West Rail Lines Compared
Indiana shows uneven soil richness along major rail routes with the Chicago and Atlantic line through largely unproductive land between Plymouth and Valparaiso. The Lake Shore road yields better land but still contains unproductive patches as does the Pittsburgh line. The south hosts gas lands that promise future prosperity while lake resorts form in the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Plymouth
Valparaiso
Lake Shore
Fort Wayne notes and Van Wert fair optimism
Random notes describe Fort Wayne wholesale growth, Van Wert merchants’ upbeat fair trade, and a slew of regional interests. Reports cover Shanes Crossing population surge, upcoming institutes, local crime history, Chicago world fair debates, gas challenges, and rail travel promotions with a TOM lead the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
VanDevander
Congress
Harrison
Erwin
Pennsylvania
Bluffton
Fort Wayne
John C. Fremont
Illinois
Chicago
Mother's Friends and English pills advertised for health relief
An old ad card touts Mother's Friends as reducing labor pain and danger to mother and child, with a call to write The Bradfield Regulator Co. for details and to buy through Hines & Son. It also promotes Dr Acker's English pills as a cure for headache and liver troubles, sold by J W Evans & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
Hines & Son
Dr. Acker
J. W. Evans
Bon
Carver
Carten
Cabtre Medicine
New York
Ohio Republicans At Cleveland Endorsement and Platform
At the state convention in Cleveland on July 16 1890 the Republicans reaffirm the 1888 national platform. They praise President Harrison the McKinley tariff bill and the disability pension bill while denouncing Democratic tactics and calling for a fair impartial election law. They condemn Democratic misrule in the Ohio legislature and endorse protection for wool and agriculture along with labor rights. Names include Charles Sarees L M Hadden H W Kumler and others as state committee members. A separate item notes a carpenter M S Power injuring his wrist in Des Moines and praising Chamberlains Pain Balm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Harrison
Congress
Republican Congress
Reed
House
People's Representatives
Democratic Party
Forsker
Republican — Party
United States Senate
New York
Couse of Representatives
Old World
National Convention
Reublican Party
United States
Ryan
Discoveries of Dr. Franklin Miles Restore Health
A celebrated nerve food and medicine claims to ease nervous disorders and fatigue. Advertises a 20 pound monthly gain for Mrs. Miller of Valparaiso and J D Taylor of Logansport after using it. Finely illustrated treatise on Nervous Diseases and a free sample bottle offered at Gackenheimer's with a guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Miles
John R. Miller
Valparaiso
Ind
J. D. Taylor
Logansport
Gackenheimer’s
Cure All Skin Diseases With Swayne's Ointment
Advert says Swayne's Ointment cures tetter eczema and itch without internal medicine. Claims it heals eruptions on face hands nose and leaves skin clear and healthy. Urges readers to ask their druggist for Swaynx or Swayne's Ointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swayne
Swaynx
Complaint of thousands suffering long ailments prompts remedy pitch
An 1889 advertisement touts Dr Acker’s English Remedy for asthma consumption coughs and other long troubles with a money back guarantee and prices of 250 and 50 cents. It also promotes English Spavin liniment for horses claiming removal of lumps blemishes spavins and sprains and promises substantial savings per bottle. Sold by J W Evans Son and Hines Son Van Wert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Acker
J. W. Evans & Son
Hines & Son
van Wert
A Footman's Love tale of forced departure for a Lass
A footman Donald declares love for Miss Bessie, daughter of his master. He leaves his service for the pair, steeled by a promise of devotion despite social bounds. A small box with heather and a ring marks his farewell as he sails home, heartbroken. The column also notes public holidays and brief notes on New York names Seth Low and Max Ams, and a picture framer with the shortest surname in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Hill
Donald
Maister
Bessie
Clara Belle
New York
Seth Low
Max Ams
Greenwich Street
Mr. of
Clinton Place
Spotted People of Purus River in South America
A passage notes a tribe along the Purus River in South America living on riverbanks and lagoons. They spend much of life in canoes and are distinguished by skin with black and white spots, giving a dappled appearance rather than paint. It also mentions well dressed men in New York skipping rope in Central Park as a common sight among brokers, lawyers, and club men seeking exercise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Mississippi River
Purus
South America
New York Telegram
New York
Central Park
Prices Current Review of July 23 Markets
Review of stock money and cart markets for July 23 with posted rates and figures. Includes. futures and commodity prices for wheat corn wool cattle hogs sheep lambs and live stock at Chicago New York and Pittsburg alongside government and currency notes. Implies brisk day with exchange quiet and actual business at various bid figures.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rye
People's Mills
J. C. Hullinder
W. W. Micuaen
J.W. Evans & Son
Loose’s Extract
Soin Glover CO
Detroit
Atlas Engine Works
Indianapolis
C. C. Hutchinson
Pittston
Tom Bprron
P.O
T. A. Slocum
M. C
Pearl &T
Philadelphia
West Bulletin
Ottawa Comforter
Putnam County Sentinel
Upper Sandusky Union
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Old Halstead
Commercial Gazette
Samuel
Cuba
Colchester” Rubber CO
Colchester
Jennings
David Wright
Jas. Burnett
Rimer
Elgin
Joseph Burnett
Rosyth
Anglaize County
Centerville
Gev. Ge
Henry M. Stanley
Yale
Stanley
Africa
GC. Fowler
Moodus
Connis
Henry Sanm
Will Snyder
T. B. Bell
Ettie
Paulding
Mr. Dunlap
Grace Church
Lillie Reed
Ayer
Samuel C. Bradburn
Worthington
Mass
W. A. Westfall
M. D
W. P. Austin & N.W. Railway Co
Burnet
Texas
Philip Lockwood
Topeka
Kansas
W. H. Strout
Meadville, Pa
Ayer’s
Dr. J C. Ayer & Co
Lowell, Mass
Galesburg
Waterloo
Missouri
Roger Q. Mills
Mills
Edward Bellamy
Elamerman
Ft. Wayne
Nation
Lake Pepin
Bowling Green
Wabash Company
Garfield
Grossman
Celina
van Werters
Mercer County
van Pelt
Craig
Low Kates
Lakeside
Toledo
St. Louis
Kansas City
D. C. Janxra
State Central Committee
Charles Sarees
Hamilton
L. M. Hadden
H. W. Kumler
Montgomery
Hon
M.taylor
Champaign
J. J. Reeves
M. P. Reeves
Wood
E. B. King
Eric
George M. McPeek
Union
F. W. Herbert
Franklin
H. M. Daugherty
Ross
G. W. Temple
Clermont
C. E. M. Jennings
Athens
William B. Crew
Morgan
W. M. Miller
Muskingum
W. S. Cappeller
Richland
J. Whitney, Jr
Stark
J. G. Moore
Columbiana
L. D. King
Mahoning
Wentieth
E. R. Harper
M. 8. Power
de Moines
Iowa
Chamberlain
Sapolio
Atchison
Ies Mich
N.Y. Central
C. C
del. Ae
Ohio & Miss
Pacific Mail
Mat Aon
Rock Island
St. Paul
MAE Vni
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Carters
Post Office
H.G. Root
M.C
Prant Sr
Bowanee
Gale
Druggista
Bonaview Men, Co
Dayton, Ohio
Dickinson
W. M. Kear van Wert
Kauke
BeneBte
Medigal GO
Buffalo
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