Old Washington Register reveals 1861 town life and prices
A borrowed issue of the 1561 Washington Register, edited by Elgar B. Pearce, contrasts 1860s business and social life with today. It notes ads from Dahl and Co. and J W Cleaveland, 155 cars of stock, cattle and hog movements, and prices like lard at 8 cents a pound, butter 10 cents, eggs 10 cents a dozen, corn 20 cents a bushel, plus marriage notices and antique railroad passes from 1857.
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Herald
A. B. Rankin
Washington Register
Elgar B. Pearce
Rankin
Charles Latham
Camp Baldwin
Benjamin Renkin
FE. M. Neal
Gret
George Dahl and Co
William Rice
J. W. Cleaveland
F. Johnson
Washington
Mr. Johnson
Benjamin N. Windel
Elle Wherritt
Benny
Addition Worthwhile Water Sewer Gas Addition
Mr Caldwell who built the Baker Addition for the Ohio Land Co announces another small addition. Demand remains for twenty to thirty lots though some oppose Baker Addition due to location beyond railroads and creek. Caldwell plans the L A Ireland tract on Gregg street and the Lewis area. He has severed from Ohio Land Co and formed Keystone Realty Co of Akron. Highland and Fayette county banking figures are compared, showing Highland lags Fayette per capita and per square mile.
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Caldwell
Baker
Ohio Land Company
L. A. Ireland
Gregg Street
Lewis Phe
Caldwell Snys
Ohio Land Co
Keystone Realty Co
Akron
Fayette County
Highland
Fayette
Highland County
Fayette Tv4
Do & Lois & Sum
Fayette County Leads Anyway
A report notes a sum of 721729.31 found deposited in Highland County Building and Loan Associations and later added to a ledgers total. The item highlights county involvement and the discovery of funds in a financial institution.
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Highland County Building and Loan Associations
Easy Hand Care Advice Promises Smooth Skin
The notice promotes MANDLINE as a solution for hand soreness and roughness after dust exposure. It suggests using a Seram drop in a tube to ease roughness and maintain smooth hands.
Washington Victor Over New Holland in Millwood Park Shootout
Washington defeated New Holland 11 to 10 in a hard fought game at Millwood Park. Passmore left with injuries after tripping over a stump while chasing a fly ball. Ross and Towel pitched well for Washington while Noon of New Holland contributed a key defensive play.
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Millwood Park
Washington
New Holland
Passmore
Ross
Towel
Car Noon
Fragmented medical note on kidney bladder treatment
Patient description mentions a herbal or medicinal remedy with claimed effects to adjust control kidney and bladder action. Note notes healing strengthening and bracing properties. Source text is garbled and partial without clear identities or dosages.
Owen J Evans Pleads Guilty in Stark County Case
In Ohio a Stark County legislator Owen J Evans pleaded guilty to accepting a $100 bribe related to the salary loan bill. Judge Kinkaid imposed a $500 fine plus costs after the plea was recorded. Sentence followed a swift change from not guilty to guilty after the county grand jury revealed seven true bills. Names of additional indicted individuals were not released.
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Columbus
Ohio
Owen J. Evans
Stark County
Evans
Nen
Pearl Porter moves steam plant equipment on Clinton Avenue
In Washington Court House Ohio workers moved and raised a smoke stack and placed heavy machinery and boilers. The project involved careful attention to all contracts on Clinton Avenue with 12¢ charges noted.
Traveling Tip Promotes Safety Razor Convenience
A travel notice urges choosing safety razors for convenience on steamers, trains, or after reaching destinations. The advice emphasizes compact, reliable grooming gear for all stages of travel and daily routines.
Clean Shave Slogan Sparks Crisp Nonsensical Phrase
A fragmented fragment praising an easy shave repeats terms like quick shave smooth shave and clean shave with stray words and unclear context creating a jumbled promotional snippet. No clear events people or organizations emerge.
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Robt. Dobbins
Gordon
White
Aslshire
Ross and Hagerty
Kinkead
Ott—Life Insurance
Kearney
Pearl Porter
Clinton Avenue
Washington C. H
New York
LEO Katz & CO
Wyoming
United States
American Prees Association
Mim
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