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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1895
Page
5
In Coshocton a physician advertises permanent local practice focusing on diseases of women and chronic illnesses. The notice mentions specialized treatment of catarrh, chest disorders, and rheumatic conditions with evening and weekend availability at Mendaye and Bunday in the market area.
The advertisement claims Paine's Celery Compound restores strength and vigor, especially for women with weak nerves and fatigue. It cites improved nervous system nourishment, lasting health gains, and reduced relapse, with testimonials from E Thompson of Hamilton Ohio praising four bottles for rheumatism dyspepsia and headaches.
John James Mago transforms from a poor English insect collector and British vice consul to a Guatemalan millionaire after a brutal lashing incident. He secures wealth through coffee plantations docks contracts and mines. The 100 lashes led to a fortune of about £1 900 000 with British government compensation and Spanish colonial rivalries noted by Pearson's Weekly.
During the Petersburg siege a Confederate lieutenant, badly wounded in the left arm, faced possible amputation. Surgeons saved the arm by removing bone, but warned of a crooked outcome. He joked that any arm would do, asking to set it for bugging and proceed.
A travel column offers a vivid, if dated, portrait of Koreans describing attire, housing, food, animals, and daily life. It notes a furnace driven by external fuel, a love of snakes, sacrificial goats, signboards with Chang Sun imagery, an hotel where travelers supply their own meals, and a strong emphasis on ancestor worship and scholarly examinations. The piece mixes admiration with stereotypes and anecdotes about kings and courtly restraint.
The Pennsylvania Lines announce low excursion rates for travel to Baltimore Decatur Meridian Chattanooga Cleveland Roanoke and more for May through August. Tickets cover multiple routes with return options and varied destinations including Asbury Park Boston Denver Niagara Falls Montreal Cape Cod and Atlantic City. Public may use the fares. details from F. Van Dusen, Pittabarg.
A new horse illness spreads between Parkersburg and Bellaire along the Ohio River. Affected horses become uncontrollably driven forward despite obstacles and many die. Cures vary. some fail within half an hour, others linger days. Veterinarians admit it is a new disease and rarely do horses recover, causing farmer alarm.
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