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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1900
Page
3
Coshocton faces a wage dispute delaying street work. Street Commissioner Finnell, teamsters, and shovelers refer to a long standing pay scale of 3 dollars per day for teamsters and 1.50 for shovelers, with recent demands rising to 3.50 and 1.70. Finnell asserts no authority to grant raises, leaving street leveling paused until council resolves pay.
The Otsego home of Charles Buker was burned Sunday afternoon when a kitchen fire started while Mrs Baker and her daughter Miss Baker were away. Sparks set the roof ablaze and most household goods were destroyed though some furniture on the first floor was saved. Mrs Baker, widow of Decatur Baker who died in Otsego last summer, is prostrated by the tragedy across the street.
Four construction trams operate on the Southern line and Saturday night the line reached Zanesville. Massive work on steel, tracks, and grade is underway with no expense spared to finish in first class condition. Officials expect freight service by May 15 and passenger service by June.
Ambrose Beard acting for the railroad mill company paid secretary Boyd Se on a Saturday afternoon for lots. When the mill switches were installed a portion of the lots was used. Beard promised the company would take them if the parties who drew them were dissatisfied. The nuns were refused and Beard kept his promise.
The Wheeling has appointed a night operator for Hill station with Frank Wimmer starting Sunday night. S J Roche resigns as day operator. S A Courkee fills the day shift. W E Lake of Happy Creek, Va praises DeWitt’s Little Early Risers for liver and bowel relief. C B Anderson's Drug and Book Store.
An immense audience in Washington heard Webster Davis ex‑assistant secretary of the interior discuss the Boer war, urging American sympathy for the Boers. Resolutions denouncing England were adopted as Boer support grew across the capital.
The sheriff auctioned lands in Henry C. Herbig versus Joseph Hay et al. for 3200 dollars, including 1m acres in Linton and Oxford townships. Catharine Hart versus Nancy Gardner et al. also sold. M. L. Jones bought 120 acres in Virginia township for 3400 dollars. George Vickers purchased 1 acre in Muskingum county for 400 dollars. An editor recommends Krause's Headache Capsules. endorsements from J W Hutchison and local drugstores.
Fragmented text discusses a drink called Grain-O and a coffee like product, claiming it harms discipline and disturbs peace. It mentions children and a figure named Grenven distributing items, with references to money waste and poor grade coffee. Difficult to confirm details due to garbled OCR.
Notice announces the appointment of E. L. Lybarger as executor of the estate of Marr J Weatherwat, deceased, late of Coshocton County. The signer confirms the appointment and qualification to administer the estate.
The Zanesville Business College offers a written guarantee to students. If examination results are not satisfactory, tuition is refunded in full. For more information contact The Zanesville Business College in Zanesville, Ohio.
English civilians ordered away as Bloemfontein is believed isolated. Boer forces grow active with reports of telegraph cuts, missing Hussars, and failed attempts to corner Boer leaders. Gatacre returns with no trace of the ill fated column. Reddersburg re occupied. Basuto unrest and Swaziland tensions add to the theater of war news.
The Coshocton Novelty Company of Council Bluffs, tied to Coshocton Manufacturing stockholders, filed suit in Columbus against former manager George Dusenbury to stop disclosure of customer names and business secrets. A temporary injunction was granted with $800 bond.
An old advertisement for a foot powder promises relief for corns bunions swollen and sweaty feet. It notes availability at druggists and shoe stores with a free sample offer and claims a consumer address in Olmsted Le BorsN. A second item details a Republican district convention in the seventeenth district to elect delegates for Philadelphia in 1900 and outlines delegate representation and committee setup. A third brief touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure crediting Dr. Hale to ease twenty years of indigestion and improve appetite after use at C E Anderson's Drug and Book Store.
The Bureau of Attendants for Trans Atlantic travelers in Jersey City and New York, tied to the Pennsylvania system, guides European travelers and New Yorkers arriving by rail. Agents meet ships, arrange onward trips, handle tickets, baggage transfers, and sleeping accommodations, and supply cabs at no charge for passengers. Contact nearest Pennsylvania lines ticket agent or J M Tanks, District Passenger Agent, Columbus Ohio.
An antiquated advertisement asserts women must be attractive through health remarks. It promotes Electric Bitters as a cure for digestive and blood issues claiming it sharpens nerves and skin. The copy urges purchasing at Anderson's Drug Store and mentions DeWitt's Little Early Risers as another remedy.
An old advertisement promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute suitable for children and adults. It claims Grain-O has a rich brown color, is made from premixed grain, and is gentle on the stomach with no distress. Price is given per package and it is sold by grocers.
Advertisement for Mother Gray famed nurse runs a Children’s Home in New York offering a powder to cure feverishness stomach troubles teething disorders and worms in children. Claims nurses feed the powder and that it works within hours. free sample offer and address in LeRoy New York.
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