How a Team of Hoesexs Drew a Heavy Vault on Main St
A team of horses pulled a several thousand pound steel vault moved from Hickory Street to the People s Banking Company vault on Main Street using a block and tackle. James Chaney Sr and Jr hold the contract for vaulting and used brains over brute force to demonstrate lever power attracting curious onlookers.
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Main St
James Chaney,sr. J
Junior
People’s “Banking Company
Hickory Street
Main
Valentine anti trust law contested in Delaware ruling
Interest grows as Delaware circuit court reverses common pleas, declaring the Valentine anti trust law overly broad. Judges Voorhees, Winch, and McCarty critique the statute while coal dealers who tied prices were fined 100 dollars each. The case now awaits the supreme court decision. A separate notice promotes the 1903 Sea Season excursion on August 6 from Coshocton, with rail fare 12.50 to Cape May, Anglesea, Avalon, Wildwood, and Rehoboth.
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Cashecton
Delaware
Richard Voorhees
Winch
Cleveland
McCarty
Canton
Common Pleas
Circuit Bench
Supreme Court
At- Cape May
Angelesa
Avalon
Holly Wildwood
N. J
Reboboth
Del
Pennsylvania
Agust
Win Kipp
Coshocton
Ohio
Death at Otsego funeral set for Sunday
Mrs Bert Bradford died at her Otsego home Friday. She was a cousin of Judson Case and Mrs Al Hardwick and a daughter of James Case, known in the eastern part of the county. Funeral services will be held Sunday.
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Bert Bradford
Otsego
Judson Case
al Hardwick
James Case
Playing Millionaire Prayer on Sharp Rail Fence
Children perch on a sharp rail fence playing millionaire. They imitate Tommie, John Peerpont Morgan, and urge others to join the game, as reported by the Chicago Tribune with light humor.
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Tommie
John Peerpunt Morgan
Chicago
Jokes and Gags From College Humor Pages
A collage of light quips from Yale Columbia Cornell and Harvard humor magazines. Fragments include lines about a water polo match a rude remark and a wandering tramp with a dime exchange. The pieces showcase early 20th century campus wit and satire.
Sea Widow and Mermaid Riff Nonsense Noted
A witty quip contrasts Jones praising a horse’s invincibility with his upside down dope sheet. In a second jab, a Philadelphia press cartoon features a widow mermaid showing seaweed as a pry widow’s seaweeds, humorously musing on her husband’s death.
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New York Evening Journal
Philadelphia
Lress
No Godd Effectia Noticed Hat Prices Dentists
A fragmentary note mentions a woman who visited a dentist to have a nerve killed and jokes about hat prices suggesting the dentist may have treated the wrong thing. The writing is fragmented with stray names and incomplete phrases.
His Talent and Imaginations in a Cleveland Tale
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt contrasts a young speaker claiming truth with a mother noting the boy's imagination. The dialogue centers on honesty, storytelling, and perception within a family scene.
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John Henry
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Doubtful Consolation in a Washington Star Exchange
In the Washington Star an exchange features Willie Washington confessing a lack of self confidence. Miss Cayenne offers encouragement suggesting his doubt may reflect a keen judgment of human nature.
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Willie Washington
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Conversation About Pet Bonnets and Restoring Beloved Old One
A chatty excerpt features Mrs Closciistob requesting four pet bonnets to amuse friends, while Mr Cloacfist suggests redoing the old bonnet to provoke more chatter among acquaintances, ending with a light reflexive remark.
Chicken Foot Luck in a Washington Star Quip
In a brief Washington Star quip Sir Erastus Pickley jokes about chicken foot luck. He questions whether a chicken foot can truly foretell fate, noting superstition and his own skepticism about any lock of fortune tied to a fowl's foot.
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Tabbit
Erastus Pickley
Washington Star
Man's Fearful Mechaetum and Odd Ads Recalled
Fragmentary text describes a bizarre condition where a man must repeatedly chew and gnaw after eating. Puzzling lines reference The Age ads promising good results and strange health slogans.
Personal notices from Coshocton and nearby towns
A long list of visitors and travelers appears in Coshocton society notes. Roy Hudson visits grandparents in Coxville while A E Jones leaves for Norwalk. Many locals journey to California, New Philadelphia, West Lafayette, and other towns. engagements include Miss Lissette Herbig hosting at H C Herbig and Misses Custer and Gallagher visiting relatives in New Philadelphia.
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Roy Hudson
Coxville
Ind
Christopher Hudson
Brower Avenue
A. E. Jones
Boston Plane Company
Norwalk
Jesse Lawrence
California
Lissette Herbig
Tiffin
H. C. Herbig
South Fourth Street
Marie Custer
Margaret Gallagher
New Philadelphia
A. M. Henderson
Roscoe
Columbus
Carrie Duncan
Millersburg
Virginia McConnell
Carrie LeRetilley
Grace Williams
Bloomfield
Fanny McGuire
West Lafayette
Lucretia Metzler
Baltic
Ethel Lightell
North Eighth Street
Albert Colloson
Tunnel Hill
George Lorenz
San Francisco
Georgia Eckert
Elwood Ind
Will Reed
Pearl Russell
Coshocton
A. B. Shauweker
Cleveland
J. W. Watson
Capt
B. F. Sells
Colonel
University At Columbus
J B Leavengood
Adams Street
Visi
Chili
George Caton
New York
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Rey
JL. M. Lafferty
Pittsburg
George M Gray
Park Avenue
Mary Fleming
Frazersburg
Mary Evans
South Lawn Avenue
Ada Fowler
Plainfield
Frank Pfous Jr
Avondale
Stecrist
G. F. Ferguson
Newark
George Wilson
B. McCormick
Sharon
Boston
Piatt
Imother
Lodge
Niagara Falls
Christine Lakin
Dennison
John Ashbacher
O. E. Burch
Lodi
F . Burch
Locust Street
A. J. Lennon
H. T Clark
Ad Clark
Prairie Chapel
Mattie Thornhill Glover
Chicago
Caroline Boyd
Mt Vernon
Torrens Stewart
Utica
Social Roundup of Local Visitors and Travel
Names and destinations fill a social column as residents travel to Denver Pittsburg Steubenville Washington Philadelphia New York and Boston. Clergy guests Rev Dr Frank Richard of Zanesville and Rev Dr F B E H Peschau of Miamisburg participate in the corner stone laying of the English Lutheran church.
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Vinié
John G. Elder
Leora Wilson
Warsaw
L. P. Gallagher
New Philadelphia
Iva A. McCoy
Denver
Cal
A. K. Eliott
Muca Palm
Pittsburg
Siler
Punxsutawney
Miamisburg
Ohio
New English Lutheran
Household Jewel and The First Automobiile
A philadelphia Ledger excerpt recalls a household helper dismissed after theft and describes early steam travel. It notes Sir Goldsworthy Gurney’s 1829 steam carriage journey from London to Bath, amid crowd opposition, as a landmark in steam propulsion. It lists excursion fares and routes on Pennsylvania lines, including trips to San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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John
Philadelphia Ledger
George Stephenson
Goldsworthy Gurney
London
Bath
Gurney
Marylebone
Albany Street
Melksham
Steam
England
Winona Lake Summer Resort on Pennsylvania Lines Opens May 15
Winona Lake Indiana a renowned summer resort on the Pennsylvania lines invites visitors seeking devotion rest and recreation. The Winona assembly hosts a summer school and draws guests nationwide each season. Excursion tickets go on sale May 15 with fare and train times available from Pennsylvania lines ticket agents or F Van Dusen Pittsburg PA. For attractions at Winona Lake inquiries may be addressed to J C Dickney secretary and general manager Winona Lake Indiana.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Winona Lake
Winona Assembly
United States
Pennsylvania Lines
F. van Dusen
3. C. Dickney
Bowser Turns Poet After Dinner Dinner Poem Fails to Impress
Bowser, hoping to write a poem for a club initiation, works through a halted mood and a chaotic evening. His wife mocks the Spring Lands club name, a cat disrupts his flow, a doorbell rings for dishcloths, and a stray idea about a calf damages the verse. He leaves for a drugstore to sell the finished piece, still confident it will earn him praise if the Spring Lambs notice.
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B. Lewis
Bowser
Mr. Bowser
Eybess
Byron
Poets Clash Over Spring Verse At Bowser House
Mrs Bowser edits a rustic spring poem as Walker Longay defends verse about lambs and cuckoos. The exchange hints at changing lines to fit late June weather and cautions against overripe sentiment in a humorous domestic scene.
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Hoesexs
Valentine Antitrust
Yale
Harvard Lampoon
Yale Record
Columbia
J. W. Lawrence
Keene
Colorado
Will Elder
Deadwood
North Dakota
Tmcke
Chautauqua Lake
Lakeside
Putin Bay
Peloskey
Mackinac Island
Traverse City
Michigan
Devil’s Lake
Dells
Wisconsin
Northwest
The
Lambs Club
ILLIA
Walker Long
Evening Journal
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