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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1903
Page
4
District denounces water waste and warns that delays in building a new pipeline will worsen summer shortages. Citizens demand decisive action within weeks to avoid a severe crisis as river levels fall and August remains distant. The plan calls for about 6000 dollars for the pipe line under expert guidance.
A Michigan newspaper piece laments a fatal collision involving a train and mourns unidentified victims. It honors each victim as a son, noting mothers seek their missing children and ask where their wandering sons are tonight.
The Pittsburg Times notes a wandering boy returned safely while ten Suatecine boys who had gone home were buried in Little Michigan. The piece urges youths to heed the lesson about leaving home clandestinely and emphasizes the sorrow of separation from mothers and friends.
The article cites the Plattsburg Times arguing that tenant inducements shown by thrift and enterprise will burden landlords and that dividing large estates will end landlordism. It predicts major internal and external political changes for the island, with reduced uprisings and crime once estates are redistributed.
At a Warren school board meeting the vertical writing method was voted out of the public schools. The Warren Tribune notes the system produced back handed writers and endorses removing it as a timely decision.
The text references Judge Donley securing a patent and mentions court yard walks and new officials. It includes promotional asides about garden seeds and obituaries, plus political notes and local commentary naming Coshocton, John Adams, and Corbett. The fragment mixes advertising with civic chatter and satire.
The report details Tom L and his lieutenants backing multiple candidates for the U S Senate, with Harvey Garber endorsing John W Bookwalter. It alleges Johnson's bid mirrors Cleveland boss influence and hints at backroom payments to win endorsements, suggesting a crowded, maneuvering Ohio Democratic scene.
An advertisement extols Hyomei as a reliable hay fever remedy enabling sufferers to stay home during the annual attack. It features testimonials from J. F. Forbes of McCook Nebraska and notes the kit includes a pocket inhaler. It also claims refunds if Hyomei fails and advises preemptive use two to three weeks before symptoms appear.
The Age plans a series of historical sketches on Ohio’s early days, detailing pioneer struggles and the state’s founding. The Simeon Ford Jetters generate reader interest akin to classic works, with publication to begin at first appearance of these sketches.
The Age hires a renowned young artist Modine East to provide a series of attractive drawings about weather and storms. Early drafts show bold, brash lines by the familiar figure Uchsteins, an Ohio artist noted for rapid gests, as the publication seeks to entertain readers with weather themed art amid seasonal chatter.
A cryptic editorial discusses island ownership and economic impact. It argues owners will improve land for gains, noting changes affect local prosperity and the island's future. The piece references Hecate and Vetera but remains opaque due to OCR errors.
West Lafayette correspondents report a flood of social visits across nearby towns. Guests include Mrs. Kuhns and daughter of Wabash Indiana and Grace McClain from nearby, with many locals hosting or travelling to Camp Sychar, Zanesville, Atlantic City and Coshocton.
Lloyd Arnold of Conesville was arrested Sunday evening in Coshocton by Special Officer Doney as he tried to depart on a freight with a ticket for one berth. He was released to appear before Squire Wimmer this evening. Doney recalls Coshocton as a former center for train jumping and says fines of 3.80 are meant to deter the practice, which causes accidents and theft of rides on freight trains.
J McCoy schedules a public sale at his residence two miles west of Conesville on Thursday August 27 at 10 o clock. The auction lists two colts 30 cattle fat cows 100 sheep sows and pigs among items offered for sale.
Former Roscoe merchant now at state school for the deaf visited his sister Mrs Ira Middleton who is seriously ill at her Jackson township home Friday and Saturday of last week. Lost women’s handbag of black shoestrings with gold glasses pocketbook and mittens. Return to Age office. 24.
From a wooden track of 1829 the U S railroad system has grown to cover vast distances. Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters is praised for over fifty years of cures, claimed to relieve headache belching indigestion constipation malaria and more. The genuine bottle bears a private stamp on the neck.
A new rural free delivery route begins September 1 in Tuscarawas county from Sugar Creek to Rogersville. Ohio now lists 1,800 rural routes, the nation's largest state system, with 600 more applications pending before the department.
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