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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1899
Page
2
Country dispatches note repeated delays in transmission while yellow papers drum up coverage of the South African war and the Porto Rico campaign. President McKinley issues the Thanksgiving proclamation as Bryan campaigns and Kentuckians watch a heated race. The article honors General Henry and remembers him near the graves of Sheridan and Crook.
Advertisements in The Age show how concerns seek to raise trade by low price bargains. Merchants announce what they have to offer, reaching thousands of families each evening, and profits flow to seller and buyer. Following ads helps buyers save pennies toward financial independence.
A garbled wartime tale recalls a ball striking G. B. Breadman of Newark Michigan during the Civil War causing severe ulcers. Bucklen's Arnica Balm allegedly cured the wounds after years of failure, with claims of relief from burns boils corns and other sores. Sold for 38 cents locally.
The public library reports rising patronage and ongoing improvements. Fifty new books have arrived or are en route, with a supplement to the summer catalogue to list all titles and authors since the last issue to be printed for the early new year.
War dispatches detail British and Boer artillery exchanges at Ladysmith with casualties and losses rising. General White questions Carlton’s column movements while the front reports a heavy British defeat and delayed signals reaching Britain amidst a strained government.
Troops advancing toward Nicholson's Neck faced a boulder slide and rifle fire that caused a stampede of mules and gear, while infantry and artillery regrouped on a left flank and built stone cover. Dawn brought a limited attack that failed to break through until reinforcements arrived and the line held.
M. C. Julien writes from Loomis California detailing climate varieties and irrigation as the key to fruit production. He notes high profits from single crops, strong eastern demand for California fruit, and land prices from 10 to 350 dollars per acre with orange and olive groves selling highest.
George A. Douglas of sail territory contracted for 1 590 mules to be delivered to either Savannah or South Africa. Coorgan involved with 70 fursis2 1.590 mules. Fire in Waterbury tenement destroys block and eight dwellings with a loss of 60000 dollars.
The Wheeling and Lake Erie will issue a new timetable before November 10 but Coshocton has not received the sheets yet. No major changes are expected to the current schedule though some trains may depart at the same times as before. A fast service will start between Wheeling and Cleveland with details on Cleveland to Coshocton pending.
President Beard offers to guarantee rent for fifteen houses after January 1 to accommodate rolling mill workers struggling to find homes. He urges property owners to contact Muse to provide housing near the mill before operation begins. The message highlights housing shortages tied to the upcoming plant.
Reduced fares available for Thanksgiving travel within 150 miles of selling point. Tickets on sale November 29 and 30, valid for return through December 11. Check with nearest Pennsylvania Line ticket agent for rates and train lines.
Army casualties and deaths are summarized from the annual report of the adjutant general. The grand total lists 10,076 men with 3,154 officers and 453 enlisted killed 197 officers and 2,78 lie wounded. A separate count shows 6,519 officers and 6,395 enlisted men. Colonel Bryan Spilled. Omaha dispatch reports W J Bryan’s carriage accident near Loup City with minor injuries to occupants.
An advertisement touts Morrow's Kid Ne Oids as a scientific kidney and urinary aid refined after eighteen years of work. It includes a testimonial from Tillus Wills of Zanesville Ohio about back pain relief and notes the product is sold as Yellow Tablets for fifty cents a box, manufactured by John Morrow & Co. in Springfield Ohio.
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