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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1900
Page
7
Farmers may buy sell or exchange any farm related items by sending brief notices to The Rex Coshocton Ohio. The column will run three times free and asks for name address and road to help buyers locate sellers. Notices should be three or four lines.
The Age presents News of the World from the American Press Association, compiling major events of the week for its readers. It blends general, home, and local news in a sixteen-page format, highlighting Coshocton’s leading paper.
Advertisement offers a limited time deal for subscribers paying a year in advance to receive The Age and Rand McNally New Concise Atlas of the World in one package for 1.60. It describes a large atlas with maps of U S states and Canadian provinces and global country maps, praising it as the most convenient atlas. The notice also mentions a supposed job ad and warns about counterfeiters.
Mr and Mrs Joan J Topkin of New York refuse burial for their daughter Virginia dead since Oct 16. They held a twelfth birthday at Oswego with a party denied by Mrs Topkin, while costly presents arrived from relatives in Ontario and New York. The room is trimmed in white and violet, with purple canopy, and Virginia will stay with the family until a mausoleum is ready. The family cites not wishing her in a public vault and her mother’s inability to bear parting. Also included is an advertisement for Kodol Dyspepsia Cure from C E Anderson's Drug & Book Store.
Ohio delegates converge on Columbus as the house and senate organize efforts. Campaign chatter centers on clerkships with J W Bell exiting the race leaving Harry Griffith of Mt Gilead as GOP pick for chief clerk. Dems plan to honor Senator Brorein. Myers travels from New Guilford to join the joint Eighteenth and Nineteenth district delegation. New incorporations include Canton Wholesale Nation Company and Diamond Pants and Nelson Company in Marietta, Guernsey London Telephone, and Coalton Athletic Club among others.
A Paris exposition plan aims to showcase corn as a nutritious staple. Commissioner Peck secured nearly seven acres for the American exhibit with a corps kitchen to demonstrate corn preparations. Secretary Wilson supports edible corn displays including corn bread, cakes, mush, and many other corn products to educate European visitors. The effort seeks to boost U S corn use and agricultural commerce through public demonstrations.
London dispatches recount private letters from soldiers describing first experiences of rifle and shell fire at Talana and Elandslaagte. They detail obsession with shells, near misses, the Dargai memory, and a Gordon charge, plus notes on wounded officers and the death of Colonel Scott Chisholm and other light horsemen.
Illinois Republicans gather for annual meeting as Governor John R Tanner declares he will not seek re election. He warns against nominating a candidate who could endanger the ticket and cost Shelby Cullom a Senate seat while noting he will not interfere with party success. The field includes Hancey Reeves and Yates with Hanecy leading.
Mrs Shinabarger, 37, of Cygmet near Q is in Texas with a religious sect called the Roll Fille. The group, 14 members, migrated under a heaven-sent chart to a secluded Texas wilderness where they built a pine temple and await a new heaven to replace most of the world. Attorney Harrington, back in Bowling Green, notes unrest in the colony as members debate the chart and a possible Arizona relocation.
The Nations Museum in Washington is arranging a recent basketry purchase and plans an exhibition within three months. Dr. J. N. Hedson of Ukiah California, long associated with the craft, contributed works now bought for $3,000. Oregon and Nevada pieces fill a gallery, with Hudesn collection on one side and baskets from various tribes on the other. The finest pieces use tree root fibers, revealing skilled geometry and needlework. The collection is undergoing corrosive sublimates and alcohol treatment to kill beetles before display.
Washington dispatch reports a record quinine order for the United States Army. A Philadelphia company won with a bid of 92 cents per bottle for 5 000 bottles containing 500 three grain pills each, totaling 7 500 000 grains. The Armory bid opening cited the firm as the lowest bidder, undercutting others by six to thirty seven cents per bottle.
Water pricing in Warklas NX shifts to cubie foot measure per the New York Tribune. Rates are 20 cents per 100 for the first two thousand cubic feet, 10 cents per 190 for the third thousand, and 7 cents per 1m for each additional thousand, making large users pay more.
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