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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1885
Page
2
A Bellaire Ohio comparison shows ministers paid 9700 dollars for the year while public school teachers receive 12600 dollars. saloons spend 307515 dollars on beer wine and liquors, over thirteen times the education budget. Gas fuel replaces coal in Pittsburgh potentially cutting regional coal output by about 38.25 million tons annually.
A 17 year old youth Charley dies after a gunshot wound to the hip with post mortem by doctors from local towns. The article lists multiple recent local deaths by suicide, accident, and misfortune, notes school and church events, education talk, a new druggist bride, Fourth of July plans, and local governance and school construction details. It also covers probate court items including a will admitted to probate and an insane asylum commitment, with guardianship appointments and bonds.
The estate of Wm. W. Almack was declared insolvent with administrator Rene Pigman to publish notice. Mary J. Weber of Keene township and Margaret Hfughs of Bedford township were found insane and committed for treatment. Administrators filed inventories, wills were admitted to probate, and various guardianships and licenses issued. A teachers exam included geography and grammar questions with multiple items.
A dense excerpt lists questions on Jefferson, Jackson, Monroe, tribal history of Coshocton county, and Harrison. It includes grammar drills on prepositions, adjectives, pronouns, capitalization, and punctuation, with sample corrections and explanations. It ends with notes on verb tenses and pronoun cases.
A critical attack on schemes by manufacturers to ruin rival brands with a false ammonia test. The piece argues true baking powder value lies in purity, wholesomeness, and leavening power, best judged by practical bread results.
The May report details farm labor wages from 1866 to 1885, showing shifts in cash and board wages by region. California and the Pacific coast paid higher wages early, while South Carolina and nearby Southern states paid the least. Across periods, Western states and California often led with higher cash wages. Southern states lagged. Harvest time day wages vary widely, with Minnesota tops currently and South Carolina bottom. The article notes overall declines from 1869 to 1875, then gradual recoveries, and includes extensive state tables.
The Atlanta Constitution reports Reverend Sam Jones declaring liquor has its place in hell and vowing to die sober, urging temperance as civic duty. He mixes religion with politics, condemns unfit legislators, and attacks hypocrisy while referencing a Tennessee legislature debate and urging truth, justice, and temperance in Georgia.
An advertising roundup highlights Brown's Iron Bitters for strong blood and appetite, Hood's Sarsaparilla for digestion, St Jacobs Oil for rheumatic pain, Red Star Cough Cure, and Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh. Also notes Carter's Little Liver Pills and Salvation Oil amid miscellaneous snippets from Pittston area readers.
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