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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1885
Page
4
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A June 6 1885 column reports a deadly Indian earthquake killing about fifty. Apache outrages in Arizona. brutal murders of Colonel Phillips and family with mutilations. Ohio Representative Wilkins touts post offices benefits. Chicago politics show disputed mayoral canvassing. Ex-Governor Foster comments on Senate prospects. a sales pitch closes with patent medicine pricing.
Large crowds gathered for Decoration Day ceremonies with the City Silver Corner Band and Blooming Grove Brass Band in parade to Roscoe and Oak Ridge Cemetery. Rev. Clark spoke, praising veterans and education, urging aid for Mexican War and Civil War veterans, and urging Sons of Veterans participation.
A lengthy Keene Decoration Day address honors Union soldiers, Grant and the cause of liberty, lauding loyal women, pardons for Confederates, and the preservation of the flag. The day features sermons, speeches, music, and a memorial fund for the Soldiers Memorial Society, urging future generations to cherish the Union and all who defended it.
Observances at New Castle forenoon and Mohawk afternoon under C. C. Nichols Post G. A. R. Mohawk Cornet Band and a choir provided music. Orators Ion EK Lybargar and Capt. E. Z. Hays spoke on liberty equality and self government. Hays urged that fallen soldiers’ sacrifices honor rights and prosperity.
In Keene a nearly rainless Memorial Day event drew a larger crowd than ever. The parade stretched the village, with bands, veterans, flower girls, schoolchildren, and citizens. Ladies prepared bouquets and wreaths, and the soldiers monument was draped and decorated after ceremonies at each cemetery. The day featured prayers, music, and a military salute, with surviving soldiers placing wreaths on the graves.
Willis Workman Post G A R observed a ceremony in Plainfield with Capt J M Compton of Coshocton delivering an oration. He reflected on Civil War sacrifices, urged unity, warned against disunion, and noted America’s booming population and future generations benefiting from a united nation.
The speaker extols an expansive nation from Atlantic to Pacific and from Great Lakes to the Gulf, praising the absence of slavery within its borders. He credits soldiers and loyal citizens, including women, for emancipation and a united republic. The piece lauds the war’s sacrifice, the Constitution's strengthened value, and the nation’s vast, fertile territory as proof of enduring liberty and unity.
Decoration Day services were held at Chalfant Cemetery last Saturday forenoon with seven local soldiers honored. One Revolutionary War veteran, two from the War of 1812, and four from the Civil War are buried there. A monument and grave flower arrangement were dedicated as the Chalfants Cornet Band provided music and Rev. Harvey of Dresden spoke. The two hour ceremony concluded with dinner before proceeding to Dresden.
Thousand Bay Sc. Mr. T. W. Atkins of Girard, Kansas endorses Electric Bitters, claiming rapid sales and complete customer satisfaction. The tonic is touted as a pure medicine that cures kidney and liver complaints, purifies blood, and regulates bowels, saving doctors’ bills. sold at fifty cents a bottle by J. F. Compton.
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