Publisher's Notice on Obituary Charges
The notice states correspondents, not editors, are responsible for communications. It announces obituary notices will be charged two cents per line after the word See Hereafter, while death notices remain free.
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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1875
Page
3
The notice states correspondents, not editors, are responsible for communications. It announces obituary notices will be charged two cents per line after the word See Hereafter, while death notices remain free.
The text notes name change from Boyds Mills to Avondale in the county. It also lists local busineses and events, including E McDoxap improving his Carriage Factory, and various visits and happenings in Coshocton with mentions of rains reviving vegetation and local market strawberry prices.
Coroner Gonsor convened a Thursday inquest into the death of Michael Sedtick, 72, a Holmesville grocer found dead in his bed. Postmortem shows heart disease as the cause. He slept behind his shop. neighbors alerted authorities when the store opened late.
The piece warns that chloral eaters become passive spectators at deathbeds and may later appear genial yet volatile. Hydrate of chloral, if misused, is an insidious poison surpassing alcohol or opium in danger. It notes imported supplies and the short lifespan of chloralist users, urging medical oversight.
A blend of shop ads for boots dresses, fabrics and medicines appears with notices on teacher examinations at Roscoe Union School House. Health column discusses consumption diagnosis, urine tests, and claimed cures, while local tradesmen advertise boots, jewelry, splints, and a spring wagon for sale and inquiries.
A mix of shop promotions and health ads appears in Coshocton. China Hall hawks wallpaper blinds and discount prices on 2nd Street. Sheridan’s Cavalry tonic and Eureka Hair Shop offer grooming and hair work. Johnson’s Anodyne Liniment promises stomach relief. Disney and Grover’s showcase goods from perfumery to sewing needles. Green’s August Flower claims digestion cures with sample bottles for 10 cents.
Poratto Bug Exterminator announces candidacy for a well paying office with minimal labor at the C. D. county convention. He cites long experience in eradicating potato bugs and grasshoppers and asks for suffrage, noting prior promises and devotion to the party.
Fragmentary list shows prices for ham, sugar, butter, lard, hominy, eggs per dozen, chickens per pair, corn meal, flour per barrel, potatoes, and possible reductions or errors in reading. Names of items suggest a mid 20th century market catalog.
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