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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1885
Page
4
The Coshocton Age outlines submission rules with advertising guidance. It states free obituaries up to ten lines and charges for additional lines and obituary poetry, with delivery restrictions for out of county subscribers.
The issue notes February debt reduction of over three million and reports a white admission restriction at Tue Palace Skating Rink in Zanesville. It also covers a convicts death in vententary, political moves in Congress, and various international turmoil including Russia, Egypt, and Afghanistan, with evident bias and sensational phrasing typical of the era.
A reflective essay argues that no person is perfect and public judgment accompanies every action. It suggests humility before fault, urges guarding against acts harming others, and notes mankind’s varied ways of inflicting injury while condemning selfish harm.
The speaker divides people into rough thieves and a moral class who avoid stealing yet still harm others by backbiting. The rough class robs directly, while the moral class harms by speaking ill behind a person’s back. Backbiters lack courage and wisdom, corrupt reputations, and should be condemned openly rather than whispered about.
A Democratic drive to pass partisan measures faces stiff Republican resistance in the Legislature. The redistricting bill by O Myers clears the House after a quick move to end debate, with nearly all Democrats voting yes. The corpus of bills also includes a harsh penitentiary wage provision and a late liquor license amendment.
The House adjourned amid chaotic scenes as Democrats and a few Republicans clashed over a liquor amendment. Names masked amid insults and crowding, with a censure resolution suggested for those who abstained. Several bills on military, education, and governance were paged through, some advancing to adjournment for February end.
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