Turkey Roast and Weddings Near Keene in Local Social Notes
Mr and Mrs Alex McClure and daughter Gracie hosted a turkey roast for friends at their Keene area home Wednesday. Attendees included the McClures and their relatives, plus Rev Overholt and other local residents. Earlier, Will Williams and Nellie Culbertson wed in West Lafayette with plans to reside in Newcomerstown. The Baptist Women’s Missionary Society held a TEA and mit-box opening to support Seraton China hospital work, and the What I Can Society welcomed young women. The WCTWU announced a reception for the new west side union led by Mrs St Clair next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Willams
Newcomerstown
Nellie Culbertson
West Lafayette
George E. Rainsherber
Reed House
Mr. Williams
Women's Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Seraton
China
Dickey
W. CT. WU
Harry Hart
South Third Street
New West Side Union
St. Clair
Wiater
You Masson
New York Herald
Rivers falling after flood high point two years ago
Local notes report the river overflowing its banks but rapidly receding as it drops several feet from its peak. In community events, Charles L. Norman and Dessie Cray were married this week, while birthdays and visits mark a busy week. Neighbors hosted an old fashioned wood chopping for Mrs. Rachel Davis, and many locals attended social visits with relatives and friends nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Norman
Newcomerstown
Dessie Cray
Alzoda Vansickle
Dennison
H. E. ‘Daniels
Coshocton
Fannie Norris
Newcomertown
Isaac Norris
Fred Nevis
McCune
Thomas Catshall
Rachel Davis
John West
Roy West
Bowman's
Starker Estate Sale and Local Happenings in Center Valley
Center Valley notes report a sale of chattel property by widow Mrs. Starker, guests from Newcomerstown Misses Stafford and Shafer, Myrtle Thompson visiting cousin Mrs. Lewis, John Boyd and family moving back, Meyd and Alva to operate a coal mine owned by Martin Q. Smith, a protracted Baptist meeting ongoing, Benjamin Louis moving to Newcomerstown for work, and Howard Miller, P C C S L railroad fireman, visiting relatives in the area last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starker
Daniel Starker
Helen Stafford
Pearl Shafer
Newcomerstown
Calhoun
Myrtle Thompson
Benj. Lewis
John Boyd
Meyd
Alva
Martin Q. Smith
Baptist Church
the Plains
Benjamin Louis
Howard Miller
East End
Local notices from Roscoe R F D No 1 and area
Miss Browning of Coshocton visited James Passmore’s late last week. Wirt Middleton to teach spring term at Roberts. Isaac McNabb and family at Jonas Fry funeral in Blooming Grove. Frank Cox and Charlotte Hayes on sick list. Mrs A M Smith guest of Mrs James Passmore. Mrs George Roberts and son guests of Mrs Jane Roberts. Ray Workman at his aunt Mrs James Slaughter funeral. Thomas Richcreek to move to Beardsley farm soon. Friends gathered at A M Marshall’s Tuesday evening. Mrs Rhoda McCoy visiting sister Mrs Nicholas Parks. Vina McDonald hosted friends Saturday evening. Attendees included Bessie Browning, Daisy Manchester, May Richcreek, Stella Richcreek, Nina Cunningham, Roy Workman, Elmer Smailes. Mrs Marion Reed and daughter guests of OBP McDonald Saturday and Sunday. Dr B A Marquand of Keene at home this week. Davis mine miners unable to work due to flooded rooms. Ladies Aid auction social Saturday evening. March 7 visiting Duhammels of Point Pleasant. Burial of Thaddeus Coverdale at Orrville. he was 76. Joseph Parks improving at Coshocton home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Browning
Coshocton
James Passmore
Wirt Middleton
Roberts
Isaac McNabb
Jonas Fry
Blooming Grove
Frank Cox
Charlotte Hayes
A. M. Smith
George Roberts
Jane Roberts
Ray Workman
James Slaughter
Thomas Richcreek
Beardsley Farm
A. M. Marshall
Rhoda McCoy
Nicholas Parks
Vina McDonald
Daisy Manchester
May Richcreek
Stella Richcreek
B. A. Marquand
Keene
Davis Mines
Ladies Aid Society
Duhammel
Point Pleasant
Guernsey County
Thaddeus Coverdale
Orrville
Joseph Parks
Canal Convention Set for Akron in April 16
The Ohio Canal association will hold a convention at Akron on April 16 inviting every friend of improved waterways. Delegates from across the state, with Elks rooms arranged for attendees, will discuss retention and expansion of the Ohio canal and Muskingum River improvements, highlighting regional economic benefits. May Fowler is visiting relatives in Zanesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Canal Association
Akron
Ohio Canal
Dresden
Cleveland
Muskingum River
Zanesville
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Builders’ Exchange of
A.1
Board of Trade
Builders
May Fowler
Court House Divorce Suit in Probate Court
Elizabeth A Beal petitions for legal separation from husband Abraham R Beal in probate court citing marriage in 1866, alleged abandonment and neglect, asks for divorce alimony and expenses. attorney listed as Glenn and Stockum. Also notes Wild Goose Corner case delays and probate actions including will of Magdalena Zugschwert. Deeds filed show transfers in Coshocton and Franklin townships. county notes bridge plans, park tree trimming, and various property transfers and coal rights in multiple townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth A. Beal
Abraham R. Beal
Bird's Run
Guernsey County
Elmer E. Beal
Lfe
Glenn & Stockum
Eason
Magdalena Zugschwert
Virginia Neff
Jacob Bordenkircher
Coshocton
Emma M Adams
Solomon I. Adams
Alvin B. Cooper
Frankling Township
Wathending
Six Mile Dam
Mohican
Tiverton Township
Heart House Park
Walthending
Callie Bretty
William Gephart
Crawford Township
John A Weatherwax
Marshall V. Ainspaugh
Monroe Township
Samuel Theldon
Lyman Taylor
Bethlehem Township
Jacob Steinbaugh
Fred Grim
Adams Township
Viola E. Wright
L. E. Wright
Spencer L. Howell
The Wife and Her Weefulness
A satirical archaic view of wives portraying domestic duties, fashion obsessions, social roles, and seasonal routines with exaggerated traits. It mocks marital dynamics, gender roles, and social expectations through humorous anecdotes and broad generalizations.
Old Trouble Joke in Cleveland Plain Dealer
A brief humor item quotes Mme Quack-Why asking if she is MI and Miss Duck replying she is not but merely a frog in her throat, reflecting a light wordplay gag from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Quack
Miss Duck
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Chronic Diarrhoea Relief Praised by Local Resident
Mr C B Wingfield of Fair Play Missouri credits Chamberlain's Colic Choler and Diarrhoea Remedy with relief after thirty five years of chronic dysentery. Sold by C E Anderson 102 Forbes block Annie-Better doctor your health before beautifying remedies. Rocky Mountain Tea advertised for indigestion constipation with 35 cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C B Wingfield
Fair Play
Chamberlain
C. E. Anderson
Forbes Block
Annie
Seed Potatoes Best Varieties and Farm for Share Hire
Seed potatoes include Admiral Dewey Sensation Early Rose Early Michigan Tate Hammonds Wonderfu Koshkonong Uncle Sam Seneca Beauty Endurance with reasonable prices. A small farm in Coshocton Ohio offers good land on shares or rent with buildings. F J Engel 651 Orange Street Coshocton O 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Dewey
Sensation
Michigan
Tate
Hammond
Seneca
Endurance
A. T
McCrea
Avondale
F. J. Engel
Orange Street
Coshocton
Outsiders Praise Coshocton Hustling Town in Industrial Edition
A Pittsburg Dry Goods executive expresses admiration for Coshocton and its bustling merchants after receiving The Age Illustrated Industrial Edition. The letter, dated March 3, 1903, from Joseph Jones commends the town’s hustle and wishes success for the year, noting pride in the community and its paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Messrs. Crawford & Co
Joseph Jones
The
Age
John Barleycorn Gets Inusual Sunday Fine Work
John Barleycorn and companions figure in a string of Sunday incidents. Grace, Jackson, Trucks, and a self-styled Jack the Ripper confront city authority after drinking sprees near the handcar house and jail. An offbeat Munich dispatch reports a Bavarian abbess sentenced for poisoning a servant girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barleycorn
John Grace
Chief Mapel
Rinder
George Jackson
Rock Run
Mapel
Sarah” Trucks
Jack the Ripper
Local visitors and travels across towns noted in city social
Boston business visits by W. B. Pomerene and Guay Hedge in West Carlisle and Newcomerstown. numerous weekend callers from Homer, Warsaw, Prairie Chapel, Avondale, and Millersburg Republican spread. Families gather in Dresden, Elm Street, and Trinway for visits and dances.
Run on Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Spreads in Gale Springs
A. F. Clark, druggist in Gale Springs Virginia, reports selling twelve bottles of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy between eleven in the morning and closing time on January 26 1901. He says the medicine sells well and satisfies customers. Also notes in ad: fruit trees grape vines currants gooseberries roses and early potatoes available. calls for orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Clark
Gale Springs
Chamberlain
Virginia
C. B. Anderson
Forbes Block
J. W. Almack
Walnut
South Lawn
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Coshocton County
the Age
Palelas
Bsa
Alex McClure
Gracie
Thomas McClure
Nat
Jane McClure
George McClure
Frank Craig
Abbie
Overholt
Emerson Reed
Rose McClure
Evanssurg
Center Valley
Roscoe R. F. D. No
Conesville
Poorman
Jefferson Township
Lafayette Township
Clark Township
D & McConnell
Po South Fourth Street
National Bank
Citizens Phone
Court House
Tombiline CO
Crawford
Crawford & Co
Dackeon
Benin
Munich
Lizabeth von Haeussler
Emma Wagner
Hirod
K.T
Sxypen
Troy
Olio Hood
W. BR. Pomerene
Boston
Guay Hedge
West Carlisle
Alice Gardner
Newcomersatown
Will Leighninger
Jesse Smith
T. M. Buxton
Newcastle
D. E. Almack
John Cooksey
T.J. Miller
Samuel Lamberson
New York
Edna Meiggs
Riley Clark
Warsaw
Charles Edwards
Millersburg
R.,h. Clark
Trinway
E. P. Evans
Bessie Laub
Alice Temple
Vine Street
John Hall
Wills Creek
Mia
Luke Hall
Elm Street
Miskimens
Shott
New Philadelphia
M. W. McNaughton
Garfield Savings Bank Co
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