William H Robinson Dies at 91 Remarkable Coshocton Resident
Oldest citizen of Coshocton William H Robinson died at his North Eighth Street home at 3 50 PM Friday. Born January 11 1812 in Savannah Georgia he lived sixty three years in Coshocton and ran an insurance agency after early carpentry work. He was a Presbyterian elder and a long time Mason master, survived by his wife Susan Denman and children Mary Shinner Harriet Stonehacker and William H Robinson Jr.
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William Henry Robinson
Coshocton
North Eighth Street
Mr. Robinson
Savannah
William and Mary (Hodge) Robinson
New York City
Orange
Roscoe
Ohio Canal
S. H Nicholas
Cambridge Road
Presbyterian Church
Robinson
Masonic Fraternity
Sarah Ann Matthews
William H. Robinson
Mary II Shinner
Chester
Wva
Harriett N Stonehacker
la Salle
Colo
Susan Denman
Dr. G S Farquhar at Home in Newark Ohio
Dr G S Farquhar announces he is at home at 20 East Church Street Newark Ohio seeking callers and visitors for medical consultation and family matters.
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E. Church
Newark
Ohio
Funeral services for local resident set Monday at 2 pm
The deceased, a city resident, survived by a widow and two children Clara D deceased and Howard of this city. Masonic order to direct services at home Monday at 2 pm with Rev Dr Wallace Hamilton officiating. Interment in Oak Ridge cemetery.
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Clara D
Howard
Masonic Order
Wallace Hamilton
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Opulent Linen Sets and Curious Meteorite News
A New York item notes a $7,000 linen table service for a Goulds estate, designed for a round mahogany table and richly adorned with Florentine lace. Separately, a meteorite counterfeit ring of Corsicans used a burn-and-coat method to fake meteorites, while seed oats orders surge as demand rises.
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New York
Avenue Gould
Fifth Avenue
Goulds
St. Meunier
Natural History Museum of Berlin
Crop in Corn Trains Shed Heavy Loss Near Nethe Earls
Tur carloads of corn were harvested off a WV and O side track near Nethe Earls this morning. The corn belonged to Perry Darling. Considerable damage was done.
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WV & O
Nethe Earls
Perry Darling
Reports of Townships and Church Notices in Avondale
Avondale Ohio March 18 1903 Monroe township officers and Sunday school leaders listed with churches and roles. Notes on Jefferson township corrections and Sabbath school organization Eva Frederick described as a worthy Sabbath school worker. Also short items on energy vs fear a timely topic and church governance questions for Sunday schools.
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Avondale
Monroe Township
E L Lybarger
Thed van Gaunel
Spring Mountain
Lewia Ainspaugh
Cyrus Shannon
Fountain
Lee Connor
Spring Mountain Sunday School
Princeton Evangelical
H. C. Baker
Charles Miller
Ed. Frederick
Lewis Ainspaugh
Pleasant Hill
H. C Baker
Jefferson Township
Brechren
Coshuecten
Tram
Sore Lind
Bethel Evangelical Church
Jefferson
Marion Lawrence
Being a Good Fellow in a Losing Game
A temperate, clear headed young man earns business trust, while the so called good fellow who stays out late and spends beyond means loses jobs and opportunities. The piece urges restraint, steady habits, and waking for work to avoid public scorn and faded chances.
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Noor
Paiic
Bia
Trist
Sea of Bel
Bat
Hind
Goveoup
Powtit
Enimy of Panatea and the green worm threat
An obscure note warns of a single foe for Panatea a green worm that devours plant life and leaves holes in leaves. The creature is described as stealthy and dangerous potentially destroying plants if not checked as it feeds on juices and colors.
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Panatea
Tonyon
Allas
Lebold
Unclear verse fragment from DnnQueane tale hits Coshoct on Friday
A damaged OCR fragment notes a quaint ballad line about a girl from DnnQueane grieving a sweetheart slain by treane. It also mentions Mr and Mrs G E McMannfiman of West Lafayette visiting Coshocton on Friday.
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G. E. McMannfiman
West Lafayette
Coshoct
Snakes Halt Mine Work Near Horace G McMorris Place
Local party led by Charles Dickerson and others explored an abandoned coal mine near Horace G McMorris' place. They found the mine flooded with water and filled with twenty three large black snakes. The men withdrew and the coal bank will stay closed until snakes depart in summer.
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Trinway
Dresden Transcript
Charles Dickerson
Lorenzo Lacy
George McCoy
Samuel McCoy
Horace G. McMorris
Origin of Uncle Sam Legend Traced to Pork Barrels
A 19th century tale links Uncle Sam to Samuel Wilson of Troy New York who inspected pork for the U S army during the War of 1812. Workmen joked the mark E A U S stood for Elbert Anderson and Uncle Sam, a line later printed and popularized nationwide by a Beaton historian.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Elbert Anderson
New York
Troy
N. Y
Samuel Wilson
Wilson
U.S
Sam Wilson
Sam
John Frost
Beaton
Early Rising Not Always a Virtue in Modern Life
Thousands must rise early due to coffee shops, shops, chessrooms, roads, and employer needs. The text argues that personal liberty to sleep late is restrained by daily duties, work patterns, and social duties, with nature and routine shaping waking hours.
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Rath Road
Bates
Ehlden
First Antomime Pantomime Roots and Grimaldi’s Rise
The first real Moghsi pantomime was staged in Lincoln's Inn Fields in 1720, titled Si Harle quin Executed with a New Italian Come Scene. Grimaldi later transformed pantomime, becoming the clown centerpiece. he appeared at Sadler's Wells and had a long stage career, ending with a Drury Lane benefit of about £800 and another £100 from the Drury Lane fund, dying in 1837 and buried at St James' chapel Pentonville Hill.
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Lincoln's Inn Fields
Grimaldi
Grimali
Sadler's Wells Theater
Drury Lane Theater
Tle
Drury Lane Fund
St. James’ Chapel
Pentonville Hill
London Standard
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