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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1905
Page
4
Public notices outline post office registration and carrier delivery in Coshocton and nearby areas. Advertising rates include five cents per line for obituaries and commemorations, with advance payment required and mail not freely distributed. Local street vendors carry the newspaper.
The piece argues that telephone demeanor shapes social and business success. It compares society leaders and businessmen, noting how clear articulation, refined tone, and courteous speech win trust and contracts, while surly or careless talk risks losing orders and clients.
Chicago reports a stockbroker R. Levy from the Medinah temple area is jailed on a mail fraud charge after allegedly swindling brokers and owners of unlisted shares. The scheme sent shares to Garfield National Bank Chicago, a bank that has not operated for some time. Levy claims innocence while details indicate he sold the stock quickly, sometimes as low as one dollar per share.
A rough, garbled passage riffs on names and phrases. It mentions Cranberries and turkeys as symbols, slots, rinks closed Sundays, and a police court with skates noted, all loosely tied to Thanksgiving themes.
Two masked men armed with revolvers forced cashier Gabriel Jones to surrender all the cash in the safe, $2,000, and fled in a buggy. A man and a woman who entered during the robbery were ordered to face the wall with hands up.
Fred Siebert of the Red Devil tobacco campaign in New York gains notice in Tobacco magazine for his expo work. Fred Siebert, called by friends, leads the booth with effective talk and crowd engagement. Galbraith of Queen City Tobacco announced a live wire to the expo. A H Hillman handles distribution in Greater New York. Henry S Dewey announces independent mayoral bid in Boston after a tight GOP primary season.
Fred J. Carey, once a railway and postal clerk with ties to Coshocton, recounts a near fatal derailment aboard the Salamanca and Chicago train. Two engines and three cars plunged over an embankment. the two engineers were killed while Carey escaped with a severe jolt and an awful scare accompanying the accident.
Secretary Probst of the state board of health released the report by State Chemist Horton on November 22. It found fumes of sulphuretted hydrogen arising from gob piles of burning coal dust surrounding New Philadelphia. Relief rests on preventing pile accumulation.
Western Ohio and West Virginia Belmont Harrison Jefferson counties in Eastern Ohio rely on sub district No 6 which may be divided at the upcoming Ohio Mine Workers convention due to growth. Indictments were returned against contractor John Dyer Jr and supervising architect Clark Z Dageett for manslaughter in the John G Myers department store collapse that killed 18 and injured 7 on Aug 8 in Albany New York.
David Noble a prominent Democrat in New Concord is one of several candidates seeking the appointment to the position of inspector of workshops and public buildings in this district of Ohio.
A Coshocton lawyer on Main Street watched Fred Siebert’s Red Devil advertising wagon parade the city. A man dressed as the devil rode in back with red horns and a glowing red torch, scattering samples as the wagon rolled ahead of the Salvation Army, provoking astonishment.
The Decoration Day address in Coshocton next May will be delivered by Rev. John I. Wilson of Cleveland, formerly pastor of the M E church in Coshocton and at one time post commander of Richard Lanning post. At Tuesday night’s post meeting nominations for officers for the coming year were made, with elections set for the first Tuesday in December. The gathering was one of the biggest of the year, with several contestants for each office.
George P. Cogswel, Bell Telephone district officer, is in the city preparing to move the exchange to Rodgers building. The plan calls for cables to be used almost exclusively, replacing single wires to curb corrosion, with a common battery system to make Coshocton exchange one of the finest in the country.
Miss Agnes Gainor of Newark bought a raffle ticket while visiting Hebron for a mule prize she did not want. The drawing awarded her the mule, and she faced having to accept it though she declined interview on the subject, with one report noting a possible $15 offer for the animal.
New York witnesses detailed payments to William Manning and disclosed that Senator Depew’s “friend from up the river” was identified by lawyer John A. Nichols. Senator Platt admitted insurance company political contributions of about ten thousand dollars to state campaigns. Gage Tarbell described industry efforts to lower costs and defended insurers while outlining industry challenges.
Washington Nov 22 Leaders of the House move to pass canal funding quickly by placing canal bonds on the same footing as other 2 percent government bonds. An appropriation will cover payroll then be reimbursed from bond sales. Congress may later decide the type of vessel without delaying progress.
Local grocer offers a wide range of temptations with numerous delicacies and a full line of staple groceries. Readily available items invite customers to explore the shop and enjoy varied foods.
A butcher shop advertises deli specials including pork tenderloin at 30c per pound and boiled ham at 40c, dried beef 30c, bologna 32c, head cheese 10c, sauerkraut 5c, butter 10c, and bulk mince meat at 30c per pound, all water removed.
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