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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1905
Page
4
The Coshocton Daily notes the plan for Governor Pattison to host an inaugural event with no dancing. Readers debate whether to label it a ball or a reception and question the governor elect’s stance on social customs.
Daily Ad highlights tempting price list for fatables at Central Grocery. Housekeepers urged to view page for budget friendly items and seasonal offerings for Thanksgiving preparations.
A Jocal branch of the Colored Board of Missions was formed at Mrs. Shepard’s Walnut Street home Thursday night under Rev and Mrs L J Patterson. Officers include President Mrs Shepard Vice President Mrs Cutshaw Secretary Mr Shepard Treasurer Mrs Jennie Yeager Assistant Treasurer Mrs 9 Mar General President Louis Yeagar. The clsery Two Things Desired. people of the United States desire two things a canal in the shortest feasible time compatible with good ship, Ghd catia.
Continued discussion of a new rate bill targeting rail discrimination, rebates, and unfair charges. It advocates applying the Elkins act broadly, swift court reviews, expert examiners under the ICC, and limits on freight carries for imported or exported goods with American registry ships.
A prison escape attempt ends when convicts Vaughn Blake and others surrender after volleys from revolvers. Vaughn from St Louis faces 36 years for first degree robbery. Charles Raymond and Hiram Blake receive three year terms. George Ryan nicknamed the box man gets eight years. Eli Zeigler gets three years for robbery of dead bodies at a wreck.
A Plain: Statement Of Facts in the Age accuses William Burns, a Board of Education member, of using school hours to test children’s eyes to promote and sell his spectacles. The piece calls Burns’ actions a violation of Ohio law and questions board consent, urging parents and taxpayers to scrutinize school management and optics providers Burns Gosser.
The Saturday morning meat market at the court square featured plentiful poultry for Thanksgiving sales. Turkeys went for 13 to 14 cents per pound undressed, ducks and geese 10 to 12 cents, chickens 15 cents, rabbits 15 to 20 cents each, and eyes sold at up to 30 cents per dozen while butter prices ranged from 17 to 25 cents per pound.
J. F. Boyd of Keene, a leading poultry dealer, reports turkey prices around 10 cents wholesale this season. He traveled from Union County after purchasing fowl for Lockwood of Broadway, Ohio, totaling about 2719 dollars in forty days. He notes New York City outside retail turkey prices at 18 cents and that his buys have been around 12 cents, with further drops possible.
A cow owned by W. H. Neldort or Bowman was hit by No 6 near the Eldridge Higgins building this afternoon and likely to be shot. The locomotive struck the animal on the right rump injuring her as it pulled into the city while being led down Walnut street by Mr. Neldon.
The Humane Society praised its recent meeting at Hillary, with Officer Jackson reporting on ongoing work. Due to rising demand, the society voted to allocate three days per week to his duties, up from two. A discussion followed on funding a humane officer and a purse raised for farmer William Lum after a fire horse injury.
Attorney 3. H. Nichilas proclaims a method to milk a kicking cow and asserts ownership of a county champion free hand kicker. The note hints at a breakthrough after prior failed attempts.
Sturtz, a Muskingum County resident seeking to marry Stella Cupps, told the judge Stella was underage but her father consented. The father later spoke again and consented, but the court intervened. Stella by indicates ongoing legal action.
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