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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1907
Page
8
Mrs Florence E Atwood of 18 Crilly Place Chicago says she suffered a bed form for three years after many doctors in Chicago failed. Three months of Cuticura Remedies including Soap Ointment and Pills cured her. Witness L S Berger October 2 1905.
Fragmented OCR text reports violence involving Hard Lusk and Howard Wolfe with scattered phrases about a runaway, a sale of a black loom for 200 dollars, and mentions of Ensign Hinkle, Pittsburg, and devoted secretaries. The passage is garbled and hard to interpret but implies a sequence of incidents and social notices from a wartime or military context.
Tom McMahon of the Salya-Lion Army writes The Age from Cambridge that he has retracted his Portsmouth prophecy of Christ's earth arrival. He says he sought souls, cites Matthew 24:36, and admits his mistake. He emphasizes seeking repentance and salvation for converts now.
Levi Williams and Robert Ihaning of the Boston Piano factory were Initiated Into the Elks. I. & Pratt, Meek Co sales manager, was voted into the lodge. The club room fee was approved for a Meek Co banquet on Degumber Friday the Thirteenth. A December 1 reception honors Meek Co employees and salesmen. Memorial service notes Lawrence as the lone Elk deceased this year with tribute at Sixth Street theatre next Sunday at 2:80.
A family in distress after a Monday fire at John Rivers home destroys a hidden stash. A trunk containing $25, the family’s savings, and other household goods were burned. The Tyers boys’ father hoped to save money at a bank but kept it at home instead.
Funeral plans for Dr Clarke and his wife are announced with services at their Cleve Wad home on Thursday afternoon. The cortege will travel via Wheeling on Wednesday and stop at Mor Hith Hitnowhara before moving to West Lafayette. The funeral party will be escorted by a modest hearse and no carriages. Local friends attend the services and later return on a connecting train.
The Brotherhood held a Monday evening session at the Center Congregational Church with about seven a.m. attendees. An oyster supper followed, then seven members discussed Brotherhood aims and the minister Mrs Voorhees led a treat. Mr Georgi Ghis spoke on the topic of unity while Mr D Brooke outlined the meeting’s purposes.
The Rev F H Peters preached Sunday evening that religion should move people toward work and progress. He linked civilization with Christianity and predicted Japan could become a leading world power. He warned earthly wealth is unstable, while heavenly treasures endure, urging listeners to lay up riches in heaven.
Improvements at Frank A Lawrence residence on Chestnut Street near completion after weeks with carpenters. The rear of the house is practically remodeled and a large addition built.
Allen Marlatt of Birds Run was bound over to the Guernsey county grand jury on a charge of assault with intent to kill following a fight at Bitlison's store in Birds Run two weeks earlier. Marlatt, described as a man with prior prison terms, allegedly caused a disturbance, threw bottles, and produced a knife but did not injure anyone. He had filed an affidavit against George Bennett and others, which has since been withdrawn.
William Rodgers pays his liquor license tag at the treasurer’s office, becoming the first to settle for the next six months.
Highteen workers at the Meek Co Tusky plant walked out Tuesday morning over stoppage and unpaid overtime. An organizer from Montana has guided the action. company declines interview. If workers do not return by tomorrow, the firm plans to fill their positions and continues negotiations through the local labor office.
The Coshocton burner tops a test against rivals at Athens, impressing officials with its efficiency and cost savings. Board members led by President Wheater Ware and Dr. McChun praised the device while noting governance and technical details of the evaluation.
The funeral for Mrs. Tut tle will be Sunday at 2 PM in The Pearl Chapel cemetery with services by Ray S Fisher. Inter ment follows at Pearl Chapel cemetery. George Seles returned Sunday from Athens to be with his mother Fred who is critically ill with typhoid fever. His sister Mrs Jon Bixler remains at his side as he receives the best care. Clarence Gosser’s condition is nearly hopeless as he cannot keep any food down.
Huntington West Virginia November 26 A continuance in the trial of John Bayles for the Coshocton murder of William Crispen follows the escape of key witness George Duncan from county jail. Duncan’s disappearance hampers prosecution and Ohio authorities fear his arrest. Crispen’s death sparked a notorious regional murder case linked to an oil driller from Milton Ohio.
Enthusiasm ran high as President McLean Dr Royal Dye and Rev C F Weaver led a mission rally aimed at arousing interest in global missions. Dr Dye described Kongo Free State conditions while Rev Weaver discussed Japan.
Funeral services for the remains of Miss Zella Dawson were held Saturday afternoon from the Christian Church where she was a devout member with the Rev. Mr Peters officiating. Interment followed in South Lawn Cemetery. Pallbearers were Frank Wolfe, Francis Mopanes, Charles Dawson, Ray Dawson, Clifford Adams, and Gleason Adams.
Work resumed at the West Lafayette Mfg Co after a three week shutdown. The plant reopened Monday morning with employees returning to their jobs.
Coshocton police officer Jackson, earning 45 dollars a month, has been approached by the newly formed Humane Society of Tuscarawas County offering double salary, free transport on traction lines, and free keep for his horse. He travels to New Philadelphia to discuss the proposal as the society gains strong local backing led by city council and county commissioners.
Edward Roberts of Pieasahts Valley, a junior at Northwestern University in Chicago, has earned a place on the university debating team to debate Michigan on June 17. He was elected vice president of his college debating society and is one of six chosen from about 2,400 students to represent the university, with plans to study law after graduation.
News from Lakeside hospital reports Mrs T D Cohen is much better, with husband Mr Cohen planning a Cleveland trip this week. Doctors fear the shock of learning her son Marcus is dead may be too heavy a blow amid her recovery from a long illness.
Nov 20 social notes from Coshocton and nearby. Mary Cookse visits sister Mrs Hoenty Cros ul thin place Fail Dickerson guest of Aunt Mrs AT Bell. Mrs Marl Cray and child visited. Susan Gubsaim left for Golimibus to aid daughters. Jamies and Blanch WeConnell attend school in Raseau. a social whiely at Mr and Mrs H E O Me Connell's home. A number of Trinity ladies were guests. dancing, music, and prayers mentioned.
Public schools will close for Thanksgiving break with brief seasonal exercises in the lower grades. Teachers from distant towns will spend the vacation out of town. Schools will not resume until Monday, with a short preparatory restart for students.
Miraculous draughts from the Wealond ng area feature Newton Speekmin and UF Warnes, a team duo whose 157 pound catch marks a season highlight. Speekman’s weighty catch lands at 186 pounds in total effort, with strong showings by Warnes and others as residents share fishing and local news from Greenvalley Ohio to Zanesville and Urbana.
Ohio County auditors open their annual meeting voicing opposition to a local option bill. They warn the measure would divert highway tax funds under the Aiken law, potentially wiping out three quarters of the fund and affecting county clerks and departments. They urge a law to recoup clerk hire from other funds if the option passes. Miss Mary Brocken plans to spend Thanksgiving in Zenesrite.
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