This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1899
Page
1
The Coshucon County Agricultural Society begins its forty eighth exhibition as crowds gather for races and displays. Entries close at 10 pm with hundreds of horse, cattle, and mechanical arts entries across departments one through four. Weather and attendance heavily influence the fair’s success.
Hessberger of Warsaw won the one mile bicycle race in 2 30 and also led the three mile county race to take top honors. The crowd watched as heavy dirt tracks challenged fast riding and the day featured a trotting class with Mercury Maid and Sleepy Prince among notable entries.
Thousands gathered at the fairground yesterday with large crowds arriving by Vanhandle and Pan Handle trains. Six to eight crowded cars arrived, and the Wheeling excursion drew many as the morning wore on. Country residents arrived by horse and buggy and other vehicles, making the day lively and crowded.
Fragmented OCR text references Friday events, locations in the western county, and a person named Mr. X with planned stay for potential operations. Several place names and dates are garbled, making specifics unreliable.
Amosher reports a notable real estate deal on Third Street involving J Meeker with a residence housing a occupant. Mrs Ellen Bantam, formerly of Warsaw, died after a long illness at the infirmary, with funeral services led by Rev C C Erwin.
Bridgeport mine inspector McGais arrived from Conesville to investigate the death of John Wright. He ruled the death accidental and not due to negligence, noting delay in clearing a sidewalk obstruction on Mann Street. A sidewalk project on Third and Fourth streets is planned. The Ladies' Aid Society of the West Lafayette M. B. Church will hold its monthly social at Jasper Reddick's home on Tuesday, Oct. 1.
Cornelius Ryan a Philadelphia resident and street railway motor man is jailed after a Pan Handle train stop. He asked Chief Doney to take him to jail where he was found to be D and Dertor Dent headed. He suffers a severe cold and possible pneumonia. He is being given specialist care at CSRS Tamir. Ryan said he was seeking work in larger cities on his western trip.
Officials of the Pennsylvania lines west study extending the pension fund for employees across the southwestern and northwestern sections. The plan mirrors the department set up on the Pennsylvania Road proper on January 1.
The baggagemaster, long kept on a bare salary by Chas, plans to raise income to 5045 in anticipation of increased demand. Pennsylvania lines allow baggage masters to collect 25 cents for dogs, indicating price changes for dog transportation services after the first.
The twins of Mr and Mrs G R McFarland are strong healthy and nearly identical in appearance with only a few ounces difference in weight. Their father is a lineman for a regional utility and the article notes oddities about equipment and local figures including James Reed of Clay, details on a pain remedy and a distant mention of a business department advertisement.
The Coshocton county Republican campaign kickoff features Judge George K Nash and Hon. F A Durbin speaking at the opera house in the evening. Republicans from across the county are urged to attend this major rally and support the gubernatorial candidate.
Panhandle sign posts repainted in preparation for fall inspection. Mrs Susan Lower widow of James Lower of Sixtyseventh Ohio has a pension of $3 monthly starting Oct 8. C F Gallup returns from COShocton to relocate his family as he begins work on a new steam plant in Coshocton. Candridge Tins.
D R Jacobs died yesterday at his home on South Fourth street after several months illness. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 2 o'clock with interment in Lawn. He resided in the city six years and leaves nine children. Mrs Jacobs died last January. He was 63 years old and esteemed by all who knew him. The Coshocton Military band performed Tuesday evening with the selections praised. Edwin Redeal of Teatubier will conduct services at Trinity Episcopal church near mundi morning and St MATE Mill Creek in the afternoon. The stationary engineers association has scheduled a meeting for Saturday night. Doctor Probst warns of smallpox epidemic danger in Ohio with approaching cold weather.
The Stuckum well produced oil at about a barrel every 12 minutes Tuesday morning and remained strong throughout the day, with estimates suggesting more than 30 barrels. John Kissner reports the well is "all right" and hints at further drilling nearby. Other leases and exploration activity are noted, including Welter Shaw Farm work for Captain James and possible drilling by J. W. Cassingham near the Stuckum site.
George Martter died at his home on South Second Street Tuesday night after suffering typhoid malaria and heart complications. Funeral services were held Thursday at 9 a.m. in the Church of the Sacred Heart with interment at Oak Tide. He was 42, survived by his wife and six children, and well known in the city.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.