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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1905
Page
8
The article notes fur accessories gain importance as winter approaches. It highlights a crowding display of scarves and fur garments popular with diverse dressers, signaling a simple selection process in the fur section.
An east window displays a representative line of flannelette gowns and skirts. The shop notes these goods sell well each year and promises a line that is “Just a little better.” They invite customers to try flannelette goods for men women and children.
In Franklin Station Mrs Woods swore out a warrant in Squire Wimmer s court against Ambrose Wright alleging disorderly conduct by using conduct unbecoming printed words. The warrant was served by Chief Mapel and Wright fined one dollar plus costs totaling five dollars thirty cents.
Howard Wolfe visited Cumberland Ohio last week and brought a milk white Arabian stallion to town. The horse shows with pride to local horsemen and boasts a fine build, striking color, and a substantial weight.
Prof Baldwin connected with the Good Roads movement visited The Age this afternoon and forecasts a large Thursday meeting on good roads. Col Rixey of Missouri will outline legislative steps and funding plans to ease the farmer’s burden, with convict labor and stereopticon views to illustrate road work. Admission is free and all are welcome. Advertising Theatre notices follow with local attractions and help wanted. A pocket knife and a black pocket book are reported lost with rewards offered at local saloons and stores. A 160 acre Helmick Ridge farm is for sale one mile south of Helmick with buildings and a peach orchard.
Keene shows signs of spring with apple blossoms from Dr. H. R. Mc Cundy's Keene farm and violets picked by D. Wolfe of Dayton. Recital at Presbyterian church features Elizabeth Taylor Clark and Mary Gage Mortley with 25 cent admission. Walter Gross ill with rheumatism. Walker and Lawrence advertise overgaiters and leather goods.
Coshocton prepares for a regular down east oyster house in the former B D Randles furniture room remodeled for & T Aboboti. The shop will offer modern amenities and daily fresh seafood, with Abbott guaranteeing the best cuisine. Breeders and Importers Percheron Registry Company listed in Columbus incorporation with locals from Plainfield. Additional dispatches note Navy telegrams not referencing China trouble, Lord Carson's fever, and a Virginia death in Lynchburg.
The Columbus State Journal reports two notorious inmates Edward Prigley alias Frank Edwards and George Haughran alias George Whinn arrive at the penitentiary after a Coshocton robbery. Prigley, released 26 days earlier, had prior terms for shooting with intent to kill and receiving stolen property, while Haughran makes a fourth visit.
A timely notice urges former customers to inspect their stock barns and poultry houses now to safeguard their properties and prevent losses. The message underscores proactive checks, maintenance, and vigilance. Potential risks are implied and action urged by readers.
A Diebold Safe from the Canton factory was installed today as part of the Fountain office furniture. The safe stands four feet high and measures 32.5 inches deep and 63 inches wide, designed for offices without vaults.
Fragmentary text mentions a place to buy government prior items and other unfamiliar strings. No clear events, people, or organizations are identifiable from the readable portion.
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