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Newspaper
Coshocton Weekly Times
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1907
Page
7
A housewife can solve flour storage and sifter troubles by using a wall mounted flour bin that holds 50 pounds of flour. The compact unit hangs on the wall, combining storage and sifter convenience for busy kitchens.
A kitchen storage item for bread and pastry. Describes a bread tin box with a shelf for cakes or pies. Measures 13.25 inches high 18.5 inches wide and 12 inches deep.
Government weather observer reports for the week ending the 20th. Highest temperature reached 6 degrees, lowest 53. Rainfall for the week measured 164 inches.
Walhowding and neighbors report Sunday visits and small town life notes. Officials announce the post office at Bly will be discontinued after August 15. The piece also records local social visits, banking and church activity, and local farming news with scattered names and places.
Keene July 26 Reverend Wrilece of Wooster Ohio will preach at the church Sunday July 2. Miss McCartney and Miss Lutten ofChouston Pa and Leon Rider of Coshocton visited Mr and Mrs 4 W Lawrence. The twins Ethel and Bar Mulligan are guests of Mr and Mrs Charles Hoagland. Mrs Foster ill with measles. A Houston of Paulding and daughter Zilla visiting their parents. Anna Markley and niece visited John Lechtol. it was his 84th birthday. Edgar Beall of Pittstorey visiting. rum. A pay sand expected in local field. No. 2 well being drilled. potential development near Spr farm. Manville Fire Extinguisher agents offer $25 to $50 weekly. write H W Johns Manville Co. Cleveland Ohio.
Mt Vernot reports the Ohio Baptists Assembly opening Tuesday evening at Hiawatha Park with Rev. C J Rose delivering welcome remarks and outlining regulations. Visitors arrived by train and tents were set up as Professor Oxenham of Brooklyn shown moving pictures. An afternoon concert by Neytrigge Quartet pleased the crowd, while attendance this year may dip due to late harvest.
The Coshocton coautauqua invites Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation, to appear on August 8. Local Trades Council plans a welcome program, expecting strong attendance and notable interest from labor and civic leaders in the city.
The Times notes two cemetery classes. The first keeps grounds tidy with flowers and regular maintenance. the second is neglected, overgrown, and decaying. It cites lack of organization and funds, and warns of snakes and decay, urging a proper cemetery association with a keeper.
A thrifty housewife, urged by superstition, plucked all feathers from her laying hens. The birds stopped laying and the flock declined, causing neighbors to fear the effect on the family and sparking talk of wider consequences in the community.
Advertisements announce Robinsons Big Circus arriving August 21 with a three ring show. Advance agents plan contracts for feeding and lodging near Mul Delly Street by the river. The tale of tents and rides promises a bustling midway and a lively night under canvas.
Report from Crosses town Journal notes Sheeomaptay representatives working to secure right of way for a new interurban line near Millersburg. Surveyors will begin after land is obtained. progress depends on farmer attitudes toward the proposed route and landing favorable properties.
Milton Everhart, 15, is improving after a runaway accident that left him bruised head to foot with a broken left shoulder. Witness Kuvob Leuvencood reported the youth was pulled beneath a wagon wheel but escaped serious harm, receiving four stitches and brief hospitalization before recovery.
A garbled news item notes January sowing of wheat yielding a 6000 crop with local references to Center Virginia, Pines headers, and discussions of ground conditions. It mentions reports to readers, other locals, and a sequence of unrelated notices including sales pitches, visits, and postal service concerns.
Canal Lewisville July 25 report that Mre Reachtatge was returned to her home after spending a couple of weeks with her daughter Mrs. David Norris near Press Wrst Marence Dernan of Cosh acting visiting his grandmother Mrs. Flora Dernan. Mes Hasking and daughter Marty were mentioned in the note.
Aaines Ernest Midily aged 20 a stationary engineer and Edith Rice aged 20 a press feeder both of Coshocton are granted a marriage license. Carl Drillhart 21 a builder of Akron and Delia Burklew 22 of Monroe apply relatedly. The estate of Julia Ann Wright administrator filed first and final account. The will of Selena Markley admitted to probate.
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