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Newspaper
Coshocton Weekly Times
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
8
William H Crawford of Roscoe region suffered a severe fall from a ladder while painting farm building roofs. He lost consciousness for about thirty minutes, endured heavy bruising to head and shoulders, and remains at home for several weeks with two employees nearby. No bones were broken.
Miss Fannie Chase, niece of John Duncan of Bloomfield, was thrown from a buggy when a train on the C. A AC passed. She fell twenty feet, striking her back on a sharp stone, with serious injuries feared. Hubert Cunningham stopped the horse and assisted Miss Chase to Dr. Lepley for medical attention.
West Lafayette notes report Pres Straughn traveled to Stinfthfela over the weekend. The Sharps and Flats club held an Oct 28 program and social hour led by Miss Harbourt and Miss Dewar. Miss Hale directs the music department and offers two half days weekly to West Lafayette public school pupils. The girls choral class under Miss Hale held its first practice on Oct 30. A large number of students attend Bible study in the regular class led by Dr. Straughn.
Daly of 1247 West Congress Street Chicago claims his mother, aged and feeble, gained flesh, slept better, and grew stronger after using Electric Bitters. The medicine is advertised by B. Anderson Co of Coshocton Ohio with Ferguson Roscoe drug stores handling sales.
In a heated session Governor Con faced pushback over his refusal to appoint Walker Metutecheon to the vacant probate trusteeship left by Judge WoW McCutcheon. The assembly demanded clarity as critics charged political influence and questioned the window of eligibility.
A Reidaville resident, JC Gouwin of NLC, hails Bucklen’s Arnican Salve as an effective treatment for ulcers and a severe leg sore last summer. He claims the salve quickly reduced the pain and prevented scarring. The product is advertised as guaranteed for piles sores and burns and sold by several drugstores including Anderson’s, Ferguson, and Roscoe.
Berlin Nevo 1tte reports Herr Von Schoen secretary for fot sign affairs tendered resignation amid a tremor in the emperor's interview coverage.
A fragmentary note references Outen Prevert and a plan involving loot and a delay or misgiving. The readable portion hints at a prepared action but offers no clear date or location. Further context is unreadable.
James A. Edgerton discusses the rise of powered flight and predicts that within ten years flying machines will be common like automobiles. He notes military adoption by the U S and Germany, the Wrights guiding public demonstrations, and the profound potential for transportation and human progress as pioneers hand over invention to posterity for future use.
An article blends modern prophecy with real progress in flight. It notes Tennyson style forecasts of a federation of the world, then details early aeroplane experiments by the Wright brothers, their methods, protections of secrecy, and near-Kitty Hawk test sites along the North Carolina coast.
The piece profiles natural inventors Wilbur and Orville Wright as young men who built a printing press from odds and moved into airship work. It contrasts them with Captain Thomas Baldwin, inventor of the modern parachute and a pioneer in lighter‑than‑air craft, noting Baldwin’s government balloon tests and his advances in propulsion, envelope design, and flight stability.
The Choral elib elected officers at the Carnegie building session on Friday evening. C E Bryant is president with A Dawson as vice president and Mra Harry B Kerlin as secretary. Mra F E Pomerene serves as treasurer plus a slate of committee members and an executive group. The club plans a Christmas concert and seeks support from choir directors and women’s groups. William Burns of the school board attended and offered guidance and backing. The executive committee will soon pick a director and accompanist. A further business meeting is set for next Friday evening.
Charles Lenhart and his eighteen year old son Joseph were working in the Drake mine when a half ton slate fell from the ceiling pinning Lenhart. Joseph freed him and summoned help as Lenhart suffered severe internal injuries and bleeding. He was taken home by ambulance and Dr. Lower attended him. The family had moved to Oak Street two weeks earlier to be nearer work and is expected to recover in weeks.
Dr Albert F Snell announces a world renowned system treating all diseases in men women and children with no charge for consultation or diagnosis. The program claims cures for catarrh hearing loss paralysis rheumatism cancers tumors piles and varicoceles using a new method with no guessing. Bring a urine sample for chemical and microscopic analysis and note the event at 16 Garfield Place Cincinnati.
Sherman Marshall Jennings, aged months, son of Mr and Mrs John Jennings of Franklin, died this morning at 6 oclock after several weeks of illness and a sudden decline on Friday.
On Thursday evening October 2 9 at Rev C C Irwin’s residence on South Tenth Street, Leary Cramblett of Canal Lewisville and Ella Frook of this city were married. The ceremony united two young people amid local congratulations.
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