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Newspaper
Coshocton Weekly Times
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
6
Excerpt discusses frustration over unpaid bills and how paying by bank check provides proof. It notes cancelled checks return to the maker and may be retained for reference, asserting that checks confirm payment. The passage ends with a call to solicit your account.
The document lists Democratic candidates for president William J Bryan and vice president John W Kern, with Ohio state and county offices including governor James Harmon, lieutenant governor David Rockwell, attorney general Mori Hogas, state auditor Exterin, and various board and judicial posts. It also includes a Chicago rally quote predicting Bryan victory and remarks on Roosevelt and Taft era politics, along with local civic officials and county positions.
The piece reports on Roosevelt urged by Bryan to mind his business amid election chatter in Ohio. It criticizes campaign rhetoric on Roosevelt Taft and Roosevelt and questions when campaign funds should be disclosed, noting tensions around Gov. Harris and party lines.
The piece critiques Taft Bryan and Roosevelt in a heated 1912 campaign context. It accuses leaders of demagogy and questions funding, party loyalties, and regional political costs while arguing for principled votes and local legislative impact.
The piece argues Democratic majorities should outweigh the Republican head ticket in county races to defeat Republicans. It cites Roosevelt's 1908 panic warnings and urges rallying behind Bryan to end what it terms a current Roosevelt panic and restore popular rule.
The passage voices disgust at discussions linking Longworth and Roosevelt to presidential manipulation. It warns that if Taft is elected, federal officeholders could push Roosevelt or his son in law Nick toward nominations in 1916 1924 and 1932, implying concealed political maneuvering.
Ohio wool prices blamed on Dr H M Brown head of the State Board of Agriculture and Gov Harris. The Telegram accuses Brown of taking half a cent per pound from East buyers to depress local prices while keeping agents out of Coshocton. Governor Harris defends appointments and cites past governance as legal.
Mrs. George B Olina aged 54 died at her home two miles west of Adamsville Monday morning from typhoid fever. Her two daughters remain ill with typhoid but show hopeful signs. Survived by husband and five children. she was sister of Mrs Finlay Ladey of Rhin City.
D E Maston of Pittsburg visits his wife and daughter Merle while R L Barcroft shows notable recovery after months of illness. Local residents James Kinner family Plainfield Mary Chewell Cambridge Henry Reading Lewis and others stop by Harcroft home. Benj Mobley and S Joseph Gray face health and work updates. W A Fowler returns to Star Clothing Coshocton for fair week duties.
An ad outlines a 25 cent purchase offering a free Tak Kite for every child in Coshocton, inviting kids to see kites in operation. It lists assorted winter and household items with prices, including stove parts, coal hods, lanterns, underwear, soap, curtains, meat cutters, matches, wagons, velocipedes, hose, and undergarments.
Readers urged to request a free booklet explaining a first real estate mortgage with good rate and gilt edge security. The Marion Trust Company of Indianapolis trustee offers photos of land and product, detailing a per cent first mortgage bond issue. W J Stapish, Anderson, Indiana, handles mail requests.
The Ohio coal mines report twelve deaths in September with Wesley Moore killed at the Oden Valley mine on Sept 11 from a rock fall. Belmont County records five fatalities, Carroll and Tuscarawas two each, and Meigs and Perry one each. A Plainfield wedding joined Miss Merste Ruby and James at 4 30 PM at the bride’s parents home, with a reception by the groom’s parents and about forty guests.
Cooperdale residents record visits and social trips with Springfield guests and local couples traveling to Zamenville. The message lists multiple households, weekend activities, and a church service upcoming on Sunday evening.
News of a wedding in Warsaw on Thursday evening will unite Edgar Calaban of this city and Miss Carrie Harrah of Warsaw. The ceremony will be at the bride’s parents home, Mr. and Mrs. Lakin Harrah, uniting a romance that began years ago when the suitor was employed nearby. The couple will reside in Coshocton after the wedding.
Sheriff Bell and Prosecutor Fisher with Clerk Schuler and Holmes county officials met with county commissioners Tuesday. Coshocton will pay $757.06 while Holmes must pay $1145.82, per a ruling by the board of accounting weeks earlier and now affirmed by the commissioners.
Community notes from Coshocton Route 3 include Curtin Lawrence family and Howard Lawrence relatives in Niagola. Mail carrier duties interrupted by Columbus absence. Ea Enderey assists in deliveries. Mrs Abram Weatherwax Zelpha Endaley Nellie Underwood visited Millersburg for adoptions. Boomfield Missionary society met with Mrs D C Lawrence. Freak Bes, George Potterron, and Miss Writes Moore visited Welcome the guests.
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