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Newspaper
Coshocton Weekly Times
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1906
Page
7
A miscellany of light verse and notices includes a wartime reminiscence about sharing a canteen with a comrade, religious couplets, political quips on Hearst and Bryan, weathered by a crowd of short items. It references harvest labor shifts, a Coshocton Bryan appearance, and remarks on Foraker and Smyser with satirical tone.
A jumble of quotes and opinions on trusts politics and figures like Roosevelt Foraker and Hearst, followed by brief local notices. Entrants speak of travels visits and relatives with short social items across multiple towns including Delae Wooster Barberton Newcomerstown and Coxhoe.
In Holmes county voters will decide on a county library at the general election. An outside effort backed by the Cox Dick Foraker machine aimed to force a special election to dampen turnout and swing results. The scheme failed, ensuring a large general election vote likely boosting Ashbrook with about a 2000 county majority.
Canal Lewisville column lists postings of visitors and travel. Lydia Carnahan visited Coshocton relatives. Tom Wilson and family moved to Canton. Chicago’s Towns and Brink Haven’s Devore families stayed with local hosts. The McGills hosted visitors from Pittsburg Newark Hartford Millersburg Canton Coshocton and others over the past week.
Plaintiffs led by William Graham sue Richard Clark treasurer in Washington Township sub district tax dispute. Complaint seeks to stop fret collection of Washington township rate from sub district portion of Pike and Washington townships. Judge Maxwell enjoins tax collection. court adjourned to November 8.
The Columbus Journal reports that Ohio county treasurers move to end the thirty day grace for tax payments. Taxes must be paid by December 20 to secure collection fees, as new county salary laws begin January first. The move aims to close books before year end and preserve perquisites, seen as a political maneuver by treasurers.
A user from Kentucky praises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for curing a ten year old pile condition and other wounds, noting it cured in less than a box. The product is sold at C. E. B. Anderson’s and C. M. Ferguson’s drug stores in Coshocton.
H R Mizer aided a funeral choir in Presno to sing tenor at Mrs Wer s funeral. James Parkhill of Mill Creek showed 300 head of lambs bought in Chicago. Lorenzs welcome a baby boy. Crile sold two registered Holstein calves to a Barr s Mills buyer for 75 dollars. Kemp will quit farming after selling personal belongings at public sale. Stein of near Bakersville bought horses. Amebaughs of Canton visit relatives. Scheerer of Medina County visits. Renner of Canal Lewinville at Ames home. Geene family visitors from Illinois and Michigan. Geese of White Eyes Township noted.
Fragmented text discusses three paint concepts the past present and future. It mentions the best paint in the paint which is ready for repair and expensive per gallon. The future paint is described as resisting cracking or peeling and offering protection for many years.
An advertisement proclaims Fahnestock Pure White Lead made with Old Dutch, Armstrong and McKelvy Linseed Oil, claiming superior quality. It asserts praise from painters and promotes the product as the best choice for painting.
Nellie O October notes a county fair enjoyed despite bad weather and a booming cider output of 2100 gallons in a day. Road grading at H W Meredith’s farm is reassigned to Roscoe’s Kleinknecht after Hiram Hughes refused. New Handle factory machinery arriving, burglaries on Mohawk Station reported, plus social visits and business ads from Manville.
Carl Stewart and cousin Jenie Stewart of Wooster University return home for a Sunday visit and are mistaken for a bridal couple on their train trip. Some train passengers shower them with rice as part of a playful joke, and the couple plays along without upsetting the misdirected admirers.
Calf market caper ends in odd tale of Willam R. Armstrong from Coshocton Ohio chasing funds for a honeymoon. He wired his wealthy father for money and set off with Miss Sarah Marshall in a big red automobile only to face a comic collapse as the cornered market and eccentric claims unravel. Mrs Lorems remains in a questioned location near Dan Lesrengond in Wert Lafayette.
An article promotes Corn Talk by Prof. P. G. Holden as a premier agricultural work, claiming high profits from corn cultivation and offering the book free with a Times Farm News subscription. It describes test sites near Granville with rising gas pressure and field conditions, noting the Chautauqua influence and vivid photos.
Miss Olle Chamberlain of West La fayette visits friends in the city. Mrs. C. H. Glover returns to Mansfield after visiting Mrs. I. C. Robinson. A W. McCull is ill and J. Patton fills his Wheeling shift. Mrs. M. J. Cumming of Cincinnati visits Warsaw with her sister Mrs. John Blanton. Robert Baker leaves for New York via Cleveland. Teodore Agnew visit to Cleveland for weekend. M. K. Hosfelt of Worthington attends Rowe Hosfelt wedding. Rev. Irwin travels to Blissfeld to preach. Mrs. David Fawnett and others to Mesallion for Sunday. Mrs. W. H. Nichols of Zanesville visits sister Mrs. H. Platt. Platt accompanies her home. Miss Janis Watts of Adams Mills shopping in the city. Mrs. H. W. Beach to New York to join husband for a week. Miss Elizabeth Watson of South Dakota leaves for Newcomerstown. George C. Roche and son William go to Cadiz to visit friends. Miss McIntyre of West Lafay is shopping in town. Hoditater’s Rocky Mountain Tea advertised.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward for a cure that cannot be achieved. Reviews the product, its blood and mucous surface action, and lists price and wholesale druggists. Includes unrelated local notes about a Missouri man and a moon atmosphere claim.
J W Williams, a Backy merchant, recalls near death from hemorrhages twenty years ago and credits Dr King’s New Discovery with his lasting health. The ad touts cures for coughs colds bronchitis and weak lungs with a $1 trial bottle and guarantees from local druggists.
A quoted protester claims election as reconer will trigger a bold reform era. The speaker vows to upstage the establishment by challenging powerful bounders and a top official at a public meeting, signaling sweeping changes ahead.
An old ad promises a “Texas Wonder” cure for various ailments with mail order treatment offered by a Missouri address. It touts testimonials and urges readers to send for literature while asserting happiness comes from possessions we cannot have.
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