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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
8
An old ad touts SANOL as the greatest constipation remedy and claims it protects the liver kidneys and bladder. The text promises a guaranteed effect with a trial bottle of 85 cents and larger sizes at 35 cents and 1 per bottle in drug stores.
Thomas Nelson Page recalls Confederate resilience after the Civil War. He says veterans helped repopulate plantations and homes, showing pride self reliance and race pride. Despite defeat their spirit remained unquenched as a soldier jokes about facing Yankees.
Dr Moss of the English polar expedition recalls a 35 degree below zero night where a candle barely burned. The flame melted wax unevenly, carving holes and leaving a pale white cylinder with a yellow flame jet, lighting the darkness with streaks of light.
The seventeenth century siege of Crete lasted over twenty years before the capital fell. Despite rapid success in 1821 the countryside saw swift action while fortified towns remained until external powers intervened in 1830.
An anecdote recounts Mr Spencer's Indian experience with a parachute descent. His balloon landed among fisher folk who dismantled the net for fishing lines and raised the balloon to fashion waterproof clothing, as noted by a London Captain.
An editorial note contrasts humility with vanity, suggesting that recognizing personal flaws leads to progress while vanity and arrogance hinder growth. The piece argues self awareness promotes improvement and tempered behavior.
A Chicago Record Herald remark condemns men who steal and wreck another’s car in the country. A London Family Herald quip notes a needle has one eye yet looks sharp.
A report notes a guilty finding in a counterfeiting case tied to a counterfeit money scheme and an unspecific reference to Foley's Honey and Tar. The item frames the act as similar to substituting a worthless remedy for a popular cough medicine.
The piece recalls early U S railway birth with 1828 Baltimore and Ohio milestone. It cites Charles Carroll of Carrollton as a signers’ survivor who hailed the first railway shove as second only to the Declaration of Independence, and credits John Stevens Peter Cooper Evan Thomas Matthias Baldwin and others for laying rail foundations. England led early, Russia later, then American leadership.
The article praises the Franz Hals Museum in Holland, highlighting the shadow of Frans Hals and the rich life of Haarlem and Taal remains. It lauds the vivid color, lively figures, and masterful strokes that immortalize Hals and his guilds, noting the museum as a monument to Dutch painters and the enduring value of their work.
Public advisory warns against catarrh remedies containing mercury as dangerous to sense and system. Hall's Catarrh Cure from FJ Cheney & Co Toledo is promoted as an internal remedy. doctors may prescribe, testimonials free, price five dollars per bottle. Also suggests Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Bert Mitten advertises premier death related cleaning and embalming services in Northwestern Ohio. Call for reliable handling of burials, restoration, and sensitive preparation with professional attention.
Miss Rosa Updegraff and local families are mentioned in holiday visits and church activities at Grace Chapel. Christmas guests include the Yeagers and Shaw families. Santa Claus provided treats at a Grace Chapel school entertainment.
Residents from Ridge Center and nearby towns spent Christmas with relatives and friends. Ollie and Dora Bachar traveled to Prairie de Pout to visit Heward Gifford and family, while other locals visited in Ostrander and Upper Sandusky, including the Kleopfer, Bachar, and Pahl families and their relatives.
William Miller visited Tiffin on business. Booch Bloom spatted Christmas with relatives in Sycamore. Families from Tiffin Toledo Bucyrus Upper Sanctor y and other nearby places spent Christmas with kin. Several locals attend church events and a Christmas program, while farm plans include planting Catalos trees from Wooster.
Miss Leta David visits near Arlington with Flarley Park and wife this Sunday. Clarence Gibson and wife from Forest visit Mre. John Brigham of Kirby. Fay Shuman visits Findlay this week. Roy Shellhouse and Esther visit J W C outz and family. Several families host guests including Mrs. Wise, Mr. Gibson, and Mr. Hellaran with relatives in Springfield and Patterson. Francis England and Florence join Charles England for Friday gatherings. Joseph Ford and family guest in Hiadlay this week.
The California winter season brings solid plowing and drainage work across farms. Wentz leaves core shredding as threshing proceeds with good results and plans to return to the fields next year. Rev. T J Carey holds a revival at Crawford M E church. Samuel Schiup returns from Ohio Wesleyan University for holiday time with family. The Huls farm well is noted in local reports.
Wharton notes a delayed letter from Charles Reynolds and a string of small town happenings. Oscar Mayer is ill, a public school closes for a week, and Elsworth Loveridge wed Alma Benjimino at the M E parsonage. Community visits, travel, lectures, and gatherings fill the week as residents travel to Findlay, Deshler, and Baltimore while others host dinners and plan New Year activities.
A series of Christmas visits are noted in St Paul with families such as H A Stoll and family, Mr and Mrs John Stoll, Mr and Mrs E Gorsuch, Mrs Rosa Lee and Esther, Mrs Jerry Spook, Mr and Mrs J A Deidrick, L A Beck, Carl Beck, Isho Alspach, Bethesda Chapel, and Dr F T Newcomer from Dayton visiting I E Copley. L A Beck and W T Lee traveled to Findlay, and the St Paul Sabbath school held its annual treat. Mae and Harl Daidrick were guests of Leota and Cigrence.
The St Paul Sunday school presented superintendent Harry Stoll with a Reed rocking chair as a Christmas gift. I. E. Copley and wife attended James E. Deary's funeral in Fostoria. Miss Lola Beck spent Christmas day with Miss Julia Schrote.
Berwick residents report many Christmas visits and family gatherings. Christian Hepp and wife of New Beigle visited O. J. Morry and wife. Mrs Edna Unger regained some mobility after six weeks bed confinement. Several families, including the Gases, Lockharts, and Peters, shared holidays with relatives in Tiffin Frenchtown and Fostoria. Mary Wenner moved to live with daughter Ella Peters. The bans of Rosa Reinhart and Stephen Clouse were published. Mrs George Wehrle of Elyria visited J. M. Porter and wife.
Springville notes show Fred Dible and wife hosting relatives near Carey. Byron Burn and wife visit from Vanlue. Brayton Crislip visits cousin Garfield Brayton in Toledo. Newborn son to Henry Reinhart and wife. Lewis Galbroner recovering from grip illness. other visits include L A Brayton family at Findlay, and multiple Carey, Alvada, Leipsic residents visiting kin over the weekend.
An old advertisement touts a home prescription blending Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. It claims to relieve kidney and urinary troubles by aiding kidney elimination and blood filtration, with claimed universal safety and high local endorsement.
Public notice from JC Vogel of Carey Ollie announcing high grade tailoring dry cleaning repairs pressing and dyeing for men and ladies wear including suits overcoats jackets skirts furs and draperies at the Galt House vicinity second floor opposite location.
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