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Newspaper
The Greenville Journal
Location
Greenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
7
A century old tale unfolds in Wildwood Junction where a gravestone inscription spurs a tourist boom. Abraham Jenkins, widower thrice over, dictates final resting places for his wives and leaves a sculpted monument that draws visitors seeking meaning in the dreamlike cemetery.
Tourists today throng Wildwood enjoying golf at Hotel Wildwood and tennis at the Minster area near Coll Ver Pines and Bear Nook glen. Sightseers ride buckboards chromoblies wheels horses and walk, while Sunset rock offers especially fine views. Yet attention has faded on the hilltop cemetery where Abraham Jenkins and his wives lie, and the families’ funds are nearly forgotten.
James M Beck addressed The Fossils dinner, recalling his role in founding the National Amateur Press Association in Philadelphia in 1876 and comparing early amateur journalism to a prehistoric era. He mused on stone tablets and the old days of news and writing.
A curious 19th century London tale describes a German gendarme accusing a laborer of seditious whistle in Alsace. The man denied whistling La Marseillaise, claiming it was the Brunswick Huskars march. After both witnesses testified, the court tested tunes and found the gendarme mistaken, leading to a light three-day confinement for the laborer and praise for his whistle.
A light dialogue on marriage motives and name changes. Miss Afternoon Tea argues against tombstone inscriptions for social status, preferring visiting cards. Clarice and Jane Smiley are referenced in a witty exchange about names and remarriage.
A Kansas man argues natural gas is capricious and defies easy explanation. A single firm exported 40,000,000 banana bunches to Europe and the United States from the Americas and Jamaica, signaling a vast trade. Skyscrapers rise as elevators shuttle busy crowds through height and honeycomb interiors. A baby in Jersey City escaped injury when a dog fell from a window onto a carriage in front of 143 Eighth Street.
An advertisement from G. W. Winney of Modina New York urges kidney sufferers to write for a testimonial. It claims that after 10 to 12 boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills the writer weighed 143 pounds before and 162 after, with complete relief from back pain, lameness, and dizziness. Sold 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A dated testimonial promotes Grape-Nuts and Postum as the key to athletic strength and muscle gain. The writer claims meals centered on Grape-Nuts with cream and Postum improved energy, stomach comfort, and performance, citing weight gains from 124 to 140 pounds and urging readers to try the products.
He asks what would be said if asked to marry. She replies with a playful, witty retort. The exchange centers on an imagined proposal and the humorous response.
A collage of 1880s eczema testimonials tout Cuticura cures for a baby and a grandparent, plus a mix of odd anecdotes about pasteurized milk myths and a nursemaid’s teething remedy. The fragmentary text mentions Louisville Kentucky and references various household remedies and local humor.
An old advertisement proclaims Murine Eye Remedy as a universal cure for humanity's ailments and miseries. It touts honest work and assures readers a dollar value in every home while urging purchase through pharmacists in Chicago.
A maternal hope piece extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ailments. It cites Mrs. Maggie Gilmer and Mrs. Josephine Hall praising restored health and motherhood, and claims the product has aided thousands in conditions from displacements to nervous prostration. Mrs. Pinkham invites sick women to seek her advice by mail.
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