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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1908
Page
8
An April morning encounter on a streetcar rekindles memories of old Virginia. A kindly uncle accepts a nickel gift, a rider recalls plantation melodies, and a girl receives arbutus from an old colored matron, concluding with warm reflections on time gone by.
86 acres black corn land with good buildings sits 12 miles to school and 3 percent miles from Paulding 4 percent mile from stone road asking 85 dollars per acre may accept smaller farm as part payment and long balance.70 acres in Paulding county under cultivation fair buildings fruit good well 65 dollars per acre part payment accepted.50 acres in Damascus township Henry County 1 1/2 miles from McClure tiled fenced good buildings and water well 44 miles to school 80 dollars per acre.1 acre in Richfield township Henry County with good house out buildings fruit trees good well and cistern all cleared tiled 82.50 dollars per acre. Money to loan for ten years with privilege to pay any time and stop interest.
Toledo previews say Parsifal staged in new English dress with lavish scenery and enhanced by a twenty-piece orchestra. The production emphasizes idealism over deceit as destiny elevates a son of soldier sires. Curtain rises 7:45 with seating only during interludes. mail orders directed to the theatre manager.
The Woman's Centennial Association of Marietta urges Ohio public schools to mark April 7, 1783, when 48 pioneers from New Hampshire crossed Alleghenies and the Muskingum to found Marietta, the first settlement in the Northwest Territory later naming the state home.
Toledo Urban and Interurban Railway details routes and timetables for the Toledo Dayton Limited with stops at Toledo Maumee Bowling Green Portage Cygnet North Hattimore Mortimer Findlay Bluffton Lima Wapakoneta Bidney Piqua Troy Tippecanoe Dayton. Departure times from Toledo include 7:20 and 9:20 a m and 11:20 a m plus 3 20 6 20 and 9 20 p m. Southbound and northbound cars described with start times, junctions, and two hour headways, last/first cars, and intercity connections.
A fragment recounts brutal historic penalties such as immuring murderers in brick enclosures with salted provisions, and applying torture and the tearing by horses to persons like Louis XVs assailant and others. The notes reference the Mayromichaeils, Damiens, and Ravalilac with dates around 1757 and 1831.
A hairdresser in Ufa cites a belief that many women are bald or balder than men. He notes shelves full of wigs and false hair and argues women disguise baldness with curls, fringes, and head coverings while men display their balding openly.
Resolution No 245 passed by the council of Peerreburg Ohio authorizes new work on Louisville Avenue from Sixth Street to Bront Street. The project involves grading and paving, with construction details including curb and gutter, and is dated March 26, 1908. Officials Walter Ferscott, Clerk, and Freeman Ke Bowers, Mayor, attest the passage.
The village council of Ferrinburg Ohio votes to improve Louisiane Avenue from Front Street to Sixth Street with brick and sandstone paving and to fund the project via deferred assessments. It details grading, curb and gutter work, railroad track impacts, and the distribution of costs among property owners and city funds.
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