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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
6
A fragmented passage combines a scene with Dorothea and her father in a Nie country house, referencing a future sight and a playful exchange about looking ahead. Interwoven are garbled ad-like phrases about eye balms and a social quip on marriage and money, all in a dated, scattered style.
The advertisement promotes Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a preferred laxative with enduring value for personal and family health. It emphasizes cleansing and gentle relief without debility, notes physician approval, and urges purchase only from the genuine California Fig Syrup Company through leading druggists.
A clipped historical account details Gen Thomas Rowe famed Libby prison escape via a tunnel. It recounts the grueling night work by Rose and Hamilton, perilous chimney work, a near fatal snag, rescue by Hamilton, and the prisoners’ crafty relays to stay hidden, ending with Rowe later recaptured and exchanged.
The text explains the 40 day fast before the great feast, comparing the terms Teinarihonte and Quadragesima across Greek and Latin origins. It notes how languages such as Italian, French, German, and Dutch reflect Lent, while English traces to the Anglo-Saxon Lenden meaning spring or lent.
Sergeant Van Dusen of New Glatz Maryland recalls Jefferson Davis at Fort Monroe during the Civil War. He describes guarding Davis twice, the guard’s discipline, Davis’s courteous manner, and the lifting of shackles on surgeon orders. Davis smoked a large meerschaum pipe and gave him cloves.
Roger W. Cox of Scranton Pa recounts nearly three years in the Civil War with Pennsylvania's 143rd Regiment. He details enlisting as bugler drummer and foot orderly, fighting at Laurel Hill, and a fire fighting rescue under heavy fire. He notes his light weight, hard service, and mustering out after serving with little time off.
A gardening piece explains using a wooden peg to transplant plants quickly. It describes making holes, inserting plants, and pressing soil with wrist and peg movements. Practicing the four count speeds up planting efficiency and variety of peg sizes is noted for different plant types.
The article warns riders to wear wraps when using street cars as temperatures rise in spring and warns of catching cold. It recommends Peruna for cold symptoms, urging adherence to bottle directions until full recovery to prevent longer illness.
Farmers are urged to maintain humane stock conditions to protect profits. Veterinarians should be utilized and farmers encouraged to invest in animal well being. Good crops, stock, fertility and industry are key. Yearly farm inventories help identify leaks and optimize land use. Angleworms promote soil improvement in rich soil.
Thin meadows should be plowed up and given free manure, then planted to a cultivatable crop. Manure from the top is hard to apply, and thin meadows often yield wiry hay that barely pays. If a meadow stays thin, it is advised to shift to another crop for several years.
The text outlines two Bordeaux mixture recipes using copper sulfate lime and water. It also mentions adjusting the solution by adding lime if blue litmus turns blue, and instructs combining parts into a third vessel to yield the final Bordeaux mixture. Names and dates are not provided.
A nineteenth century remedy directs slaked lime and flowers of sulphur mixed with water to form a thick paste then combined with more water to yield fifty gallons. Strain before filling the spraying tank and apply while warm for scale insects. Use a portion of the mixture promptly to ensure effectiveness.
Letters from readers in Chicago Atwood Colorado and Paterson New Jersey extol Peruna as effective against colds catarrh and related coughs. Testimonies claim quick relief long use and strong health improvements for children and adults alike.
quoted exchange shows a wife accusing her husband of cold indifference and the husband challenging her with a bluff to test his resolve, revealing a tense domestic confrontation between a wife and a supposed mean husband.
A patient describes severe eczema spreading from chest to back and hands, with hair loss and excruciating pain. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills, the disease vanished within three quarters of the ointment, quoted as magical by Mrs T. W. Hyde of Brentwood Essex in 1907.
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