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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
3
Expert dissects a claim that a formidable fighting force could replace traditional warships. The piece analyzes strategic implications, potential limitations, and historical context for relying on new force structures instead of fleets at sea.
A sweeping discussion notes Japan will rearma n its ships by upgrading older vessels with new guns and armor rather than building many new ships. It cites Russia and Britain as factors in a global naval buildup, and predicts airships and aviation may redefine warfare, possibly reducing future battleships to mere relics.
The death of Grover Cleveland leaves Mrs. James A Garfield Mrs. Benjamin Harrison and Mrs. Grover Cleveland as the remaining widows of former presidents. The piece recalls their lives at Mentor Ohio Washington Pasadena and Indianapolis and notes Garfield Harrison and Cleveland’s positions in history and family ties to the White House.
The National Lead Company, a major maker of pure white lead, fought adulteration by adopting a trademark on every package and offering a blow pipe test and a free booklet. The move aimed to educate buyers about purity and punish dodgy dealers, reducing fraud and protecting honest manufacturers. Readers could request this free outfit and booklet by writing to National Lead Company, Woodbridge Building, New York.
A village station scene unfolds as a sharp elderly woman enters the smoking car after a bemused brakeman. She lights a pipe and presumes the young man mistook her for an inexperienced rider, while she defends her choice of car and asserts her savvy on trains.
A wry exchange imagines human greed and restraint, with Easy Edmund and Drather Sitdown debating appetite for more. The quip notes even in a police court such desires may surface, reflecting frailty and humor.
Mrs Malaprop extols her boy’s progress at a so called alimentary school. She boasts of his prowess in letters and spelling while joking about future ambitions to become an undertaker. The exchange rattles with humorous mispronunciations and whimsical teasing.
A reader recounts overcoming years of indigestion and fatigue after trial of Grape Nuts and Postum. She credits restored appetite sleep and improved health to the products and notes her husband and she continue using them.
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