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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1905
Page
7
A Louisville cemetery on Jefferson and Sixteenth streets holds many aged heroes buried under decayed stones. Monuments once splendid now blackened bear lengthy inscriptions recording the love of witnesses, many worn away by wind and time. Among the oldest inscriptions is a mark that tells of a long-vanished tale.
Fragmented inscription notes Capt. Isham Talbot died July 30, 1839 at age 81, born in Virginia, served in Brandywine Germantown and Monmouth, fought at Lower Blue Licks, and buried with family graves amid weathered oaks and elms.
A shell embedded in a sawlog near Dry Creek West Virginia, believed to have been fired during the battle of Dry Creek on August 2 1863, was discovered by J W Huddleston of a James River and Kanawha turnpike sawmill. James F Hays of the Fourteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry writes the shell likely came from Enthes battery at Rocky Gap, where the “Big Little Fight” occurred on August 26 27 1863 near White Sulphur Springs Greenbrier County.
A garbled wartime note recounts a General reprimanding a bugler and others during a funeral service. The merchant order sets the tone for discipline as the adjutant and chief officer respond to the lapse amid the chaos.
A May 1868 river incident near Vicksburg details Maj Gen Grant and staff aboard the ironclad gunboat Whistling Dick. The ship's crew and American officers duck for cover when a Confederate shell roars past, prompting laughter and a late lesson in naval fire discipline. The general, famed for bravery, later repeats the experience as a wartime anecdote.
A reflective piece honors the soldier's wife for bearing the burden of war. It notes a husband’s sacrifice for country and credits the wife with equal, enduring honor. The text references Harriet D Brink and Mosby Stil Living, plus a note on a man born in 1883 educated at the University of Virginia.
A historical note records the adoption of manufactured and cut tobacco in navy rations, marking universal approval within the service. The change reflects preferences of sailors and the Navy’s ration practices during the period.
Washington dispatch reports war departments push to limit transport use to army officers and soldiers. Despite rules, civilians including relatives and party guests still travel widely. stories of nurse disguises and mixed-class accommodations surface, provoking protests and evasive tactics. A recent case allowed two sisters to accompany an officer while his wife stayed behind.
The Northern Total Abstinence Congress held in Copenhagen drew 1,200 temperance agitators from Scandinavian countries. The closing procession included 45,000 participants, and a reporter counted 1,257 flags and banners in the display.
A New York Sun comment notes Knicker-So Jones plans a model apartment house with a janitor living on the top floor ensuring steam and an elevator stay in constant use.
A Yarmouth clergyman at a charity rummage sale left a Dew straw hat on a stall and returned minutes later to find it had been sold for four cents to an unknown buyer by the energetic stall keeper.
Magnolia-Because he goes out so much, silly.
The Markets section reports commodity prices and livestock quotes from New York Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo and Pittsburg for Dec 27 1905. It lists flour wheat corn oats butter eggs cheese potatoes hay cattle calves sheep lambs hogs and pork with varied bid offers and ranges across regions.
The passage samples a muddled salon scene with a dowager and a man railing at politics and money. A coroner’s inquest and Wall Street slander surface amid a heated ancestry debate, reflecting sharp, satirical mood of the era.
Heinrich records Uncle Eben a Washington Kansas lineman speaks about Dodd's Kidney Pills easing his kidney trouble back pain and daily fatigue after four boxes. He claims renewed strength and no backache, echoing a local endorsement reported by the Washington Star.
Old newspaper clippings promote various patent medicines and tonics. Claims include cures for rheumatism backache and joint pain, with mentions of Grove's alpinature on boxes and quick buckwheat products. The ads cite doctors, locations, and dates to entice readers.
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