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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1903
Page
1
Fragmentary timetable text describes rail and streetcar routes from Cincinnati and near areas toward downtown Pittsburgh with misread station names and directions. Indicates depots, street names, and endpoints but specifics are unreadable.
Readable fragments name Jacob Davis as President and James Troup as Vice President plus Norman Hanson as Cashier and General Manager. Directors include Joan Perrin Davin Mann Jacob Davis Norman Hanson Frank Powell and others with mentions of deposits loans exchanges and bond activities.
Veterans with their martin band and school children marched to cemeteries on Saturday to decorate graves of fallen comrades. Gen. T. R. Sherwood delivered the patriotic address at the town hall program. Hollenbeck was elected councilman and sworn in. A street railway franchise application from Toledo to Cincinnati via Mulberry Street was discussed and referred to a committee. The Urban street railway situation was debated with no company representative present. The council adjourned after a reconvened vote on a prior railway resolution.
The piece traces Memorial Day roots in the Civil War era, noting women in the South decorating graves of soldiers. It cites John A. Logan’s general order fixing May 30 as Memorial Day, lists states with different Confederate dates, and mentions states observing the holiday without federal legislation. It also notes states adjourning sessions on May 30 to honor the dead.
An Otago period ad promotes Chamberlain's Pain Balm as an antiseptic liniment that heals cuts bruises and burns without maturation, claiming much quicker results than usual. Sold by Champney's Pharmacy.
The council in regular session approved minutes, authorized sidewalk and street repairs within funds, and directed notices to defective walk owners with assessment power. A vacancy on the board occurred due to Mr Stevenson’s death. Mr D K Hollenbeck was proposed to fill it.
Wood County auditors Goifrey of Lucas County and Harding of Wood County assessed the Toledo Railway and Terminal company property Thursday. The main line was valued at 4000 per mille, sidings 1500 per mile, rolling stock 1480 per mile, and buildings in Taos County at 25000, according to the Toledo Times.
A series of notices from May 1903 asserting intent to seek County Treasurer and County Commissioner nominations at the Republican County Convention. Signatories include GO. W. Pearnside Howling Green and others from Jerry City Perrysburg Prairie Depot Lake Township Milton Township Henry Township.
A sentinel from Gebo Montana recalls a 1899 trip to Oklahoma where severe diarrhea from heat and bad water left a man near death. One neighbor brought Cham berlain s Cholera Diarrhea Remedy, a big dose calmed him quickly, and within an hour he slept soundly for the first time in two weeks. Prescription offered by Champney's Pharmacy.
The 1903 graduation at Perrysburg High School featured a full auditorium, with the ceremony in the school’s own venue. Graduates presented orations on Money Power, The Triumph of This Country, and musical progress, praised by Superintendent Haylor and Principal Kyte Jameson.
An advertisement proclaims Dr King's New Life Pills banish headaches and nervous distress. It asserts thousands of users found relief, promising renewed health and vigor with a money back guarantee if not cured.
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