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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
1
Rev Daniel Carter outlines morning sermon on The Christian Life Its Demands and Rewards and evening series for youths with The Young Man an Object of Special Interest why. A R Williams leads Epworth League devotion Why Go To College. Sunday School Board elected John Yeager as superintendent replacing Charles Schneider?
A satirical column skewers pacifism economics and politics amid pre war tensions. It lampoons price cuts at $2.48, Edison on poverty, a manpower surge, Justice Hughes, American politics, Berlin beef prices, and British Irish affairs with puns and brisk quips. It hints at preparedness debate and naval pride with a closing note on the Dublin incident shaping Ireland policy.
The Presbyterian Church lists services for June 11 including Sunday School at 9 30 am with a lesson on The Revealing of the Spirit from I Corinthians 2 1 16 Men s Bible Class at the same hour Children s Day observed June 18 Morning worship at 10 30 am Dr Pheley to preach Our Burden Bearer Evening sermon Waste and Fruitfulness Junior C E meets 2 30 pm Obedience a Chief Corner Stone Psalm 61 3 Senior Christian Endeavor at 6 30 pm The Will and the Way Philippians 4 1 13 Dorothy Craig leader C E Society meeting Friday Election of officers Prayer and praise Thursday 7 30 pm Walking with God Genesis 5 24 All welcome Maumee Presbytery meets June 22 at 10 am Ladies Aid luncheon served to all attendees.
An early advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills to relieve constipation and restore energy. The copy urges buying a box for 25 cents at the druggist and taking one or two pills tonight to eliminate the stuffed dull feeling by morning.
Perrysburg plans a August 24 centennial celebration with a high quality program. A June 8 Civic Association meeting will appoint committees to organize events, including a Rheinfrank address, a Canfield history sketch, a 100-child song drill, and a ten-decade pageant.
A poem fragment recalls dusk at a frontier fort. Night hush deepens as moonlight brightens a stream while distant thunder fades. A spectral scene unfolds with siege imagery and a command to march and spike the guns, ending with a note that the piece continues on the eighth page.
The Perrysburg village schools closed with five programs in three days and a May 28 baccalaureate sermon by Dr. Wm. St. Pheley on Building Character not Fame. Dramatic Society's Strenuous Life drew record crowds, with standout performances by Tom Harrington and others.
Mrs Florence Slife of Wabash Indiana praises Chamberlain's Liniment for sprains bruises and rheumatic pains saying it gives prompt relief and recommending it to others for rheumatic discomfort sold by all druggists with local availability praised by a reader in Indiana.
No game last Sunday as Oak Harbor broke down en route to Perrysburg and a cloud burst spoiled planned match with Maumee. Next Sunday the Futures Baseball Club visits, with a history of equal wins and losses here, while Perrysburg public schools announce staff for the new year led by Supt.-Prof. J. B. Nietz and Principal Miss Mary Denham.
The historic Indian Bell travels from Maryland and will soon reach Perrysburg where it first drew native praise. The Civic Association women have bought the bell and plan a home, possibly a log cabin, on the Way Park grounds.
Two more days of splendid races at the Bowling Green fair grounds race track promise great sport for lovers of good racing. Horses from Montana Canada Tennessee Pennsylvania Indiana and Ohio are there and the public is assured of fine entertainment.
A sales note extolling Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as essential for every family especially in summer. It promises fast relief and urges purchase from all dealers with inquiries welcomed.
Dr and Mrs J H Rheinfrank observed their golden wedding on June 5 1916 with relatives and friends gathering from four to nine pm. An orchestral program and a personal song by the groom delighted guests while a sumptuous dinner and special musical pieces marked the occasion in Perrysburg.
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