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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1901
Page
8
Fragmented OCR text with scattered names and places hints at a political notice or public call. It references inventors, voters, locations like Florida and Georgia, and mentions agents, addresses, and May events, though the fragmentary content is unclear. The piece reads like a garbled, era-style notice or column.
A packed schedule lists a Libby Band Toledo rehearsal and multiple races including Fat Man's Race open to 225 pounds. Events cover a gunnery salute, battery drill, yacht race, balloon ascent, fencing exhibition, bicycle and horse races, and a public wedding with fireworks in the late afternoon.
LIME CITY brief notes report last Friday event at the M. E. Church drawing interest. Eugene Fheintrank was in town on business. Mesdames Knupp and L. J. Ross visited the Casino Monday. Coon married a Cleveland girl the prior Thursday. Bert Eshelman, foreman for J. de Coon, left for Missouri. Ludetiinge and me offer binders twine. J. B. Wiozter and wife spent Sunday in Maumee with relatives.
The notice advertises Bucklen's Arnica Salve claiming relief from paintil cuts sprains and bruises among cyclists. It also touts cures for chapped hands sore lips burns ulcers and provides a guarantee. The lengthy rail fare announcements for Ohio Central Lines and other excursions appear alongside unrelated travel promotions.
A Maryland man sues a woman who jilted him for expenditures tied to their courtship. Items listed include ice cream ten dollars forty cents oysters five dollars church contributions one dollar thirty two cents Fourth of July dinner nine dollars twenty five cents jewels three dollars money loaned five dollars total twenty seven dollars two cents. The joke notes it may have been the ice cream that cooled the relations.
Excursion rates advertised for travel to Cincinnati Wilmington Buffalo and Toledo. Tickets on sale July 5 6 7 and 8 with return by mid July or mid month. Sales through various stations with one fare round trip and limited validity. Contacts include O A Asterlin T P A Wayne Ind and Nickel Plate routes from Findlay and nearby points.
A New York broker and an adviser pair target gullible investors with free books and stock tips. The scheme uses fake purchases to pretend legitimate trading, then splits the victim’s money after falsely claiming losses. Authorities struggle to reach the advisers while victims lose funds.
Tickets for one way and round trip homeseekers are offered at reduced Southern Territory rates. Monthly sale events on selected Tuesdays. Agents listed in Toledo Chicago Charleston and other towns. Contact local pass agents for details and addresses.
A jumble of village anecdotes from Washington county and McKeesport Pa describe a man boring an elm to grow a Concord grapevine, a Philippines marriage boast, a raid on a pesthouse, and a row of odd events. The text mixes casual slang and garbled phrases with faint hints of local life and misadventure.
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