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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1912
Page
4
A damaged OCR fragment of a Perrysburg newspaper announces publication Fridays and long distance telephone line 21. It lists subscription rates as one dollar per year and fifty cents per issue with a special notice section for cards of thanks obituary poetry and revolutions at a rate per line.
A slate lists J C Solether for Representative, Charles R Nearing for Probate Judge, Robert Dunn for Clerk, Charles Hatfield for Prosecuting Attorney, Frank Hollenbeck for Sheriff, Charles Stinebaugh for Auditor, H J Rudolph for Treasurer, John Ischl Leslie Stacy J H Wollam for Commissioners, Jd F Gallier for Surveyor, and John W Lyons for Recorder. The page includes civic notes on juror fines, Ohio veterans, early cement road plans Norwalk to Monroeville, Maumee and Defiance water debates, and local editorial reminders on civic effort and town improvement.
A column scolds women for current dress styles claiming improper attire harms health and morals. It cites a physician predicting more illnesses from exposure and contrasts today’s fashion with older trends while noting fashion remains a social flashpoint.
A sequence of clipped regional clippings humorously remark on domestic life and social scenes. The mocks blend misheard phrases and playful gendered vignettes, noting home duties, cleanliness, and everyday manners with light satire. United by recurring names Adan and Eve in varied locales, the pieces showcase local tone and period flavor.
Perrysburg residents report Doan’s Kidney Pills relieve backache and kidney discomfort. Thomas Phillips of Fifth Street says the remedy cured his kidney symptoms after two years of trouble. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. is sole U.S. agent in Buffalo New York. Remember the name Doan’s.
A Leipzig publisher patents a machine that displays a dozen small paperbound books behind glass. A coin activates the selection and prints a brief description on paper as readers choose a title. Machines will appear in hotels, lobbies, theaters to promote educated reading and counter cheap literature.
An American and a British tobacco firm recruit salesmen to distribute free cigarette packages to Chinese natives. The plan uses native merchants to carry stock, building an enormous and steadily growing trade.
In 1407 to 1408 Genoa faced heavy loans and debt. The republic consolidated the liabilities and created a bank from the pile of debt to support public finance and credit.
An advertisement hails Burdock Mood Hitters as a national cure for dyspepsia. It claims the remedy strengthens stomach membranes promotes digestive flow purifies the blood and builds the system.
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