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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1908
Page
8
A garbled notice touts a miracle cure for infant illness using various salves and tonics. It claims dramatic improvements after multiple bottle treatments, warns against other remedies, and includes a notorious anecdote about a Boston pension commissioner famed for terse quips.
The article lists U S presidents and reported causes of death including Washington and Madison due to old age, Jefferson with chronic diarrhea, Adams with paralysis, Jackson with dropsy, Tyler with unknown cause, Polk with cholera, Taylor with cholera morbus, Fillmore with paralysis, Pierce with dropsy, Buchanan with rheumatic gout, Lincoln Garfield McKinley Johnson Grant Hayes Arthur and Harrison with various illnesses such as cancer, neuralgia, and pneumonia. It notes a range of historical biographical claims.
A London scene features Mr. Fogg earning a medal for a peculiar service. An American asks for a joke as he explains he chased a dun mule through the streets, catching the animal after two miles and returning it to its cage. The medal was awarded for hare restoration services.
A physician asks who has waited longest and the tailor replies he delivered clothes three weeks ago. The text then shifts to an unrelated medical advertisement for Dean's Ointment claiming to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles after years of suffering available at any drug store.
The article describes beliefs in jinn, their visibility, and methods to ward them off. It notes pious practices, use of prayers, and rituals to protect homes during Ramadan and daily activities. It also mentions precautions like sprinkling rooms, sealing empty articles, and reciting prayers to avoid possession, with a brief note on burial rites and mourning.
The child rescue campaign aims to place children from institutions into private homes via limited probation or limited adoption. It notes a growing demand for little girls among adopting families and mentions girls sent to England last summer to be adopted by English families.
A fragment describes a struggling poet in Houston Post terms not flattering to his prospects. The anecdote notes the poet’s lack of prosperity and a miscue at a door as the editor’s catchline, illustrating the harsh press view of literary hopefuls.
A stern instructor urges young gentlemen to discard childish appetites and learn dignity from elders. The scene contrasts maturity with a mocking reply about how age brings more needless rattling, illustrating a humorously didactic dialogue.
An informal exchange shows Mullit and Weeks speaking in anxious, stilted terms about improving health and well being with cautious optimism. The dialogue hints at concern and care in a personal, informal setting.
In southern India at the Mari Kanaye gorge on the Vedarat river in Mysore state a water impounding project used a novel labor system called now gunny. More than 5,000 laborers toiled ten hours daily, transporting 70 to 100 pounds of stone per person, organized in units of two to sixteen men. Pay ranged 10 to 16 cents a man per day, making this labor far cheaper than mechanical transport which was abandoned as too costly.
An elderly woman named Aunt Hopey Garside watches a moving picture with awe and fear. She fears a speeding automobile from the background will reach the audience, grabs her niece Minerva and urges escape as the crowd watches in disbelief.
A furrier details varied uses of animal pelts from cats to rats and opossums noting bat hair for imitation skin and rat skins for delicate repairs. He explains furs are best harvested in deep winter while trained dressers must work in extreme heat to keep up with fashion changes.
An extract from Ellen Maury Slayden’s Century article praises Spanish home life in Barcelona. It notes how servants become part of the family and even join conversations, with playful anecdotes about maids and visitors.
A sentimental exchange in a touring car questions if love drives the world while a practical young man bets on gasoline powering the wheels uphill. The narrator, realizing the futility of opinions, turns attention to the surrounding signs of interest in the nearby shop.
In a clipped exchange a speaker asks about Hugh Middleton and his relation to the heat. The dialogue suggests discomfort from high humidity and oppressive atmosphere as a woman seeks understanding from a doctor.
Story describes December lovers fair in Arion with customs of first meetings gifts and a holy man who arranges marriages. A New Year second fair crowns unions with dowry payment, boots and hat. Side note includes a Chicago school anecdote on parental help in homework.
Abbie Bughee and Mary Krotzer sue John Apple for services and quiet title relief. Commercial Bank & Savings fo sues Standard Machinery Co over a $8,000 promissory note secured by mortgage on property in Thurston's addition to Howling Green. Foreclosure sought to satisfy claims. Also warning about Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea claiming to restore strength with 36 cent tea or tablets from Wm. Comstock & Son.
A young American ambassador’s daughter at a soirée meets Tennyson. She confirms she knows Walt Whitman. Tennyson replies that Whitman is the only man worth knowing in America, then turns away, ending the interview. The Conservator reports the anecdote.
A music publisher advertises a deal to send three performers names or more and twenty five cents in silver by postage to receive its latest Popular Music Roll. The 20 page pamphlet features showtunes and waltzes for piano or organ, including Flight of the Butterflies, March Mania, and The Girl I’ve Seen.
Wanted ads offer steady cash weekly to salesmen for selling Stark Trees. Claims easy selling with tested trees and a free order getting outfit. Encourages writing for details from Stark Trees Nurseries and Orchards Co in Louisiana Missouri.
A schoolgirl asks her teacher for a half day absence citing a telegram about family visitors. The pupil argues the reason fits the category of domestic affliction in the rules, prompting a humorous exchange about official excuses.
Job offer seeking one permanent local agent for Chicago firm Frank W Williams Company. Earn $36 weekly or 400 percent profit with free samples and catalogue. No experience needed. company supplies instruction and capital. Write today for particulars and samples.
Otis Heversinck a non resident is named in a legal notice of attachment in the Court of Common Pleas Wood County Ohio. The document indicates a claim for six percent interest on a debt for professional medical services and lists attached property including land and a video operation. The order requires the defendant Beverstock to appear by a specified date or judgment will be entered.
Freddie asks to have three eyes and imagines odd placements. George counters with humorous plans including an eye at the back of the head and at the end of a thumb to peek at a ball game without paying. The exchange ends with playful absurdity and a tag line De Mneator.
A fragmented newspaper snippet notes remarks about sprinkling the boulevard with something described as rose rubber. It records no complaints from automobile repairers and indicates limited clarity on the issue. The excerpt suggests a local tension or policy inquiry without decisive details.
A clipped exchange shows Senator Sorghum questioned about aiding farmers with a crooked reply. The dialogue mocks political backers and warns of influence from a dominant group. The fragment hints at pressure and advice given to a political figure.
The Toledo Urban and Interurban Railway timetable details the Toledo Dayton Limited with care-stop points at Toledo Maumee Bowling Green Portage Cygnet North Baltimore Mortimer Lindsay Bluffton Lina Wapakoneta Sidney Piqua Troy Tippecanoe and Dayton. It lists departure times from Toledo Maumee and Bowling Green with north and southbound service notes and round trips every two hours.
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