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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
5
Time card lists Perrysburg departures on the H. and D. AR with north and southbound trains. Entries show numbers and scattered illegible letters indicating schedule codes and times around morning to early evening. The record preserves partial timings and train identifiers.
Three men escaped serious injury when their Ford crashed into the north iron bridge near Haskins Sunday at 2 30 PM turning the car over. They freed themselves from under the vehicle, one Chicago male carrier suffered a shoulder joint injury and one Toledo man took a head blow. The auto was towed to Haskins and left at a livery stable with no identities disclosed.
In Hobart, Chas Puse and family visited friends at Stony Ridge Sunday. John Bauman called on friends in Toledo. Chas Swartz welcomed a baby girl at his home. Margarette McQuillian of Toledo visited Sunday. George Snyder and wife greet an eleven pound boy. Will Bench and family, Mia, Fred Biniker, Mrs. John Smith, and Margarette McQuillen called on Chas Swartz and family Sunday.
A compilation of social calls visits and gatherings across Perrysburg and nearby towns. residents attend birthdays district missionary meetings in Toledo and Wes ton, with engagements and house calls noted for several families and individuals.
The Slinker family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness at the death of Mrs. Frank Slinker. Appreciation goes to the N W W A for floral offerings and to the pastor for consoling remarks. Frank Slinker and family plus relatives express gratitude from Wa, Crank, Win, Brornens and sister.
Mrs L White ners of Buffalo claims the Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is the best remedy for croup and has been successfully used in all her family for eight years. The boast appears in an OCR fragment from a historical newspaper ad or notice.
Perrysburg shops showcase ready to wear and custom millinery with European style models. The collection includes trims done in house and offers exclusive looks without higher prices.
Samuel Krauss contractor and builder offers complete jobbing services. He furnishes blueprints and specifications for any house style, you provide the lot, and he will construct on suitable terms. Contact via Home or Bell phone White 17 or residence at Maple and Front corners Perrysburg Ohio.
Mrs Ernest Moserepent spent the latter part of Saktwick with Toledo friends. Mrs Fannie Bloomfeld of Toledo visited Prank Biinn and family. Mrs Margaret Newton of Bowling Green visited Mrs W C Hutchinson on Friday. Mrs Exter Sutton of Dunkirk visited her father Win Cronk in Tolodo. Mrs A M Phillipa of Canton was over Sunday guest of sister Mrs Ei L Clay. Wm Schied bought the Bayer latock of implements from Pratt Bros and will offer bargains. F H Morningstar and wife of Detroit visit Lionard Bekel family. Wm Bishop and wife and Ming Cork Volmar of Toledo visited W P Adamson and wife last Sunday.
Tickets go on sale for all trains on Thursday October 20 and are valid for return until October 30. The event names Hon Mr Chatin and Hon Mr Watns are listed as presidential and vice presidential nominees.
Mrs E R Trombla visited friends in Bowling Green on Thursday. Mrs Ed Hulee of Toledo visited with W P Scott and wife last Friday. H Broka and wife stayed with David Hatcher and family on Sunday. Mrs D Van Hellen and Miss Bess visited relatives in Stony Ridge on Sunday. B Trombla and wife dined with J Shea and wife in Toledo Sunday evening. John Honner and wife were guests of Frank Pitson and wife in Toledo Saturday. The Misses Bradfield and Mrs Rudd of Tontogany spent Sunday with Frank Blinn and family. Milas Shaffer Misa Velder and Mr Stein of Toledo were guests of Mrs Chas Grieshaber on Sunday. Doan's Regulats advertised for constipation relief.
Mise Josephine Linksay visited relatives in Tale desert Sunday. John Linday joined friends in Deshitlee Suniley. Melvin Carpenter of Hayy stayed with Leo Bureh over the weekend. John Eckel and wife from Rosaford visited A Stewart’s family Sunday. John Staddler and family from Dunbridge spent Sunday with Mrs Lehman. A son was born to Elwin Davenport and wife last Tuesday morning. Dr Thomas and wife of Bowling Green spent Sunday evening with sister Mrs L Judson. Miss Lula and Daisy Schaumloeffel hosted Miss Marie Costella of Toledo Sunday.
Local notes report a Catholic church double wedding with about 60 couples at Alex Zion's dancing hall. Several guests visit Rosford and Perrysburg residents, while Wm. Well opens bowling alleys. Typhoid fever illness and a public voting school are also mentioned.
Social rounds show Mrs. C. A. Hoffman in Tolulo and Alice Groves of Findlay visiting in the area. Merlin Bowers of Detroit returns home for a several day stay. The Epworth League hosts a Halloween party at M. H. church parlor on Friday October 30 with 10 cent refreshments. Funeral guests for Mrs. Frank Slinker include Wm. Clark family and others from Tolulo, Luckey, Bowling Green, and Toledo. Jobs offered by Success Magazine seek a field agent in Petersburg with a $1.50 daily wage plus commission.
Fayette veteran of the civil war who lost a foot at Gettysburg praises Electric Bitters. He spent much on doctors for stomach trouble, but the tonic cured him and now keeps him strong. a 60 cent bottle is sold at Wm Comstock & Son's drug store.
Sunday visits mark family ties as Mia and Ciera Leydort travel from Prairie Depot to Perrysburg. A trio including Mia Chas and Maxter with Robert stay at J L Kingsbury home in Napoleon. A baby boy blessed Fred Snyder and wife on Friday October 18 with joyous news. John C Himmelman on furlough from Washington DC camp returns home after election. The Budd household welcomes a new baby boy as a family milestone.
Mrs Hafford's Sunday School class The Willing Workers will host a social at Mrs J Hf Haf ford's home Friday evening Oct 30 Supper served from 6 o'clock Admission 10 cents All are invited
The Public Schools announce an opportunity to hear Dr. C O Miller present And This Is Rome in Perrysburg. The lecture appeals to students of history and language and to those interested in Rome and its power, church leadership, and modern Rome through Ohio’s noted scholar.
Mrs Frank Slinker age 40 died at her Findlay home after a short illness. She leaves a husband five children her parents Mr and Mrs Wm Clark one sister and two brothers. The remains were brought to Perrysburg for funeral services held Saturday morning at her parents home conducted by Rev W W Consteen. Interment was in Fort Meigs cemetery.
The magazine will raise its price from 10 cents to 15 cents per copy and from $1.00 to $1.25 per year in a few weeks. The rise reflects the magazine's larger size and higher value, plus the general increase in paper costs impacting publishers nationwide.
A Portage township apple tree on the Nestlerode farm in section 32 stands eight feet nine inches tall from the ground and has a circumference of seven feet eight inches at four feet. The tree is more than sixty years old and features four limbs with the smallest at three feet seven inches.
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