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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14
AN UNUSUAL RELATIONSHIP
Bride Becomes Stepmother and
Mother-in-Law to Wife of Hus-
bands Son.

Boston, Mass.-Thomas E. Rich, one
of the best known citizens and a
manufacturer of Barre Plains, who a
few years ago surprised his towns
people by marrying the mother of his
sons wife, has again taken his neigh
bors aback by marrying third wife,
Miss Jennie M. Walcott, we'll known
educator, causing an unusual relation
ship by the latest merriage of Mr..
Rich. A son by his first wife married
a daughter who was born to the Sec
ond Mrs. Rich while the latter, now
deceased, was Mrs. Combs. nee Smith.
Mrs. Rich, the bride, therefore be-
comes stepmother and mother-in-law
to Mrs. Charles T. Rich, the wife of
the newly wed Mr.. Rich's son.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14
BOAT WRECKED, OVER 40 DIE
Steamship in Pacific Ocean Piles
Upon Rock and Is Pounded to
Pieces by Heavy Seas.

Surf, Cal.-More than 40 persons
were drowned in an effort to
escape from the steamship Santa
Rosa, which piled upon Saddle Rock
off the mouth of Honda Creek, 900
feet from Point Arguello shortly be-
fore dawn in the morning. The steam
er will be a complete wreck. OF the
1913 passengers on board only 80 sue
ceeded in reaching shore, the others
were drowned in the effort to reach
shore in the life boats or clung to the
rigging of the vessel which is being
rapidly pounded to pieces by the heavy
seas.
The grim tragedy of the sea is one
of the most heart rending in the his
tory of coast navigation. On board
the steamship Santa Rosa were 1913
passengers, most of them from San
Francisco, Oakland and other bay
cities. Many of them were on holiday
bent. Some were enroute to Santa
Barbara, others to Los Angeles. The
Santa Rosa sailed from San Francisco
at 11:15 p. m. July 6; commanded by
Captain Faria, who was making his
maiden trip as captain. The steamer
encountered fogs soon after passing
out of the Golden Gate and all after.
noon and night groped its way down
the coast. Just before dawn the Santa
Rosa struck on the treacherous Saddle
Rocks, 100 yards from shore. There is
a government lighthouse at Point Au,
guello opposite Saddle Rock. 1t is
supposed that powerful locomotive
headlight used at night by a gang of
railroad laborers who were working
near Honda creek deceived the quar-.
termaster at the wheel of the Santa
Rosa into thinking it was the beacon
at Point Arguello and caused him to
steer the steamer toward the beach.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14
SEES HARM IN IMMIGRATION
be Both Physically and Mentally
Better Without Foreigners.

Cambridge, Mass.-Dr. William G.
Farrabee, Harvard professor, fos-
ters a statement that the United
States would have led in the making
of a race of men and women both ply
sically and mentally fit if the Ameri-
can authorities had not let the bars
down to immigrants. He AYERS still
further that if the promiscuous i'm
portation of foreigners is stopped the
day is not too late for the perfect
race he believes in. Doctor Farrabee
says the fact remains that today the
United States is suffering with the
unfit and the degenerate both native
and foreign born.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14
HEAT WAVE IS BROKEN
TEMPERATURE DROPS WHEN
WATER FALLS FROM CLOUDS.
Seven Hundred and Seventy-eieht 10
Death Toll of Torrid Weather
In the United States.

New York City.-The great heat
wave which for five days has blistered
the Atlantic coast section from Maine
to Virginia and which resulted in $50
deaths and more than 1000 prostra-
tions in New York City alone was
broken on July G by showers
and drop in temperature at sew
eral places. The country generally
was freed from the sweltering condi-
tions during the evening. Boston,
where the mercury had previously
scared to the almost unprecedented
figure of 100 degrees, reported an i'm
mediate drop of "a degrees ending in
thunder showers. Like showers were
general throughout New England, New
York, Pennsylvania and the Ohio val
ley. Following is the death toll of
4, III.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14
BURGLAR Refrlended Him.

A burglar was arrested for robbing
a house up the state some time since,
and the next morning the victim rush
ed wildly into the magistrates Office.
AS soon as he could get his breath to
working again he told the official that
he had come to see about the pris.
oner.
Glad you came down." was the af-
fable response of the magistrate. II
suppose you want to appear against
him"
We'll. guess not" exclaimed the
victim with glad smile. Il want to
kiss him on the brow and give him
b10. Among other things that he stole
from the house was package of love
letters that wrote to my wife before
we were married"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14
Frenchman Wins Big Air Race.

Paris, France.-Lieutenant Conneau,
whose racing name is Andre Beau
mont, won the 1000 mile international
circuit aviation race, which ended on
July z at the aviation field at Vim.
cennes. AS he had already won the
Paris-to-Rome contest Conneau brings
added glory to the French navy, of
Which he is an officer. Garros was
second and Vidart finished third. OF
the so aeroplanists who took wing at
Vincennes on June IS. nine reached
the final goal. Two of the racers were
killed in tho opening.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14
Defends Christian Science.

Washington, d. Gone of the
most remarkable stories ever heard
on the floor of the senate was told by
Senator Works of California, who re,
vealed intimate details of his convic.
ton to Christian Science, it's curing
Of the i'll health of his wife and how
through it, his son was redeemed from
the life of a drunkard. Senator Works
made these revelations in the course
of his reply to charges made against
the League for Medical Freedom
which is opposing the Owens bill foI
a department of public health.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14
DR.. WILEY TALKS ON
EVILS OF TOBACCO
PREDICTS END OF SMOKING AND
CHEWING IN PUBLIC IN
FIFTEEN YEARS.
SAYS USE OF WEED BAD IN SUMMER
Pure Food Expert Thinks No Person
Gould Suffer Form Sunstroke Who
Had Not Been Smoker
or "Boozer."

Washington, ID. Cdr. Harvey w.
Wiley, pure food expert, predicted that
within 10 years smoking and tobacco
chewing in public will have become
obsolete. Doctor Wiley is one of the
incorporators of the Anti-tobacco as
sociation which sought charter in
New York few days ago. Said he:
"a man has a perfect right to drink,
chew or dip snuff in his private sane
to infiict unwholesome smoke and his
vile breath on the community at large.
There should be a law, strictly enforced
by the multitudes, prohibiting smok-
ing and chewing in public places or on
the cars, where other persons are
obliged to be-"
Doctor Wiley admits that a person,
even of the gentler six, may drink a
tablespoonful of mellow rye" or puff
a cigar or cigarette" without harm,
but that is no excuse for the publicity
of the deeds"
what is this new campaign, doc
tori"
Its no campaign, its a sure enough
crusade against the use of tobacco in
public" said he.
rs tobacco bad in summer timer"
Extremely So" was the reply.
'In fact" Doctor Wiley continued,
81 am sure that no person could suf.
fer from sunstroke who had not been
a smoker or 'boozer.' The records
show such to be the case. Take a
man whose system is filled chock full
of nicotine or alcohol-which, by the
way is the greatest curse in the
world, not barring jiggers the
moment the suns rays get him good
and right, he crumbles up and some
times gives up the ghost This is
proved by the fact that farmers and
farmer lads very seldom suffer from
the heat, although in the harvest fields
they are subjected to the greatest
amount of heat.
81 sincerely believe that the great
public, not only in America, but in the
entire world-barring China-is
strong against drinking and the alco
hol habit continued openly and in
some millions of instances, brazenly.'
The doctor said the popular notion
that tobacco preserves the teeth is
absurd.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14
Sunday Converts over 5000.

Erie, Pa.-Rev. Billy Sunday closed
his six weeks campaign here with
the most enthusiastic meeting of
his series. Eight thousand people
packed the tabernacle to the doors.
Collections were taken during the
services of the day as free will Of
fering to Sunday, They totaled S11,-
1857, and many contributions have
been promised that will bring the final
total to over $4,000. The number OF
conversions during the campaign nun.
Der 5,312. Sunday will spend his vaca-
ton Mt Wlaora Lake, Ind
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14
Three Die When Ship Sinks.

Cleveland, O.-Three persons were
drowned and 20 rescued when the
steel steamer John Mitchell sank
in 175 feet of water eight miles west
of Whitefish point in Lake Superior
following a collision with the steel
steamer William II. Mack. The prop
erty loss amounts to close to 100000.
Those drowned were members of the
crew of the steamer which went to
the bottom. The dead persons are
George Austin. watchman, Cleveland;
Archie Causely. second mate, Detroit,
and A. l.. Clemens, Rochester, Ind.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14
Prize Auto Deals Death.

Canonsburg, Pa.-George Brown,
35, of New York City, a news
paper circulation promoter, was killed,
Carl H. Thalimer. sporting editor, and
Fred Doubleday, reporter on the
Washington Record. and j. Cephas
Guthrie, chauffeur for an automobile
company at Washington, Pa, were
hurt by the overturning Of the tour
ing car. The car was a prize in a
newspaper contest ard was being
tried cut. Guthrie driving it for the
iHen. The brakes failed to work while
the macbiae waa gcing dowa grade.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14
A susv place.

where is that spot you call the
lovers lane?" diffidently asks the
young man while the young lady waits
on the hotel piazza.
Right down yonder," replies the
clerk. Just keep going until you see
the porter from the barber shop.
Lovers lane is so crowded now that
we have him stationed there to give
the guests checks, so that each may
have his turn."-Judge's Library.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14

times, and said that ought to have an
operation. I would not listen to that,
and when a friend of my husband told
him about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and what 1t had done
for his wife, was willing to take it.
Now I look the picture of health and
feel like it, too. I can do my own house.
work, hoe my garden, and milk cow.
l can entertain company and enjoy
them. / can visit when I choose, and
walk as far as any ordinary woman,
any day in the month. wish could
talk toevery sufferingwoman andgirl."
Mrs. DEMA BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
The most successful remedy In this
country for the cure of all forms Of
female complaints is Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
1t Is more widely and successfully
used than any other remedy. 1t has
cured thousands of women who have
been troubled with displacements, in
flammation, liberation, fibroid tumors,
irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
that bearing down feeling, indigestion,
and nervous prostration, after all other
means had failed. Why don't you tryitp
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14
Saws Captain Kidd Was Honest.

Cambridge, Mass. - Captain Kidd,
of pirate fame, was an honest
hearted, conscious elderly man and
the victim of wild misrepresenta-
tions," according to Sir Cornelius
Neale Dalton who sets forth his views
in his new book, "The real Captain
Kidd; Vindication."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14
Wash Money at Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, O.-One of Uncle Sans
money laundries" is to be estab-
lished in Cincinnati according to
adyices from Washington. Old, soiled
and unsanitary bills will be washed,
disinfected and ironed here. A ma
chine that will renovate 5000 bank
notes an hour is to be installed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14
Fiqht at Christening, Three Die,

Steubenville, O.-Three men are
dead, three more are likely to die and
some ten others are nursing wounds
as result of fight which took place
at christening at Adena, a mining
town about IS miles from here.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14
ExactIv.

Noting that another piece of valu-
able china has been broken. Sena-
tor Allen asked his housekeeper how
the breakage occurred, and she hast
lily replied:
1T fell down and just broke itself"
Merely an automatic brake" quiet
ly commented the senator.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14
ExfraNauant.

Ada-Cholly Saphedde was in q
brown study the other day, and Of
fered him a penny for his thoughts.
Edith-You spendthrift! You never
did know the value of money!
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14

Mrs. winslow's Soothing syrup for Children
teething. softens the gums, reduces inHamma
tion, allays pain. cures wind collie. Csc bottle
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14
No Wedding Day Bargain.

The Husband during the quarreD
You're always making bargains.
Was there ever a time when you
iidn't?
The Wife-Yes sir; on my wedding
lay.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14

Good men are scarce, and bad ones
often have to make themselves so.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14

TOT 10ur or nve 0AyH
at o ii me every
month, and 80 weak
1 could hardly walk.
l cramped and had
backache and head
ache, and was SO
nervous and weak
that ] dreaded to
see anyone or have
anyone move in the
room. The doctors
gave me medicine to
ease me at thoaa
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14

PATENTS fortunes arc made % i II p..spp.. ps. fss-
EttzRorald n Co.. Box X. Washington, ID. o.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14
asK FOR ALIENS rOoT-EAsE

the Antiseptc powder shake into your shoes. Re
neves Corns, Bunions. Ingrowing Nails, Swollen ana
Sweating feet, Blisters and Callous spots. sold
everywhere, 25c Don Z accept any substitute Sam
plo FREE. Address Allen 8. olmsted, Lc Roy, M.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14

II we really wish to be. we can be
wanted in the world.-Roche.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14
SEVEN
YEARS OF
MISERY
All Relieved by Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound.

Sikeston, Mo. -"For seven years i
suffered everything. I was In bed
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14

W. N. u, CLEVELAND, NO. 2s-1s,1.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27

horizon. Then a temporary uncon-
seriousness overcame me, for when
next / opened my eyes it was early day
light and the dock laborers were troop
Ing to their work, marching stolidly
past me without speaking. | looked
around. l was lying three feet from
the waters edge, and the chill wind
cut me like a knife. only a drunken
laborer sleeping off his debauch," they
must have thought But | had not
tasted liquor for days Was it a
dream, then? My hand still clutched
the gold piece. With this, at least. |
could obtain food and shelter for a
while. | made my way to the wretch.
ed tenement In which / had found
shelter for the few days before, deter
mined to purchase a weeks respite
from the cold at least. | pushed open
the rickety hall door and assembled
to my miserable room. Inside | heard
somebody sobbing. ! turned the han
die slowly, not daring to believe the
thought that came to me- My wife
was seated on the one chair that stood
at the foot of the stretcher bed. She
turned her head and saw me and.
with a great cry of gladness, ran to
me and flung her arms around me.
Il have come back" she sobbed. 81
could not remain away from you and
leave you to struggle alone. We will
face poverty together, you and |. |
will never leave you again-never.
Why" she went on looking at me
strangely, you have new clothes"
Then for the first time | noticed
that l was still wearing the suit that
Brodsky had loaned me- My heart
leaped in my breast With the rags
my self-respect had gone; now | felt
able once again to face the world. 7
would go out and look for work i'm
mediately; be it Of any sort | would
undertake It. Nothing should keep
me down.
/ bought morning newspaper in
order to look through the advertise
ments. A large, black headline on the
outside page arrested my attention,
however. There had been a sharp
rise in stocks; two rival financiers
were fighting for the control of the
Seaboard Eagle line and shares had
doubled overnight. | flung the paper
from me with a groan. | had held
hundred shares of this stock until
their steady rise induced me to sell
out and purchase a thousand on mar
gin. In the hope of reaping a rich
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27

But IT is you who changed the cur.
rent Of my life" l pleaded wildly.
Surely you can undo this thing. Give
me poverty" rayed Take away
everything that l possess-money and
reputation let me be the meanest
wretch that crawls along the water
front. but let me live"
You are asking the impossible"
said Brodsky again You have re-
ceived all that life had to offer you:
you have drawn to the last penny upon
the bank of fortune. and you must
reap as you have sown. There is ns
refuge"
| hung my head In shame Would
to God that | had been content with
what was given me-" | muttered IN
anguish.
Besides" Brodsky went on, ~
warned you not to let go that bar ana
In few moments 1t will burn your
fingers. Drop it," He snapped ri.
fingers sharply IN my face. And aud
denly a cloud seemed to roll away
from before my gaze. | stared round
me; around the office, down at my
clothes, up into the smiling face OF
the doctor. The bar had grown thin
and weighed no more than a feather
1t fell from between my fingers; II
was the match which had struck to
light my cigar, and the flames were
spreading toward the end. | had lived
through two years of life in a period
OF ten or twelve seconds. | saw the
doctor watching my face curiously
Well" he said "do you still want
to draw upon the bank of fortune?"
1T was a dream?" | cried. WAS
none of 1t real-the electrical ma
chine, the luck. the fame achieved
was none of 1t real?"
Happily not" said Brodsky smiling
1T was hardly dream: it was little
experiment in hynotics, during the
course of which projected into your
mind few random ideas that came
into my own. See." he added, to dis
pei the remnants of my vision, "youl
coat buttons are still on the right
side, and If you put your hand be
meath them you will not feel youl
heart pulsating
Il could, perhaps, have brought ia
bear psychical powers to bring you
that luck from which you begged ia
be released, but there is simpler
way. l want a secretary to help me
with my work. VIII you accept the
post? 1t will afford you ample tins
to resume your medical practice, and,
if you will be my guest until you get
upon your feet again, am sure that
your financial and domestic difficult
ties will soon have become things OF
the past"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27

Step down." said the doctor, revers-
ing the lever.
obeyed him and stood still in the
middle OF the laboratory. Was that
alls Something had happened to me.
| looked dow at my feet, my legs, my
waistcoat. The buttons had shifted
to the opposite side, as Brodscky had
foretold. ! placed my hand to the
right side OF my chest My heart was
pulsing there. perfectly normally, but
undeniably on the wrong side.
Yes" said the doctor smiling, 'if
ever you are starving again. you can
obtain employment as medical
freak In museum, or at some hos
pital. Ali Don't let 10 that bar.
Yes, 1t is in your left hand now"
was left-handed, too. For mo-
ment sickening terror rushed over
me. pushed my left hand against
the wall to steady myself. Then |
put 1t to my breast pocket to find
my handkerchief. 1t was not there
1t must be on the other side, of course.
l found it and placed it to my fore
HN"N- AcihN'hihe uioppSu liOii IL anu
fell tinkling upon the ground. /
stopped and picked it up; it was the
five dollar piec0pthat l had lost.
And now" said the doctor, "in
order that your good fortune, which,
you see, is already beginning may
fulfill itself in the most adequate
manner, you had best go back to the
pier on which l found you earlier in
the evening, and take up the thread of
your adventures there Make the most
OF your success, for it will be short
lived" He held out his hand and /
departed.
l have some recollection OF stumbl-
ing through the streets again, of de-
scending the long wharf, still empty
and deserted, under a sky Frightening
as the sun mounted toward the
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27
I followed him along a narrow pas.

followed him along a narrow pas
sage into his laboratory-a long. low
sound-proof room around which stood
many electrical engines of an I'M
known character. He babe me step
upon an insulated platform Of what
looked like glass, and applied a couple
of electrodes to my neck and breast.
DO not be alarmed" he said. The
experience will be a curious one, but
not In the least degree either painful
or troublesome. Before | fulfill your
desire, however, perhaps it would be
best for me to explain to you the
mechanism of this machine.
Il spoke to you of the gambler
turning round his chair. By means of
this machine, however. l am enabled
to turn the subject about, as in mir.
ror. 1t Is purely fourth dimensional
process, whereby the right and left
sides become transposed; the right
hand becomes the left hand, the heart
beats on the right side of the body.
the buttons of the coat appear on the
right no longer, but on the left. Aside
from these trif1ing incoG-eniences
nothing unusual will be noticed. 1t is a
process unimaginable in the three di-
mensional world. but In the four-di-
mensional as easily done as the turn
ing Of coat inside out.
This change affects the soul much
as pool is affected when stirred up
with stick. The elements of fortune
are stirred up and set in motion, the
heavier sink and the lghter-those
that produce good fortune, remain on
top In this way you will achieve
what you demand-at che price of
draining the less afterward." He
pulled out stout bar of some wood
like material, which l grasped firmly
between my right finger and thumb.
DO not on any account let go of this
until l give the signal" said the doc