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Middletown transcript., 1919-12-27
HAD THE PORTER GUESSING
Colored Man Quite Unable Under.
stand cIeruyman's Object IN TO
Presence Of Empty Fl X. -

Rev. William 81. Book, pa pr of the
Tabernacle Christian chur at Co.
lumbus, recently held re 1al meet
ing at Huntington, w. Va. lived at
4 Huntington hotel and one &ay,when
hanging a coat In the closet Of his
room he found an empty whisky bot
tie on the closet floor. Apparently the
quart bottle had been there for some
time, but it had not been discovered
and the minister did not Wish It found
Immediately after he vacated the room.
So he called q porter and asked that
the bottle be removed.
"Somebody might find E bottle in
there Just after left ~ : Mr.. Book
explained. "and It wdl reflect on
me. don't want any y to think
I placed that bottle in Ire or that
had anything to do " it"
The porter nodded b cked
up the bottle and stud el on
It. Apparently he was lzzled
to know why the mfV d not
claim ownership or at htion-
ship with the empty AT
length his bewildermen ressed
in~speech.
"Why, boss" he e that's
the hest brand mad hapolis
News.
Middletown transcript., 1919-12-27
-sIRuP FROM GRAPE JUICE
Plan Propossd by Expsrts sf Ne Vnl.
vsrsity sf California WeNld
Seem 70 9olvo Problem.

To meet the ban on the manufacture
Of wine In the great grape-r1ising
areas the agricultural college Of the
University of California has develop
ed practical method Of, converting
grape juice into excellent sirup. It d
the belief, says the Scientific Ameri-
can: that converting grapes into sirup
instead Of wine will double the value
Of the fruit. The estimated value Of
the crop Of $4,000 tons Of wine
grapes. grown annually. is four millil p
dollars: If the crop is made into sirq J.
it should have q value Of eight MILL Fh
dollars.
While the experts at the agricultu1 hl
college have been working on the pr b.
lem, an Independent chemist I'D
grape expert has succeeded in prod be-
ing sirup from grapes that M tets
all the requirements Of q commercial
product. According to figures that he
submits, his method will prod bee
sirup at a cost that is slightly Ia yer
than that of the other method.
One Of the interesting sides oil the
question is the plan recommended by
the university that all grape growers.
wineries and sugar factories cooper
ate next year In the interests bf all
those industries. It proposes thht the
wineries purchase the grapes f the
vintage Of 1919, and extract and, store
the estimated fifty million gallons Of
Juice. that the larger sugar factories
receive the juice and concentrate It,
and that they ship the sirup to the
canneries for use In 1920.
The university has discovered .
simple and inexpensive process Of
treating the juice that will prevent
fermentation for year, If necessary.
The chemists say that the sirup can be
used in place Of sugar in preserving
some Of the fruits, and can be mixed
with sugar in preserving othtps.
Middletown transcript., 1919-12-27
origin iet Sand.

It Is, calculated chat nine-tenths Of
the coasts Of the world are covered
with sand. What ii the origin Of this
sand and to what circumstances is it's
abundance due7 Men Of science. says
the New York Sun. have explained this
in part by saying THAT it is due to the
erosive effect Of the waves upon the
rocks. but 1t is generally admitted
that this Is not sufficient to account for
the vast quantity of sand that borders
our beaches. Undoubtedly very con-
siderable portion represents the mate
rial carried to and toward the ocean
BY the storms and glaciers Of the ice
age. lss
Middletown transcript., 1919-12-27

upward MoVoH1ent - 6"UIu'
The formation, recently announced.
Of the Village Clubs association marks
a memorable departure In English vii
lage life. It arose out Of 4 discussion
Of the Agricultural club. The main
idea Of the association Is to help vii
lage people to conduct, by themselves
and for themselves, centers of amuse-
ment and recreation. They are to sup
ply themselves with what they want,
rather than with what other people
think they ought to have 1.-THE associa-
ton helping them, but not debating in
any way. This may well be the seed
Of avery big movement, and is note
worthy sign Of the times.
Middletown transcript., 1919-12-27
BOTAclAlM HONOR
Dispute Over Location Of First
Press il Northwest.
Minnesota and South Dakota Each
Firm In the Belief That They Are
Il, Possession Of Historic
Old Relic.

The location Of the first printing
press In the Northwest is being dis
lputed by two states, Minnesota and
South Dakota, says>a dispatch to the
Minneapolis Journal.
The historic printing press, an OLD
Washington hand-press. which. 1t is
claimed. printed the first newspaper In
the Northwest, is now in the hands OF
the Minnesota Historical society. The
Minnesota contention as to the history
Of the press is substantially as fol-
lows:
''Its active career began back in 1885,
when John King Of Dubuque pur-
chased It in Cincinnati. He arrived In
Dubuque with the new press on May
1, 1886. after tedious trip on river
steamboat. The first issue Of this pa
per, the Dubuque Visitor. appeared on
May II. It IS said that the Visitor was
the only paper north Of st. Louis and
west of the Mississippi river at that
time.
"The press, in 1S43, for some reason
or other, was sold to three representa-
lives Of a stock concern, ]. Allen Bar
ber, Daniel Benfill and Nelson Derby,
who latter was to become WiscOnsin1s
first governor. These men took the
press across the river to Lancaster,
Wis, to print the Grant County Her
aid, of which L. O. Schrader was the
first editor.
"The Herald passed finally into the
hands Of James NJ. Goodhue, lawyer
by profession and a fighting editor OF
the old school. Goodhue in the spring
Of 1849 shipped his press up ths river
to St. Paul, Minn., where he founded
the Pioneer, which years afterWard De-
came. the Pioneer Press.
"In 1855 the press passed into the
hands of jeremiah Russell, who took 1t
to Sauk Rapids to use in printing an
other pioneer venture, the Frontiers
man. After that it changed hands fire.
quently. It printed among other pub
LEGATIONS the Sauk Valley Press con-
Quoted by Herman Muhlenherg, state
adjutant general. The ma teHal of this
publication was later sold to the Lind
strom Citizen, a Swedish newspaper.
Shortly after this old press found its
last home in the state museum In st.
| Paul.
"Gov. Samuel J. Albright, associate
editor Of the st. Paul p purchased
the press in 1858, carr 2es
|
Middletown transcript., 1919-12-27
" 3, 1853, ne
the Dakota

hostilities Of
andOned and
sion Of the
BID press and
kettlers found
not put 1t to-
F. Pettigrew
food to have
de from it a
bry has been
far as the
INT is con-
bright, who
II 1T was so
I believe, so
to Dakota
In the Min
bress which
in dispute.
tructed and
have print
lper in the
: true story
8 may be, it
Middletown transcript., 1919-12-27

as going up
atiron build
-&e rear Of
bOg with his
+ bundles all
Middletown transcript., 1919-12-27

; eyes sseaMly upon
| national scout COM
loo, 900 and more Boy
l knew the signs well
that something was
the boys mind. He
hat he was thinking
lied: II was just
] look like a friend
IL
ends name?" asked
the friend Of all
i'd the messenger.
l." replied the COM
nile.
only reply Of the
dumped his bum
the amused pas
his right hand
Germany. /.
ork Of aerial
10 prevent the
10 Germany.
gainst crim-
3 place for
being laid
Sllnilarse
Hi
Middletown transcript., 1919-12-27

day IL
Re deem
Eal. Tho
eome es-
give up
bnething
the other
attleships
hereafter
Since ac-
enormous
be sunk
bn big-gun
lifting the
le weight,
more am
3 that 1lgn-
roper shape,
sink under
Middletown transcript., 1919-12-27
upw,rd Movement In England.

water craft; win again come into use.
Middletown transcript., 1919-12-27
Counteractlng

The warship Of Il
q compromise betwe
best and what we de
torpedo-proof botto1
sential; therefore
guns or armor or I
else in order to gel
hand It il probab
and battle cruisers
be supplied with t
lions are now e
ranges. and since
by gunare alone.
ships are now US
torpedo tube viii
but it will leave
munition. A writ
speed rams with
and uauisite 81
water craft: win ags
Middletown transcript., 1919-12-27
REFUSES TO BE coMFoRTED
Given Remedy for Potato Bug Pest,
Pessimist Digs Up Another
Taie Of Woe.

A Kansas city farmer has proposed
q scheme f9r doing away with potato
bugs so simple chat 1t seems ridicu-
lous. Perhaps NOT much dependence is
to be plated III agricultural sugges-
tions offeyea 81 4 Kansas City farmer.
Kansas famefs should command in
'stant resbect but we~would not be in
clined thaye faith In Kansas City
farmer neh more than in a Manhat-
tan fafdhsr. However, this hint may
he taken Tor what It is worth. The
ns9A City idea is that all that IS
Mfy to keep the -i,o,atU bug sI'aGs
IL to plant one bean in the hill
he seed potato. It seems that
> hate beans.
elhapA they 90. Anyway our
oyI experience we can testify that
wd have hever seen potato bugs feed
int on bean vines. 1t would be logi-
cal as kt.7n that they will not ven
tufe intos presence OF beans. Sd
TAI as we ve observed there has not
been a potato bug in our garden this
season. Perhaps, that is because we
did not plant any potatoes. But gar
dens develop or encourage all kinds OF
bugs besides potato bugs. That is one
Of the harassing experiences Of about
every amateur gardener. And If 1t is
not bugs It is something else. Just as
you get your garden growing well,
along come a couple~,of calves or a
herd of cows and eat of the tops OF
everything. The bovire tribe seems to
have peculiar foDaness for young
com Qnly 4 nersak with bitter expe-
rfani11 \reciate the sig
Esery appeal to
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-06-26
vACATIoNIsTs' HAVEN

The Great Lakes, as ever, are
now Turing to their many wonder
full charms thousands Of pleasure
seekers. To a vast number of per-
sons a Great Lake trip is synony-
nous to a successful vacation.
This is little to be wondered at,
for no other place in the world
will you find such splendid feet
Of passenger vessels. Lake Erie is
especially attractive to travellers,
and plying it's waters you will find
some of the largest and most mag
nificent steamers. Of these the
Great Ship "SEEANDBEE,"
operating daily between Cleveland
and Buffalo, is undoubtedly the
most popular. The "SEEAND-
BEE" is the largest and most
costly steamer in inland waters Of
the world, and her immense pro-
portions and luxurious appoint
ments lead passengers to call her
"The Floating Hotel"
The commercial traveller, too,
finds rest and comfort via this lake
route. By boarding the steamer
at Cleveland or Buffalo at 8 100 p.
m. Central Standard Time) he
may break the monotony Of his all
rail journey, enjoy night of re-
freshing sleep and reach destina-
tion the following morning at
6 80, in plenty of time and with
the inclination to start the days
work early.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-06-26
ORDINANCE No. s42.

An ordinance making special assoss-
ments me- ,s,nn to- pay the costs and expense Of
from the Northerly line of Front Street
TO the Southerly line of Fifth Street in
Perrysburg. Ohio, by the construction
WHEREAS, the cost and expense of
improving Louisiana Avenue from the
Sotheriyy SN0rthherIy line Of Eront Street to the
construction of equipment for lighting
same, including interest on the notes
TO be issued in anticipation of the COL
WHiEREAs. the corporations part Of
the the cost OF said Improvement Is $122.s7.
assessed upon the benefited lots and
lands in me corporation, by percent-
assessea! ags Of the snd tax value of th property
WHEREAS. the assessed value of the
taxable property IN said corporation is
approximately ,OO0.0OO.0O, now there
Be 1t ordained by the Council of the
Village, OF Perrysburg, State of Ohio:
ing the cost. and expense of the i'm
The Northerly lins Of Front Street to
the construction Of equipment for light
lot and parcel Of land in the corporation
and fvetenths of a mill upon each
dollar OF the tax value of said lots and
Sec. Q. Said special assessment shall
be payable in five equal annual install
equal to. seven-tenths Of mill upon
each dollar Of the tax value of the
Sec. s. The Clerk of the Council, on
or before the second Monday In 6ep-
tember each year shall certify such
The 10 'as snS GSSasS ss
Sec. This ordinances shall take
ten days after Its ,firat puhlicatiOn. "
Passed June 16. 1910
Ast..s. MP Y *'ss, Y.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-06-26
HOW's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine.
Halls Catarrh Medicine has been
taken by cat tRrrh sufferers for the past
thirty-five years, and has become
known as the!most reliable remedy for
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Medicine acts
through the Blood on the Mucous sur
faces, expelling the Poison from the
Blood and healing the diseased por-
tions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Medicine for short time you will see
a great improvement in your general
health. Start taking Halls Catarrh
Medicine at once and get rid of ca
tarrh. Send for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, Ohio
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-06-26
Use Of Chemical Produet..

The interest in chemistry and chem
ical products has greatly increased
in the United States owing to the fact
that this country has been forced by
the war to depend upon its own re-
sources in this direction. The follow
ing uses are ascribed to these chem
ical products: In making soap and
paper pulp, mercerizing cotton and
purifying mineral oils, caustic soda is
used; soda ash is necessary In the
manufacture Of soap and glass; Sill
cate Of soda (better known as water
glass) Is utilized in the manufacture
Of soap and in dyeing and printing cal
leo, finishing cotton goods, preventing
wool rot, bleaching jute and preserv-
Ing eggs.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-06-26
APPEAL TO REASON
Continued from First Page.

100000 fire.
Most of the municipalities have
sufficiently strong ordinances to
protect their citizens and their
property from fireworks.
Police chiefs and prosecutors
should see that such ordinances
are enforced.
Only the small Chinese fire
cracker and the sparkler are pos
sible as safe as any kind of fire,
and may be used, provided that
they are not fired within 25 feet
of building and are fired when
some grown person is watching
the children.
No "Salutes over 21a inches
long will be allowed and the 10
cent Vesuvius fountains are
barred.
There is more patriotism in the
click of a spade in the garden than
there is in the roar of a cannon
cracker.
There is more beauty in a flower
planted in memory of those who
sleep in Flanders fields than in
the most splendid burst of rocket
stars, which gleam for a moment
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-06-26
|NTOTHEUNKNOWN
Adventures lrresistibly Lured to
UntraveIed Paths.
Martin johnson and His wife, settIna
Out for the South Sea islands,
Explain Yearnino That Calls
Them to the jungle Land,

/ TO perpetuate the work that Jack
London commenced and to film the un-
explored mysteries Of the jungle land
! that vast unknown bush country Of
the South Sea islands; to bring back
Photographic records Of the habits,
customs and mannerisms Of tribes of
which no white man has any knowl-
edge; to endanger their lives in the
tropic heat; to rub elbows with natives
who are afflicted with leprosy, ele-
phantiasis and other dangerous forms
OF contagious disease. All these items
mean nothing at all to Martin Johnson
and his pretty wife, Osa, who will
leave New York Monday for Australia
prior to invading the vast bush coun-
try, the unexplored interiors Of which
no white man has ever seen, writes
the New York Sun. II am anxious to
go to the South Sea islands because It
Is the nearest place to paradise on
Gods earth," said Martin johnson.
There are no strikes there, and it is
a far safer place than in .your little
old New York. You may have Broad
way II you like, but as for me want
to get away from your talk Of 'Bolshe-
vhiskey' and everything that has any
thing to do with It at all. Pro or con
1t doesn't make any difference. And
then again." Mr.. Johnson continued,
'there is the lure Of discovering things
no white man has seen. There is the
great adventure about 1t. 1t IL yearn-
ing to get away from all this back here
and be out in the great wild. It is the
unfath0mable unknown, the insoluble
wilderness that lures me-" For Mrs.
johnson, this represents her second
trip to the bush country, and she prob
ably is the first woman from the
United States to achieve such dis
tinction. The morality of the natives
Of the South Sea islands is eulogized
by Mrs. Johnson, who deprecates the
morality of the white people, declar-
ing the former to be of a higher stand
ard. "No man covets his neighbor's
wife there" she said. "Only in one in
stance did see the penalty that
woman paid for alternating the affec-
tions Of another woman's husband.
They hanged her to tree and execut-
ed her by slashing her body. A man
lives three years with woman before
he marries her, in the Solomon islands.
In all that time he is never permitted
to meet her in> >She open or mention
his name to her, or she to him. Their
coming together is decreed by order Of
the chief. The man is told who his
mate is to be and where he can find
her. In the dead of night he goes to
her If they like each other they are
married in three years. II not, then
their children are given over to the un-
married brides or bridegroom's
parents"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-06-26
The Doctor Away From Home When
Most Needed.

People are often very much disap-
pointed to find that their family ply
sician is away from home when they
most need his services. Diseases like
pain in the stomach. and bowels, collie
and diarrhoea require prompt treat
ment, and have in many instances
proven fatal before medicine could be
procured or physician summoned.
The right way is to keep at hand a
bottle Of Chamberlain's Collie and
Diarahoea Remedy. No physician can
prescribe better medicine for these
diseases. By having it in the house
you escape much pain and suffering
and all risk, Buy It now; it may save
lie. 's'''s b
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-06-26
Notice Of Special Assessment


Notice is hereby given that the
assessments for the payment Of the
cost Of Fifth Street from the east
erly line Of Mulberry Street, to the
westerly line Of Hickory Street, in
Perrysburg, Ohio, have been made,
and the assessment roll showing
such assessments is on file in the
Office Of the clerk Of said village
for the inspection and examination
of persons interested therein.
Dated June 10, 1919. sa
John w. Lyons,
Clerk oi Council,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-06-26
REBEKAH THIMBLE PARTY

Ivy Leaf Rebekah Lodge will
hold their thimble party at the /.
o. O. F. hall on Thursday after
noon, June 26th, with Sister GerN
trude Veitch and Sister Ella Webb
as hostesses. There will be an
aluminium demonstration and each
guest will receive something. We
expect large crowd, so please
come.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-06-26
and are gone forever.

The odor of the freshly cut grass
after rain is far to be preferred
to the smell of burned flesh; and
the happy voices of children on an
outing are far better sounds than
the shrieks of the burned and
wounded.
Let Ohio have a quiet Fourth.
We have lots to think about this
year
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-06-26
......FOR SALE......

Modern house on Second street.
Good location. All conveniences. A
fine home.
Vacant lot on Second street. Fine
building lot at bargain.
House and lot on Indiana avenue.
Large lot and good location.
House and lot on Sixth street at a
bagain.
House and lot on Third street. Good
barn. One-third cash, balance monthly
payments.
House and lot on Seventh street.
Garage and good location. IA bargain
for some one.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-06-26
To Prevent Belching.

Make a regular habit >of eating
slowly, masticate your food thorough
ly, and you may have no further
trouble. If you should, take one of
Chamberlain's Tablets Immediately
after supper.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-06-26
CARD OF THANKS

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hufford wish
to thank their many friends and
relatives for the kindness shown
them during the Illness of Mr..
Hufford.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-06-26
Lame Back Relieved.

For a lame back apply Chamber
lain's Liniment twice day and mas
sage the muscles of the back over the
seat of pain thoroughly at each appli-
cation.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-06-26
b. O'REuLY
Mems Tailoring
Phone Blue 80
Perrysburg, Ohio
FOR SALE

SO acres, 21k miles southwest Of
Monclova, all cleared and tiled; fair
buildings; considerable fruit Of all
kinds; " mile to stone road.
80 acres, n mile west of Monclova;
good buildings; some fruit; mostly
tiled and on stone road;, best Of soil
and near school.
20 acres, 21a miles southwest of
Holland; new barn and silo; fair
house; plenty of fruit; acre straw
berries; all tiled; near school; 80 rods
to stone road, and would make best of
gardening and fruit farm.
All of these farms are in good
neighborhood and can sell right.
The Benson signal., 1919-06-21
n PLACED ANYWHERE
n ATuTR CTQ A MD KILLS
Everythinu Lovely

"Howdy, Gap" saiuted an acquaint-
ance, upon meeting the well known
Rumpus Ridge citizen on a shopping
expedition in Tumlinville. "How's
everything going with your"
"Finer'n frog hair, Jurd!" triumph
antly replied Gap Johnson. "Of course,
my wife has been sorter puny, yur Of
late, and several Of the children have
got the measles and mumps and one
thing and another, and the lightning
struck the corner Of the house luther
night and like to have tore the whole
place to pieces, and one of the kids
fell out of tree and broke his arm,
and feller took shot at me day be-
fore yesterday and ventilated my ear,
and such as that. but swapped for
a running horse last week, and a
couple Of my hounds have got six
pups apiece. Aw, I tell you, they
can't keep good man down "-Kan-
sas City Star.
The Benson signal., 1919-06-21
thin PEOPLE
SHOULD take
PHOSPHATE
Nothing Like Plain Bitro-Phosphate
to Put on Firm, Healthy Flesh and
to Increase Strength, Vigor
and Nerve Force.

Judging from the countless preparations
and treatments which are continually be-
ing advertised for the purpose of making
thin people f1eshy, developing arms, neck
and bust, and replacing ugly hollows and
angles by the soft curved lines Of health
and beauty, there are evidently thousands
of men and women who keenly feel their
excessive thinness.
Thinness and weakness are often due
to starved nerves. Our bodies need more
phosphate than is contained in modern
foods. Physicians claim there is nothing
that will supply this deficiency so we'll as
the organic phosphate known among drug
gists as ro-phosphate which is mex
pensive and is sold by most all druggists
under guarantee of satisfaction or money
back. BY feeding the nerves directly and
by supplying the body cells with the nee
essary phosphoric food elements, bitro-
phosphate should produce welcome
Transformation in the appearance; the in
crease in weight frequently being aston
ishing.
Increase in weight also carries with 1t
e. general Improvement in the health.
Nervousness, sleeplessness and lack of
energy, which nearly always accompany
excessive thinness, should disappear, dull
eyes become bright, and pale cheeks glow
with the bloom Of perfect health.
is unsurpassed for relieving nervousness,
sleeplessness and general weakness. it
should not, owing to its tendency to in
crease weight, be used by anyone who
does not desire to put on flesh.