"A Wonderfully Preserved Man"

I found this newsy article on page 11 of the August 15, 1925, issue of the The Youngstown Sheet and Tube Bulletin (page 11, column 3). 

"Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meinzen and
daughters were guests on July 26th
at a party in honor of the 88th an-
niversary of Mr. Meinzen's father,
Mr. H. C. Meinzen of Stubenville.  A
birthday dinner was enjoyed by a
large group of relatives who repre-
sented four generations.  Mr. Mein-
zen Sr., is a wonderfully preserved
man and despite his advanced age
enjoys good health and is quite active
He spent a few days at his son's
home on Wilson Street."

Sometimes I can't help but laugh at the language used in old newspapers.  The description of my 88-year-old great-grandfather, Henry C. Meinzen, as "wonderfully preserved" struck my funny bone.  Perhaps I should print his photograph and this little clipping and preserve them in a canning jar. 

Henry & Elizabeth with some family members and a friend,
between 1917-1920

The four generations represented at his birthday party would have been

1. Henry, himself
2. His living children:  Henry (the younger), Belle, Mina, Lula, my grandfather Wm. Carl Robert "Bob,", and Naomi.
3. Henry's grandchildren, the sons and daughters of his own children who are too many to name.  This would have included my mom and her sisters.  Some of this group of children were born in the early 1900s, others in the mid- to late-1910s.
4. This generation would have been the grandchildren of Henry's two oldest children, Henry (the younger) and Belle whose children were old enough to be married with children of their own. 

Though Henry was doing well in August, 1925, he died on December 30, four and a half months after this article was published. 

It's such fun to find these kinds of articles in old newspapers.

--Nancy.

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