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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1886
Page
9
Fragmentary timetable shows Fast Lime No. 2 and Express services with morning and evening departures. Mentions Pacific Express and Mail and Express routes with limited legible times and station codes.
Train timetable fragment lists Washington Baltimore and Chicago Express with 3:05 PM and 5 AM westbound times. Mentions express services and connections between major cities. No full context available due to damaged OCR text.
A collage of community items from the Defiance region includes spring hints, school term starts, budget for Lima water works, local sales and broadcasts, lectures by Prof Gunning, visits by residents, legal notes, Knights of Labor, and warnings about swindlers and Florida land schemes. Also mentions butter shortages and a moving day.
Philip Young of Jewell beams at the Express office on Wednesday and David Kitzwater of Charlie plans a Friday call. Lima will plant 150 acres of tomatoes. J M Bridenbaugh of Toledo visited Defiance over the weekend. An ad promotes Briar Pipe smoking tobacco as the best value with a free briar pipe with each pound. The Cincinnati Jackson and Michigan line now uses revised titles after consolidation. Local fair managers discuss purses for next fall with a suggestion to add a strong walking horse purse. Advertisers are urged to publish legal notices via the County Clerk Probate Judge or Sheriff. Winter and Spring produce mix at markets with kale at 10c, lettuce 15c, onions 5c, cucumbers 25c each. Oranges 15–30c per dozen, bananas plentiful, apples better and stable in price.
The commissioners received bids for stone work on the new Maumee bridge. Bids covered a pier and two abutments with prices ranging from $7.50 to $13.75 per yard. The contract was awarded to George Loeb & Son of Toledo after votes from Struble and Miller in favor and Gorman opposed.
The Express highlights Dr France as a celebrated physician with many favorable notices. he will speak at the Russell House Defiance on Monday April 5 offering free examinations and advice. Also mentions consumer ads for Jones tonic and various local goods and groceries from F Krorz and F A Krortz.
CHOLERA Morbus relief offered with Cheney's Stomach and Liver Regulator. Frank B. Aldrich invites Defiance citizens to Carroll's old stand next Post Office for groceries Prunes Hominy Rice Pickles Sugars Coffees Teas and more with telephone 79.
A crowded election scene lists Democratic and Republican nominations across wards and townships. Nominations include city marshal candidates Daniel Shea and John Hepler. ward councilmen and assessors. township clerk contenders M E Orcutt and J A Ketchel. street commissioner hopefuls. and disputed justice of the peace race with John Wisda facing opposition from Rev Muehlenbeck.
Fresh vegetables available weekly at F B Aupricu's with regular Wednesday and Friday deliveries and a focus on variety for local shoppers.
The ad notes tickets to all points in the Union available at the cheapest price in the city. Location listed is Clinton Street opposite Harley's Lion store.
Full line fresh oysters eggs etc Frank B Aldrich calls at Carrolls old stand near the post office Telephone number given 79
Farmers urged to note that a promissory note dated about March 16 1886 for 140 dollars held by FRANK B ALDRICH is disputed due to misrepresentation and payment is refused.
The 110 head plumwood herd owned by R G Dun of Mechanicsburg Ohio will be sold without reserve in Columbus Ohio on April 14 and 15 1886. One of the oldest renowned herds offers breeders a rare opportunity to obtain animals of the choicest strains.
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