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Defiance County Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1886

Page

8

Despair at Auglaize Bridge Ends in Tragic Suicide

Ella Amo, 20s, of Defiance, driven by a doomed romance with Jonnie Hawkins and a coerced marriage to Lynch, leaped from the Auglaize bridge after a failed life turn. Hawkins attempted rescue twice. both missed, and Ella’s body was recovered hours later. An inquest returned death by own action.

Ella Amo Jonnie Hawkins Toledo John Anno Lynch Defiance Ella W. C.lravis L. J. Shead Wayne Street Hawkins Hawking Second Street Henry Baker Johnnie Hawkins John Shutters Baker Hawk'ns Shutters Darling Rose Johanie Auglaize Bridge Episcopal Church John Lew Spurgeon Justice Travis Fontaine Will Kettenring Lake Shore

Ohio State Fair Opens at New Grounds in Columbus

The 37th Annual Ohio State Fair debuts at Columbus New Grounds from August 30 to September 3, 1886 with new buildings grand stand and track. Premiums total 25600 dollars and daily races run. B&O R R offers round trip fares and special trains, with schedules in small bills or via agents. Also medical ad notes Acker’s Dyspepsia tablets and Dyspepsia relief sold with guarantee by N G Woodward.

Columbus

Balimore Bakery offers quarter gallon ice cream for families

A Baltimore bakery promotes ice cream by the quarter gallon suitable for families picnics or parties. C I Morse advertises a free nice family album or scrap book with every one pound can of baking powder.

Baltimore W. D Clinton Street F. Baldwin Emmett Fred Kessee Clinton C. I. Morse’s

Six Bottles of Finest Perfume By Mail Offer

A promotional offer promises six bottles of assorted odor perfumery mailed post paid to Metcalf & Co. at 30 Platt Street, New York City, for fifty cents. The ad emphasizes mail order delivery and prepaid postage.

Metcalf & Co Platt Street N. Y. City

Farm loan offer seeks two notes for property

A lender has 2500 dollars available to loan on farm property in two separate sums of 1000 and 1500 dollars. Offers a reasonable rate of interest and requests inquiries through W. C. Travis.

Doctor's remedy offer promises cure for lung diseases

An aged physician, retired, claims a leaflets offers a free recipe for a vegetable remedy to cure consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and nervous debility. He says thousands have benefited and will mail the recipe in German French or English to any reader who requests it. Also a local seller touts Acker's English Remedy as a universal cure for asthma cough whooping cough croup and lung troubles.

East India W. A. Noyes Power N. G. Woodward

Party ticket nominated at county court house meeting

About fifty party supporters from across the district gathered at the city court house on Thursday and nominated a ticket led by Congressman J. B. Broadniz of Paulding, Sheriff Z. H. Miller of Sherwood, Commissioner John Hootman of Milford, and Director J. N. Blue of Defiance.

Court House J. B. Broadniz Paulding Z. H. Miller Sherw Jobn Hootman Milford J. N. Blue Deance

Acker's Blood Elixir Claimed Cure For Diseases

N G Woodward declares Acker's Blood Elixir cures blood disorders and skin diseases like Scrofula boils and also syphilis and rheumatism. He asserts it is not a patent nostrum but a scientific preparation and guarantees its efficacy.

N. G. Woodward Acker

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Sten Winding Emig & Yingling’s Bates Waterloo Duke Roan Duke Plymouth Rock J. B. Foot Moss Waare Curtis Holgate & CO Defiance, Ohio Cin-Innati Ohio Corner Bank St Kindel Ave Rogers Booth Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Mail & Express Fast Mail Pacific Express St. Louis Express Baltimore and Ohio Railway New York Fast Line Washington and Baltimore New York Express Chicago Chicago Express Chicago Mall Express Erie Mills J. J. Crane Evansport Maumee The North Richland J. W. Leach J. N Hale North Ridge Augustus Dolke W. F. Dolke Germany Ottawa Harvey Beach W. W. Sutton J. A. Holmes East Massachusetts John Lynch E. Y. Hall Lyoch F. Krotz Kittner Bros Harley’s Lion Woodward’s C. I. Morse G. W. Bechel L. Harry Dawson’s Saloon Dyarman Bros F. A. B. Lowe J. P. Slough W. Martin Snyder’s Saloon Colby & Scott Crosby House E. N. Lewis M. E. Heller & Co Hughes & Seible A. Krotz Maumee Bridge Loeb & Son J. E. B. Good Far West Fremont Elkhorn Mo. Valley R. A Canada Defiance & Paulding Coldwater Mich Mansfield Perry Street State Fair Fifth Srs Bechel’s C. I. Morse’s Grocery Woodford Colby & Sort, Druggists Baltimore Bakery Japan Young Hyson City Ticket Office Clinton Str W. C. Travis Royal Bowie Royval Baking Powder Co Wall St. N Woody Knoxville K. F. Liptle Peter Schlesser Peter Schlosser Defiance, O Stinson & Co Portland Maine New York Padlach Store
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