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20 Aug 1885
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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1885
Page
1
Readable time fragments show 7:15 P M 4:15 P M 10:05 A M and 2:47 A M with A M, indicating garbled schedule data without clear event details or entities.
A partial timetable shows routes GOING EAST and GOING WEST linking New York Washington Baltimore Chicago and local times. Observed services include Baltimore & New York Express 3 05 PM fast line 5 59 AM, Chicago Fast Line 6 48 AM, Chicago Express 11 59 AM, Chicago Mail 9 46 PM and local departures around 10 35 AM.
The Home News column notes rising wheat prices and a bustling market for new grain while previewing upcoming events including a circus on Tuesday and a 25 cent show. It mentions political conventions on Sept 2 and local attractions such as a free Indian show at Monumental Park and the Blue Stockings hosting Sandusky.
Defiance items report early grapes ripening, calls for fresh meats, medical visits by Dr. Butler and Dr. Kiamont, gas talk, bakery specials, and local society events. Mentions school start, visits from Miss Doring and Miss Harring, harness shop ads, gas exploration, and community happenings around Auglaize, Napoleon, and Bryan readings.
Dr France will visit Defiance Tuesday August 25 at the Crosby House office. His remedies are from the vegetable kingdom and he prepares medicines to meet the precise needs of each case. no invalid who values health can afford to miss this opportunity.
Sheriff Wonderly names Con stable M. J. Rourke as deputy after F. Post resigns. The Express praises the selection as fitting and timely, noting Rourke’s brief tenure as constable and predicting continued zeal and effectiveness in the deputy role.
Five headstones for deceased soldiers lie at Mallett Bros Marble Shop awaiting pickup by friends. Names include Bariah Shasteen Co. H 169th Ohio Infantry J. Rath Co. E 14th Ohio Infantry Large E. Brown Co. K 21st Ohio James Lawrence Co. F 48th Ohio William Lawrence Co. F 48th Ohio. If not already placed, the government furnished stones should be set for their resting places.
The association met last Saturday to discuss gas boring feasibility and adjourned to meet again at city hall next Saturday evening. A large citizen turnout was hoped for. Also advertised: sugar cured bacon 10c per lb and ham, pork products at Krotz & Morse’s.
The Defiance County Teachers Institute schedules a five day August program at Sherwood. Sessions cover reading, arithmetic, language, penmanship, geography, music, and lectures by W. H. Payne, Nellie Moore, Nell Moore, and others with daily intermissions and evening talks.
The B and O offers a low rate excursion to Sandusky City and Put-in-Bay on August 23 1885 via the B and O railroad. Departure from Defiance at 5:59 a.m. Rates and details appear on small bills.
The Monumental committee received proposals from White Bronze Co of Bridgeport Conn for a city monument. If accepted within thirty days the plan could save $500 in cost. The elegant design is tailored for this city and would be a source of Civic pride. A substantial subscription has begun and many citizens express eagerness to complete the project.
Records show transfers from C W Krotz to E N Lewis for a Defiance lot at 175 dollars and from Esther Sharpsteen to A Pessefall for a Defiance lot at 1000 dollars. Also parcels in Lucetta Herrington and Eva Perky, 20 acres in Defiance for 1300 dollars, 40 acres in Hicksville for 2100 dollars, and multiple Hicksville or Defiance lots exchanged between named individuals with prices ranging from 125 to 900 dollars.
Misses Umbs and Watson, neighbors in Highland township, quarreled over their children on the highway. Mrs Umbs drew a 36 calibre revolver and fired at Mrs Watson, missing the mark. She was taken before Squire Hunter on a shooting with intent to kill charge and bound over to court. The feud stems from prior lawsuits.
Regular city council meeting on Tuesday Aug 18 1885 discussed appointing 10 to 15 policemen for County Fair order with a motion to set a ten man limit. An ordinance on licenses was read but failed. Road sidewalk projects on Summit East Defiance and Washington to Jefferson were adopted. Expenses for shipping Engine and signal flags approved. A three member committee to set general licensing costs was authorized. Connections to sewers near Jefferson street and Wayne street were approved.
Manager Hyatt Frost debuts the Van Amburg Show on its sixty fifth tour lowering admission to a quarter. The revamped company travels by rail with a full menagerie led by Charles Reiche and Brother. A prehistoric mammoth relic Quedah is exhibited in the Malay mountains, alongside new railroad shows set to appear in Defiance on August 25.
Friends with any business in the Probate Court are urged to request Judge Bevington to publish probate orders and administrators sales in the Express. The judge will aid with prompt publication. Also note H C Gherkes offers Winter King and Daylight flour praised as the best in the market.
A publisher warns against quinine in fever cures and promotes Ayer’s Ague Cure as safer. Advert claims cite testimonials from Rev. WinStout of Wiarton Ontario and a Cambridge fire insurer praising Hood’s Sarsaparilla for health building and strength.
Advertising copy promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a universal pain destroyer for earache toothache sore throat swollen neck and colds. It presents quick relief claims and positions the product as a trusted remedy in a period advertising voice.
Revolutionary claim of William's Indian Pile Ointment promises instant relief for piles itching and private parts. One box allegedly cures long standing cases and absorbs tumors. Sold by druggists or mailed for 11 dollars from William Me C Cleveland Ohio. distributed locally by G W Bechel.
In a spring health notice the ad urges readers to favor Hood's Sarsaparilla to expel impurities from blood after winter, strengthening all bodily functions. It claims the medicine cleanses the blood and improves health, with sale through all druggists and a reference code No 26 4w.
N G Woodward declares Acker’s English Remedy cures asthma and lung troubles and is superior to all others. He praises Acker’s Dyspepsia Tablets for constipation and stomach issues, and claims Acker’s Blood Elixir cures rheumatism syphilis blood disorders and clears the skin.
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