Local notices and political commentary from Hicksville Express
A collage of notes from Hicksville with social visits and travel mentions. Includes prayer meeting, visits by Dr Anna Galloway and others, a reunion for the 111th O V I, plus a long editorial on Republican and Prohibition stances and a call for better correspondent badges. The piece reflects local society and partisan discourse of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicksville
J. N. Blair
Eden
Blair
Griffin
A. Summers
Smith and
Main Streets
Wesmer
Figley
The
Express
W. E. Henry
Nota Bene
Republican Party
Gabriel
Foraker
Grover
Salve for skin ailments advertised for sale
An old advertisement touts a universal salve claimed to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers fever sores and more with a money back guarantee. It is priced at 25 cents per box and sold by Colby and Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colby & Scott
Pure-aire Remedies Offer Quick Relief for Coughs
An advertisement touts a Positive cure for throat trifle and chest complaints claiming relief from coughs colds and croup or whooping cough. Offered by ML a Woodward with prices 10 and 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acker
ML A Woodward
Defiance Ohio School Ad Opens August 30 1887
A first class coeducational school offers normal commercial music model penmanship shorthand and typewriting departments with competent teachers. Open August 30 1887. Catalogues free. Address A M Van Tine Defiance Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance
Local Defiance Notes Highlight Community Life
A collage of local items from Defiance and nearby towns. Ida Knape spends Sunday in Defiance. Mr Mayer of Dayton visits Defiance area. families and neighbors host gatherings in Blaine Elliott’s, Squire Knape's, and John Shock's homes. Divorce rumor, farming notes, church updates, and school news weave through the week with mentions of visits, illness, and upcoming county fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Mayer
Dayton
Donter
Helmke
Doner
Robert Davis
Blaine Elliott
William Jones
Tillie Schaiz
Defiance
Squire Knape
Mr. Mohr
Fulton Co
H. Bustieman
W. H. Conn
John Shock
Wesley Johnson
Jefferson Tittle
James Turney
Railroad Excursion Rates For State and County Fairs
B and O excursions announce special round trip fares to multiple fairs. Destinations include Wheeling West Virginia Defiance Defiance county fair and West Virginia State fair with adjusted rates of one fare or one and a third from various intermediate stations and cities such as Zanesville Columbus Fostoria Deshler Holgate Hicksville Garret and others. The events span August through September with multiple dates.
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Society of West Virginia
Wheelling
W. Va
Zanesville
Columbus
Ohio
Ostoria Fair
Fostoria
Deshler
Chicago Junction
Defiance County Fair
Defiance
Holgate
Hicksville
West Virginia State Fair
Wheeling
Hicksville Fair
Garrett
Excursion to State Fair From Mackinaw Area
Round trip tickets to Columbus available for the State Fair excursion from Mackinaw area stations. Tickets on sale August 29 through September 3 with return valid until September 4. Sales through any agency or company's agent. contact Van Liew G P A Van Wert Ohio for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neckman
Jackson & Mackinaw
Columbus
Dale
Impany
van Liew
G. P. A. van Wert
Rainy days and county happenings in Defiance
Community notes report mixed weather rain and sun, local workers Fred Telshaw in Paulding county and Benj Bailey at Kuhn Bros. Defiance, Mrs. Shaner hosting relatives, Miss Eliza Fister fighting the ager, and Governor J B Foraker set to win again. Local politics, church and Sunday School notes, potato yields under drought, and a pitch for the Defiance County Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Telshaw
Paulding County
Benj. Bailey
Kuhn Bros
Defiance
Shaner
Eliza Fister
J. B. Foraker
Ohio
Werneman
Jacob Olinger
Lizzie Kuhn
L. Hilton
Olive Branch
O. F. Clemons
Ella
Alpha
Ed. Kingsbury
Marla Hilton
Mariel Hilton
Perrysburg
Defiance County Express
Rev Perrin Preaches at Farmer and Sings of Festive Week
The report notes Rev Perrin in Farmer last Sunday evening and a forthcoming I scream festival at the new church next Friday. It mentions a charming Parmer dance, a fish picnic at Hicksville hosted by L Wilder, and a spiritualist meeting near Hicksville with a large, orderly audience departing resolved to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Penn
Nelvin Phillips
Onteria
A. P. Phillip
Joe Rounds
Deshler
al. Meece
John Derreck
Butler
Patterson
Flora Coy
Weaver
Colorado
Morgan Lewis
Preac
U. B
T. R. Carroll
Jennie Ames
Clay City
Ind
Jewell
Geo. Seiple
Sherpen
Perrin
Farmer
New Church
Parmer
Ed. Stone
Daniel Wentworth
Hicksville
L. Wilder
L. W. Wilder
Wilder
Logan Church
Bullock
Brazil
Indiana
Rey
I. W. Loman
A. M. Hootman
Rain, fairs, and local notes from Lost Creek
One week ago rain arrived as locals report purchases of colts by Walter Battershell and William Foust, plus a three year old bought by William Husted. Correspondents discuss fair attendance, meeting suggestions, and joking about gas ventures, rheumatism, and a broken leg incident at a threshing scene.
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Express
John R. Cleland
Bucyrus
George Balser
Walter M. Battershell
William Husted
William Foust
Mark Center Cor
Hicksville News
Bro. Dowell
the Express
David Ridenour
Ms. R.’s
Local notes teem with visits, fairs, and family updates
The town buzzes with visitors to Fayette and Williams centers, weddings, and new schooling plans. Reports mention Frank Fisher at Fay ette Normal, numerous trips and gatherings, a large fair discussion, and a string of deaths and relocations around Defiance and Evansport.
Washington Township News Briefs From 1887
Local notes report illnesses and recoveries, deaths, agricultural yields, and events. Entries include Mrs Lichty sick, Jacob Spieth trading horses, rain needed for a veterinarian, Mr Walk bedfast with rheumatism, a child near death, oats yielding 40 bushels per acre, a Sand Hill College teachers institute on August 27, Dr Sutton practicing in Fort Wayne, Charley Speith improving, Ed Doud wind pump purchase, delegates returning from a convention, and visits by Mr and Mrs B D Lintz. Obituaries list a cholera infantum death at 11 months, a Kuszmaul daughter, and Asa Smith aged 1 year 20 days, with services and burials at Clinker, Sherwood, and Lintz cemeteries.
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Jacob Metz
Dell Newell
Ayersville
George Parker
Henry County
Fergusa
Lerco
Dunkards
C. E. Bereaw
Charley
J. Grubb
Uns
John Knape
G. & O. Company
Giffie
Giffle
Addie
Charles Lindau
C. F. Bechtel
Moninger
L. L. Garver
Williams County
Walter Spangler
Defiance College
John Snider
Einsienuk
Martin Kuszmaul
Wellington Anson
Butler
Ind
Bertha Schick
Fannie Pfeiffer
Toledo
Jacob E. Mercer
Evansport
Georgetown
C. Crider
John Paxton
Ella Fyke
H. F. Beery
Henry Hockman
E. P. McCord
William Donley
Clinker
Almon
Martin Huber
J.C. Cameron
Kimb
George Klaus
Dee
Dietrich
Elias Dietrich
Jacob Froelich
Brockeviks Catholic
James Romine
Bernard Ball
Abramond Os
Jacob Spieth
Jno
Martin
Sand Hill College
Sutton
Fort Wayne
Charley Speith
Paulding
Fd. Doud
B. D. Lintz
Milford Township
Sherwood Cemetery
Mark Township Community Notes and Updates
Rain and plowing dominate farm life in Mark Township. Mrs. Stewart suffers a loss. Mrs. Masa Devore improves. Ditching spreads. Holton factory runs full time cutting staves. Typhoid keeps True and Claud Wallace weak. Myron Burd moved to O Lalone’s farm. Several illnesses reported but none serious. Republican caucus set for Saturday 4 PM to choose delegates. J Hoblitael and Paulan visit Pittsburg for business and leisure. A social hop at Frank Bernard’s drew a large crowd.
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Platter Creek
Hicksville
al. McBride
Geo. Kyle
Mark Center
Geo. Ee
Milford Township
Rain Delights North Richland On Sabbath Evening
Local notes from North Richland detail a Sunday shower pleasing residents after a dry spell. A wedding on August 16 1887 unites Joseph Ramus and Carrie Hammer at the bride's parents home. Grace Woodward returns from the Valaraiso normal and will teach in Kentucky. Dorothy Tucker dies at 13.6.7, funeral at M E church. A Bowery dance in Mark Center features E Martin music. Delegates return exhausted from Defiance and a Plat ter Creek Sunday School picnic draws praise for speeches and singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Dunbar
Frank Vandysan
Joseph Ramus
Carrie Hammer
Grace Woodward
Valaraiso
Kentucky
Dorothy Tucker
Wilson
Clarisa Tucker
M. E
Worner
Degeased
Medicines Promised as Best Cure for Rheumatism
An advertisement touts OV and reliable Medicines as dependable and mentions Acker's Blood El por as the best remedy for rheumatism and for sale by N. G. Woodward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acker
N. G. Woodward
Electric Bitters Proclaimed Life Saving Remedy
A Clayton County attorney recounts using Electric Bitters with strong success for malaria fever and jaundice and credits the remedy with saving a life. A Kentucky resident echoes the claim, stating the medicine would have meant death without it. The ad touts Electric Bitters as a cure for malaria and kidney liver and stomach disorders, priced 50 cents and 1 dollar at Colby Beott's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Bainbridge Munday
County Atty
Clay Co
Tex
D. I. Wilcoxson
Horse Cave
Colby & Beoott's
Dr Maines Golden Specific Promises Cure for Alcoholism
An old drug advertisement claims Dr Maines Golden Specific can cure drunkenness by secretly adding it to a cup of coffee or tea. It asserts the remedy is harmless and permanent, boasting thousands of temperate converts and urging readers to write to Golden Specific Co. for details.
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Maines
Theerson
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Bucklea
Arnica
A. M. van Tine
A. B
Defiance, Ohio
Adams Township
Ida Knape
Defi
Ance
Annie Es
Lafayette, Ind
Elijah Patton
William Young
C. Moore
Niagra Falls
W. A. Schmaltz
Elmer Carpenter
Fister
D. F. Krotz
Mary Young
Mackinaw
M. Mack
Defiance County
Con P. Slough
J. P. Slough
Lost Creek
Allcock
Sthvens
Hakr
Colby & Scott's Drug Store
Williams Center
Tom Fisher
Fayette
W. P. Richardson
H. L. Ensign
Flora Wickerson
Fort — Ind
J. H., Ogle
James McFadden
James Gardner
Rowel
Frank M. Hemenway
Scott
Wes
Barney
Breskeville and Vicinity
Stone
Bowery
Lute Hopking
G. M. Osman
Tod
War Joe
Wonderly
Joe Jones
Villa Center
Ed Jone
Thomas Carey
Defiance Co
Defiance City
Etchy Bro
Merril Otis
George Etchy
Sherwood
Lewis Cole
Kansas
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Aaron Yarlot
Yeager & Son
Jeff
Davis
Washington Township
Sarah Lichty
Asa
Jnok Smith
M. E. Church
Rev. A. Robinson
Lintz
Mark Township
North Richland
E. Martin
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