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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1887
Page
8
Hicksville columns list Brown & Behne furniture and holiday goods, Dalrymple’s cards and toys, Santa Claus headquarters, and a Christmas entertainment. Also noted are school events, mill fire losses, and civic remarks about local merchants, churches, and a debating society at Pleasant Ridge School.
An 19th century relay highlights bilious symptoms with poor morning appetite white furred tongue and digestive upset including diarrhea or constipation. It promotes Green's August Flower as a cure and Griggs glycerine salve for skin and wounds with money back guarantee. Defiance dealer Geo W Bechel sells the salve. A closing quip notes the dude is pretty fresh.
Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg Indiana reports a long leg sore healed after using three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He credits these remedies with saving his leg from amputation and notes prices at Colby and Scott.
Largest display of holiday goods ever brought to Defiance at G. W. Bechel's offers first class items at low prices. Call before goods are gone.
Mary Hyde visits Fostoria while Edward Otis Sr attends Bryan court. Spelling school held at Clarksville and a literary society forms at Crary’s schoolhouse. John Hyde buys and delivers ties at Edgerton. Miss Chloe Gingery studies music with Miss Flo. J W Foust builds a barn. Enoch Haddix moves onto ancestral property. A birthday surprise honors Mrs Henry Moneysmith. medical ad for Hall's Catarrh Cure ends with a testimonial note.
Community items report rain and crop progress, sawmill activity in Mark Center, residents moving, weddings, and a singing school. A major feature promotes Dr Haines Golden Specific as a cure for drunkenness delivered in coffee or tea without the drinker knowing it.
The notice advertises Tuttle Bros as the place to buy groceries and provisions located next to the post office urging customers to call for best goods at the lowest prices.
One week from next Sunday is Christmas. Home topics include gifts and preparations. Local notes mention a singing school cancellation due to bad weather, visits by Mrs. Nora Shepard and Ralph from Hicksville, and a jewelers visit from Howard N. Farmer of Farmer & Patterson. General remarks follow about dental work by W. B. Holbrook, hedging on a robe theft, and a debate at Crary school house. The logan correspondent notes a later timing for the Crary debate and timber cutting by John Cleland and Leslie Husted.
Announcements report visits by Anna Rowe and Dora Lindau in Defiance. Rev Dimke buys horse and buggy from Allie Rowe. Art Davison visits from Napoleon. Ida Retta and Rena Gleason visit the Ridge. John Tittle hosts unwelcome guests with two carbuncles. Mink captured near Adams Ridge post office. Wedding invitations for Anthony Giffe and a partner at German Lutheran church. Basket supper raises 8.20. Professor McHenry lantern show praised for entertainment and instruction.
A community column recalls a Sunday visit with Frank Baker and family at Cottage Park. Rev George Rabbinette conducts meetings at Beam Creek church. Obituary notes: Frank Baker died December 10 1887 near the place aged 14 years 11 months with funeral at Florida. Barbara Nye aged 4 died Sunday night. services led by Rev Geo Robbinette at Independence M E church Anpir DEAN.
Philip Miser is very low with paralysis. Dora Pollock of Georgetown is visiting her brother Howard. A fight in town Saturday night. Will C Rowell and Jah R Nearing married at the M E parsonage in Bryan. A church meeting last Monday planned a Christmas entertainment with ladders and a concert before gift distribution.
Rain falls as townsfolk note Martha Shoup’s illness and her recovery. A protracted meeting closed December 9. The new bell was installed in the schoolhouse on December 10. Highland Center Litera plans to open Saturday evening December 17 with canal discussions and literary exercises already prepared.
Advertisement notes Acker's Baby Soother relieves fretful babies with teething pains or stomach disorders. Claims no opium or quinine, and safety emphasized. Priced at 25 cents, sold by N. G. Woodward.
Washington Township reports harsh roads and variable weather but notes strong local business and orderly schools. Mentions Abe Cronk planning a spring barn, Garber ruling the red over Chickasaw pupils, Welker selling Champion sleigh, carpenters building a stable for Silas Welker, and Harmonious activity with plans to visit Dayton Soldiers Home. Also notes sidewalk talk, Hank Daniels moving to Evansport, and hog buyers paying five cents per pound. Miss Lode and Emma Pierce plan a winter in New York.
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