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Defiance County Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1887

Page

9

President Cleveland Urges Tax Relief and Tariff Reform

President Cleveland calls Congress to reduce the treasury surplus and repeal internal taxes on whisky and tobacco. He denounces tariff laws as vicious and inequitable, warns of financial instability, and outlines options to restore circulation without harmful private entanglements. He argues for substantial tariff reductions while protecting labor and manufacturing.

Congress Roventatandi Treasury Department Secretary of the Treasury Parentpioas Treasury Protection Home Manufactures Ond Europe Department of State Grovern Cleveland Washimeron

Too Much Ado About Small Things at Tabernacle

A sermon by Dr. Talmage at Brooklyn Tabernacle denounces focusing on minor sins while ignoring large wrongs. He likens scrupulous gnats to self serving camels and urges ministers and congregants to balance humor with faith, condemn big sins, and prioritize eternity over worldly gains.

Brooklyn T. DeWitt Talmage D. D Tabernacle Christ Jeans Christ Elijah Job Herod Fox Matthew Henry John Bunyan Chrysostom George Herbert Robert South John Wesley George Whitefield Jeremy Taylor Lowland Hill Nettleton George G. Finney Kingdom of God Babara Paul Judas America Maryland Mercantile Library Church of God John Milton Satan United States Liverpool New York Saratoga Paris Geneva Switzerland Lebanon

Ohio State News Early Estimates and Local Incidents

Crop and stock yields in Ohio are reported with 73 percent wheat condition and 62 percent corn versus averages, plus 63 percent clover seed and 8 percent apples. The census notes a 400,000 acre wheat shortfall and subdued cattle numbers. State treasurer’s report and diverse local incidents follow, including a fatal lamp accident near Ft. Recovery, pardons, canal funding votes, hog cholera cure claims, school desegregation ruling, a fatal train-track accident, guard assault trials, and multiple local crimes and fires.

Boar Hunt Near Nagpore Ends With Cunning Rescue

An Indian wild boar hunt near Warree, Nagpore, ends dramatically as English hunter Mr Going and companions rescue a fellow hunter from a charging boar. Manatee leads bombardment but is driven aside. Going seizes the boar by the ears and rides it down until the others finish the beast.

India Nagpore Warree Manatee Manajee Going Mr. Going

Desire to Retire Confusion Sparks Arkansas Laugh

A Boston guest explains to an Arkansas hotelier that he wishes to go to his room. The clerk mishears desiring to retire as a request to turn in, sparking a humorous exchange about plain English and local slang. The guest leaves amused and puzzled by regional speech.

Boston Arkansas

New Vegetable Perfumes Enter Commerce From Tropics

Two new floral scents appear in trade. A xylopia from Chiriqui Costa Rica yields Cananga-like odor used in ylang ylang. The onco, from Central Africa, comes from acacia trees and fills the air with strong fragrance as ships carry it via the Cuban gin River.

Chiriqui Costa Rica Central Africa Serpa Pinto Chicago Times

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Internal Revenue Tax Congress of the Tabernacle Services Ohio State News Saint Peter Ft. Recovery Austin H. Huff Vinton County Zanesville Hawes Xenia Winnie James Fitzgerald Alliance Cleveland and Pittsburg John Wolf Piqua Charles G. Smith Mt. Vernon John Davis Hamilton County Coates Portsmouth Troy Charles Hake Sadie Greenmeyer EB. A. Greenmeyer Mahoning County Central Station Cleveland Hake Lewis Harris Steubenville Poland Harris Gotill Miller Harvey Fisk Willowville Batavia Insurance Department Cera James II William III England
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