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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1883
Page
4
Classified page from Defiance Ohio dated February 2 1883 shows subscription terms and extensive advertising rate cards. Rates listed include annual and semiannual subscriptions, club discounts, and varying display ad prices per inch with multiple column width options. The notice provides office location at Clinton and First Streets.
A number of editors met at Lima last Friday and organized an association to coordinate activities and share resources.
Major McKinney delivered a forceful speech in the House last Saturday urging a protective tariff to shield domestic industry and workers from foreign competition. His remarks emphasized national growth, industry support, and economic resilience.
The Columbus Times and the Enquirer both call the Cincinnati reporter the helraiser. An Ohio man named Davis of Warren county reveals a method to make sugar from sorghum. The Governor's Guard is to be abandoned and Columbus faces despair as heads of families are urged to entrench behind breastworks at home.
J. B. Tyler of Wood county is urged as a candidate before the Democratic State convention for Attorney General. He is praised for ability and preferred if a Democrat must hold the office.
The Maine Legislature is set to consider bills banning toy pistol sales and mandating fire escapes for hotels and all public buildings. The measure aims to spread nationwide as law.
The Chicago Inter Ocean argues that bringing Zach Chandler back for a few days would help Michigan Republicans recover from the tangled situation surrounding the Senate race and restore a commanding leadership.
The Republican State convention will meet in Columbus on Tuesday and Wednesday June 5 and 6. The committee chose a two day session due to the large ticket to be nominated and the campaign's expected importance.
The piece notes that Ven Cameron is not expected to seek re election to the Pennsylvania Senate. It praises letting the people choose a successor without political meddling to unite the party in the state.
The piece notes Democrats fear the civil service reform cloud harming their chances in this year and the next election. Pendleton era language is cited as a symbol of the party’s struggle and pessimism grows in various locales.
The Columbus correspondent of the Cleveland Leader endorses a ticket: Governor Nicholas Longworth from Hamilton county. Lieutenant Governor Isaac N. Hathaway of Geauga. State Treasurer Colonel E. P. Brooks of Meigs. Supreme Court Judge Doyle of Lucas. Attorney General John F. Locke of Madison. Clerk of the Supreme Court Dwight Crowell of Ashtabula. Public Schools Commissioner D. F. DeWolf of Medina. Board of Public Works member Daniel McFarland Sr. of Scioto.
Congress faces split paths on tariff legislation with Senate opposition from Conger and Sherman and House prospects uncertain. Aimed at relief for public anxiety, both chambers wrestle with competing interests as debate narrows and concrete action remains in doubt.
Kuyggr's proposed constitutional change on the liquor question passed the Ohio Senate on the 30th. The proceedings show the measure advancing, with debate and committee notes highlighted.
The Cleveland Leader urges General Hancock be compelled to read the Congressional Record each day as punishment for presumed ignorance on tariffs. The suggestion aims to shame him with constant study.
The Cleveland Leader jokes about Major Armstrong of the Plain Dealer as a potential Democratic gubernatorial candidate. The suggestion mocks the idea that he could be nominated and elected, noting the Leader’s own amusement at the prospect.
The piece notes ongoing division in Michigan politics over the Ferry Hubbell contest. It suggests Hubbell’s tactics have created a stalemate, and it forecasts Ferry’s likely defeat if Senator Zack Chandler were present.
Public opinion drifts toward tax or license measures as the practical remedy to lessen liquor evils and tax burdens. A vote in Ohio would likely pass by a large majority, while abolishing traffic is deemed inconsistent and impossible based on other states' experiences.
The Democrat prints a humorous take on a man attempting to steal a bureau during a recent fire. The piece notes uncertainty about the thief’s appearance, jokes about a tall man versus a short one, and ridicules the idea of cheaper publication and post office actions, urging the offender to migrate or improve his own paper.
The Sandusky murder conviction of Isaac Knapp led to a pardon in October last on Dr Gay’s certification of fatal tuberculous degeneration. Fraud discovered, Knapp’s soap-chewing altered his appearance. the pardon now void, housing him as an escaped convict. Governor Foster’s legal stance mirrors a past Cox era case. Habeas corpus likely to seeks Supreme Court review.
Opinion on government spending for so called fast mail trains from New York criticizes the benefit to New York journals and notes several cities would welcome a similar public donation of this kind.
Harper's Weekly notes that Republican success hinges on what the country believes the party stands for, not merely how delegates are chosen, and that Congress has the greatest influence on Republican fortunes in 1884.
The Chicago Tribune argues that the current Congress wastes time on a futile tariff debate and calls for responsibility to shift to the new Democratic Congress elected last fall to test their reform claims and leadership in tariff matters.
From the ashes of Greenbackism may spring a socialistic party the labor section of the organization holding fast to certain principles in a period of acute commercial distress may command a wide circle of adherents But such a party will derive its influence from quite other inspiration than that of professional Greenbackers Its real leaders will be sincere fanatics not political traders New York Times
Ohio legislators advanced several measures including bonds for New Straitsville street improvements, an extra Common Pleas judge, school fund adjustments, and tax road regulations. House and Senate also debated constitutional change on liquor laws and expenditure controls, with multiple local road and cemetery financing bills approved.
Auditor of State reports on land grants to Ohio for the Wabash and Erie and Miami and Dayton canals, including totals accepted by the state in 1830 and 1834, amounts received and due, and remaining lands. It notes discrepancies in acreage and mentions 32,000 acres reserved for reservoirs and a final political jab about tariff bills and party tactics.
State Bank Equalization reform bill HB 508 aims to reestablish a State Board of Bank Equalization for incorporated banks. It outlines reporting by bank cashiers, county and state audits, board composition, and re enactment of key Revised Statutes sections to restore stock value equalization.
A bill introduced by Senator Reed of Ross outlines per diem and mileage for county commissioners. It sets $3 daily up to six days a week, $4 in larger counties, five cents per mile, and additional expenses if traveling outside the county. In counties with 260,000 or more, $2500 plus expenses. Each commissioner must file itemized accounts for payment from the county treasury.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette urges Tennessee Treasurer Polk to reduce his debt to a level comparable with petit larceny, echoing a state example of restraint in public finances.
Report notes a wedding eve event and multiple local visits in Nobie Township. W P and Seneca Sanford Sr attended events in Stryker and Farmer township while families like Lehman and Goddard stayed active. A child burial at Brunnersburg and a planned saw mill on Frank Partee’s property appear among township happenings.
On the Hicksville pike four miles west of Brunersburg a dedication is planned with J. W. Lilly of Hicksville officiating. Rev. Snow has conducted two weeks of protracted meetings at Brunersburg yielding twelve conversions. May the ongoing efforts spread through the town like leaven. ZENO.
L Blanchard's wagon rolled down Langdon Hollow embankment with wood no damage. Mr Miller of Hillsdale visited on business. Mr and Mrs Osborn and Miss Sarah Osborn returned from Lima after weeks with friends. Prof Henry of Wisconsin State Agricultural College visited his parents. Geo Sheets visiting Hillsdale. Evening school at the village schoolhouse thrives. Rev Bogers conducting meetings at Sharon Puntram county. Local boom expected in summer improvements. L Blanchard J M Ashton H Kusian plan substantial houses and J Roth a large barn.
The advertisement urges using a high quality soap for toilets, nurseries, and bathrooms due to skin sensitivity. It highlights infants and promises clear, healthy skin if Penn's Extract Torret Soap is used. recommends purchasing from a druggist and using it consistently.
Bainbridge dealer F H Dunn and Company reports customer praise for Brown's Iron Bitters calling it a good tonic and noting favorable remarks from patrons.
An 19th century advertisement touts Dr Marohisi Catholican Female Remedy claiming cure for ovarian and related female ailments with money back guarantee. Price listed 1.00 and 1.50 per bottle and pamphlet offered free from Utica New York address. Also promotes Excel Rupture Treatment with free book by F H Merrick Ogdensburg New York urging reader scrutiny.
Defiance Ohio notice of mutual dissolution as J. P. Ottley retires from J. P. Buffington & Co. The business will continue under J. P. Buffington who is authorized to settle all liabilities and accounts of the old firm dated January 1 1883 in Defiance Ohio.
Pursuant to a Probate Court order in Defiance County Ohio on October 5 1882 John McCollister as administrator will sell at public auction at the West door of Defiance County Court House on March 31 1883 at 12 noon the southwest and quarter of the northeast quarter in section 10 township 3 north range 4 east totaling 40 acres appraised at 1040 dollars with no less than two thirds of appraised value. Terms: one half cash and one half in one year with interest from sale and mortgage security. Henry B Harris attorney.
I have taken possession of my property at the corner of Front and Clinton streets in Defiance formerly used by Hines Steinberger Agricultural Implement Store. I notify the lawful owners to come and take away their articles or pay storage fees. J E Wellman Defiance O Jan 2 1883
Classified ad states a $100 reward for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. The medicine, priced at 75 cents, is said to act on blood and mucous surfaces and is sold by all druggists. 51 3m.
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