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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1888
Page
2
Hicksville community notices list visits, institute events, and repairs. Edgerton, Nelson Schull barber shop, Brown Behne furniture, and local schools feature in weekly snippets. weather, poems, jokes, and reflections fill the page along with personal remarks and brief notices from residents.
Elmer Spahr is on the sick list. Sleighing for two weeks boosts business. Pleasant Point schoolhouse masonry material is on the ground. Dr Hartshorn in poor health but improving. D B Lintz and wife visited Milford township. Converts growing at Lick Creek Bethel and Olive Branch. Mrs Wash Dean and Mrs Ferrel plan a DeKalb county trip. Dean recently visited Indiana. Died January 23 1888 Eliza beth Doll at her daughter Mrs John Campbell residence. She aged 83 years 9 months 10 days. Funeral January 24 by Rev Robison. burial at Lintz cemetery.
An elderly physician, retired, claims to possess a vegetable remedy for consumption, bronchitis, catarrh, asthma and throat lung diseases, plus a radical cure for nervous debility. He promises free mailed copies of the recipe in German, French, or English with directions, to any reader sending a stamped request to W. A. Noyes, Power's Block, Rochester, New York.
The advertisement promotes Acker's English Remedy as a positive cure for children's illnesses including colds coughs croup and whooping cough. It claims to save hours of anxious watching and states the medicine is sold by N G Woolward.
Mr Unger of Edgerton bailed hay for E Paster last week. Orlando Ralston of Brunersburg visited J Reeder's family. John Deardorf hauls logs to Hicksville to sell. Mrs Hane Cleland and Daniel Ridenour’s kin are ill. The moon eclipse was observed by The Irish Orphan crowd. Claude notes scarce news and public meetings hinder updates.
An advertisement asserts Shiloh's Cure can quickly cure Tuatr Hackina Coven with an 80 percent success guarantee. Sold by Bechel.
F. M. Patton suffers asthma. Samuel Easley visits Crawford county. Uriah and Jackson Shasteen from Poe county were here. Rev. George Robbinett and wife relate in Indiana. Elm logs head to stave factory. Rosa Shoemaker visits Mary and Dell Young. Local schools thrive with W. A. Schmaltz and Miss Mary Young teaching. Irvin Patton dies January 27 1888 near Jewell at 29 years 1 month 17 days. funeral by Rev. Howey at Independence church. He leaves a wife and two children. A funeral tribute ends with a death poem about reaping.
From Siloam Springs Arkansas a physician writes that several doctors distrust proprietary medicines yet acknowledges merit in Simmons Liver Regulator after five years of trial. He reports good results and high patient praise across his practice. The letter notes it as a popular medicine with consistent effectiveness.
Mr Evans is putting up ice. Mrs B Scott is on the sick list. T H Mansfield is putting up ice. Lorenzo Smith is still on the sick list. Mrs Joseph Grant is sick at this writing. L W Mansfield is putting up ice for summer use. Conrad Doenges youngest daughter is sick. T H Mansfield took a trip to Continental last week. William Barnsberger and wife will move to Toledo in spring. Altha Hall and Agnus Vanvlerah were in Continental last Saturday. Thomas Cassady has a 14 pound boy. Miss Vanvlerah teaching in Hall district gets another month. Mt Zion Church protracted meeting continues in good progress. A son of Mr Gretz had a serious accident loading logs when a log-chain struck him near the eye.
Moon eclipse query and a roundup of local society notes from the town ship, including visits, farm rentals, and family news. Protracted meetings at West Milford UB, plus a February 4th and 5th quarterly church gathering. A barn project, health trip, and social events are listed with several names and places.
A local column notes Eliza Fister and sister Mrs. Mary Bru baker at Cottage Park and reports on snow logistics and log shipments enroute for December. It mentions several residents, including F Speiser and wife of Evansport, and Brice Hilton’s winter orders. The piece ponders groundhog day and hints at a forthcoming wedding in high life without a date.
Physiologists claim each heartbeat exerts fifty pounds of force, totaling 3,600 per hour and 5,184,000 pounds daily, warning of weak hearts and sudden death. The advertisement urges readers to try Dr Miles New Cure for fluttering, pain, faintness and related symptoms, sold at N.G. Woodward's drug store.
Hicksville News recounts Judge Patton’s address on Edwin Stanton, praising Stanton’s wartime leadership, granting insight into Lincoln era decisions, and noting Patton’s remarks shared with the Bar Association. The piece cites Pittsburgh papers and describes reactions from judges and lawyers.
The remedy promises relief for burns scalds cuts and wounds and speedily cures ulcers boils carbuncles and running sores through cleansing and purifying fluid. It claims to prevent arysipelas gangrene and proud flesh with no other application needed. Also a quip about a lawyer laying down the law once he gets it.
Fragmentary ad copy promises relief for dyspepsia indigestion and constipation. Mentions the product Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets and a price of 50 cents with a money back guarantee, though text is garbled and unclear.
An old classified item promotes Shilohs Porous Plaster for back side or chest pain. Priced at 25 cents, it advertises sale by Bechel at No7 ly.
A local notice mentions a grand birthday event for Samuel Sausman, turning 70, with a sumptuous supper. Revs Spangler and Huffman preached at the Reformed church. The Post Office Association plans a Washington’s Birthday celebration with three speakers, printed invitations, a hall banquet, and West Unity Lodge No 67 to join.
An offer proclaims a limited time free trial of Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds consumption asthma bronchitis and throat chest lung conditions. It invites all sufferers to call at a local drug store and obtain a trial bottle, with large bottles priced at 14.
A fretful baby remedy promises relief from Windy Colic Teething Pains and stomach disorders without opium. Sold for 25 cents by N. G. Woodward.
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