Fast Line Timetables And Train Numbers
A fragmented table shows westbound rail services with times for Fast Mail Express Limited Express Pacific Express and accommodations. Entries listRail numbers and departure or arrival times such as 8:10 AM 3:10 PM 9:15 PM and 4:38 PM across multiple services.
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Mail & Express
Sss
Limited Express
Bt. Louis Express
Mail & Expres
Coseessooonsan
Pacific Express
Ceeeereeneree
Local Rail Timetable Fragments From Historic Schedule
A fragmented OCR style timetable lists trains between New York Washington Baltimore Chicago and local lines with times like 10:15 PM 5:59 AM and 3:05 PM. The garbled text preserves station pairs and departure windows indicating a historic east coast rail schedule.
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New York
Ccccerc
Washington
Baltimore
New York Express
Locai
Chicago
ASAM
Chicago Fsfe
Chicago Mails
Local notes from Defiance area mix of visits and events
Community items from Defiance township and nearby areas highlight court activity, births, deaths, and social happenings. Notables include visits of Miss Allie Rovinson and Miss Jalhe Van Hymer, teaching assignments for Miss Virginia Sanford, a new baby for John C. Schultz, and the death of Mrs F A Porch. Local dances, operas, and church dedications are noted along with a council race result and business updates.
Musing on February and local notes from Paulding
February entries note St Valentine’s month with twenty eight days, local business advertising, Mrs. Harring visiting her daughter in Bowling Green, and B L Abell’s estate including a 5000 life policy. Prof Minkwitz’s school grows. an Opera House entertainment promises fine violin, and canal plans seek state aid to connect Lake Erie to Cincinnati. A Masonic lecture on February 10 at 25 cents admission. Reports of oats scandals in Williams County and a Leipsic illustrated Zeitung image of Prof Minkwitz’s father, a leading German scholar with imperial pension.
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St. Valentine’s
Paulding
Ohio
W. W. Harring
Bowling Green
C. L. Deatrick
B. L. Abell
R. A. Minkwitz
Opera House
Colby & Scott's
Bechel’s
Miami and Erie Canal Association
Lake Erie
Cincinnati
L. F. VanClear
R. W
Ohio Masonic Bodies
Tapis
Williams Co
Leipsic
Illustrated Zeitung
John Minkwitz
German Empire
University of Leipsic
Wabash Freight Earnings Rise in December
December freight earnings between Fort Wayne and Lafayette and Indianapolis and Michigan City show a net increase of 28972.50 over December 1884. Reports note several train disasters as the B and O endures a harsh winter while Wabash prospects improve and receivers debate the railroad's fate.
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Wabash
Fort Wayne
Lafayette
Indianapolis
Michigan City
Chicago Junction
Joy
The
West
Fort Wayne Journal
Boehmer
Haymaker Named Erie Canal Superintendent
K. V. Haymaker appointed Superintendent for the Toledo to St. Marys canal stretch of 125 miles. One year term starting in March with a salary of 1200 dollars. The Republican is praised for earning the reward and will oversee the section effectively.
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K. V. Haymaker
Erie Canal
Toledo
St. Mary’s
Evansport G A R elects new officers for 402 post
At a recent meeting of Joseph Rath Post No 402 Evansport the officers were elected Commander J F Kinteigh S V Michael Rath J V E B Mapes O D Charles Schreeder Q M Simon Benner Adj John Paxton O G Samuel Donaldson Meetings are on the third Wednesday of each month
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Joseph Rath Post
Evansport
J. F. Kinteigh
Michael Rath
E. B. Mapes
Charles Schreeder
Simon Benner
John Paxton
Samuel Donaldson
Double Funeral At M E Church For Father And Infant
A pathetic incident at the M E church Sunday saw a father named George Stradley die of consumption while his two month old infant died first. With the father near death, the baby was buried with him in the same grave and coffin, completing the double funeral.
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M. E
George Stradley
Unsigned Advertised Letters At De fiance Postoffice
Week ending February 2 letters addressed to Joen Ambrose Noah Banner Miss Alice Cline Mrs Jeanie Grimper Miss Mary Hill Houck Marie Mrs Lilly Hope Miss Minnie Kirg David Lecch Rev G R Mill E V Robinson Miss Maggie Robinson Bailey Shrier remain uncalled for Advertised please mention the date when calling.
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Joen Ambrose
Noah Banner
Alice Cline
Jeanie Grimper
Mary Hill
Houck & Marie
Lilly Hope
Minnie Kirg
David Lecch
Marriage Licenses Granted by Probate Judge
The list shows marriage licenses granted to John Johnson and Callie Fis, Solomon Halland and Elizabeth Motter, B. E Struble and Mary Strable, Harland J. Mason and Vay Figley, Harry H. Hudson and Amanda Meek, J. P. Limbaugh and Rose Gashin. Surton's Cough and Consumption Cure is sold by G. W. Bechel on a guarantee, claiming to cure consumption.
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John Johnson
Callie Fis
Solomon Halland
Lizabeth Motter
B. E Struble
Mary Strable
Harland J. Mason An Vay
Figley
Harry H. Hudson
Amanda Meek
J.P. Limbaugh
Rose Gashin
Surton
G. W. Bechel
City council minutes record actions on bridge and walks
The council sworn in W LeSueur filling a vacancy. They debated building sidewalks on Maumee bridge. An injunction against county for a walkless contract was approved. Budgets and bids discussed. several ordinances adopted. Notices, local events, and farm prices followed as town life continued.
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Thein
W. LeSueur
Abell
Preisendorfer
Schneider
Maumee
Kettenring
Heller
Maumee River
Minsel
Rowe
Washington Street
Maiden Lane
Yeas—Bohn
LeSueur
Taein
Nays
Eiding
Simonds
Miller
Bohn
B. L. Abell
Real Estate Transfers in Defiance County
A series of transfers including Henry Kobrs to Henry Meyer 160 acres Highland township for 8000, Henry Maller to Henry H Meyer 86 acres Tiffin township, George Lang to Wm Lang 50 acres Delaware township for 1750, Peter J Simonis to John Schneider 1 acre Defiance city for 700, and multiple Hicksville and Milford township deeds with prices from 25 to 626.75. Guardian and sheriff deeds noted among the parcels.
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Henry Kobrs
Henry Meyer
Highland Township
Henry Maller
Henry H. Meyer
Tiffin Township
George F. Lang
Wm. H. Lang
Delaware Township
Peter J. Simonis
John 8. Schneider
Defiance
George Hamon
Malinda Schlatter
Auditor’s
Hicksville
Joseph L. Schlatter
Theodore Fraker
Sohiah Fraker
William Jude
Nancy M Rice
Mark Township
Doritha E. Koke
Clifton Norway
North Defiance
Jacob L. Snyder
Uriah Snyder
Charles M. Seabert
Jennie Garbar
South Defiance
Uriah D. Snyder
B. Miller
Hicksville Township
John A Foust
Isaac S. Miller
Elizabeth Kreps
James Devault
Krotz
Samuel B. Miller
Mathias Darling
Thomas M. Connelly
Catharine Bohner
Warner and Hart
J. F. Deatrick
J. J. Thomas
Colby
Lindenberger
Deatrick
George Green
Michael E. Kramer
Jacob Weber
Guardian
Milford Township
Defiance Young Hickory Club Mourns Benj L Abell
The Young Hickory Club of Defiance Ohio expresses sorrow at the death of Benj L Abell a valued member. He was energetic sociable and steadfast in his opinions yet open to conviction. A tribute resolutions drape club room in mourning for thirty days and publish notice in local papers.
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Benj. L. Abell
Hickory Club
Defiance
Ohio
Old physician offers free remedy recipe by mail
A retired doctor claims to hold a simple vegetable cure for lung diseases and nervous complaints after testing it in thousands of cases. He invites suffering individuals to request the recipe by mail, in German or French or with full directions, from W. A. Noyes at 149 Power's Block, Rochester, New York.
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East India
W. A. Noyes
Power's
Rochester
N.Y
Hotel Furniture for Sale in Defiance Ohio
Complete set of hotel furniture offered for sale by W. F. Durgan at American House in Defiance Ohio. Details available by calling Durgan to arrange viewing and negotiate terms.
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W. F. Durgan
American House
Defiance, Ohio
Local notices brief and social items from a rural column
The notes mention J W Partee planning a small barn on his father's farm, Grandma Dieden on the sick list near age eighty, J W Peterson's sledging mishap with a boisterous colt on a bridge, and a critique of fanatical religious crowds at Rural Chapel led by an aging preacher. The column closes urging restraint against unlawful actions and wording about warping.
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J. W. Partee
Dieden
J. W. Peterson
Evansport
Peterson
Terra Firma
Fire at Dr Myers barn on Clinton street extension
Sunday night about 11 o clock the barn behind Dr Myers on Clinton street extension caught fire. The blaze destroyed the barn and shed and harness with some provender while the Jersey cow buggy and sleigh were saved. The cause is unknown possibly tramps seen in the city that day slept in the barn. The barn was insured for 100 and contents for 50.
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Dr. Myers
Clinton Street
Prices for groceries and farm goods from Defiance Mills
A fragment list from Defiance Mills shows prices for apples, butter, eggs, and per-bushel grain rates, plus meats, dairy, and stock trade terms. It advertises flour, coffee, tea, oysters, glassware and tool freebies, with local merchants Morse, Gherkes, and SHEAD offering goods, patterns, and lessons.
Miss Burke retires and offers millinery stock for cash
Miss M. E. Burke has decided to retire from the business and offers her entire millinery stock and fixtures at cash price for immediate sale. A lease of the store room will be provided. The store has been in its Defiance, Ohio location for six years, next to Crosby House on Third Street.
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R. H. Latbell
Defiance Township
F. A. Porch
Defiance Machine Works
Opera House
Fowler & Warmington Company
Circleville
Columbus
Will Harps
Orlando Kibble
Tiflin
Colorado
Georgetown
Col
Wayne Street
David W. Marcellus
Porch
Jewell
Chase Taylor
East Richland
Allie Robinson
Dellicus
Rorick
Trowbidge
Literary Society of
W. M. Palmer
Doc. Cameron
M. E. Burke
Third St. Defiance
Crosby House
America
Lake Superior
Defiance
Ohio
Circuit Court of the United State
Northern District of
Wern
Pawtucket Institution Savings
Pawtucket
Rhode Island
William Higgins
Defiance County
Towit
Defrane
Third
Clinton Streets
Clinton Street
Third Street
W. F. Goodspeed
E. H. Potter
Marion Harland Endorses Horsford Baking Preparations
Marion Harland commends Professor Horsford baking preparations to American housekeepers, saying they deserve a respected place beside his Acid Phosphate in the family medicine chest. The endorsement highlights trusted culinary aids and domestic routines of the era.
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Marion Harland
Horsford
America
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M. B. Gorman
B. F. Enos
John Hepler
J. M. Priesendorfer
EK. N. Lewis
P. Kettenring
Geo. Miller
G. F. Bohn
John Thien
Cyrus Eding
Ath
Adam Minsel
John Rowe
John Schneider
P. Simonis
Wabash, St. Louis and
Pacific
Baltimore and Ohio Railway
Iit
Court of Common Pleas
Sutphen
F. J. Shead
Allie Rovinson
Stryker
Jalhe van Hymer
Napoleon
Shelly
Will Harris
Cecil
Holgate
Godfrey Watkins
Findlay
George
Sallie J. Bach
Grange
Virginia Sanford
Mark Center
Myer’s Opera House
Kubn Bros
Clara Wilhelm
Julia Krinkle
Holgate Avenue
Minnie Scott
Mansfield
Mary Weiland
John C. Schultz
Ollie Dollie
Pipestone
Minn
Cortes Tippia
le Seuer
Council Proceedings
John Miller
G. K. Otis
Bryan
Mary Hoyt
Greenwich
Kansas
Christian Church
C. Hollinger
Michigan
B. M. Rakestraw
Williams Center
Henning
Keer , & Co
Dutch Street
Church of God
Fulton County
Dick Meek
Sam Bassett
J. M. Brown
W. J. Landis
G. W. Hoffman
A. Warner
James Ames
Coughanour
Huber
Bryan Road
B. M.barkestraw
L. W. Wilder
Kroz
High Street
Messrs
F. L. Farlow
G. I
J. W. Sellers
Terpsichore
Commercial Hall
Caroline Sollenberger
Charles Schelling
Thomas J. McFeters
Ae Clover Prime
Om al
C. I. Morse
Coorce Turkih Prunes
C. L. Morse's
Morse’s
Moore & Brady’s Sea Oysters
C. L Morse
H. C. Gherkes
Bureranp & Shead
Short Horn
A. Hicsy
West Ridge
Adams To
Shultz
Krrmez Carrigan
Mason—Figley
David Hunter
J. P
Harland J. Mason
Charity M. Figley
Hopkins—Ficley
Abraham Hodkins
Kate Figley
H. Hoppins
W.D. Hin. Hill & Hubbard
LAW
Mr Mill
Keystone Block
Jno. F. Deatirek & Son
Imperial Ea Foon
Hess
PF. c. Sturtevant
Hartford
Cons
Curcaco
St. Louis
Railway
Peggioms
Wayn Lee
McComb Stuartvill Arcadia Fostoria
Linden
Sevec Een Sprit
Believue Fermillio
Cleveland
Buffalo
Nts
Hin San Pal
the Pany
B. F. Horner
Gen
Lewis Williams
Uen
Arene
Defilance
Ile
Boston
Clarx
Einig & Yingling
Emig & Yingling
Clinton S.t
Lewis
Spellers
U. S
Hubbard
M.e.heller & CO
Prof. Horsford
C.S. Wellman
Behning, and
Hallett & Cumston Pianos
Story & Clark, Smith
American, and Kimball
Harley’s Lion
A. Krotz
Clinton and
Fifth Sts
Call and
Philetus Smi
J. H. Curry
Superior St
Eye and Ear Institute
Soli
Allen & Parkhurst
Summit St
Tolei
Real Est
Seagrave Brother
Madison St. Tolec
Scriptive of the Northwest
Statistics
Rom
FBI
H. Warren
G-P.a
K & Morse
Thal
D. F. Krotz
Maumee River Bridge
Board of Commissioners
T. Hill
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