Local notes and society items from Hicksville
Local brief covers oil well failure, local sales at Kittner's store, week of prayer in city churches, social visits and entertainments, weather noting 15 below zero, quarterly M E church meeting and visiting relatives, a bookkeeper relocating to Hicksville to run a furniture business.
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Hicksville
Kittner’s
J. W. Childs
C. J. Daoust
M. E
Roberts
H. W. Tingle
Detroit
J. F.tingle
Otto Bebne
C. Geiger & Son
Meeting at Mrs K J o Myers Residence Jan 10 1887
The next meeting will be at Mrs K J o Myers home on January 10 1887. Program includes opening religious exercise Rev Slagle secretary's report roll call scripture references to precious stones the lesson 25 questions on The Christian Religion and 76 on Warren Hastings in the January Chautauquan reading history of the East India Company Mrs M D Reading his own selection Dr Potters table talk on essential factors for city prosperity and miscellaneous business ending with a C L 8 C song.
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K.jo Myers
Slagle
Warren Hastings
the East India Company
M.D
Potter
Public Health Report Week Ending January First
The State Board of Health notes acute bronchitis as the prevailing ailment. Acute lung troubles show general increase. Compared with the prior week pneumonia pleurisy diphtheria measles and whooping cough rise while malarial fevers diarrheal diseases typhoid fever and scarlet fever decline.
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State Board of Health
Reduction in drug taxes boosts bottle sizes for popular tonics
The easing of internal revenue and removal of revenue steps cuts costs for proprietary medicines, allowing Green's August Flower and Boschee's German Syrup to gain one fifth more medicine in the 75 cent bottle. The reduced price per dozen plus larger bottles aims to aid dyspepsia coughs and lung troubles, with Lumpie bottles holding 10 cents unchanged.
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Green
Boschee
Local Reminiscences Part 7 by Edwin Phelps
The article recounts early Maumee and Defiance settlement figures from Miami and Henry counties, naming the Hiltons, Shirleys, Hudsons, and others. It describes frontier housing, river transport by keel boats and pirogues, and notes on 1820s land purchases and family movements.
The Snook Family Remains and War Echoes of 1886
Debris of river life recounts 300 bushels loaded at Defiance in a burr oak vessel. The Snook brothers pursued piroguing on the river. all are deceased except W N in Antwerp. John S. died near Vicksburg. Pete moved to Texas and died near the city of Mexico. A daughter married Eli W. Sharp and also moved to Texas. George Snook bears a scar from a bear encounter. Dated December 25, 1886.
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Auglaize
Maumee
Wayne
Winchester
John Perkins
Williams County
Henry County
Camp No. 3
Richland Township
William Preston
Montgomery Evans
Old Fort
Miaci County
Ohio
Shirleys
Hudsons
Benjamin Seawell
Defiance
Piqua
United States Land Office
Miami County
Joshua Hilton
Jesse Hilton
Philip Smith
Jesse
Joshua
Brice
Horace
John
Ezra
Eben
Benjamin
Richard
Brice Hilton
Hiltons
Fort Wayne
Blair
Stephen Horsey
Thomas Driver
Davies
Peter Lonebar
Delaware Town
Lonebar
Occonoxee
Delaware Township
William County
William Leman
George W. Hill
Thomas J
John E
George W
Clarinda
Daniel F
James M
Mary E
Hill
Delaware
William Snook
Warren County
Maumee River
Snook
W.N
Antwerp
John S
Mississippi
Vicksburg
Pete
Texas
Mexico
Eli W. Sharp
George Snook
Tickets to All Points in the Union Sale Ad
Advertisement notes tickets to all points in the Union and claims the cheapest prices in the city at the Merchants National Bank office.
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Mechants Nati Nal Bank
Local notes from Payne area recount sickness deaths and incidents
The column reports winter illness and several deaths in Payne and nearby towns. It notes Capt Wise losing a mare drowning after driving on canal ice, a Paulding clerk’s quip about selling the cellar, the pardon of convict Frank Kuntz on Christmas Day, a failed burglary at Kra ner Barnes Murphy in Paulding, and a few commercial notices from Prairie Mange to Erie Mills. It also mentions Woodford’s Sanitary Lotion and debt settlements urged by local firms.
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Payne
Wise
Willie
Delphos
Paulding
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Hooker Nurseries
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E. Hooker CO
Rochester
E'S
Amedmsen Aco
N. Y
F. Little
Chicago
Ill
APA Aito
McOmber & Co., Ay, Stleryede, Abhostes
New York
Seagrave & Brother Loan
Toledo
Glen Brothers
A. Krotz
Clinton
Fifth Srs
Einig & Yingling’s
Ladies’ West Chains & Charms
Clinton Street
HOP Plaster CO
Boston
Mas
Mocha
Santos
Rio, &c
Rogers Booth’s
Wabash, St. Louis and
Pacific
Fast Mail
Mail& Express
Pacific Express
Baltimore and Ohio Railway
New York Fast Line
Washington and
Curtis Holgate & Co
Scotch Collie
Plymouth Rock Cockerels
Defiance, O
the Public Health
Edwin Phelps
Dr. Covant
Maumee City
Engineering News
New York City
Dr. Bull
George
Wilson H
Peter
William N
Providence
G.W
City Ticket Office
J. P. Buffington
Court House
S$ Wayne's
Wild Cherry
Lexer Ha
EATC
BE Cheerful
Jaynes
Gannon
Deswaynekso
Swayne
Paulding County
Frank Kuntz
Jno McGillis
Kraner, Barnes & Murphy
John Collins
Woodford
Coley & Scott
F. L Hay
Erie Mills
Arbuckle, Ryan & UO
H. Heerdegen
Inter Ocean
Northwest
America
Republic
New
Mississippi Valley
Republican Party
Sven
United States
Associated Press
Washngton
Nice
Ewing
Portage
Nter Ocean
Sjuan
Miss Phelps
Miss Jewett
Stockton
Trowbridge
Lathrop Joyesen
Sidney Luska
E. P. Roe
Renee
H. Heerderen & Co
Guuns
H. Heerdegen & CO
WM. C. Travis
I. Morse
City of
Phiwuetus Smith
Bryan, Ohio
Russell
LINZ
Defiance, Ohio
Amos J. Walter
Peter Dickman
Defiance County
Burgland & Shead
North
Pices, Ly
F. Deatrick & Son
Clinton and
Third Sts
the Palace
Just
Intercean
Brown
Madison
M. EK. Heller
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