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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1888
Page
4
Defiance Ohio January 19 1888 The Express Publishing Co announces office corner Clinton and Third streets in Defiance with six month terms and annual rate 1 50 in advance. The newspaper is entered at the Defence Post Office as Second Class Matter. Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar appears as a humorous aside.
The passage argues that the term war tariff carries reproach only for unreconstructed rebels or copperheads, while loyal men do not regard it as a stigma. It frames the label as a partisan stereotype rather than a universal ethical indictment.
President Cleveland has sent a brief message to Congress regarding the Pacific Railroad. It is believed several similar epistles will be sent to Congress to address emergencies and facilitate Grover Cleveland’s aims.
Vilas is confirmed as Secretary of the Interior and Don M. Dickinson is named Postmaster General. The text notes firm appointments for the Republican administration and hints at strict enforcement of departmental loyalty.
The text argues that claims manufactured goods are pricier under the protection tariff are unfounded since all materials are reduced. It notes the burden of proving otherwise is heavy and unlikely to succeed.
A historic blizzard swept from frozen northerly zones toward the Gulf of Mexico, among the severest on record and second only to 1864. More than 150 people have died and many are still listed as missing.
Western farmers receive higher prices for their produce and pay 28 percent less for goods, according to a comparison from the New York Tribune reproduced via price current lists.
Lamar, described as lacking practical training and a state-right doctrinaire, has been confirmed as an Associate Justice of the U S Supreme Court. Stanford and Stewart of California Nevada and Riddleberger of Virginia, all Republicans, supported the confirmation. The explanation for Stanford and Stewart remains unformed in their party discourse. The Republican press condemns them.
In New York City 180,546 workmen across 36 industries set wage levels to prevent price cuts or layoffs. The League Bulletin argues that high duties keep profits in check and stoppages would follow further reductions. London reports of misery stress the risk of upheaval from inadequate protection.
Bertha Sloan a 15 year old daughter of a wealthy Mt Gilead Ohio farmer was reported missing during a holiday week after a train sighting with an elderly man. Cleveland police later located her in Cleveland with a traveling salesman William Wright who had been seen with her in Toledo.
Speaker Carlisle is taken ill from overwork and worry. Sun set Cox fills the role as Speaker during Carlisle’s disability. A Sanitary Convention will be held in Akron January 25 and 26 to promote personal and public hygiene and prevent disease. Local boards, schools, medical and professional societies and corporations are urged to attend. Topics include school sanitation, water supply, waste disposal, typhoid fever, cholera prevention, diphtheria, and housing sanitation.
Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg Illinois praises Electric Bitters after a leg sore eight years relieved by three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Prices listed. Colby and Scott sell them. A brief note adds a man went to press his suit.
An 19th century advertisement touts Acker's Baby Soother to relieve teething pains and stomach disorders with 4 percent opium free formula priced at 25 cents sold by N G Woodward. It also promotes Salvation Oil as a universal pain cure for rheumatism neuragesia sciatica and gout priced at 25 cents per bottle.
Dayton Journal reports renewed life on the Miami and Erie canal as Piqua and other ports build more boats than ever. Shippers expect better schedules, lower rates, and new freight warehousing as dredges restart work and two iron oil boats return from Buffalo to boost traffic toward Cincinnati and Lake Erie.
The passage describes biliousness with varied symptoms including poor appetite for solids, white coated tongue, digestive disturbances, diarrhea or constipation, hemorrhoids, dizziness and headaches. It promotes Green's August Flower as a cheap remedy and notes a claim about improved Russian wheat crop in England.
An old newspaper ad promotes Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs colds and consumption with a free trial bottle at Colby Scott Drug Store. It touts cures for asthma bronchitis and throat chest lung ailments and urges purchases of larger bottles and Dr Jones Red Clover Tonic as nerve restorative medicine.
Dr. D W Atkinson of Siloam Springs Ark endorses Simmons Liver Regulator after five years of use calling it popular and effective with good results. Griggs Glycerine Salve is praised as a safe speedy cure for cuts burns and skin sores with satisfaction guaranteed. Also mentions Chicago marriage certificates with divorce coupons gaining popularity.
A man recounts betting a fellow $100 that Hall's Catarrh Cure would cure his illness, claiming the cured man now looks better after three months. The ad copy touts Ayer's Hair Vigor and Acker's English Remedy as cures, with various household and editorial asides.
Americans suffer nervous exhaustion and various ailments as nerves control every part of the body. The text claims Dr Miles Restorative Nervine as the best remedy for these diseases, noting its status as a concentrated nerve food and medicine.
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