This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1880
Page
3
A faded ad promotes ordering from Palamo Mills with telef phone and claims Thomas' Electric Oil can prevent consumption by addressing early tubercle development and also treats bronchitis asthma catarrh piles kidney troubles and muscle and joint soreness.
The column lists court attendance weather forecasts and a string of local notices. It mentions lectures, church plans, theatre acts, business moves, and community events featuring individuals such as Mr. A. F. Henry, Mr. Bell, Mr. Isaac Ginsberg, Mrs. Sanford, and C. E. Thrall with Nellie Hubbard, along with railway and road concerns and newspaper updates from the Defiance area.
Defiance faces a wood famine as bad roads keep farmers from selling timber and local factories stop supplying fuel. With no wood entering town, households rely on neighboring wood-sheds, leaving many families struggling to cook dinner.
The city eyeing a larger combined engine house and city offices to replace the Perry Street building deemed unsafe and too small. Location for the new structure undecided, but planners aim to accommodate future growth and city needs. Curiosity as jeweler Frease displays an octagonal time indicator in his window with moving hands powered unseen.
Worth Hearing The Helen Potter Combination offers a fine program at the Defiance Opera House next Thursday evening. Miss Helen Potter is celebrated for dramatic genius and notable personations, Anna Teresa Berger is a premier cornetist and musician, and the Swedish Ladies Quartette adds recognized excellence. Admission 50 cents, reserved 75 cents, tickets at Becheri’s.
A local notice warns farmers to be cautious of a roaming group near Defiance. The writers accuse the men of plotting mischief and note rumors they visited a bank to inquire about discounting notes. The public is urged not to sign papers from strangers and to verify census takers.
The piece questions whether residents will initiate a petition to divide the village into wards and adopt citified governance. It urges two hundred freeholders’ names and submission to the next election, warning that delays push any change to 1881 and that most want the change but wait for others to act.
On January 14, 1880, neighbors from Powells Creek to the Auglaize gathered at Rev. M. H. Tussing’s home. They loaded two tables with dainties, fed fifty attendees, and left goods and money totaling thirty three dollars fifty five cents for the pastor and family, with thanks returned to donors.
A published reference lists weights per bushel for various commodities including apples barley oats peas peaches potatoes millet Hungarian grass wheat buckwheat sweet potatoes corn meal turnips and more. The fragmented OCR shows misreadings but conveys a plan to paste the table into scrapbooks for reference.
A letter from Napoleon Ohio dated January 16 1880 condemns Robert Ingersoll and his critiques of religion. It argues against his attack on Christianity citing missions in the Sandwich Islands Africa and Sabbath schools built by children. The writer urges families to foster piety and moral guidance for youth.
From Our Own Correspondent Mrs A Bennett is at home after weeks in Hicksville. Leander Hall and wife return from Ashland county. Wm Turatine plans a move to Mark Center. Frank Fridley to Hicks ville to open a furniture store. U B denomination organized a Sabbath school with H C Ferris as Supt and Miss Mary Hamilton as Secy. H C Ferris sells harness shop to move to North Baltimore for a printing office. new harness shop owner Wa Van Wye hires Miller from Defiance.
From Our Own Correspondent April in January recalls snowy roads and passable routes. Miss Louisa Hilbert to Lima to visit relatives. George Powell buys Ames cider mill and plans move to town. Hog speculation declined. Fisher and Riden bought a flock of 181 sheep for 1100.
Miss Mary Beckman is very sick. Miss Augusta Beckman dies of brain fever on Jan. 16. John Lenhart and Lizzie Corressel wed last week with a grand bell. Drusilla Shrimplin marries Mr. Hoagland of Illinois. Cora Steele frightened returning from prayer meeting, but recovers. Frank Metz is at home and hale. Katie Conn and Mrs Widmer from Defiance visit. Nicholas Nickelby slated to be an editor. Singing school flourishes. spelling school proposed. Boys warned about revolvers delayed scare to Cora Steele. Mr. Hoagland arrives from Illinois. Large funeral procession for Miss Beckman dies.
Protracted meeting begins at the U B Church. J C Ryan faces Auburn courts with McGonigal for a Kansas City matter. Al Maxwell departs for Texas for health treatment. Many locals suffer ailments and travel by hand-car, with several updates on sickness, schooling, homes, and industry.
Scarlet fever rages in parts of the township. Wm Patten of Ft Wayne visits friends here. John Lewista of Crawford county visits relatives. Wm Yeagley is ill but improving. Mrs Jacob Fetters returned from Crawford county. David Kimmel and wife of Indiana visit relatives. David Wilhelm returned from Crawford county where he worked. J F Snyder returned from Crawford county visit. Five of Gotlieb Goller’s family are sick with the scarlet rash. Keefer and Myers moved their sawmill one mile north of Bethel church. S K Beattie cuts his foot badly and will be laid up for some time. ba art Tew.
The new year brings a protracted meeting at Florida and Rev. Dennis begins series at the U B church with Rev. Lilly aiding. Mr Mason of Farmer visits. Tommy Elliott recovers from a wounded hand. Mary Palmer improves after illness. a thief is suspected in Charles Seiple’s tobacco loss. Skanktown Debating Society postpones meetings. Len Bailis teaches free writing and elocution. Miss Cora Steele frightened by a tramp prank with a doctor called to help.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.