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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1885
Page
3
A jumble of items reports paper mills resuming in Sandusky, gas finds near Findlay and new rink plans by Mallett Brothers, plus local crime, politics, saloon openings, road needs, and a push for employment. Community concerns span unemployment aid, charitable giving, and preparations for the G A R encampment with regional trade and transport notes.
Mrs. Julia Ann Bishop of Ottawa Putnam Co Ohio seeks Lavina Marks or Abe Hope or any of his heirs. She offers a liberal reward for information. Respond via postal card to Julia A Bishop in care of J B Steadman Ottawa Ohio.
At the annual meeting held Monday evening January 19, trustees were named C A Flickinger G W Deatrick O Dyarman F C Culley H P Miller John Crowe and E N Lewis. President C A Flickinger Treasurer H P Miller Secretary F C Calley. No work on completing its labs before next summer.
A brief history shows L W Wilder drained eight acres after 18 years pasturing and mowing. After tiling corn yields rose from about 30 bushels to two crops over 60 bushels each. oats reached 67 bushels and wheat 36. The report argues drainage boosts productivity on other farms as well.
In Defiance Ohio a public plea asks city leaders to create jobs for hundreds of unemployed heads of families. Citizens urge council action to fund short term work, improve roads, and relieve hardship during a hard winter while noting factories idle and income at risk.
The annual election of officers results in directors W. C. Holgate Henry Newbegin E. P. Hooker John Crowe J. P. Buffington and L. Abell. President W. C. Holgate Vice President R. Newbegin Cashier B. L. Abel Assistant Cashier E. P. Hooker.
A Clinton street clerk sought an old time cure for a cold by soaking his feet in hot water. He fell asleep and woke to find his feet in a tub of ice. The story notes the cure’s outcome is unknown yet suggests disbelief or amusement.
A city committee surveyed the wards and found severe want in the third fourth and sixth wards. Efforts to aid the needy are underway and a follow up meeting is planned this evening. Township trustee Hi P Miller is aiding the relief effort.
Deeds filed the week ending Jan 13 1885 show transfers across Noble and nearby towns. Transactions include Lewis Tiedeman to M P Lawrence 169 acres for 6000 dollars in Noble and multiple smaller plots in Hicksville Tiffin Mark Milford Milford and surrounding areas with prices from 1 to 4000 dollars.
Workers express serious regret over the morning diary piece. They condemn the publication for risking suspicion on innocent people and urge turning to calm, lawful means to seek work. Laborers seek open avenues to tide over until factory jobs return.
Defiance editorial urges immediate road construction funded by direct taxation to improve highways from all directions. It promotes Ayersville road gains as proof of benefits, argues in favor of public investment, cheaper materials, and winter work to create jobs and foster year round trade.
The February issue features a valentines themed opening plate with a chubby boy and a girl saying will you be my valentine. It includes a biographical sketch of philanthropist W W Corcoran and a detailed piece on The Ladies Home as well as presidential portraits and numerous illustrations. Short stories serials Under Gray Skies Dreeing of the Weird Marjopie's Knight and The Professor are highlighted along with practical reading matter for women.
At the annual meeting the Defiance Library Association elected trustees T J Carroll G W Deatrick C E Bronson E P Hooker E Squire with L Degginger as President B L Abell as Vice President M E Orcutt as Clerk G W Beshel as Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer and B L Abell as Librarian. C H Lindenberger donated 24 volumes including a 1749 printing. about 70 more volumes were added in the year.
At the annual Defiance County Agricultural Society gathering this afternoon officers were elected for the coming year. Directors at Large include Wm. Phillips G. H. Langdon J. K. Myers Albert Elliott Geo. W. Ury Peter Garis. Township directors listed for Adams Chas Lactau Dellare Nevas Corwin Highland A Brechbill Milford J. J. Hootman Richland John Spangler Tiffin George C. Hall. President W. Ac. Helgate Vice President J. B. Elliott Secretary J. P. Cameron Treasurer C. P. Tiutle.
On January 14 1885 Wilder cataloged items in the Old Settlers log cabin on Hicksville friend. Mrs Jane L McAskey of Cecil Ohio owns a copper pan a wooden spoon a silk fringe and a gold dust sample from the Merced River Horseshoe Bend California. Nora Bewe.
A reader letter criticizes factory owners for high profits and argues for keeping workers employed during hard times. It cites Turnbull Wagon Works management to illustrate preferring work over layoffs and urges accepting smaller profits to preserve jobs. The notice promotes Dr Bigelow's Positive Cure with a trial offer.
The name is well known nationwide as the creator of the Dr Bosanko Cough and Lung Syrup a popular remedy for coughs colds consumption and throat and lung afflictions. Price 50 cents and 100 sold by Colby and Scott.
For riamat iom lambego neu ra igis cramp and colic there is no remedy superior to the genuine Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil. The ad promotes a universal remedy claiming efficacy for multiple ailments.
Sleepless nights and a terrible cough prompt sale of Shiloh's Porous Plaster and Shiloh's cough and consumption cure. Colby & Scott advertise the remedies with a 25 cent price and a guarantee of cure for consumption.
The notice promotes a free one year copy of the American Farmer for readers paying three months in advance to Evening Express subscribers with a 25 cent add-on for a full year. The sixteen page Fort Wayne publication targets farmers, stockmen, dairymen, gardeners and households, and the offer runs through January 31.
An old health notice explains catarrh as inflammation of the nasal mucous membrane and links chronic cases to blood taint. It extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as purifying the blood, strengthening the system, and curing catarrh as used by many sufferers.
A newly issued periodical from New York announces twelve pages of editorial comment and twenty two illustrations. managed by veterans in journalism. It will be issued every other Saturday from Murray Street at ten cents a copy or two dollars yearly. It aims to present the latest information on American industrial progress in a popular, engaging style.
Crowd gathers at Colby and Scott’s Drug Store for free distribution of Dr Bosanko’s Cough and Lung Syrup, touted as a remedy for coughs, consumption and bronchitis. Advertises regular bottles at 50 cents and one dollar, with Shiloh’s Vitalizer for indigestion priced at ten cents per bottle.
Advertisements claim the Pluto Furnace by Defiance Machine Works will heat houses stores rooms and churches with hot air at less cost than any other system now in use.
Brief entry notes title lines for Harper’s Magazine Harper’s Bazar and Harper’s Young People with catalog-like references and no further details. It reads as a bibliographic snippet rather than a news item or event.
A physician-surgeon gynecologist offers to devote full practice to chronic diseases and diseases of the face and ear using modern instruments. He claims ability to diagnose organ locations symptoms and prognosis and promotes vegetable remedies, inviting patients for free advice and examination. He lists numerous ailments treated including eye diseases, uterine disorders, kidney and liver diseases, menstrual issues, and rheumatism.
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