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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1888
Page
5
Local ads and brief items report band concert plans, sales on lamps stoves and coal, saloon sale to J D Leonard, parish and church events, partial railway plans, and community updates on residents and business leaders in Defiance and Hicksville.
C F Switzer a long time Defiance hardware merchant and partner in Switzer Kehnast died Saturday night after a brief illness. He was 42, leaves wife and two children, and funeral services were held Tuesday at his residence and Riverside Cemetery. Switzer was a prominent civic and business figure for twenty five years.
Mrs A B Davis hosts tea at her Washington street home last Saturday. Mention of Will Martin’s hitching posts saving a run away team from dashing into a glass front. Notices of special sale extensions and a Wa bash pipe shipment for water works. Commentary on a Democrat supplement from Guntersville, Florida subscriber Henry Lewis. Lamb sales by Chiron Corbett and hog feeding experiments in Union county with wheat. Bryan Democrat notes and requests for farmer opinions.
Red price signs appear at Special Sale No 1 hosted by M E Hetues and Company in their Palace Sronz showroom with advertised bargains and reduced goods on offer.
Ed Sauer of West Alexandria visited the college on Wednesday. Ernest Turney of Holgate joined the Normal class on Monday. Prof. Tucker moved into the former Van Tine house. A coal range shipped from Pittsburg for Prof. J. Williams was placed in the basement. The basement dining room and kitchen are finished and in use. The literary society elected E. T. Hill president, Geo. Elliott vice president, and Miss Frank Snyder secretary. Monday’s program featured essays by Geo. Elliott and Miss Clemons, a declamation by Fred Evans, Darius sketches by Miss Phelps, and an instrumental solo by Miss Burgland. Ticket sales for the musical entertainment are rising, supporting the piano purchase for the college.
The Burlington system highlights its fast daily Chicago to Omaha and Denver service with connections to Kansas City and St. Joseph. It notes a second Omaha fast train through to Denver and urges tickets via C B Q R R from agents or Paul Morven in Chicago. A separate ad mentions a horse sale and Salvation Oil testimony. Credited quotes on conscience and reason close the piece.
Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds offered free for a limited time. Call a drag on to obtain a trial bottle, large bottles priced at $1. An Oakland sleeping car departs De fiance at 2:47 am February 15 1688 for California. Round trip fare $86.60 with tickets valid thirty days out and six months return. J H Warraker agent and Avery L Hay real estate agent noted.
Defiance Ohio advertisement lists gobblers priced between 2.50 and 4.00 dollars each and mentions five fall Poland China pigs from registered stock with contact by Deatrick in Defiance.
Debtors to Daoust Mangas Bros must call and settle with Daoust Blanchard at once. All accounts must be settled immediately and the business closed. The notice stresses urgent settlement and finalization of affairs.
Privilege of paying back before due in sums to suit you. No life insurance aired. Call on Btt H. G. Bakes, Att'y at Law.
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