23 Jul 1887
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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1887
Page
1
Local correspondence from Toledo to Milford area featuring residents at work in Chicago and Angola College, visitors in Pennsylvania and Florida, church announcements, fire incidents, and community updates on schools and merchants. Includes health concerns of Alex Sanderson and local commentary on taxes and temperance efforts.
The piece argues that banning gambling and saloons will restore Hicksville’s morality and boost growth. It claims fairs thrive without gambling tents, asserts saloons drain wealth and decency, and predicts a prosperous future with abstention, noting a Harmonic band excursion on July 24 with round trip $1.00.
Charley Abbot builds a new Granary. John Donner visited near Bryan last Friday. Schultz near house nearly enclosed. Daisy Elliot and sister Mrs. Davis visited last week. Henry McDowell threshing on the Ridge road. Charles Lindau sold a horse to Frank Kyle last week. C B Headley and family traveled here last week. Della Davison of Napoleon visiting sister Mrs. Shrimplin. J F Danenberg children have whooping cough. Miss Etta Mattocks of Henry county visiting here. McGaffle at Adams Ridge doing farm labor for Mr. Schwartzel. A A Metz preparing to rebuild his tile mill to run by mid August. Artie Gleason will close her Henry county school tomorrow. J A Wright of Cleveland here last week seeking agents.
The advertisement claims children are especially liable to colds coughs and croup and guarantees Acker's English Remedy as a positive cure. It notes the product saves hours of anxious watching and lists N. G. Woodward as the seller.
Local items describe warm weather, threshing activity, and residents like Dr Bennett and families in Stryker. Mentions real estate sale by J C Hilton to J F Dove for 1500 dollars, cemetery monument for Solomon Lower, and residents traveling to Perrysburg Detroit and Hastings.
The Harmonic band plans a next Sunday excursion to Toledo and Presque Isle on July 24. The round trip fare is 31.00.
Mias Gingery returns home while others prepare threshers and clover hullers. The Cheyney corner sheep suit is appealed. Manoah GingeryWorks at his new house cellar. Reed Place farmer moves to D. E. Arrowsmith's farm. Neva Cheyney begins district No. last Monday school term. Logan still hosts summer classes as others close. Truman Hopkins family visits from South Bend. A goat dies after eating rat poison. F Yerks and wife divide goods after dissolving partnership. Katie Light and Frank arrive in Washington Territory. Rev Loman misses appointment due to quarterly meeting. Rev Manning and Elder Hootman preach at West Milford No. 6. George Foust and family return from Florida, may stay. Mrs Mary Shade suffers paralytic stroke July 1, dies July 13, funeral July 14 at Lost Creek Lutheran church. buried there. She was 95 and a 30-year church member.
The Harmonie band announces an excursion to Toledo and Presque Isle next Monday July 24 offering round trip transportation and a planned program for the outing.
Northwestern Ohio producers gather in Lima to discuss the price war as Standard Oil seeks a complete understanding of output. Lima crude oil gains acceptance while calls grow to place Lima refined oil in retail and street sales across the region.
A travel excursion ad follows a medicinal salve claim offering cures for many skin ailments at 25 cents a box. It also promotes a Sunday rail excursion by the B and O to Sandusky and Put-in-Bay from Defiance, with round trip fares and return times for the same day.
Public notice warns against catarrh treatments containing mercury warning of harm to smell and body. Hall's Catarrh Cure from FP J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio is claimed mercury free and taken internally to affect blood and mucus surfaces. Sold by druggists, price per bottle.
An old advertisement touts Acker's English Remedy to prevent throat trouble and whooping cough in children. It promises a positive outcome and guarantees results with a price of 10 au 500, sold by N. G. Woodward.
An old citizen urges the City Council to secure suitable grounds for a park now rather than wait. He cites vacant central lots and riverbank locations as cost effective options and argues other cities act promptly for a resort area, expecting broad public approval.
The notice corrects the reunion date to August 25th at Liberty Center and states invitations will be mailed to all members with known addresses. The program and invitation will also be published in city papers by order of the committee of arrangements.
The Cincinnati Jackson Mackinaw Railroad announces round trip excursion tickets to Cleveland Ohio at a limited fare. Tickets are valid for return through July 23rd. For details contact agent John Van Liew G P A or any C J M railway agent.
English Spavin Liniment removes hard or calloused lumps and blemishes from horses including blood spavin curbs splints sweeney ringbone and sprains. Save $50 by use of one bottle. Warranted sold by Colby and Scott druggists Defiance. l7y).
The catalog describes Fayette Normal Music and Business College with new buildings and complete laboratories. It lists $90 for board, tuition and room for one year, $20 for weekly board, and $2.40 for weekly room rent for students in the hall, with furnished rooms available. Solomon Mete re. Ohio.
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