Republican State Convention in Toledo July 1887
The Republican State Convention will be in Toledo on July 18 and 19 1887. Delegates from each district meet July 18 at 3 PM to select a vice president and committee members. The convention opens July 18 at 4 PM for temporary organization and July 19 at 9 AM for permanent organization and business. Candidates for Governor Lieutenant Governor Judge of Supreme Court Auditor Treasurer Attorney General and Board of Public Works to be nominated. Delegation is one per 500 votes plus per county over 250 votes for Foraker in 186. Defiance counts 4 delegates. Signed Allen T. Barisn Chairman and Josiah K. Brown Secretary.
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Toledo
Oelock Po. M
Supreme Court
Board of Public Works
J. B. Foraker
Defiance County
Protection versus Free Trade and Political Prospects
The piece notes protection creating a home market and free trade seeking foreign markets. It mentions Gen. Stewart L. Wooproxnp as a potential vice presidential candidate if Sherman leads the ticket. Athens county Republicans re nominate Emmitt Tompkins for Representative, Foraker favored for Governor again, and the Grand Army of the Republic drafts a dependent pension bill for the next Congress to aid aging veterans.
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Stewart L. Wooproxnp
New York
Sherman
Grand Army of the Republic
Congress
Governor Foraker Denies Enquirer Reflection Story
The governor refutes an Enquirer publication as false and says he never spoke harshly about Generals Kennedy Beatty or ex Mayor Rose of Cleveland. He accuses the interview of fabricating the remarks.
Ohio penitentiary budgets swing under governors
Under Governor Hondry and a Democratic legislature the penitentiary ran a 250000 loss in one year. In a year of Republican control under Governor Foraker the deficit was eliminated and a report shows last year’s receipts exceeded expenses by nearly 36000.
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Hondry
Foraker
Court suspended as funds run short on Owen v. Baltimore & Ohio
The United States Court at Columbus halted proceedings due to lack of funds to cover expenses. The Owen versus Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company case was midway and would have collapsed without the parties arranging payment for the jury. A sharp jab at reform administration and praise for Democratic statesmen appear in the surrounding remarks. Mt. Vernon Republican.
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United States
Columbus
Owen
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Pan-Electric Reform
Mt. Vernon
Coffee Market Decline Cited By Cleveland Leader
The piece laments the drop in the cornered coffee market and cites New York failures. It warns against speculative deals in food products resembling a mini stock exchange. The writer notes no domestic producers benefit if prices rise to a dollar a pound.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Cleveland
End of Coke Strike Yields Partial Victory and Widened Defeat
The end of the coke strike is hailed as a victory for the workers yet a defeat for the coke syndicate. Steel manufacturers gained control of ovens in the Connellsville district and began operating on strikers’ terms, enabling price cuts while wages rise. Syndicate members express unhappiness at the reversal.
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Coke Syndicate
Connellsville
Sherman Brigade and John Sherman in Civil War Role
The Delphos Courant notes John Sherman was appointed Colonel in 1861 and led campaigns with the 6th and 65th Ohio regiments the 6th Ohio Battery and McLaughlin's Cavalry squadron to reinforce Gen. Sherman at Paducah Kentucky. Lincoln kept him in the Senate, making her don’t think colonel title surpasses the Senate.
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Delphos Courant
John Sherman
Ohio
McLaughlin
Sherman
Padukah
Sien. Anderson
West Virginia
Lincoln
Senate
Home Farm and Garden Hints for Crop Health and Storage
Practical notes on soil color indicating nitrogen balance for small grain and corn manure, barn foundations, and weatherproofing wagons. Advice on barn design with two doors to reduce hay loss, stacked hay handling, and feeding routines to weather blizzards. Includes wagons, maintenance, and cost-saving tips from farmer writings.
The Need of Cooling Milk For Purity
The article argues that milk must be cooled and aerated immediately after milking to preserve purity. It cites methods like straining into closed pails and transferring into airtight bottles cooled in ice water, versus open-pail milking that leads to bad odor and rapid spoilage. Emphasis on rapid cooling with spring water or ice for longer freshness.
Feeding Cows for Milk in England and America
A London Agricultural Gazette correspondent reports success with boiled grain fed to cows mixed with chopped fodder. English methods rely on cows indoors, boiled corn with chaff, minimal hay and straw, and abundant roots for winter milk. In the U S cooks of stock are less common, but English results suggest testing cooked car corn for dairy cows.
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London Agricultural Gazette
United States
United
England
Chicago Tribune
Poultry-raising and egg production rates in hens
The author estimates 405 days in a year with 100 days for molting leaving 205 workable days. A hen laying 200 eggs can not hatch and stay healthy, while a 340 egg yearly layer averages about one egg every other day. Even with broods, a mix of good and inferior layers should average around 100 eggs per hen per year.
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Ifahen
Poultry Breeds and Egos Crossed For Better Stock
Many poultry keepers buy two different kinds of egos to cross them. The first cross of some varieties is discussed as a method to improve stock.
Improving Poultry Stock Through Select Breeding and Care
The author argues cross breeding saves time and improves egg production, urging pure-bred birds over mixed stock. Details include preferred pairings like Crown Leghorn with Firmonth Rock, strict variety control, and simple husbandry. An eleven-hen yard yields seven eggs daily at low cost, with a concise daily feeding routine and quick maintenance. The piece cites New York Tribune observations.
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Poland
New York Tribune
Floriculture Packing and Care for Indoors and Outdoors
Practical tips for packing slips for mailing with damp moss and cotton, outdoor planting timing for abutilons and conifers, soil and watering advice for ferns hydrangeas and geraniums, manure and soot water fertilization, deep planting for gladioli and tuberoses, weed control with carbolic acid spray, and methods to prevent or remove worms and limewater weed issues.
Raspberry culture and mulching practices for fruit patches
The article explains rapid raspberry growth from suckers and layering methods for Black Caps. It advises bending tips to ground for rooting and details using straw mulch around newly planted trees to conserve moisture and improve rain penetration, reducing surface hardening.
Scraping Apple Trees Affects Bark and Pests
Scraping loose bark on old apple trees is a symptom of thriftiness issue and will not fruit the tree without proper manuring and care. Early scraping, soon after blossoms, can destroy codling moths hiding in bark. Ox gall mixed with water is described for prewashing color setting.
Stock and Livestock Care For Milch Cows And Pigs
The text advises strengthening dairy cow feed with grain or meal alongside forage, explains risks of early pasture and coarse grass, and notes how to calm calf distress by grooming. It also warns that stunted pigs cannot be fixed by feeding and should not be bred, as weak digestion passes to offspring.
Household Tips for Cleaning Cloths and Dress Care
Practical advice on removing scorch from fabric using sun exposure onions soap and earth with vinegar and boiling mixture. Step by step for dresses silk woolen and delicate colors plus rinse and dry guidance and cautions for soap bark liquor and starch. Also notes on ammonia uses deodorants and window fashion trends for curtains and lambrequins.
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Atlanta Constitution
Sugar Cake and Sand Tarts From Old Recipe Notes
A historical recipe passage outlines making Sugar Cake with sugar, eggs, butter, nutmeg, flour, water, and baking powder and Sand Tarts with brown sugar, butter, flour, egg yolks, almonds, baked in a moderate oven.
Maumee Bridge Sidewalks Set For 70 Day Construction
County commissioners convened for a major session this week as plans advance for sidewalks on the Maumee bridge to be completed within seventy days. Harmonie Band schedules a Saturday concert and a Sunday appearance in New Bavaria for a cornerstone ceremony, while a July Fourth benefit at City Hall supports Phelps Command No 4. A severe leg wound befell Rug Frantz on Wednesday as he hurried home before rain, cutting deep flesh and bone near the Ansbury building.
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Maumee Bridge
Harmonie Band
New Bavaria
Antwerp
The
Baptist Society
Fort Wayne
Chas. Behringer
P. S. Zigler
H. Bowman
Chas. Ashbacher
L. C. Britton
C. PF. Fillman
A. Behringer
J. A. Ketchel
J.P. Slough
O. A. Frick
City Hall
Phelps Command
Union Veteran’s Union
Rug
Frantz
Ansbury
Franklin man cleared in murder inquiry
Frank Hammond was discharged as not the man described in the Franklin Ohio murder case of Mary Koesweger. Authorities found he was not in the vicinity at the time, and no suspicion remains on him. The notice defends his innocence and corrects prior reports.
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Frank Hammond
Mary Koesweger
Franklin
Ohio
Defiance County meeting and local social event notices
A notice set announces a De fiance County Agricultural Society meeting at the Court House on Thursday June 16 at 2 PM with full attendance requested. It also advertises a Strawberry and Tea Cream Social hosted by the East Defiance Relief Society at Mrs. Bruner’s Seneca street residence on Friday evening June 17, 1887 with public invitation to support a worthy cause.
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Defiance County Agricultural Society
Court House
M. E. Heinrr
Sec’y
Golden Specific and English Remedy Ad Card
A dated advertisement promises a free cure for youthful issues and nervous weakness via Dr Haynes Golden Specific. It claims covert delivery in coffee or tea can cure alcohol problems and urges sending for details from GoLden Specture Co. Also promotes Acker's English Remedy against colds and coughs with local seller N. G. Woodward.
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Acker
N.G. Woodward
Haynes
GoLpen Specture Co
Race St
Cincinnati
Ohio
N. G. Woodward
Mrs Winslow's Learning Syrup Teething Remedy
Prominent nurses endorse Mrs Winslow's Learning Syrup as a teething aid for children. The remedy is claimed to relieve pain, cure dysentery and diarrhoea, griping, and wind colic, marketed at 25 cents per bottle No 52 1y.
Baby Soother Promises Safe Cure for Infant Disorders
An ad touts NA Molt Acker's Baby Soother as the only safe medicine for infants, claiming no Opium or Morphine and offering natural relief from pain. Price 25 cents. Sold by local merchants.
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Acker
N. G. Woodward
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Erance County Express
Clinton and
Third Sts
Defiance
the Express Publishing CO
Defiance Post Office
Allen T
Athens County
Hon
Emmitt Tompkins
Beetener
J. Orner
Wheatland Eagle
Cypass
Housekeeping
Temperance Hospital
London
Lieut. Green
Agricultural Meeting
W. D. Hoyt & Co
Rome
Dr. King
Bucklen
Colby & Scott
South America
Joseful T
INMAN
New York City
Cave
Whillip Tillman
Middletown
Wilson Mears
Middletown, O
JO Clark Chamberlain
JO M. Chamberlain
van DE Tere
Jonas Chamberlain
G. Francis
Carlisle
Warren Co
O. Bae
J. J.kahlo & Bro
Agt
Street
N.B
Hoover & Gambier
Boston
Bro
Ater
Ebros
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