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Newspaper

Defiance County Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1887

Page

2

Puddles Pond and Local News Highlight Busy Week

Local correspondence notes Puddles Pond with next Saturday and Monday evenings featuring G K Otis clothing bargains and blue eyed kittens advertisement. Mentions Miss Cara G. Brown at Angola Normal, Bartlett Smith Camp meeting, and various social visits. Also covers farm activity, school term news, Otis sale to Hecht and Straws, and Barton Smith Camp formation honoring local veteran.

Cara G. Brown Angola J. Bunnell Cash Patton Tennessee A. P. Edgerton Washington Libbie Longel Toledo Ohio G. K. Otis S. Barton Smith G. A. R. Post Hall Frank Farnsworth Milford D. Bruner J. H. Callender Walter Landes Aken Moore Pleasant Ridge Jamesee Milford Township Chicago News G. M. Overholt’s

Fourth of July Rail Fare and Celebrations

The B and O Railroad will sell round trip tickets from all stations on its Trans Ohio and the Columbus and Cincinnati Midland to the 4th of July. Tickets are valid July 2 3 4 and return until July 5. Celebrations listed at Columbus Mt Vernon Chicago Junction Deshler Zanesville Defiance New Concord Mansfield and Burrs Mills temperance picnic. The First Regiment Ohio National Guards will be in camp at Washington D C. The Columbus races start July 4.

B. & O. Railroad Company Trans-Ohio Pittsburg Columbus & Cincinnati Midland Railroad Cincinnati Columbus Mt. Vernon Chicago Junction Deshler Zanesville Defiance New Concord Mansfield Burr's Mills Ohio National Guards Washington D. H

Salve for cuts and skin eruptions for sale

The best salve in the world for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and positively cures piles or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded price 25 cents per box. FOR SALE BY Colby & Scott

Colby & Scott

New Champion binder by A Higben. roofed barn for William Jones

Local notes report A Higben unveils a Champion binder while William Jones shows a new barn roof. Turving Root spent Saturday in Defiance. Conkle district begins school August 1. Local visits include J B Walcutt of Henry county on the Ridge and Harman Gathman of Napoleon. West Ridge attends Mt Carmel event. Conn and Metz buy a Milwaukee binder. Harmon Rohrs house struck by lightning with no serious damage. Mrs Wible and children of Canal Dover visit Goddard's. Defiance folks head to Wauseon for a Masonic gathering. Mrs Lottie Tubbs returned from Pleasant Lake after visiting sister Mrs Carpenter. Children’s day exercises praised. local pride in youth. Horse falls into old saw mill well. neighbors rescue the animal.

William Jones Turving Root Defiance Conkle J. B. Walcutt Henry County Harman Gathman Napoleon West Ridge Mt. Carmel William Conn David Metz Milwaukee Harmon Rohrs

Pleasant Point News and Local Trades Update

Last week brought splendid growing weather and corn advanced ahead of the cut worm while wheat cutting nears. Silas Welker bought a new buggy in Defiance and Frank Carothers purchased a horse in Williams County Saturday. Pleasant Point school closed Friday taught by Lady Rogers. Preaching Saturday evening by Rev Cline. Christ Snyder and sons bought a new Osborn twine binder in Bryan Friday. D E Welker works on oven and tile work. Georgetown visitors attended an ordinance meeting at the Clay church in Williams County. A recent wind storm caused no damage though wheat was blown down. Reports of a horse and buggy theft in Bryan on Sunday morning.

Evangelical Church Kring Pleasant Ridge Ollie LaRue Geo. K. Otis Chas. Hecht & Julius Straws Portland Ind Silas Welker Defiance Frank Carothers Williams County Pleasant Point Lady Rogers Pleasant Point Satwrey Cline Hicksville Christ Snyder and Sons Osborn Bryan D. E. Welker Georgetown Clay Church A. Wagner Cora Miss Wagner Burg F. Clemmens Daily Mail E. Hilton Wellering Gertrude Hilton Eber Hilton Wymore Neb Henry Hatfield M. Mack

Free herbal remedy promise from Rochester physician

An elderly physician reports a mission by an East India missionary to share a vegetable remedy for consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and throat lung conditions plus nervous debility. He offers to mail the recipe and full directions free of charge in German French or English to interested readers who send a stamped request to W A Noyes Rochester New York.

East India W. A. Noyes Power's Block Rochester N.Y

Summer excursion tickets to Maryland and the Virginias

Summer tours and excursion tickets to Deer Park Oakland Mountain Lake Park and other Maryland Pennsylvania Virginias and North Carolina resorts are on sale at principal stations along the Baltimore and Ohio line. Tickets are valid for return passage until October 31 and allow stop over both ways. B O ticket agents at minor stations will issue tickets if applications are made a few days ahead.

Deer Park Oakland Mountain Lake Park Maryland Pennsylvania Virginias North Carolina Baltimore and Ohio KRR

Acker's Thre veason pia Acitt Promoted as Blood Cure

An unverified sales pitch claims Acker's Thre veason pia Acitt will positively cure all blood diseases and purify the system. The dealer N G Woodward guarantees the product and offers it for sale.

Acker N.G. Woodward

Children's Day Observed at Highland Chapel

Harvest is here and the laborers are few. Childrens day was celebrated at Highland Chapel Sunday, June 12th, with an excellent speaker. A future observance is planned Sunday July 10th at Adams grove near Ayersville school. services begin 10:30 am, dinner at noon, children's speaking about 2 pm.

Highland Chapel Adams’ Grove Ayersville School House

Local notes on haying weather and area visits

The column records numerous small items from Defiance and surrounding towns including Henry Amaden’s drive well, S E Cole building a summer kitchen, Unger’s hay press passing through, visits by W O Barney and daughter, Lew Wonderly driving a well for John Conkle, and June 17 to 21 social calls. It notes too much showers hindering haymaking, a wind storm that blew down timber, a forthcoming Sunday School entertainment, and the Cheyney Kerner sheep case scheduled at Terelith. Minor incidents include cows not roaming after a stable consolidation, and local road and tradesmen movements with school director election.

Henry Amaden S. E. Cole Unger W. O. Barney Defiance Lew Wonderly John Conkle B. ¥. Bell Thomas Cheyney Dotto Williams Center J. O. Rose Hicksville Powell Cline Seneca

Frenchman and countryman duel ends with word confusion

A French traveler learning English stumbles in a rough quarrel. He forgets to shout enough and instead bellows Hurrah. The countryman stops him with Enough. The latter exclaims Begar, the word he meant to say. Sambo replies he is convalescing but not improving.

Monsieur

Blood Elixir touted as universal cure by chemist sale

An advertisement claims 5 Blood Elixir is a positive cure for ulcers eruptions or syphilitic poisoning. It purports to purify the system and banish rheumatic and neuralgic pains. Sold by N. G. Woodward with a note about sending lace curtains to a steam laundry.

N. G. Woodward

Harvest Recount and Local Weddings In The Region

Harvest is here as A T Brechhill plows wheat fields and a new Baptist church nears completion Work progresses toward a roof and future worship A matrimonial car visits with F Allen and Ada Myers married last Thursday at Ada Myers parents J K Myers officiating L H Adams of Madison Wis has wed and friends wish happiness and prosperity for Anna Adams, Scott Blue and wife visiting Piqua

A. T. Brechhill New Baptist Church F. Allen Ada Myers J. K. Myers J. P L. H. Adams Madison Wis Anna Adams Scott Blue Piqua

Fourth of July Excursion on the Mackinaw

The Cincinnati Jackson & Mackinaw railroad offers a round trip Fourth of July excursion from all stations to all stations at one fare for adults, half fare for children five to 12, with per person minimums of 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children. Tickets on sale July 2 and 4, valid to July 5. See large bills or ask C J M agents for times. traffic manager Van Wert Ohio details.

Cincinnati Jackson & Mackinaw AK. R

Acker's English Remedy Promoted for Lung Troubles

An old advertisement touts Acker's English Remedy as best for asthma consumption and coughs. It claims a positive guarantee and offers 10c bottles, urging readers to try the product for lung problems.

Gary Boy Acker N. G. Woodward

Free remedy offer from South America missionary

A notice promises a free recipe to cure nervous weakness and early decay. It claims discovery by a missionary in South America and asks readers to send a self addressed envelope to Ray JosEru T. Inman Station D New York City.

South America JosEru T. Inman New York City

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Witliam Court Street Henry Astley Pitman Charles E. Bronson Mortgage, Loan, and Real Estate Office Clinton Street Noble Township Defiance County City of Wayne Street Jefferson Street Third Ourth Ottawa Pike Charles E, Bronson Defiance,ohio Erie Mills N. C. Thompson Arbuckle, Ryan Russian Remedy Co North Illinois St Indianapolis Baroct Geormacbet & Co Ttsburgh Saealers F. A. Miller East 157Th Street New York Kaskine Gideon Thompson Bridgeport Conn Lam Nakine Conbey & Scorr Askine CO Warren St THE Keystone Lovell Mfg. Co. Ltd Erie, Pa Fulton Fion A. F. White Judicial Circuit Indiana Rockville, Inc Wirt Erentworth Ottle N. Tv Rockville Bargins G. K Otis Amos Jonah Hosea Joel Rakestraw Sons of Veterans I. Donatin Barton Smith Mr Smith Sam Buchlen Jerome P. Slough P. O J. P. Slough Adams Township A. Higben Lottie Tubbs Pleasant Lake John Carpenter Christ Schultz Washington Township Strusaker White Hellebore Paris Colby Scott Mt. Calvary Logan Daniel Rogers Thomas Baze Cheyney-Kerner Terelith Joe Pfifer George Etchy Sherwood B. F. Bell Brunersburg H. Prueser J. C. Hilton Charley Express Esto Perpetua A. Wilhelm Wilhelm Mills H. C Garrett F. Wimplinger Wimplinger Sambo Ayersville Mackinaw Jxo, van Lew H.R. Jouistos G.P. A, van Wert, O Traffic Mag Can Royal Hoaring Powder Co Wall St.n. Y Swiszer Kenast Arita Hammond Brown and Malta FIO Aaorimal- University Re Ada Oulo Silain S. Led Ada Cheas Honoie Delphos I ‘Henry Block Mus J. Danzmap Wormima Joux Rosinson Bynvita Co Colenes G. W. Bechel
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