Spring Weather and Local Happenings in Defiance
Robins singing and springtime notes fill Defiance as city talk centers on cow versus no cow for the coming election. Ed Fry faces three years in the pen while a blizzard rages and a new baby brings cheer. Fort Wayne visitors, retired officials, counterfeiters, and a range of civic events underscore a busy week in the county.
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Charley Johnson Injured in sidewalk slip
Charley Johnson, president of the Defiance Y M C A, slipped on a sidewalk near the High School and broke tendons in his right foot. He will require several weeks of rest for recovery.
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Boschee's German Syrup Promotes Wide Use Across Regions
Advertises Boschee's German Syrup claiming rapid relief for consumption and lung diseases with three doses. Urges druggists to recommend it to the poor and dying, noting 80,009 dozen bottles sold last year and no failing cases. Sample bottle ten cents. regular size seventy five cents. sold nationwide in the United States and Canada.
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Early Defiance County settlers and notable locals
Edwin Phelps recalls the county’s early settlement after 1820 with families around Auglaize and Maumee rivers. He describes Hivelys, Brauchers, Evans, Branchers, and others, their trades, orchard life, and quirky anecdotes from cider mills to camp sites, plus village events and public notices from the era.
Early Defiance County Settlers and Marriages Chronicle
The 1820s blaze of settlement highlights camp life at Camp No 3 with William Rohn and his three sons Samuel William and Charles all dead and daughter Mrs Dunbar living near the homestead She married Peter Tittle father to Charles P Tittle Jacob Tittle settled nearby in 1824 Samuel Kepler kept bachelor hall on his old farm south of the Maumee river then moved to Findlay and wed the county s first white wife on December 2 1825 The first white couple in Defiance Williams was December 24 1824 Carver Gunn married Mary Ann Scribner by Charles Gunn a local justice and related to Willis Colby
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Christopher Braucher
Allen Braucher
Independence
American Fur Company
Orlando Evans
Godfrey
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Ottawa
Putnam County
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Hiveley
James Partee
John Plummer
Hively
Colby
Higely
John Perkins
Camp No. 3
Rohn
Brunersburg
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Samuel W. Rohn
Dr. Rohn
Samuel
William
Charles
Dunbar
Peter Tittle
Charles P. Tittle
Jacob Tittle
Samuel Kepler
Maumee River
Findlay
Defiance County
Williams
Carver Gunn
Green
Mary Ann Scribner
Charles Gunn
Willis Colby
New Synvita Block Remedies at Bechel Drug Store
A drug sale notice touts Synvita Block medicines including Blackberry Blocks for diarrheal illnesses and Cough Blocks for chest and throat ailments. Prices claim 1 cent a dose with portable packaging and a money back guarantee via Synvita Co. Delphos Ohio, with Bechel offering a full line of drugs and related goods.
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Weather Echoes And Local Happenings In Brief
Locals note shifting weather patterns over the past weeks while J W Long sharpens resolve with a diet of fi es and razors. David Kirstetter visits Masillon cousin Lee Kirstetter. Miss Gusta Spengler visits Florida friends J H Bar and Mrs Weaver. John Roberts of West Hope旅行 stops over amid family concerns. Sabbath School prize awarded Eva Brubaker for best essay on the Isle of Patmos exile.
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Oil prospects and stock efforts across Bryan area and Na poleon
Reports note Bryan oil well stopped flowing, while North Baltimore wells each yield about 5000 barrels daily. Efforts to raise funds for further oil and gas prospecting in Na poleon continue via a stock hook, with McClure citizens aiming to form a stock company and lease thousands of acres. Interest grows in Paulding for gas and oil experiments, amid stalled foreign involvement and strong local optimism. Personal note mentions hop plasters for pains.
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Barnum Proposed as Prohibition Candidate for President
The note asserts P. T. Barnum will be the Prohibition party candidate for president next year. It quips that he has no real hope of winning but excels in advertising, widely recognized for his promotional savvy.
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