Defiance Editorial and National Politics Reflections
In Defiance Ohio on March 4 1886 the Elm er editors discuss Major Lewis Merrill of the seventh cavalry and his failed promotion due to wounds from the Civil War. They accuse southern senators and Democratic congressmen of political retaliation and criticize Endicott for overriding rules. The piece also critiques the Toledo Post and its pricing move, predicting its collapse, and questions Attorney General Garland over Pan electric stock. It ends by noting Joliet Illinois convict labor bids failed and contractors fear hiring these workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Merrill
Seventh Cavalry
Custer
Merrill
Endicott
Senate
South
South Carolina
Sturgis
Garland
Rogers
Pan-electric
Cleveland
Cleveland under fire over Pan Electric scandal amid cabinet rifts
The Pan Electric affair implicates the Attorney General and threatens President's mugwump backers. Harper's Weekly attacks corruption with Curtis editorials and Nast caricatures, while Cincinnati Enquirer brands Cleveland a muttonhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Pan Electric
Harper’s Weekly
Curtis
Nast
Cincinnati Enquirer
Travel to sunny resorts by Burlington Route through trains
The piece praises extended travel to winter resorts in South California and Mexico via the Burlington Route. It describes through trains from Chicago Peoria St Louis to Atchison Kansas City and connections to Mexico or California, plus routes to San Francisco via Kansas City Pacific Junction Council Bluffs or Omaha to Denver. It highlights comfortable equipment and safe tracks and urges contacting home agent or Perceval Lowell, General Passenger Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
California
Mexico
Burlington
Chicago
Peoria
Atchison
Kansas City
San Francisco
St. Louis
Pacific Junction
Council Bluffs
Omehs
Denver
Cooraco
Pacific Coast
Perceval Lowell
B. &Q.r.kr
Hay's Catarrh Cure and Spron's Vitalizer Sold Here
Hay's Catarrh Cure touted as effective with frequent use claimed. Spron's Vitalizer advertised for constipation loss of appetite dizziness and other dyspepsia symptoms. Price about 10 cents per bottle sold by G W Tele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spron
G. W. Tele
Two Johns crowd Opera House as spring ushers in
In Defiance a busy week features the Two Johns at the Opera House drawing large crowds last week. Local notes report a new drop curtain at the venue and a lively blend of social visits, with public interest in a seniors' literary program and upcoming neighborhood events. A rash of assorted items includes a maples sugar remedy, a high school entertainment, and warnings about a horse insurance scam that does not exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie
Wood County
Winn
Michigan
John van Immans
Big Rapide
Mivch
Johns
Opera House
C. W. Butler
The
Express
John Norway
Farmer Center
Lewis’s
March’s
Mary Archibald
Perry Street
Iowa
Georgetown area braces for railroad push and local events
The village reports mixed developments from weddings to farm activity. Notable items include Jonas Mack replacing Justus Mack in repeated notes, laborers at Israel Phillips’s farm shaving hoop poles, and a forthcoming opera The Federal Spy by Evansport talent. Georgetown rumors focus on railroad construction, local skating, and school terms closing soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Justus Mack
Jonas Mack
Israel Phillips
Vanderbilt
Rothschild
Th’s
B. W. Justice
Evansport
Barber
Igate
Henry Toberen
J. W. Cassill
DeWitt C. Garber
Solomon Johnson
Williams County
Durham
John Christy
Christy
Sam Tilden
Joe Babbinger
Joe
Daddy Wank
Reform Drives Retrenchment At Washington In New Era
The new Democratic administration faces higher current expenses as Hepburn reports 150 door-keepers in the house, four times the former total. Bills seek more assistants for war and navy, Indian commissioner, and attorneys general offices. He cites armies of unnecessary office-holders as reform. Pan-electric gift-taking mocked as reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hepburn
House Committee On Accounts
House of Representatives
Biscuits Without Lard and Beneficial Cures Touts
A reader extols baking with Horsford's powder and ordinary flour to make light tender biscuits without lard. Local ads praise Griggs & Co. for Bigelow's Cough Cure and Dr Jones' Red Clover Tonic, while N G Woodward touts Dyspepsia Tablets with a money back guarantee amid rising sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horsford
Mrs Wrystons Sootuine Syrup Promises Teething Relief
Teething syrup advertised as prescribed by leading nurses and physicians in the United States years of use by millions of mothers. Claims to relieve pain during teething and to cure dysentery diarrhoea griping wind colic. Priced at 25 cents per bottle. No 7-l-y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wryston
United States
Stop That Cough Dr Frazier’s Throat and Lung Balsam
An advertisement extols Dr Frazier’s Throat and Lung Balsam as the only sure cure for colds coughs hoarseness and throat and lung diseases. It warns never to neglect a cough and claims many lives saved by the remedy sold in large family bottles for 50 cents by William McCo Co Cleveland Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Frazier
Mr c Co
Prop’s
Cleveland
Ohio
Sure cure for blind bleeding and itching piles
An advertisement touts William's Indian Pile Ointment as a cure for piles experienced for years. It claims instant relief from itching and tumors, acts as a poultice, and targets private parts plus piles, with sales through druggists or mail order from Cleveland Ohio and G W Bechel in city address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Wiluiam Mr’e Co
Prop’s. Cleveland
Dr Flagg's Facial Ointment Promises Clear Skin
Advertises Dr Flagg's Family Ointment as a cure for blackheads pimples and facial eruptions claiming to remove blemishes and leave skin soft and smooth. Priced at 25 cents and available from Cleveland Ohio mail order and local druggists including G W Bechel.
Mormon Leader Cannon Escapes Arrest Attempt on Train
Marcus story notes George Q. Cannon caught by a U S deputy marshal in Salt Lake City after hiding in Nevada and making a failed jump from a moving train. The piece also promotes various 19th century patent medicines and doctoring claims sold by G W Bechel and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Q. Cannon
Nevada
Salt Lake City
United States
Cannon
Old physician offers free plant remedy for lung and nerve ailments
A retired doctor, given a vegetable cure by an East India missionary, claims it can quickly and permanently treat consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and other lung conditions along with nervous debility. He offers to mail the recipe free of charge in German French or English to any applicant who writes with a stamped self addressed envelope to W A Noyes Rochester N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East India
W. A. Noyes
Rochester
N.Y
Concert at Hart school house and local notes
Saturday evening concert at Hart school house. Hon A P Edgerton returns to Washington. Chapman district Milford township school closed. Christian church preaching Sunday morning and evening. J A Price moves to Cornelia street to deal in horses. AG A R Post to organize at Sherwood Thursday evening. Saloon days in the city said near end. Pleasant Ridge literary society closes Thursday evening March 11. Spring begins with lamb weather. Karg gas well light seen here. Fort Wayne electric light visible too. Culler Noble advance city directory. local encouragement noted. Wm Harter “Bohemian Bill” questioned as Hicksville Fair Association president. John Miller dies at son in law G Fish’s residence February 26. funeral at U B church. Eight hour bill discussed by laborers. wage issues and remedies noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart School
A. P. Edgerton
Washington
Chapman
Milford Township
Christian Church
A. R. Post
Sherwood
Pleasant Ridge Literary Society
Findlay
Fort Wayne
Messrs
Culler & Noble
Wm. Harter
Bohemian Eats
Independent
Hicksville Fair Association
G. Fish
Smith Street
John Miller
U. B. Church
Local brief notes from the Defiance area collect
Community items mention illness and recoveries, visits, travels, school moves, and church revivals. People named include Miss Eveline Eliot, Miss Maud Tracy, Rev. Dodge, Rev. Shultz, S. N. Blue, Vance Brochlin, and Miss Sarah Foreman. Events cover picnics, sermons, gatherings, and local prospects, with mentions of a blizzard impact and a March milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Lengle
Adam Body
Delphos
Wm. Shoupp
Dodge
Eveline Eliot
Independence
Maud Tracy
Dedze
Paulding Center
S. N. Blue
Washington
Carrie Brimer
van Wert
Eugene Windfield
Hiram Coleman
Adams Ridge
Vance Brochlin
Myers & Allen
Sarah Foreman
Dell Tracy
Ed. Kusian
Shultz
Sharon Chapel
Bethel School Closures and Local Notices
Local items note Bethel schools will close Friday March 5. Rebecca Kleinhein on sick list this week. Some stole lines from James Morris's harness last week. George Mansfield rents Frank Smith's farm from H Steinbrook. Enterprise Grange may reorganize next month. Henry Steinbrook family to move to Fostoria. Wm A Rickner plans summer house on farm south of town. Sproull Bros. & Kleinhein tile shortage due to quality and cheap prices. Bohemian oats investors lament notes due and crop quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel
Rebecca Kleinhein
James Morris
George Mansfield
Frank Smith
H. Steinbrook
Enterprise Grange
Henry Steinbrook
Fostoria
Wnm
A. Rickner
Sproull Bros. & Kleinhein
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Defiance County Express
Clinton and
Third Streets
Defiance
Elmer
Defiance Post Office
Toledo
Bourne
Post
Daly
Joliet, Ill
Hay
Local
Colby & Scott
Edward Jacoby
Indianapolis
Horse Insurance Dodge
Horse Insurance Company
General Assembly
Hicksville
Washington Township
August Hasse
Jacob Speith
Lichty
Paulding County
Joseph Lichty
Michael Hair
Bryan
Pleasant Point
E. Durr
Mr. Kinzer
Virgil Huk
Garver
Sugar Grove
Lower Chicasaw
Mud Creek
Muehlenbeck
Joseph Babbinger
Maria Wank
Adaline Babbinger
John Wank
Annie Lintz
Molly Kintner
Sarah Lichty
Frank Babbinger
B.D. Lintz
John Kintner
Etta Lintz
John Peterman
Annie Ruder
John Ruder
B. F. Kinter
John Paul
Lampoe
Clara Batt
Peter Paul
Messrs. Griggs & Co
Bigelow
Acker’s
N. G. Woodward
Ayer
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell
Mass
Evans Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Murphy Bros
Acker
Shiloh
G. W. Rechel
Sutton
G. W. Bechel
G. W. Hel
the Albert Medical Institute
Superior“ ST
Cleveland, O
Albert
V. Libert
Daoust & Mangus Bros
ART Universal
P. S.—Ail
Blanchard & Daoust
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware
C. H. Payne
Peter
Schlosser
Peter Schlosser
Honduras
J. C. Ayer & Co
Aleratus
J. A. Price
Cornelia Street
Ayersville
Brunersburg
Defiance School
B. H. Clemmons
A. Nisley
Woodbine
Johnson
Hatfield
High
Mill Streets
Grover Cleveland
Sylvia
Katie Olinger
Mrs. Olinger
Wesley
E. Haller
Jesse
Maple Grove
Neslie
Burgview
Reeding
Oberlin College
Con- Music
Chaasical Preparatory School
Senatory
Lake Shore
J. B. T. Marsh
Sec’ Y
Oberlin
Arthur
Dr. Jones
Grand Rapids & Indiana
R. R.co
United Es
W.é . Hughart
Grand Rapids
Mich
Yage & Fardum
Detroit
Ingalls
House
Ned Clover Tonic
Grigg
Brice Hilton
C. Washburne
Washburne
Washburne Salicylica M'F
Broadway
New York
Mark
Bunford Chemical Works
Providence
BR. L
Defiance County Agricultural Society
Court House
M. E. Heller
A. D
A. C. Henry
John P. Allen
Defiance County
Highland
S. W
N. W
County of Defiance
State of
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Marca
Teno
A. Wu
John H. Bevington
Maumee River
Board of Commissioners
Clinton Street
Said
Auditor's Lire
W.T. Hill
Coens
I— Hop Plaster CO
Propr’s
Beston
Amos J. Walter
W. Brown
FE. N. Lewis
Cinton and
Lucents
America
Stinson & Co
Portland
Maine
Philetus Smith
Bryan, Ohio
J. H. Curry
Superior St
Toledo, Ohio
Eye and Ear Institute
Seagrave Brothers
Madison St
Scriptive of the Northwest
Statistics Com
C.H. Warren
G-P.a
St.Paul, Minn
Jno. Deatrick & Son
A. Krotz
Fifth Sts
Wm. Hoffman
Imperial Eee Foon
Hess
FPF
C. Sturtevant
Hartford
Conn
Cras
F. J. Cheney & CO
Mannin G
Prop
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