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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1886
Page
8
Incomplete OCR text shows scattered times 7:00 P.M 12:10 P.M 2:47 A.M 4:55 P.M with no clear event or context identified. The readable bits suggest a schedule or log but lack names places organizations or concrete actions.
S reports list several local notes including visits to Napoleon and Cleveland, strawberries in gardens, a pioneer death in Defiance county, a stroke case in Milford township, and a Salvation Army unit troubled by mischief. Two locals engaged in a heated political dispute with a minor altercation.
Examinations are held this week as the winter term starts next Monday. Several college students, including Miss Preuser and Frances T. Butler, are set to teach at Brunersburg and Jewell respectively.
The article recalls Dr Jonas Colby a prominent Defiance physician who arrived in 1832 and rode long distances to tend patients during the bilious fever era. It notes his endurance during severe harvest seasons, his late hours, and the impact of his work on early Maumee valley settlement along with early settlers and mills.
The speaker recalls serving in Williams County during a September term 1839 and notes many years as a licensed justice of the peace who performed more than thirty marriage ceremonies. He mentions even traveling to Bryan to wed a couple, and asserts he does not recall divorces among his marriages.
A light of four city reviews hails the new comedy drama as the funniest show of earth. Critics praise first class artists, meritorious entertainment, and a balanced blend of comedy, pathos, sensation, and adventure.
Jarvis's Creamery promotes using the celebrated Fairlamb milk can for cream raising. It lists bulk MixeEp Pickles and bulk Oysters from Moore & Brady's at C I Morse's. Also advertises New French Prunes New Figs New Raisins and New Apricots available at C I Morse's.
The city ticket office at Merchants National Bank offers round trip tickets to Chicago at low excursion rates on November 8 with return valid for ten days. Three through fast trains daily with sleeping and dining cars. inquire with any B and O R R agent for schedules and spaces. Also noted are recent music publications from Oliver Ditson Co and a fire report on Enos Sumner's North Bridgewater dwelling.
W G Jarvis owner of De fiance Creamery will be available at the Woolen mills to answer questions about the business.
Milton Stites is convalescent and Fred Zesky is reported quite sick. Three more marriages last week. Mr Odams returned to work after a brief convalescence. J F Frost is building a residence on Hopkins street for Lafountin who plans to move in from the country. A girl greets Oscar Stoner, Mrs Willard from Batavia visits, en route to California.
Jarvis's Creamery offers to pay the highest cash price for all cream in the section, seeking full purchase of the available supply.
The old oil well casing has been permanently abandoned. A Lima gusher now flows at 60 barrels per hour and 1 440 barrels daily. The drilling contract firm is assembling a protective enclosed derrick this week to shield operations from wintry storms. All plasters differ with Hop Plasters offering relief when others fail.
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