10 Nov 1887
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1887
Page
1
Hicksville daily ads feature hardware and buggy bargains at Overholt's, sales on stoves and jewelry, and local notices from Rev. Dinius and Rev. Wesner. Community events, a torch light critique of Edgerton, sidewalk work, and debating society notes fill the page.
The piece attacks a local church dispute in Water loo Ind over Rev G W Dinius and Rev C C Manning actions. It defends Dinius, praises his Union loyalty, and cites a Religious Telescope letter correcting false revision claims about Hicksville Class and G A R members.
North Richland notes report smoke complaints and social visits while several residents travel to events in Defiance and Toledo. The Independence school opens November 14 with Mrs. M E Irwin as teacher. A wedding near Defiance marks a social highlight. A buggy collision on the river road injures Uriah Patton, leaving him in critical condition.
A collage of medical claims and kitchen tips hawking Dr Miles New Cure, Ayer's Sarsaparilla, Jones' Red Clover Tonic, and liver filled breakfast pastries. Also tips for preventing tree worm nests with fire and a note on church clergy numbers in England.
Nice weather signals Thanksgiving near. Ed Bixby acts for Robert Davis. Helen Jones sick last week. Repairs done on the German Lutheran Church. Mrs James Tittle Rheumatism. J Grubb in Noble Township on business. P J Schwartzel family visiting Defiance. Paulding loggers on J B Davison farm. Oyster supper at T J Tittle’s for U B Church. Headley family visited locally. Charles sells Singer sewing machines. William Robinson and Mary Palmer wed. Will: don’t tell it yet. Youth faded but whispers of “there goes old Jones” endure.
If you are sick Simmons Liver Regulator will aid nature in making you well. For constipation or dyspepsia or liver stomach or bowel diseases, it is a sovereign remedy. Take only the genuine with wrap, trade mark and J. H. Zellin signature. Repentance line appears as a separate, non-related slogan.
The column reports on rain needs and community illness with Mrs Boggs very poorly and W W Mansfield sick with scarlet fever. Samuel Moyer moved back on Powells Creek. Hunters reported much ham in the woods with fire nearby. J R Doenges and family visited Conrad Doenges last Sunday. Edward Ernsberger and Netty Reeders married in Putnam County.
Citizens of Defiance report several friends deemed incurable by physicians have been completely cured by Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption. The remedy claims to cure throat and lung diseases including coughs colds asthma and bronchitis with trial bottles offered at Colby and Scott's Drug Store. The passage also notes Oxford University as the largest in the world with twenty one colleges and five halls.
Logan school begins November 14. Fred Bell has invested in a young horse. A son was born to the wife of Kilgore on November 1. Mr. O R Hopkins discusses moving to Edgerton. Nelson Stone and wife visit Farmer township. Hopkins bought school wood at 1.35 a cord. Old Croney had another runaway last Wednesday. Mrs Sam Wonderly returned from Fostoria last Saturday eve. G M Osman and family visited Thomas Baze in Washington. Newel Smith and Reuben Fitzcharles with families moved to Farmer township. Many attended the U B quarterly meeting at Newville last weekend. Prof J C Watts presented a magic lantern at Logan schoolhouse last Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Headley sick with malarial fever, Will and Milly improving.
Local items recount farm work and school postponement, renovations and shop activity, visits by townsfolk, and family news. Mentions school delay for blackboard repairs, Bereavement references, and community ads for remedies and goods. Includes regional anecdotes about residents, businesses, and a detective encounter in a serialized clip.
An advisory against mercurial catarrh remedies warns mercury harms smell and health. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo as safe, taken internally, with price listed. Separately, Oregon State University Board raises president salary to 2300 and other professors to 2000.
An ad touts Acker's Baby Soother as a safe teething and stomach relief for fretful infants, claiming no Opium or Morphine and a 25 cent price. Separately, Rev. William B. Gordon is named superintendent of a Mexico mission under the Episcopal Board of Missions.
An advertisement claims Dr Haines Golden Specific permanently cures drunkenness and liquor habit, even when added to coffee or tea without the patient’s knowledge. It asserts universal success and urges readers to write Golden Specific Co on Race St Cincinnati Ohio for details. The text also ponders if answered prayers would allow humans to govern the world.
The text asserts biliousness shows varied symptoms from poor breakfast appetite to liquid cravings, white furry tongue, irregular digestion, diarrhea or constipation, hemorrhoids or bleeding, dizziness headaches and stomach tenderness. It claims Green's August Flower is a cheap cure supported by thousands of attestations.
Advertisement touts a patent medicine named 4 always have NA Molt Acker's Bad Soother at hand as the only safe remedy for infantile disorders. It claims no opium or morphine and offers natural ease from pain. Priced at 25 cents and sold by Bold.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.