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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1887
Page
1
Local ads report furniture, hardware and buggy sales at Overholt's Hicksville Ohio. Mentions new pastor Rev. Jake and Rev. Dinius sermons, Edgerton gas prospects, and social events at Six Corners and Pleasant Ridge schools.
Debating society critique and a heated church dispute in Defiance. Rev G W Dinius defended amid accusations of secret orders and a faculty investigation led by Rev C C Manning. A letter to the Religious Telescope clarifies Hicksville Class revision facts and G A R members.
A collection of medical advice and household tips cites heart contraction figures and cautions about heart disease while promoting Dr Miles New Cure and Ayer s Sarsaparilla. It also mentions church statistics, skin treatments, a liver filling breakfast idea, and a method to destroy worm nests using burning paper.
An old advertisement asserts Simmons Liver Regulator cures liver stomach and bowel diseases. It urges readers to take only the genuine product with the Zellin Co trademark and signature, and oddly ties repentance to a claim of value to Christ.
Mrs Uriah Patton has been on the sick list for some time. Cooper shop started in the old saloon building near the lock. Ella Minsel spent last week at Holgate with her uncle Frank Sapp and family. The Independence school will commence November 14. Mrs. M. E. Irwin as teacher. Mrs. Al Weidenhamer of South Richland visited Mrs. L Whitney. Rosa Hughes spent Sunday in South Richland with her uncle Samuel Hughes. Mr and Mrs Albert Elliott attended the wedding of their niece Ida Emery in Toledo. Mrs B Weidenhamer had a stroke last Friday and is poorly. George Tuttle of New Jersey returned home. Wm Robison and Miss Mary Palmer were married at Defiance on November 4 1887. Dennis Jones cautioned about two young ladies of the same surname. On October 27 Uriah Patton and nephew Ed Patton were in a buggy race with youths on the river road.UR Patton battered and in critical condition.
Ed Bixby works for Robert Davis while Mrs. James Tittle recovers from rheumatism. Helen Jones was ill last week. J Grubb visited Noble Township on business. P J Schwartzel and daughter visit Defiance. Paulding County logs cut on J I Davison farm. Oyster supper at T J Tittle’s for U B Church. Mr and Mrs William Robinson married. well keep it hush. Old Jones teased about youth and whispered nicknames while the town notes end.
A brief weather push requests rain while local notes report Mrs. Boggs very poorly and W. W. Mansfield ill with scarlet fever. Samuel Mores returns to Powell's Creek and J R Doenges family visited Conrad Doenges. Edward Ernsberger and Netty Reeders marry in Putnam County.Hunters report tree damage from fire in the area.
Citizens of Defiance celebrate remarkable recoveries from consumption after using Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption. Free trials offered at Colby and Scotts Drug Store. Oxford University comprises twenty one colleges and five halls.
Logan school begins November 14. Fred Bell invests in a young horse. A birth, a son, to the wife of C. C. Kilgore on November 1. Mr. O R Hopkins discusses moving to Edgerton. Nelson Stone and wife visiting in Farmer township. Apr Hopkins bought wood for the school at 1.35 a cord. Croney had another runaway last Wednesday night. Mrs Sam Wonderly returned from Fostoria last Saturday evening. G M Osman and family spent Sunday with Thomas Baze in Washington. Newel Smith and Reuben Fitzcharles with families moved to Farmer township. Many attended A B Carterly meeting at Newville last Saturday and Sunday. Prof J C Watts presented a Magic lantern at Logan schoolhouse last Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Headley ill with malaria. Will and Milly improving.
Local notes report support for Governor Foraker and a one week school postponement due to various repairs and community visits. Entries mention Haller adding a barn extension, a paint job on storefronts, Dowe's hoop pole shop in full blast, and relatives visiting Defiance. The piece reflects small town life with wedding feast notes and reflections on learning from experience.
Public advisory warns against ointments with mercury for catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio, claiming it contains no mercury and works systemically. The Oregon State University Board raises salaries, increasing the president’s to 2300 dollars and other professors to 2000 dollars.
Advertisement notes relief for fretful babies with Windy Colic Teething Pains and stomach disorders using Acker's Baby Soother. It claims no Opium or Morphine and lists price at 25 cents. Sold by N. G. Woodward. Also mentions Rev. William B. Gordon appointed superintendent of mission work in Mexico under the Episcopal Board of Missions.
A Charlotte gathering of editors and publishers voices a ban on publishing thanks cards and resolutions of respect, preferring publication only at regular advertising rates. The note endorses broader adoption across newspapers.
An advertisement touts Dr Haines Golden Specific as a permanent cure for drunkenness that can be added to coffee or tea without the drinker knowing. It claims thousands have been cured and that the liquor habit cannot continue after impregnation with the remedy. Address Golden Specific Co Cincinnati Ohio. It ends with a philosophical question about governing the world and prayers being answered.
The passage lists common biliousness signs including poor breakfast appetite, strong liquid desire, white or rough tongue, digestive disruption with diarrhea or constipation, hemorrhoids or bleeding, dizziness headaches acidity and flatulence. It promotes Green's August Flower as a cheap cure with many testimonials.
An ad touts Molt Acker's Bad Soother as a safe remedy for infants. It claims to relieve all infantile disorders without opium or morphine, offering natural ease from pain. Price is 25 cents, available from local sellers.
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