25 Nov 1886
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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1886
Page
1
A wide collection of notes from Hicksville and vicinity covers church services, visits by residents from Ft Wayne and Kansas City, new and moving plans, school activities, local businesses, and upcoming events. Mentions include I. S. Miller moving to Los Angeles, Dalrymple's school books sale, and a masked party for Miss Cora at Mr Knight's.
A long column notes Colby & Scott's Drug Store unloading drayloads from New York suppliers sold below western wholesale cost. It also lists local weather, school notes, movers, shippers, a near-miss injury, arrivals, and community happenings in Defiance area during the week.
The removal of revenue stamps from Proprietary Medicines benefits consumers and home manufacturers. Green's Augusta Flower and Boschee German Syrup now include one fifth more medicine in the 75 cent bottle after a 36 cent per dozen price cut. Sample bottles remain 10 cents.
Grim winter has begun. Mr. Good raises his barn. Schools have begun. H H Upthegrove builds a fine house. Morrison completes his new. Revival at Elm chapel begins. Finley butchered two hogs Friday. Upthegrove repairs his house this week. Jones sells two cows for 50 each recently. Rev Wilks preached at St Pauls last Sunday. O P Ross returns home from Springfield visiting Mrs Sutherds. Mrs Sutherds visits daughter Kate Ross in Springfield Ohio this week. Young folks association meets at Jones school house until church repairs. Do you belong to writing school join at once at Jones school house. Little daughter of P L Anderson died recently. Sympathy for Mr Anderson. Mrs T Jones ill, left home, found barefoot in Paulding, nearly chilled, now poor health. Sumner Johnson's house occupied again. George Osman adds to his barn. Majority of Milford schools in session. Fred Grandy in charge of township library. Miss Side Otis visits Stark county next month. Cicero post office to be located at Jonas Miller's soon. Mrs George Osman visits sister near Garrett this week. Cottage prayer meeting at Andrew Headley’s Saturday evening. Orley Crary still poorly, may see physician in Grand Rapids. R J Battershall moved to Hicksville to clerk for G K Otis. School board resolutions about use of school houses receive little attention. Universalist church leased by U B denomination, under repair. Sunday school and meeting held in school house while church repairs. Slauson Smith and family drove from Montpelier to Hicks ville to meet daughter in northern Nebraska.
Corn crops in cribbing. Justin Trubey studies at Kayette Ohio. Les Goodneough visited relatives in Defiance. J D Westrick of Toledo spent part of last week here. Ed Fister visited his sister Mrs Frank Brubaker in Defiance Sunday. Primary school advancing with Elmer Carpenter as teacher. Frank Shoup and Jacob Seiples traveled to Defiance last week. Mery Woods teaches Gasket school east of here. Geo A Woods plans stave business near Hamlet in about a month. Miss Kattie Osborn to spend winter near Ayersville, a long drive for B T Sundays. L Trowbridge expands stave factory with new boiler, aims for sixty workers. The best is the cheapest. Hop Plasters are touted for pain relief.
A blizzard struck this section Thursday night as residents report ongoing corn husking activity. Mrs. Wm Shupp remains under a doctor's care for asthma. The Highland Center debating society reorganized for the winter season last Saturday. Various residents including Kinnie Adams John Thacker and Rev Snodgrass are noted in local visits and travels.
An 19th century advertisement promotes Woodford's Sanitary Lotion claimed to cure itch mange and scratches in 30 minutes. It notes retail by Colby & Scott druggists and includes the slogan This never fails. Copyright stamp (23 m9).
The Express notes thanksgiving messages, weddings planned around the holidays, and musical events in Farmer and Georgetown. A bell will soon chime at Glen Dale school, two Williams Center schools operate with 14 and 15 attendance, and A E Barrows teaches in district No. 7. A large lynx was slain near Eagle Creek.
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