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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1886
Page
8
Local items report canal ice formation, gas price cuts, aging residents, travel news, and civic concerns. Notes on the Fifth Street bridge safety, public lighting on Clinton street, and a defiance bridge discussion frame a mosaic of small-town life with multiple named locals and nearby towns.
The record lists week ending November 20 deeds in Defiance and area incl Frank Deschaux to Jacob Roth and Henry Smith to David W. plus transfers in Adams and East Defiance. Rev Lance of the M E Church misses union services. Bishop Gilmore dedicates the Catholic Riverside cemetery with Latin prayers and a ceremonial procession.
The coiety plans a Nov 29 meeting at Mrs. George Claflin’s residence with a program including Lord’s prayer roll call, a poet’s query, a paper by Rev. B W Slagle on Britain, and a geology and English history Q lineup. The report notes a severe storm with rain snow and high winds disrupting rail traffic. Local ads promote groceries, furniture, fruits, oysters, game buy offers, and real estate loan services with travel tickets available at local offices.
A blaze at the Defiance Manufacturing Company factory, built in 1872, consumed the structure with outlying sheds saved. No insurance coverage remained. origin unknown, winds carried embers across the city, with no further fires despite soaked roofs. The firm, mainly Holgate Crowe Lauster and Hooker, had halted operations for over a year. The State Board of Health notes varied weekly disease trends, including rises in typhoid and scarlet fever.
The Century Co announces subscription prices 35 cents per issue or a yearly rate. Dealers postmasters and publishers may take subscriptions. A free 21 page illustrated catalogue with prospectus and a back-number offer to restore wartime issues is available. Request a specimen copy and mention this paper.
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