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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1880
Page
3
An ad touts Colby & Scott's Fragrant Coraline Dentifrice as essential for teeth health. It claims the product neutralizes mouth acids, prevents decay, removes tartar, whitens teeth, freshens breath, and gives a delightful mouthfeel.
Citizens hear Gov. Foster at the Opera House as election day draws near next Tuesday. Republicans tout Garfield support and torch processions fill Defiance while Democrats counter with pole raising and grim warnings. A staging of the Octoroon follows, and preaching is scheduled at the Opera House with Rev. Slagle.
Notice announces the annual pew renting at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Defiance Ohio to be held Monday evening October 11 at 7 o'clock. Members and supporters invited. committee appointed to conduct the sale. The item includes a theatrical notice for The Octoroon at the Opera House and a Republican pole raising with appeals for Garfield and Arthur.
A Monday Republican gathering at Moats school house drew a balanced crowd as Geo Bartlett a former Democrat and Haymaker spoke. Interjections by native statesmen were courteously answered, while Democrats struggled to match the Republicans with 329 torches versus 284 and a turnout shrinking from 500 to 200-300 by Blackburn’s closing remarks.
A roster of individuals with ages and titles is documented for October 2, 1880. Notable entries include James O Wisler aged 94 months, W H McCauley aged 12, A C Koeppe, J B Woods, Parke Yeagley, Abe Biglow, Will Gardner, Edd Gardner, Mrs Sabrina Bush, Miss Florence Ried, Mrs Lucetta Harrington, Miss Mary Haymaker, Miss Ella Kuous, Mrs Vera E Smith, Miss Lucy M Pearson, Sophonia A Pearson, Sarah Bower, Mary Woods, Barbara Todd, Lucy Todd, Beile Bennett, and Addie Ackerman.
In Defiance county the Republican torch procession drew 329 torches carried by county residents, while Col George E Carter spoke at the Opera House to a packed audience. The Democrats, called “copperheads,” faced strong criticisms as Carter delivered a forceful two hour address. Ayersville Guards and North Richland Guards joined the parade, highlighting Republican resolve to win in Defiance.
A Defiance audience denounces a Democratic procession that bore a coffin with a bloody shirt and skulls, accusing leaders William Higgies and Billy Carter of orchestrating the insult to fallen soldiers. The piece contrasts reactions in Tiffin and Fort Wayne, noting opposition by some Democrats elsewhere.
From the Florida vicinity a quarterly meeting notes wheat praised by rains but seed sowing poor due to soil dryness. A local constable had business with a young man, and Democratic supporters in the Trump brickyard area torn down a pole bearing a bloody shirt. The Garfield and Arthur cause gains as many soldiers vow to switch, predicting Democratic losses of about one hundred votes in the county.
Preparations for the Great Centennial Celebration in Baltimore are accelerating with extensive plans. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad promises a half fare from multiple states, October 9 to 20, and a Mardi Gras parade at night with unprecedented illumination. Military displays feature Seventh Regiment New York and Philadelphia and Washington units, along with U. S. Marine Corps and Navy bands. The city showcases its progress and enterprise, aiming to affirm Baltimore as the Empress of the Atlantic Coast.
From Our Own Correspondent notices recount Brechbiil's corn house nearing completion and travels of Wellman and others. Congregational, political, and social events fill the week with a Republican gathering, Evangelical quarterly meeting, and a summer wedding in Highland township. William Rohn dies aged 66 in Ayersville, funeral led by Rev. Boyer. many attend to honor a longtime resident and Christian.
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