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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1887
Page
1
In Hicksville Ohio a heated exchange followed Gov Foraker speech. Prohibition supporter Crary faced questions about local option and Dow law amid partisan jabs. The pamphlet denounces Crary as disloyal, while Foraker’s stance draws praise and political maneuvering. Local ads and notices from Overholt and others fill the page.
Adams Township items include a call to vote for John Crowe and a request for a debate. Bertha Shrimplin has scarlet fever. Ridge visitors from Okolona and various social visits are noted. A new girl joins the Hornish family. Parker children go to Canada. Clara Tubbs stays in Henry county. Local road work on the prairie road. a stray steer at Donners. Adams Ridge school closes Saturday. Health concerns for Mrs. Conkle, and Nolta’s daughter visiting from Fostoria. Reverend Colgan and family visit T. B. Goddard. Hog buyers Aaron Markley and Samuel Allen. Nagle illness. Dr. Coy of Evansport attending. Bible dealer Brown of Defiance. Metz of Defiance visits Conkle family. Previous week items missing from the sanctum. William Robinson makes river trips. George Caressel in Illinois planning marriage to Miss Bidal. Model store ad for goods. Scriptural line cited about cleanliness. Express critique of Geyer and Democrat leaders. urging Foraker and party honesty. Dennis Jones signs.
An old promotional notice claims Dr Haines Golden Specific will cure drunkenness or liquor habit. It asserts the remedy can be added to coffee or tea without the drinker's knowledge and guarantees a permanent speedy cure for both moderate drinkers and alcoholics, urging readers to contact Golden Specific Co of Race Street Cincinnati Ohio for details.
Advertisement notes Acker's Baby Soother relieves fretful babies with Windy Colic Teething Pains or Stomach Disorders. It contains no Opium or Morphine and is sold for 25 cents by N G Woodward.
Weathered by heavy frosts and busy harvest as farmers husk corn. Local items recall visits from Williams county to the burg, church sermons by Rev Myers, and weddings including Charley Fetters and Anna Sphar. Reports touch on theft, illness, funerals, and community events across Williams Center, Cottage Park, and nearby towns.
Cider apples bring 15 cents a bushel and poultry value stands at five cents a chick. Orville Hopkins considers a fall trip to Wisconsin. M N Crary and family return to Colby Wisconsin. Community asks about fall voting. Mrs Tom Columbia of Junction Paulding County visits. Robert Reder works husking corn in Farmer township. Frank Gingery and mother back from Wayne County. Local grocer runs meat market. Gregor Gesner adds wind mill and builds a cellar. Will Headley ill with malaria. L E Coles convalescent. Siah and wife of Wauseon attend St Joe Indiana reunion and visit Logan on way home.
Rain is needed, J. K. Myers and wife returned, may they enjoy a long life. Prof. Henry of Madison gave a flying visit en route to Washington. William Morris sold his home to Scott Blue and will move to Toledo. Miss Lida Henry's house caught fire but did not blaze. The new Baptist church near Highland cemetery will be dedicated the first penny in November. all invited to attend.
The article lists biliousness symptoms such as poor morning appetite, white or rough tongue, digestives upset with diarrhea or constipation, hemorrhoids, giddiness, headache, acidity, and stomach tenderness. It promotes Green's August Flower as a cheap remedy with thousands of attestations.
The verdict is unanimous that Electric Bitters cure liver, rheumatism and blood diseases. W Dr Sult of Bippus Indiana testifies six bottles cured rheumatism ten years standing. Abraham Hare of Bellville Ohio says it is the best selling medicine in 20 years. Sold at Colby Scott Drug Store for fifty cents a bottle.
Warning against catarrh ointments containing mercury and the dangers of mercury entering mucus surfaces. Recommends Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, taken internally to affect blood and mucus surfaces. Sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle.
Frugal advertisement seeks women to earn $1 to $3 per day at home with light sewing tasks. Long distance work offered. Send name and address to CRERC 147 Milk Street Boston Mass Box site noted.
North Richland residents report visits and travels across nearby towns. Albert Elliott and wife spent weekend at Ridgeville. Morse and wife visited Ayersville. Minsel and wife visited Napoleon. Frank Whitney hosted guests in South Richland. Rev. Darron and wife partook in Independence travel. Mrs. Hoadley visited Defiance. Mrs. Lowmaster moved to McClure but plans to return soon. Dr. Westrick from Toledo Medical College assisted Dr. Cameron in a local call. Stillman Rose and John Innman hauled about 80,000 feet of logs to Napoleon for Bruner & Son. M. E. Sabbath school moved to 1:30 PM. teachers meet Saturdays at Mrs. L. Tucker's.
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