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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1887
Page
2
Hicksville pages report Gov Foraker and Crary exchanges at a church meeting, critique Crary’s stance on local option and Dow law, praise Foraker, and admonish Democrats. Local ads note hardware, wagons, cider mills, and household goods. notices include deaths, moves, and upcoming events in Hicksville Ohio.
Local items report Debates sought for Adams Township race urging turnout for John Crowe. Messages note scarlet fever in Bertha Shrimplin, family visits in Defiance and Henry counties, a new girl born to John Mornish, and Parker children heading to Canada. The Adams Ridge school closes Saturday amid health and civic updates. Dennis Jones promotes Foraker as honest leadership while readers share social visits and farm business through Defiance area notes.
A historical advertisement asserts Dr Haines Golden Specific can cure drunkenness whether moderate or alcoholic. It claims the remedy can be added to coffee or tea without the drinker’s knowledge and never fails, urging readers to contact Golden Specific Co of Race Street, Cincinnati for details.
A small historical ad notes teething pains remedies meant for fretful or cross infants. The product is sold by N. G. Woodward at 25 cents and claims safety versus opium or morphine use.
Local notes describe frost scenes and corn harvesting, visits between families in Williams Center Cottage Park and Defiance, church events with Rev. Myers, graduations and weddings, illnesses and funerals, and a mix of travel and market updates including cider apples at 15 cents a bushel and poultry prices.
Rain is needed very much. J. K. Myers and wife returned last Thursday. Prof. Henry of Madison visited friends on his way to Washington D C. William Morris sold his house and lot to Scott Blue and will move to Toledo. Miss Lida Henry’s house burned a strip of carpet last Sunday. The new Baptist church near Highland cemetery will be dedicated the first Sunday in November and invites all to attend.
The passage describes biliousness with symptoms like poor morning appetite for solids, white or rough tongue, digestive disturbance with diarrhea or constipation, hemorrhoids or blood loss, dizziness headaches and stomach tenderness. It advocates Green's August Flower as an inexpensive remedy proven effective by thousands.
The verdict is unanimous that Electric Bitters cure diseases of the Liver Kidneys and Blood. W D Salt druggist of Bippus Ind testifies the remedy relieves every case in his experience and a man was cured of ten years rheumatism after six bottles. Abraham Hare Bellville Ohio endorses it as the best selling medicine he has handled in twenty years. Only fifty cents a bottle at Colby Scott's Drug Store.
Public health notice warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury as dangerous to smell and the whole system. Recommends Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio, taken internally and sold by druggists for 75 cents per bottle.
Advertisement from Crescent Alt Co Boston Mass invites readers to earn $1 to $3 per day by light work done at home. Work instructions specify pay per day plus deliverables by mail and distance, with box number 6170.
Chas Henderson stayed home Sunday. Rob Roy welfare noted. One Needle child seriously ill. Albert Elliott and wife visited Ridgeville. William Morse and wife from Ayersville spent Sabbath with relatives. John and Mrs. Minsel visited Napoleon. L Whitney family hosted by Frank Whitney. Rev Charles Barron and former pastor passed through Independence last Friday. Mrs Hoadley of Defiance stayed with Blaine Elliott family. Mrs Julia Lowmaster returned to McClure O expects to come back soon. Dr Westrick from Toledo Medical College joined Dr Cameron for a call to Wm Murr last Saturday. Stillman Rose and John Innman hauled 80,000 feet to caponoen for Bruner & Son. M E Sabbath school moved to 1:30 PM. teachers meet every Saturday evening at Mrs L Tucker's home.
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