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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1887
Page
3
Hicksville merchants and residents advertise goods, services, and news. Hardware by C M Overholt, furniture by Brown & Behne, photographer Blodgett, and Overholt’s plows plus cider mills. Local visitors, church notices, political chatter, and a fatal tree accident in Jericho.
Local fragment shows Defiance College advertisement with various trades, testimonials, and product mentions. It includes mentions of Overholt, Van Tine, and James S. Ryan, plus sash balance and window hardware testimonials from multiple entities in New York and Ohio. The content mixes college promo with hardware endorsements and personal notices.
An advertisement touts Golden Specile as a harmless, secretly added cure for alcohol dependence. It claims it can be mixed in coffee or tea without the drinker’s knowledge and permanently ends liquor cravings, promising many temperance successes and a responsive remedy with full details from Race St Cincinnati.
Fragmentary text describes biliousness and rough tongue, hinting at remedies and costs. Mentions August Placer and a notable effect on thousands, with unclear references to individuals and places.
Local notes from Hicksville Ohio report farming, weather, and community happenings. Mentions farmers husking corn, hardware deals, a barn project near Wm Cleland, and a soldiers reunion. Also notes a school lesson starting, a turkey theft warning, and a crowd urged to enroll in a church lesson series.
Nice rain Sunday and the first snow fell on October 21. William Nagle was buried on the last inst. L. J. Bassett and W spent Sunday on the Ridge. Minnie Conkle of Farmer aided relatives. Clara Hoover suffering with quinsey but improving. Wm Harr removed a large cupola from his barn fearing it might fall. Jefferson Tittle celebrated a birthday with friends and younger folks attending.
Snow storm last Friday. Abner Pollick buys an organ. Garber plans a fall house. Wedding announcements and cards out. Joseph Kibble to Mrs Low Howna reported. Died 87 year old Mr. Jno Kinsley after accident. Grand Army camp fire held with nearby Posts represented. Turnips stolen from Wil Bruhnet patch. New barber shop to open by Mr. Lawson. Local mischief and town events noted.
Elder John A. Hootman preaches at Logan next Sabbath at 9 p.m. Themase and wife moved to a home last week. Squaw winter and wild geese migrating south. Iman derly visited a county seat last Saturday. Tad Loman moved from New to Bryan last Thursday. successor not yet seen.
A Nassau County notice dated March 29 1880 features Dr Simmtons Liver Regulator mocked as fake and harmful. The letter from Oct Bass T Rieu alleges the product sold by J H Zellin & Co is not genuine and a waste to buy. The writer offers a signature on the wrapper for accountability.
Fragmentary OCR notes a drug store, Aly & Boone, offering a “Only half dollars bottle” with unclear context about remedies. No definite events, entities, or dates can be confirmed from the readable snippet.
North Richland contains scattered items from residents and visitors including Frank Rohn hosting a felon on his property, Ada Allen of Ayernville visiting, Grace Whitney of Defiance staying with L Whitney, and Win Morse and wife moving to Ayersville. Died notices include Andrew Needles aged 12 and Daniel Weller at Putnam County residence. Wheat improved for farmers after rains. Jessie Howell, an aged Black man, died last week. Rev Barker and wife returned from Marion County, Mount Zion Sunday school resumes with a new superintendent.
A fragment describes a cold spell with mentions of calm health, a trader W B Stone buying Morley Stockbill’s gunning outfit, and a young gathering at Jacob s for Curtis birthday surprise. The event ends with a grand supper in honor of his seventeenth birthday and a water and chain gift from family.
An 19th century warning critiques ointments for catarrh that contain mercury and cautions buyers to use only on a physician's prescription. It cites Hall's Catarrh Cure made by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury containing and internally active, urging verification of genuine Toledo manufacture. The ad-like note also mentions Dictionary Holders prizes and requests readers to contact W Neves in Chicago for details.
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