29 Oct 1887
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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1887
Page
1
Hicksville notices advertise hardware and buggies from Overholt and Blodgett gallery, with sales pitches and community updates. Local visitors from Columbus Grove and Ottawa drop in, while the Express subscription grows. further items reference a church, crops, and political commentary amid a bustle of merchants and services.
The piece outlines biliousness symptoms including poor appetite, white furred tongue, constipation or diarrhea, hemorrhoids, giddiness, headache, acidity, and stomach tenderness. It promotes Green's August Flower as a cheap remedy proven effective by thousands.
Lost Creek notes a last Friday snowstorm first of the season. Local ads push Brown & Behne furniture in Hicksville, with stoves from C. M. Overholt. Civic items mention thefts, a singing school planned at Six Corners, and community notes on age and preemption rights.
Sunday rain and early snow reported with events across Adams Township. Wm Harr removed a barn cupola fearing a cyclone. Jefferson Tittle celebrated a 64th birthday with visitors and gifts. Miss Clara Hoover suffers quinsey while Miss Minnie Conkle visits relatives. Hon. John Sherman greeted attendees at a Monday speech. Bassett, W Domer spent Sunday on the Ridge.
Advertisement notes relief for fretful babies with wind colic teething pains or stomach disorders using Acker's Baby Soother. No opium or morphine, safe for infants priced at 25 cents. Sold by N G Woodward.
Local notes report a November 8 election and urges turnout. Updates note injuries and illnesses, a wedding in the offing, a stolen turnips incident, new barber shop opening, and a Grand Army camp fire. Obituary recalls Mr. Jno Kinsley who died after an accident.
North Richland reports scarce items this week and notes the first snowstorm of the season last Friday. Ada Allen of Ayersville visited here, Grace Whitney of Defiance stayed with her uncle L Whitney, and neighbors Morse and Snodgrass have moved in together. Mr Morse plans a spring home. Died Oct 17 1887 Andrew Needles son of S and L aged 12 years 4 months. Funeral Friday Oct 21 at M E Church.
Elder John A. Hootman will preach at Logan next Sabbath at 3 p m. Mrs Samuel Wonderly visited Fostoria in Seneca county last Saturday. The town notes report several moves including George Etchy from Delaware township to Mr Wallace Wilsons farm and Rev I W Loman moving from Newville Indiana to Bryan. Work has begun on the new U B church on Jacob Fitzcharles farm built by John Sleesman.
A Nassau County Florida reader from March 20 1880 denounces a counterfeit Dr Simmons Liver Regulator from an unnamed seller. The letter claims previous purchases were worthless and urges authorities to send genuine product from Zellin & Co with a red Z and signature on the wrapper.
The verdict is unanimous from druggists including W D Sault of Bippus Indiana and Abraham Hare of Bellville Ohio praising Electric Bitters. They claim relief in rheumatism liver and blood issues with multiple bottles. Sold at Colby and Scott's Drug Store for fifty cents a bottle.
William Ernsberger and Mrs. Boggs are reported sick. John Blanchard works for Conrad Doenges. Aged Jessie Howell died last week. David Grant hurled clover seed at John Doenges. Rev Barker and wife returned from Marion County after a four week visit. Mount Zion Sunday school reports a good superintendent. Daniel Weller died at his brother’s Putman County home and was interred at Mount Zion Cemetery.
In Mt Calvary a wintry scene with no sickness. W B Stone bought Morley Brechbill’s gunning outfit for 1100 cash with the balance on time. A youth gathering at Jacob Miller’s celebrated Curtis Miller’s 17th birthday with a grand supper and a gift watch taken from his parents and grandmother.
Warns against mercury containing catarrh ointments and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Describes internal action on blood and mucus surfaces, price 75 cents, with note to buy genuine product. Also advertises dictionary prize offer from La Verne W Noyes Chicago with items worth 3 15 50.
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