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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1887
Page
1
Local notes report the Defiance fair week plans and related happenings. Prof. Lutz and others visit Hicksville. old settlers meet on Thursday. the Express urges Farmers Favorite drills and local commerce. Numerous social visits, school news, and small-town happenings fill the pages.
Local items report sick residents improving and community activity. Jacob Hall sold a dwelling to Emery Welker. D E Welker burned another tile kiln. William Brunnett keeps busy as blacksmith. Renz family moves farm in Farmer township. many visitors and guests stay with locals. A Defiance fair invitation and railroad progress are noted. Mrs Crago hosts birthday party with generous gifts.
May Bredhill remains on the sore throat list as damp weather continues. The community plans a Literary event in the new school house this Fall. Miss Sterns has returned after a short absence.
Ella Crawford visits friends in Bryan. Mrs Stewart improving. Claude Wallace progressing well. Cool nights and warm days predict good ague weather. Mises Bishop visits Mise Nettie Rice. Mr Greek to move saw mill to Michigan next week. Mrs Masa still very low. Rice and Miller have a well bored at their saw mill in Mark Center. Crawford and E V Smith attended the Reunion at Defiance Friday. Mrs Simon Stahl returned to Chicago after a weeks visit. Estella Elder returned home after five weeks near Fostoria. At the Republican Caucus Elder chosen President and J B Sarvis Secretary. Defiance gets most Democratic officers. Attending a gathering with Express is regretted due to prior engagements.
An obituary of illnesses and mishaps in the region notes Archie Dotts and others sick with fevers and colds. Timber sales, plastering, and kitchen work are cited along with typhoid, a fall from a wagon, and an injury from a threshing machine. Cider mill earnings and livestock illnesses are also mentioned.
Florida news item updates residents and visitors with illness notes travel to Florida, reunions, family visits, and social happenings. Mentions Adjutant H I Welty, 68th O V V I reunion at Liberty Center, and local greetings for Cam eron Mrs Bowen and May Bordner. also civil and schooling developments in Evansport and nearby towns.
Splendid weather and autumn mood marked Defiance county life with visits from Defiance and Montpelier residents. The community notes church reunions, school assignments, carpenter work, and a funeral for infant Rollin C Hilton aged 9 months.
August weather in North Richland. Thanks to Mr Blymyer for badge and dinner ticket. Mrs Arout of Napoleon visits with sister Mrs John Minsel near Jewell. Emery and daughter Ida of Moledo visit Albert Elliott’s family. Morgan Lewis recovering from typhoid fever. Jane Weidenhamer of South Richland in Independence. Rev Philips of Defiance preached at Independence M E Church. John Davison and John Shrimplin of Adams ridge bought cattle in the area. Father Snodgrass and wife with William Morse and wife of Ayersvane visited Jokgod grass. Jacob Braker and George Vetter of Pleasant Bend attended Gardner farm interests. Prof A M Hootman visiting relatives, returning to Chicago with Claudia in care of her grandparents.
Fragmentary text references a death in Parke County Indiana with unclear details and place context. No identifiable individuals, dates, or organizations are readable to confirm specifics.
Cool nights and corn cutting in order. A ditch meeting in town last Saturday v B. Miss Martha Overly near Okolona and Gust Youngs attended. Wellman of Defiance called last week. A woman wore purple to the do ronton in Solan. Houston Blue attended the reunion at Liberty last Thursday.
Citizens of De fiancé claim several friends once deemed incurable by physicians have been cured by Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption Known as Conpomede It relieves throat and lung diseases Asthma and Bronchitis Free trial bottles at Colby Scott's Drug Store Available in large bottles.
Ida Fisher is sick with lung trouble. Ira Pool of Fayette visited town Sunday. Ida Shaw of Bryan guest of aunt Mrs. Rouff. Writing school in the Hall taught by F. N. Perkins. Wilber H. Bender home for a three week visit from the west. Mr. Nearing and wife visiting relatives at Wauseon and Delta. Connie Hemenway ill with fever. Carrie Hiner also sick. Silas Clark of Ayersville in town calling on friends. Cora Snyder of Eden, with a companion, spent Saturday at Wm. Fetters. Mrs. Mary Stinger rented her farm to Jacob Hoper who will take possession. F. N. Perkins plans to move to town soon occupying Aaron Brown property. Misses Myrtie and Edna Pool of Edgerton guests last week of uncle Henry Hiner. Tom Fisher, Dudley Blair, Granger Kimmel and John tte left Sunday for Fayette Normal. Wm. Price and wife attended lawyer Somers’s funeral at Hitsville on the 21 inst.
The ad promotes Bucklen arnica salve for cuts bruises and skin eruptions with money back guarantee and 26 cents price. It also mentions Acker's English Remedy as a cold and cough cure and lists sale by Colby Scott and N G Woodward. A note about a poetry prize lottery and a fragmented line about polished steel appears.
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