17 Sep 1887
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1887
Page
1
Local notes report oat prices, fairs, sermons, visits, and school events. Hicksville fair starts next Tuesday and lasts four days, with religious services and lectures planned. A death obituary for George W. Clemmer notes his long Hicksville tenure and Civil War service. other items mention farming, marriages, and forthcoming examinations.
Local items report Mrs. Myers and Grandpa Hall in poor health while families including Snyder and Welker attended the Toledo fair. Clara Raiser runs Pleasant Point school for winter term. Farmers sow wheat as Rev I Neal preaches at Lith Sunday. Convention day set for September 10 at Defiance. A new railroad is nearly finished through town with a construction train passing daily. W Coy and wife attended Me Welker’s funeral in Williams county. A Draet team and children are mentioned in a wagon mishap. About 100 workers labored on the construction train, aiming to be in Bryan by midweek.
A fragmented Hicksville column reports local politics with Democrats critiquing a Republican county ticket while farmers discuss fairs, prohibition efforts, and church events. It mentions social visits, market talks, and crowd reports from recent gatherings, plus snippets on suffrage, Electric bitters, and school openings.
Mrs D Fortney is sick with ty hoid malaria. Sunday visitors greeted you with good ague weather. L Degginger and Master Lawrence spent Sunday in the burg Olbrook of your ity. Several heavy thunder showers passed over last week. Mike Schieb has convalesced. Mr Roger bought property. Citizens apply for coal and prepare for open chat. Eliza Fister visited Jewell. Nisely returned from Melmore. H Hatfield and family reside in Defiance. Walt Hilton and W Moore fished in the burg. Teachers examinations notice appears in another column.
Adams Township reports sowing wheat and fattening hogs for the early market. Henry Griffe harvests 90 acres of clover seed. Chas Abbott and family visit Kalamazoo relatives. Hattie Conkle in Defiance. Miss Jennie Black to teach in District No. 3 this winter. An infant of W Parks sick with lung fever now convalescent. W W Newell injured hand at threshing. Ridgeville Corners P.O. changing hands. Rowe and Rollin to preside. Exparss staff time meeting to be moved to a Saturday. preparations for new mot and Breiureh. Community urged to contribute to the poor. Reference to 74th anniversary of the American Eagle sighting the British Lion on Lake Erie. Eaton unmentioned, Commodore O H Perry memory noted.
Local items report Mrs Behringer visiting friends in South Iteh land and Miss Bertha Palmer staying in Defiance with her grandmother. Several residents suffer minor misfortunes, road work proceeds at Adrain hill, Mr Rose and Mr Inman undertake hillside repairs, and Sabbath school transport efforts are planned for Ridge. A dam picnic organized by Independence dam participants draws families for a pleasant outing in Defiance area.
An advertisement touts Golden Specific as a guaranteed cure for drunkenness. It claims the remedy works covertly, earned fame in Cincinnati, and is sold by N. O Woulward, promising dramatic sobriety without patient knowledge.
Local items report residents visiting Florida and Mansfield, recoveries from illness, a child seriously ill, fall goods purchases, travel to Ridgeville, and family gatherings. Messages mention J J Lew, Gertrude Barr, Tauly Bart, Mrs. Welcome Turk, Newton Elkins, Henry Hurd, and Rev M C Howey. Rumors of a bright girl at Sam May’s precede notes on community events and repairs in Defiance.
Local notices highlight Bucklen Arnica Salve as a marketed remedy with regional listings in the Salt River area. The brief item notes availability and distribution through nearby merchants, reflecting early consumer interest in topical cures.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.