13 Dec 1889
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Newspaper
Defiance County Republican Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1889
Page
1
Muddy roads hinder travel as residents share updates from South Tiffin. The piece reports farm work, meetings, visits, property leases, a sheriff nomination stance, and light anecdotes including a runner named Antony Brenner and a misfire involving Mr Boiselle's turkeys.
An 19th century advertisement touts a tonic from the Bradfield Reg. Co. of Atlanta Ga. for women with menstrual disorders and menopausal symptoms. It claims benefits for "young women" and uses testimonial style, urging readers to ask druggists for it.
Muddy roads slow farm work as Father Schultz falls ill and Henry Giffey buys hogs. John Mosser adds a feed grinder for local on farm grinding. German Lutheran youth host a wooding bee for Rev. Dimke. Dated 1889: William Snyder and Emma Mad dock wed in Toledo. Adams Ridge residents plan to rent farms and support local livery. Local medicine ad touts Pills for sick headaches and digestion withN G Woodward selling.
Edward Ernsburger visited Defiance. Scott's sale drew a good crowd and hog prices reached 3.25 per hundred. Local residents and traders including J J Kahlo Bro, Lue Pool, J D Hall, and David Grant are active in Defiance market. Samuel Sanford plans a large new house. Mills buys a replacement horse for 125 dollars. Doenges sells timber for shiptimber at 14 cents per foot. Sheep losses to dogs cited as harm to industry. Location of Southerton described relative to nearby counties and railroad.
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a pure medicine curing liver and kidney diseases, pimples, boils, salt rheum, malaria, headaches, constipation, and indigestion. It guarantees full satisfaction or money back with prices 50 cents and one dollar per bottle from Colby & Scott's Drug Store.
Typhoid illness hits M. D. Moog while families note fever in Kyle household. I W Doud plans to move from Ney toward Hicksville. Morrison of Ney visits home. Will Strusaker buys 40 acres from Jacob Warner for 1000 dollars. Carr Brothers shift handle factory from Ney to Napponsie Indiana with Landolph as foreman. Ruben Wilson of Waldron Michigan visits Ney to sell poultry. Miss P Spangler begins winter school term in G W Benner district on December 2 due to diphtheria in district.
Michael Ernsberger remains seriously ill. E J Hall moved into a new residence. Ernsberger's house nears completion. Rev Cost conducts a protracted meeting at Sharon. Ed Surprise of Defiance visited Monday. Joseph Kahlo of Defiance also visited Monday last. An entertainment occurred at M Doenges Friday evening. Emma Ernsberger began teaching a winter school in district No 9 Highland township Monday last.
A Defiance County writer accuses county commissioners Clemmer and Miller of organizing a political plot to crush the Republican and Express by replacing it with a new Democratic controlled Republican paper. The piece details attempts to buy editor Schrack, move printing to a rival paper, and threaten the Crescent, while claiming the paper stands for decency and public trust against corrupt officials. It frames the scheme as retaliation for scrutiny of county misdeeds and pledges continued defense of the Express.
An English opera Liniment claims to remove lumps blemishes and various horse ailments including blood spavin curbs splints sweeney ring bone stifles sprain and swollen throats. It offers a fifty dollar saving with one bottle and is sold by Colby and Scott druggists in Defiance along with opera glass holders in gold and ivory and silver displays at jewelers.
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