Farmer Severely Injured In Feed Cutter Accident
Ephriam Travis a Noble township farmer sustained a serious hand injury Wednesday evening when his left hand caught in a feed cutter The knives cut between the second and third finger joints severing arteries and three tendons He received on the spot care and was brought to town where Dr Powell dressed the wounds Full use of his fingers may be restored
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephriam Travis
Noble Township
Travis
W. S. Powell
A. Viers
Holgate
Lehman
E. E. Hall
G. M. Watkins
Brethren
Local News Roundup From Oakwood and Surrounding Areas
Oakwood residents Joe St Amant and son Nick visit the city while Mrs. Jacob Schatz of Pleasant Lake Indiana stays with L Conkle family. A jury awarded Coy vs Breckler plaintiff 4 dollars 58 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe St Amant
Nick
Oakwood
Jacob Schatz
Pleasant Lake, Ind
L. Conkle and Family
Coy Vs. Breckler
Mr Viers Hurt In Bryan Roadside Accident
A. Viers of this city was injured when a buggy wheel struck him after a horse lunged while crossing near Bryan. Judge F. L. Hay called Dr. Snyder and Viers was taken to Bryan for treatment. he is expected to stay four or five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Viers
Bryan
Mr. Viers
F. L. Hay
Viers
Uncle Sam Will Pay Ohio Volunteers Back Pay
Col. W. C. Telford secured from the U S government an allowance for the late Company M Sixth Ohio Volunteers Spanish War members. Payments range from 42 cents to 5 18 per man after commissions. Capt J F Crandall of Chicago sent papers. Postmaster Thompson will represent him in Defiance and arrange signing and proof of claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Telford
Washington, D. C
United States
Ohio
Defiance
J. F. Crandall
Chicago
Thompson
Crandall
Valuable Cough Remedy Endorsed by Colombo Watchmaker
Chas M Cramer a Colombo Ceylon watchmaker praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy for coughs and colds especially in children. He says it cures chest colds quickly and often needs only one bottle to cure hoarseness. Sold by N G Woodward Apel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Chas. M. Cramer
Colombo
Ceylon
N. G. Woodward
Apel
Defiance Band Plans April 15 Concert at Citizens Opera House
The Defiance Military Band led by Prof Deal Richards will present a 24 piece instrumental program at the Citizens Opera House on April 15. Proceeds will fund new music for open air concerts next season and tickets go on sale next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance
Citizens Opera House
Deal Richards
Deaths and local notes from Defiance and Columbus
A telegram reports Mrs. A. A. Aldrich died in Madison at 1am at her daughter Mrs. F. A. Lyman's home. She once lived in Defiance and was E. McCullough’s sister. Ohio agricultural committee hears butter labeling bill amid large Reno plant investments. Highland township pair Kleinhen and Mollie Mansfield wed after a bastardy arrest. Kleinhenhi n reportedly abandons wife. A Holgate avenue man narrowly avoids injury when his buggy colt causes a chase and a wheel clashes with an iron post. minimal damage occurs.
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A. A. Aldrich
Madison
Wisconsin
F. A. Lyman
Agricultural Committee
House At
Columbus
Ohio
Wm. Phillips
Holgate Ave
L. C. Britton
Fourth Street
Clinton Street
Groper Bros.’ Grocery
Deal Closed On Ort Harness Shop Transition On Clinton Street
J. I. Hoeffel closes the Ort harness shop and will run the business with John Eberle in charge. Ort and Wm Gilson rent the Smith building room next to Minsel's drug store and plan a full hardware line in April. Harry Ort, returning from the West, will oversee the tin shop and roofing department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. I. Hoeffel
John K. Ort
Clinton Street
John Eberle
Mr. Hoeffel
Mr Ort
Wm Gilson
Smith Building
Minsel
Harry Ort
John
West
San Francisco
Neff & Co. to Open Monen Yard With 4000 Brick Daily
J G Neff & Co has taken over the H G Monen brick yard and will open next Tuesday. The firm includes J G Neff and his sons James and C C Neff from Bryan and W O Weaver from Montpelier. They plan to expand capacity to 4000 bricks per day and add a winter plant. Senior Neff has 55 years in brick making. his sons have 25 years in the business. The elder Neff will live in Bryan while the group moves operations here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Monen
J. G. Neff &Co
J. G. Neff
James
C. C. Neff
Bryan
W. O. Weaver
Montpelier
Ohio
Weaver
Neff
Neff & Co
Plain Defiance testimonial for Dr Chase Nerve Pills
Defiance resident Otto Wagner of 407 Highland St. endorses Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills from Woodward's Drug Store as a tonic that strengthens nerves and overall health. Pills sell for 50 cents a box through Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co. Buffalo NY, with portrait and signature on every package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Wagner
Highland St
Defiance
Ohio
A. W. Chase
Woodward’s
Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
M. D
Local farm moves and community notes abound in Brookville area
Jas Whistler moves from Langdon farm to the newly traded farm. Levi Figley of Glenberg heads to Defiance via Brookville. John Straser of Glenberg travels to Defiance. School starts in district No. 9 with Miss Partee as teacher. Several locals visit kin and neighbors on Sundays and Saturdays including Geo Carver, Abe Gorrel, Wm Figley, and Lewis Hanna. Old and new farm moves involve Grant Replogle, John Herman, Evansport and Noble connections.
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Jas Whistler
Langdon
Levi Figley
Glenberg
Defiance
John Straser
Partee
Samuel Dunbar
Wm Figley
Harold Township
Isaac Hanna
Abe Gorrel
Geo Carver
Kate Dunbar
Wm Hancock
Hardancock
Brookville
Jack
John Black
Geo Hanna
Ward Cameron
Hanna
Grant Replogle
John Herman
Evansport
Lewis Hanna -Geo Carver
Gier
Noble
Remarkable recovery after Chamberlain remedy cited by mother
Mrs. Mary Haller of Mt. Crawford Va reports her son was near death from cramps until a neighbor gave Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. After three doses he regained consciousness and fully recovered within twenty four hours. Remedy sold by N G Woodward. April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Mary Haller
Mt. Crawford
N. G. Woodward
Conscience Fund Beginnings and War Time Rebound
Ainslee's Magazine notes a 1811 anonymous New Yorker funded the conscience fund with a dollar to restore guilt and aid the treasury. By 1861 six thousand in bonds followed Sumter, and the fund later grew to over three hundred thousand, reflecting restored public virtue and wartime need. The piece ends with a humorous child’s prayer anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Armstrong
Ainslee
New York
Treasury Department
Washington
Uncle Sam
Great Britain
Conscience Fund
Sumter
United States
A Marriage In Persia and its Traditional Ceremonies
A Persian wedding recounts step by step rituals from pre meal baths to a procession after dusk. Alms, veiled bride on a horse, lanterns, fireworks, drums, and feasting mark the celebration culminating in a sheep sacrifice at the threshold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persia
Man and His Legs, a New Mind Index at Broad Street Office
A busy executive on Broad Street signals visitors by leg position. The clerk explains that when the man crosses his legs, he should be left alone, and when he straightens or stretches them, a visitor may enter. when the legs go down again, the visit ends. The observer was announced and received promptly after the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad Street
New York Herald
Home notes on household cleaning and preservation
Practical tips for washing windows with kerosene and water, lightening dark halls with mirrors, cleaning glassware with chalk, varnishing mahogany with vinegar and linseed oil, drying and saving citrus peels for fuel and scent, reviving fading fires, styling black satin ribbons, and sponging bureau drawers with carbolic acid or thymene in tepid water.
Old Scrapbook Sparks Jealousy In Short Marriage
A man comes home to find his wife in tears after discovering poems he wrote to another woman in an old scrapbook. He burns the scrapbook to reassure her, while the next day she displays photos of former beaux and invites two to dinner at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Mirror
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