Probed wills and local notices in Paudling County
The will of Christian Kinzer and that of Harvey I Hubbard are probated. John Widmer's pension rises to ten dollars a month. Dey Ayers settles two loans in Napoleon. Geo K Otis denies plans to move out of Ohio. Miss Caddie Shelters closes dress shop for six weeks. The Garands visit Miss Ella Lehman on Wayne Street. Forest Morse divorces Irma Morse on desertion grounds. A franchise petition for an electric line between Ft Wayne and Hicksville is filed. Clerk of Courts J C Coupland to pass office to John A Jenkins next Monday. The 38 O V V I reunion slated for Delta on Sept 6 is praised as a success. Bishop Horstmann of Cleveland diocese is ill. Dr W S Powell attended T R Carroll before death. Ex Soldiers reunion set for Oct 11 at Melrose. Defiance Machine Works adds blower attachments to Emery wheels. Spiritualists hold 31st annual meeting at Wentworth grove Aug 25–26 with speaker Dr W O Knowles. K V Haymaker owns original Brunersburg land patent signed by Monroe. widow Mrs Perkins still alive near Stryker. Old Settlers Meeting at Angola set for Aug 16 with speakers Judge Bowergox and Hon M M Boothman. Park avenue youths trap a rat. Riley Wortman endangered by the rodent, sustaining a hand injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey I Hubbard
John Widmer
Dey Ayers
Napoleon
Geo. K Otis
Hicksville
Ohio
Caddie Shelters
Chas. Garand
Cleveland
Ella Lehman
Wayne Street
Forest A. Morse
Irma Morse
Elopement of Mrs Julia Davison Shocks Garrett
Mrs Julia Jennings Davison of Garrett Indiana eloped with a younger man named Gage also of Garrett. She took sixty dollars wages from her husband on a B and O work train and the couple disappeared last Friday night. Davison remains in Garrett while her relatives fear for her future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Jennings Davison
Garrett
Ind
Gage
Davy- Davison
B& O
Tiffin
Local Notables and Events Listed in Defiance Notes
Mrs. Katherine Krotz listed indisposed. Theodore Cole and Cora Snyder licensed to wed. J E Mercer resigns from Light company. Farmers bring considerable wheat to the city. Rev. Abraham C. Nelson to preach at St. Pauls at 10 30 a m Sunday with invites. Mr and Mrs A R Walter of Butler Ind expected to visit their daughter Mrs A Weisenburger. Jerome Widmer and Della Yarlot wed at Rev Murphy home. H H Mollencup adds two Electrometers regulator devices from Empire Clock Co. of St Louis. larger one praised as state’s finest. Asa Tobaran of Tiffin township reports good melon prospects, expects 2000 melons next week. Mrs John Madaras of East Defiance injured Friday, seven stitches. Dr Zellars summoned. WC Burke of Defiance reports sale of Hub factory to OBrien Wagon Works. Hanna holds keys and doubts sale accuracy. Toledo Times confirms Oriental ball team trip to Defiance August 12. Defiance to host Fort Wayne club tomorrow. Whitney secures top amateurs for hustle.
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Toledo
Claude Whitney
Defiance
Strong Island Park
MJ Walz
Fort Wayne
Whitney
Mail Carriers Picnic Disrupts Local Life In Defiance
The west side of town hosted a post office picnic for mail carriers and clerks who recently received raises. Attendees included Postmaster Thompson and ex-postmaster Weigerding, with food and revelry, a breach attempt on storage houses, and playful drinking misadventures. Several local residents and visitors were mentioned in passing, including Albert Anderson and John Barck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pedro
Albert Anderson
C J Thompson
Peter Weigerding
John Stork
Fred Weisenberger
Ed King
Isaac Deveaux
Chas Dittmer
Theo Louys
John Davison
Frank Myers
Claus Shellman
Christ Diehl
Thompson
North Carolina
Louie Neil
Diehl
Louie
Weigerding
Summer Assembly Highlights Religious Lectures Gather in Defiance
The Defiance Summer Assembly featured Dr Powers on The Service of Worship and Dr Latchaw lecturing on psychology as Rev Panin and Dr Hammond led discussions. New arrivals included multiple pastors from Ohio Indiana and Michigan as attendees praised the event for rest study evangelism and unity amid spirited temperance debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laidler
Powers
Latchaw
G R Hammond
Egypt
Hammond
G B Garner
Ohio
Abraham E Nelson
Thomas Holmes
Michigan
Ivan Panin
Mass
Indiana
J W Bolton
Pennsylvania
M D Howsare
H J Duckworth
Ohio State Christian Association
Devore
L Gander
Vaughneville
A D Mann
McClure
T K Leonard
McComb
V DuPoy
Liberty Center
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Claim Universal Cure
Ad promotes Cascarets as a universal remedy from headaches to cancer, asserting bowels must be right to recover. Claims easy natural movements with 10 cents to start. Describes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as genuine with 0 C. C. stamped on each tablet and warns against imitations.
False Alarm Triggers City Officers at Rail Yard Practice
A report says City Marshal Hull and Officers Ansberry and Hummer were target practicing near the Wabash railway south of the B and O depot when a nearby resident misinterpreted the activity as a battle. Police and volunteers hastened to the scene. no trouble found after a long chase, leaving the officers relieved but shaken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
Tom Ansberry
Peter Hummer
Wabash Railway
Marshall Hull
Bowlby
Rural Delivery July Report Shows Large Piece Volume
The July rural delivery report shows 15 252 pieces delivered and 1 768 collected, totaling 17 020 pieces handled. Route A carried a pouch to Evansport, explaining its higher piece count than Routes B and C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haber Ern
Evansport
Liverita promise of cure for liver complaints and dyspepsia
An 1890s advertisement claims a $500 reward for any case Liverita cannot cure including liver complaints dyspepsia and constipation. The up to date vegetable pills are sold in 5 10 and 25 cent sizes with warnings against substitutions and imitations. Nervita Medical Society Chicago Illinois markets through E N Lewis Defiance Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nervita Medical
Clinton and
Jackson Streets
Chicago
Ill
E. N. Lewis
Defiance
Ohio
Allen's Foot-base: dainty powder for hands and shoes
A lady touts Allen's Foot-base as a glove powder that absorbs perspiration and keeps hands dry. Dr W C Abbott endorses it as a grand preparation used in practice. Sold in drug and shoe stores for 25c with free samples from Allen 58 Olmsted Roy N Y.
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Allen
W.C. Abbott
Chicago Clinic
Olmsted, Roy
N. Y
Leslie Hay Returns Home After Lung Surgery
Mrs F L Hay and son Leslie and Dr L G Thacker arrived back from Chicago where doctors debated a second operation. The X ray showed no button in the lung and officials believe it passed after the first surgery. Leslie remains fever free though some fluid may linger lower in the lung and he will be monitored and possibly return to Chicago for exam during Grand Encampment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F L Hay
Leslie
L G Thacker
Chicago
Ill
Gar
Pleasant Bend Social Roundup
Miss Lulu Spencer visits Belmore. G W Browning and family from Chicago Heights visit daughter Mrs Laura Wolf. Mr and Mrs Chas Wolf and children stay with Laura Wolf's parents near Junction Sunday. Henry E Wolf attends the Defiance Teachers Institute this week. Mies Fisher of New York state visits Rev Schaad and family. John Hull plans to move to Indiana. Chas Drummond and Milo Merriman visit Cincinnati last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Spencer
Belmore
G W Browning
Chicago Heights
Laura Wolf
Chas. Wolf
David Gundel
Near Junction
Henry E Wolf
Teachers’ Institute
Defiance
Mies Fisher
New York State
Rev. Schaad
John Hull
Indiana
Chas. Drummond
Milo Merriman
Cincinna
Colorado Illustrated promotion for travel by rail
A new book detailing Colorado as a tourist resort and home is issued by the Chicago and North-Western Railroad. The Colorado Special departs Chicago for Denver at 1 20 next afternoon, reaching Colorado Springs and Manitou the same evening with one night en route. Free copies at ticket offices or four cents postpaid from D Aldridge Cleveland Ohio.
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Chicago & North-Western Railroad
Colorado
Chicago
Denver
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Aldridge
Superior St
Cleveland
Ohio
Allen's Foot Ease Comfort Powder Ad
Ladies can wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease a powder shaken into the shoes. It gives instant relief to corns and bunions and makes new shoes feel easy. Cures swollen feet blisters callous and sore spots. Trial package free. 25 cents at stores. Address Allen E. Olmsted LeRoy NY.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy N. Y
Mushroom poisoning scare hits Tennyson family on Jackson street
The Tennyson family fell ill after eating a sample mushroom offered by a huckster. Father and son were cared for by Dr Powell, then Mrs Tennyson also grew ill. All recovered by evening. the incident suggests the sample rather than a full meal could have killed them.
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J B Tennyson
Jackson Street
Tennyson
Mr. Tennyson
Carrol
Perry Street
Rev. Doherty
Cunningham House
Carl
W S Powell
Brayn Presses Claim of Three Presidential Nominations
As sole proprietor of three distinct nominations Mr Brayn asserts bold resolve to dictate. The statement frames his political ambitions and confidence in securing support across factions.
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Brayn
Bacon Attacks Philadelphia Platform in Senate Dispute
Senator Bacon intensifies critique of the Philadelphia platform. The senator, noted for his recent failure to distinguish between toadstools and mushrooms, persists in his sharp political stance.
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Senator Bacon
Philadelphia
Political Nomenclature Highlighted by Party Bosses
The piece notes how Mark Hanna is called a boss while Cleveland’s stubborn stance and Braun’s firm platform dictate show differing labels. It contrasts leadership styles and the language used to describe them in political discourse.
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Mark Hanna
Cleveland
Braun
Kanenas
Nail production rises in 1890 and 1889 volumes
Production of wire nails reached 4 719 810 kegs in 1890, up from 7 590 522 kegs the previous year, a 60 percent rise. The higher output and opened markets created substantial extra business for industries that use wire nails.
Argument Linking Brayn Election to Gold Standard
The passage compares supporters of Brayn’s election to advocates who urge immediate use of the partitioning power after a conviction, arguing both rely on similar logic and assumed outcomes. It critically notes the reasoning parallels between political and constitutional moves.
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Brayn
Comparing Bryan and Jefferson in a 1900s political frame
The article contrasts Bryan with Jefferson, labeling Jefferson a sound money Democrat and expansionist, while Bryan is a Populist promoting depreciated currency. It condemns Bryan as a czar-like force and ties Hamilton to the early Republican party and McKinley era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Jeffer
Republican Party
Hamilton
Crescent-Neuws
Jefferson
Herod
For Sale Good ten horsepower engine
For sale a good ten horsepower Nichola and Shepherd engine in good condition. Priced to move and sold cheaply. Inquire G W Fullerr, Defiance, Q.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichola & Shepherd
Fulcerr
Defiance
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Kohnast
Clinton Street
Christian Kinzer
Ft. Wayne
JC Coupland
Rauldings County
John A Jenkins
Delta
Ignatius F Horstmann
City
T R Carroll
WS Powell
Melrose
Paulding County
Wentworth Grove
Antwerp
W O Knowles
Grand Rapids
Mich
K. V. Haymaker
Brunersburg
John Perkins
James Monroe
Old Settlers’ Meeting
Angola
Bowergox
MM Boothman
Bryan Press
Park Avenue
Riley Wortman
Rat
Riley
Bears
Katherine Krotz
Theodore Cole
Cora Snyder
J E Mercer
The
Light Company
Abraham C. Nelson
St. Louis, Mo
St. Paul’s Church
A R Walter
Butler, Ind
A . Weisenburger
Jerome Widmer
Della Yarlot
Murphy
Baptist Church
H H Mollencup
Sempire Clock Company
St. Louis
Asa Tobaran
Tiffin Township
Mr. Toberan
John Madaras
East Defiance
Dr. Zellars
Crescent News
WC Burke
Mr. Anderson
Mitchel
Delaware Township
Putnam
J. P. Buffington
John Barck
Ney
Misa
Daisy Deighton
J.O. Parrot and
Family
Summerstree
Hunington Ua
Mike Streit
Ella Bartlett
B . Woodcox
North Defiance
FA Goddard
Noble Township
Chas. Miller
W. R. Fabin
J B Weisenberger
Weisenberger
AE Derbyshire
High Street
Anna Anderson
Wilbert
G C Perkins
Detroit
Perkins
Will Dittmer
North Ridge
Frank Bennett
Earnest Schultz
Irvin
F W Schultz
H B Tenzer
Charles
Minnie Dittmer
Presbyterian Church
Tell T Shaw
John Burck
Sweden
Bill McKinley
Joe
Earl Lind
Wabash
Jewel
Lind
Earnest Stoll
Andy Stoll
Metzner
Holmes
G A Hubbell
Brooklyn
Mt. Carmel
A E Noffsinger
Mc D Housore
A Dunlap
Columbus
H Y Rush
R Mell
Weat Milton
F A Wheeler
Mattie Whetstone
Wapakoneta
T McCague
Arthur
R Hammond
Elkhart
L Lundy
Spencerville
C J Hance
H Y Crampton
Eaton
O W Whittock
Huntington
B W Slagle
First Presbyterian Church
Bethard
Bowes
Leslie Hay
Boy
Pleasant Bend
Colorado Illustrated
Wm. McKinley
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