PIANO AND ORGAN Dyeing is as simple as washing
A long column of local notices reports a theft of a fine team from Shelly Bros. Stable, travel plans of W H Dotterer to Oklahoma with son Orla, the death of freight conductor David Young on the Lake Shore line, a marriage license for Victor H. Smith and Anna Phillips, and various social events, sales pitches, and official notices across Defiance County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Young
Lake Shore
Cursin
Toledo
Enos Young
Melrose
Burdock Blood Bitters Touts Cleansing Power for Skin Diseases
An 19th century sales line claims Burdock Blood Bitters quickly and permanently cure scrofula salt rheum erysipelas and other eruptive diseases through cleansing and purifying action.
Defiance County Boy Accepted as Fairmount School Principal
Edward Neadhauser of Tiffin township completes a post graduate course at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and will assume the principalship of Fairmount Minnesota schools on September 1. The community praises his bright promise and advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Neadhauser
Tiffin
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Fairmount
Minnesota
Ohio regimental unions schedule announced for fall reunions
The Thirty-eighth annual reunion of the Eighth Ohio Infantry will meet in Oberlin on September 17 and 18. The eighteenth annual reunion of the Fifty-sixth Ohio will be in Portsmouth on September 18. The Thirty-first Ohio gathers in Raymonds, Union County, on September 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Ohio Infantry
Oberlin
Fifty-sixth Ohio
Portsmouth
Thirty-first Ohio
Raymonds
Union County
Shattuck Is Cured By Stomach and Liver Tablets
Henry L. Shattuck of Shellsburg Iowa was cured of a long stomach trouble after using four boxes of Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. He had tried many remedies and physicians before finding relief. For sale by N G Woodward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry L. Shattuck
Shellsburg
Iowa
Chamberlain
N. G. Woodward
Dr Fowler's Wild Strawberry Extract Ad
An early advertising note promotes Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a universal blessing for all ages and touts it as nature's specific remedy for dysentery diarrhoea and summer illness.
Local Deputy Jails Embezzlement Suspect Lowe
F. B. P. Lowe, bound for Common Pleas, was held by Deputy Sheriff Adam Behringer after a telegraph exchange tied him to a Tucson embezzlement case. Lowe allegedly sought a $150 settlement with J. D. Moore to drop the charge, while Tucson Sheriff Frank E. Murphy notified McCarty to detain him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Adam Behringer
John McCarty
Frank E. Murphy
Tucson
Arizona
Lowe
Tuscon
McCarty
Tucs
Baker settles Tucson embezzlement case for $150
H. G. Baker paid $150 to F. H. P. Lowe in Tucson to settle charges of embezzlement. Lowe left the jail at 4:30 p.m. Baker says the matter was likely blackmail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowe
Baker
Wedding Returns With Chicago Therapy The Window Laughs
Jenning’s drug store on Clinton street featured a window display celebrating Henry’s marriage with a humorous sign Everybody rubber for everybody. The display drew laughs as baby items brimmed the scene. Henry did not react to the display. Also reported is a near fatal accident when a hay rack struck Jer ome Lawrence’s three year old son in East Defiance. The boy was treated by Dr. Rigrish and survived the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Street
Jenning’s Drug Store
Henry
Jennings
Chenevert Cottage
Jackson Street
Jerome Lawrence
Douglas Street
East Defiance
Dr. Rigrish
Future of CL and M Railway under B&O consideration
Report notes the CL and M Railway may be acquired by the Baltimore and Ohio system. B&O track crews are reportedly preparing to inspect the line for required repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CL & M Railway
Cl&m Ry
Marriage of Chas Latchaw and Josie Krotz Silent in Windsor
The wedding took place in Windsor Canada on June 22, 1902. Chas Latchaw, son of Dr. Latchaw, wed Miss Josie Krotz, daughter of Chas Krotz of North Defiance. An announcement was shared at a dinner by Mr and Mrs Chas Krotz. The couple will reside on the Krotz farm for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Adams
Highland Township
Defiance County
Victor H. Smith
Anna Phillips
C. A. Row
Defiance
Robert C. Holgate
Merchant’s National Bank
Helen S Jarvis
Toledo
Miss Jarvis
N. B. Eddy
Trinity Church
Eddy
Detroit
the Express
Mr. Holgate
Chas. Latchaw
Josie Krotz
Windsor
Canada
Doctor Latchaw
Chas. Krotz
North Defiance
Krotz
Big Lot Mail Boxes Arrive For New Rural Routes
Two tons of rural steel mail boxes arrived today for the new rural routes. All the boxes are sold. About three hundred Toledo Times and Express newspapers have been subscribed for by the purchases of these boxes. The postmaster is busy overseeing the start of four new routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo Times
Express
Defiance Boy Elected Theology Professor at Oklahoma College
Francis Butler, a former Defiance resident, has been elected to the professorship of theology at Oklahoma Baptist college in Blackwell. A Rochester Seminary alum and Dennison University graduate, he received Strong’s recommendation and will begin his ministry preparations with the new position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Butler
Defiance
Oklahoma Baptist College
Blackwell
Oklo
Geo. Butler
John Butler
North Defiance
Strong
Rochester Theological Seminary
Dennison University
Granville
Ohio
Rochester
N. Y
Campaign Musings and Local Feuds In North Richland
A rough town talk session covers Dom Peter Car essel's silent campaign role, Spangler and Cameron's downfall, Asa Toberar's maneuvers, and Bill Hill's status. Residents speculate on loyalties, manipulation, and farmer figures as election weather grows tense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dom Peter Caressel
John Spangler
Doc Cameron
North Richland
the Express
Bates family reunion and small town visits at Holgate
The Bates and Nicely families plus friends gathered at Holgate for a reunion. Numerous locals from Holgate Napoleon Defiance and Casperville joined relatives and neighbors in a day of visits and socializing with several small-town trips to Paulding New Bavaria and nearby centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Lena Bates
Holgate
Henry Nicely
Mary Buehler
Grace Alsbaugh
Mary
Napoleon
Anna Remnant
Defiance
Noah Helstand
Clara
Gerald
Geo Bates
Casperville
Ind
John Hill
James Hill
Alice
Dick Hill
Baden
Amanda Henry
Tiffin Township
Lizzie Marshouse
Geo Hill
Christ Demland
Dirr
Dickman
Gottleib Wahl
Sunnes
Jennie Spade
John Seigmaner
Oren
Flo Scott
Paulding
Wahl
Peck
Lizzie
Minnie Wahl
Wiseman’s Sunheeder
Alfred. Peck
New Bavaria
Henry Marshouse
Math the Center Chapel
Dean's Ointment Relieves Leg Sore Instantaneously
A Bowling Green Ohio resident Lenhart reports a running itching leg sore was relieved instantly by Dean's Ointment and claims a permanent cure after suffering tortures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Guickl
Lenhart
Bowling Green
Ohio
Nerve Pills Credited With Cure In Defiance Boy
Mrs Walter Pratt of 844 Frances St Defiance Ohio reports a boy cured of an old nervous affection linked to whooping cough after using Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills from Woodwards drug store The remedy is described as a grand tonic to nerves and spine and the child now runs and plays with renewed health The Pills sell for 50c a box from the Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY Other brief items mention local activities and a stroke patient Emma Ramsey in the same column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Pratt
Frances St
Defiance
Ohio
A. W. Chase
Woodward’s
Teas and Wells in a Primitive Moral Guide
Fragmentary text touts health benefits of a tea blend and moral admonitions. Mentions growth, beauty, and womanhood, with stray phrases about pimples blotches and illness. Context suggests a promotional item from a period publication focusing on wellness and virtue.
Coachman Burford Hurled Into Canal Amid Suspicion of Attack
Firemen heard a splash at 8:30 pm near city hall and a man later found in a back hallway at Al Maag’s saloon. B. Frank Burford, a coachman last with Lou Brown’s livery, showed bruises and a scalp wound and could not explain his injuries. Police suspect he was kicked or struck in Maag’s stable and fell into the canal. his hat and coat are missing, prompting further investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Weha” Graves
al Maag
B. Frank Burford
Burford
Mang
Louie Palm
Ens
Marshal Thos. Buchholz
Maag
Lou Brown
Dunkard Proposition Moves to Let Franchises Rise
A meeting of the Business Men's association decided to let the Dunkard annual meeting go by default, citing railways and streetcar interests as the primary beneficiaries. The group urged pushing the People's Rapid Transit Railway franchise and funding to secure property-rights consent, noting the company prefers not to cross the Maumee river unless desired by locals. The Dunckard piece ties to local civic plans amid a reunion for Co F, 111 CVI, and notes various local social and agricultural updates. The high school room was refurnished. old seats given away to citizens. Mrs Patton and Mrs Weldon visited. several locals reported crops and drainage work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Men’s Association
Dunkard
People’s Rapid Transit Railway Company
Maumee River
Co F
111 CVI
Rice
N Horton
Hicksville
Washington Ryan
Yeager
Warren Co
Tenn
Elijah Patton
Eva
Jewell
Patton
Jacob Steelsmith
Samuel _ Wileda P N Richardson
Battle Creek
Mich
Haller
Geo Martin
Coldwater
James Weldon
Different and Better Clinic Headache Wafers Headache Cure
Advertisement touts Clinic Headache Wafers as a distinct remedy free of opium and derivatives. Claims cure through nerves and heart, safest and most reliable, urging purchases from Weisenberrr and Kimery for 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weisenberrr
Kimery
Also Mentioned on This Page
Woodwards
Yingling
E. N. Lewis
Shelly Bros
W H Dotterer
Junction
Oklahoma Territory
Orla
Rath
Weber
Chas. Frank
Adams Township
Geo. Good
Barbara Good
Geo Good, Jr
W. D. Hill
F. H. P. Lowe
W H. Hubbard
Ayersville
Baptist Church
Burt’s Bazaar
Hotel Defiance
John Stork
Lima
Columbus Grove
James R. Love
Defiance Township
Laura Bailey
Sam Roth
Mrs. Lewis
Harrison Street
Woodward's Drug Store
James Mulford
H. Neaderhauser
Switzerland
Mr. Neaderhauser
Frank Block
Toledo Asylum For
Wabash
Riverside Cemetery
S. L. Roberts
A. W. King & Son
American Postal Machine Co
Boston
Washington
Whitney & Currier Co
A. W. Fuller
Blasius & Sons
H. M. Cable
Regent
Baumeister
Willard
Farrand & Votey
Burdette
A. W. Fuger
Tar Watney & Currier Co
Vandenbroek & Shelly’s
Findlay
Tiffin,hio
Napoleon, Ohio
Hillsdale, Mich
Harley
Bargain House
Harley & Whitaker
Kenan
Weisenberger & Emery
Mollencup’s
Fred Lowe
P. Lowe
Bond
Arizonia
J. D. Moore
H. G. Baker
Western College
Mr. Butler
Asa Toberar
Asa
Bill Hill
William
Skunktown
Dr. A. W. Chase
Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
M. D
Malissa Blosser
Seohtats
Florence
Fanny Thouro
Stryker
John Donney
Spangler
van Wert
Man Ridenour
Mark Township
Stone
Niagara Falls
Cleveland
W J Walker
Emma Ramsey
Carstoris
Epure
Guy Ees
John H. Brames
Sand
W. Birrenth St
Covington
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!