Goller urges reform in Shelby County church work
In January a tour of Shelby county reveals affluence yet apathy toward Christian outreach. Goller cites lodge culture, county officers, and time constraints as causes, and notes he launched a press department and correspondence course to boost church work. He praises Columbus Eighth Avenue Reformed church Home Department and urges more county secretaries to share news.
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Shelby County
Eighth Avenue Reformed Church
Columbus
Ohio
State convention near as June banner is kept
Mrs. S. M. Haver, Treasurer, urges township presidents to send quick reports via school cards. Superintendents fill forms and mail to township presidents who transcribe to long form No. 2 and return to county secretary. First township to report by faster timing will be announced in Sunday school news by Henry L. Stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Haver
Henry L. Stock
City Commissioner Hamilton Earns City Praise for Public Works
The article defends City Commissioner John F. Hamilton as a diligent public servant who completed overdue street, alley, and sewer projects. It notes he employed his two sons without harming other workers and argues critics, who cut wages elsewhere, should not oppose living wages for street labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Hamilton
Gus Myers
Hamilton
City Council urged to complete paving on Clinton and Fifth
The present city council is praised as progressive and urged to complete paving on north Clinton and Fifth streets, highlighting a crying need for this improvement and credit for progress already made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Clinton
Fifth Streets
City council earns praise for independent reform record
The editorial lauds the current city council as the first in years free from dictation, noting it delivered improvements demanded by the people and that nearly every action reflected a request from the public, as observed by Democratic contemporaries.
City Cleanups and Council Feuds Highlight Local Press
The city commissioner John F. Hamilton works to clean up work blocked by a Democratic council. The last Democratic council paid a single attorney fee at its last meeting, likely more than all special fees and city judgments from the past year. Citizens urged to review records before condemning anyone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Hamilton
Gus Myers
Spring Arrival Seen in Boy With Marbles
A small boy with marbles at the front signals that spring is near. The scene evokes the seasonal shift as residents notice warmer days and brighter streets.
Weather Forecast Keeps Groundhog Program On Track
There is no stain upon the mantle of the ground hog prophet as the weather forecast progresses per the program with expectations for upcoming conditions following tradition.
Local Lunacy Hearing Sees Mix of Despair and Defiance
A ToLepo girl attempted suicide and wrote she did not care where she would land. Ann M. A. Dresden, before Judge Shaw on lunacy charges, declared she was not crazy and indifferent to the judge’s ruling if not returned to county infirmary.
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ToLepo
Heaven
Lole
Ann M. A. Dresden
Shaw
Australia bids to import American laying hens
A 19th century notice reports Australia inviting American poultry breeders to send three pens of six pullets each for a laying contest starting April or May, with eight birds if needed, and covering all expenses. Supply names include W. K. Hays of Henleyville California white Wyandottes, Mrs. A. H. Hansel of Loup City Nebraska single comb leghorns, and W. B. Candee of Fayetteville New York white Wyandottes.
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Australia
America
W. K. Hays
Henleyville
Cal
White Wyandottes
A. H. Hansel
Loup City
Neb
W. B. Candee
Fayetteville
N. Y
Death notices and local court actions in Defiance county
Rosina Siler dies at 74 in North Defiance. funeral at St. John's Tuesday. Arthur Troeger, 21 days old, dies. mother buried in Cincinnati. Dale Slough, age 3, dies. interment at Sherwood. Henry Myers, 76, dies near Jewell. funeral at Lutheran church. Amelia Sponselor, 59, dies in Defiance township. burial at Myers graveyard. Replevin suit over four barrels of scrap iron. Doud arrested for stealing a boiler. hearings and bonds noted. Fire at Geo Jatho workshop. shed burned. Maurice Manard home scorched.
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Siler
Rosina Siler
Damian Siler
John
Elbert Street
North Defiance
St. John’s Catholic Church
Riverside Cemetery
Troeger
Arthur
A C. Troeger
Henry Troeger
Highland Township
Cincinnati
South Ridge
Diemer
Sponselor
Amelia
Jacob Sponselor
Defiance Township
Finday
Highland Chapel
Myers
Geo. Jatho
Jackson and
Deatrick Streets
Mr. Jatho
Maurice Manard
Pine lands deal seals 12000 acres for Defiance Box Co
W A Kehnast and Henry D Bokop return from a ten day tour through Virginia and North Carolina announcing 12000 acres of Pine lands acquired for the Defiance Box Co. in North Carolina. They plan mills and timber shipping by boat to eastern markets. They met Congressman John B Snook in Washington and noted a treasury visit with a $6,000,000 bundle in fifty thousand dollar bills. The trip included observations on Confederate veterans and rallying groups of veterans in the south and north.
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W. A. Kehnast
Henry D. Bokop
Virginia
North Carolina
Defiance Box Co
Kehnast
Messrs
Bokop
Washington, D. C
John 8. Snook
Treasury Department
South
Confederate Veterans
Ladies’ Relief Corps
North
Obituary of John W Mack Soldier and Neighbor in Defiance
Obituary notes John W Mack died February 7 1903 at his niece’s home in North Defiance aged 65 years 4 months 13 days of pneumonia Born in Licking County later lived in Carroll County Indiana Married Sarah A Blue in 1859 They moved to Defiance 30 years ago Wife died a year earlier He was a Civil War veteran in Company A 189th Regiment and a G A R member He is interred at Riverside Cemetery A FRIEND Also a short notice thanks from the Bates family and local homes news including property moves and a pink oleander tree with a rare pure white flower described.
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John W. Mack
al Bates
North Defiance
Pheumonia
Licking County
Carroll County
Indiana
Sarah A. Blue
Delphi
Ind
Mr. Mack
Company A
189Th
Stars and Stripes
Riverside
Florita The Kind You Have Always Trusted
Fragment from an old ad or label notes Florita as a familiar product name. The readable portion hints at a brand or medicine line once common in local stores. No additional facts or dates are legible to expand the item.
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First Mail
Troy
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets Endorsement
Mrs. S Geiger of Dunkerton Iowa says she has taken many medicines for stomach trouble and constipation but Chamberlain s Stomach and Liver Tablets gave her the best results. For sale by N G Woodward.
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S. Geiger
Dunkerton
Chamberlain
N. G. Woodward
Indigestion and Stomach Disease Promised Cure Advert
A Chicago motorman narrowly spared a plunge when his car hung over a gulf by the fender. The piece extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal stomach cure and credits Mrs. H. Pierce of Millsprings Kentucky with eight years of suffering eased by the medicine. Free medical adviser offer included with stamps.
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Chicago
Dr. Pierce
R. Y. Pierce
Buffalo
Card of Thanks from Heitzewable Family
We thank the many friends who assisted us during the illness and at the death of our wife and mother. Special thanks go to the Ladies' German Aid Society and the ladies of St. Pauls Lutheran Church. Frederick Heitzwable and Sons.
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Ladies’ German Aid Society
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Judge Grants Timber Restraining Order in Engle Land Dispute
Judge W H Hubbard issues an order restraining Alexander Hane and others from cutting or removing timber on an 80 acre tract in Tiffin township owned by John W Engle. Engle seeks $500 for timber allegedly removed without authority. Geo W Killey and Winn Hay represent plaintiff.
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W. H. Hubbard
Alexander Hane
Local Social Notes From Evansport and Nearby
Mel Hall and wife of Evansport visited Mr Rath and family. S Figley of Brunersburg helps plaster Geo Carver's house. Martha Warfield and children of Lockport visited here the past week. Strahm hauls logs to Stuckey's mill. Mrs Carver and son Virgil visited her mother Sikes. Geo Carver was in Defiance with Erie Keeppe and wife. Frank Figley and wife visited Dan Partee. B Figley in Defiance. Wm Hancock and wife guest at John Hancock. Schick and Harold Rath hauled hay to Defiance. Dan Partee in Evansport. Will Meyer and Wal Figley in Defiance.
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Mel Hall
Evansport
Rath
S. Figley
Brunersburg
Geo. Carver
Martha Warfield
Lockport
Sea Ak
Strahm
Stuckey’s Mill
Carver
Virgil
Sikes
Ver
Erie
Defiance
Frank Figley
Dan Partee
B. Figley
Wm. Hancock
John Hancock
Schick
Harold Rath
Will Meyer
Wal Figley
Do You Know It Rocky Mountain Tea Makes You Well
A health claim article describes Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy for congestion and kidney discomfort. It promotes a product claimed to restore wellness and ease bodily pains through herbal ingredients.
Local Residents Return From Trips And Village News
South Tiffin residents W P Rath and family return from Richmond Indiana C L Rittenhouse and Bert Rath come back from Coshocton County after timber work for Joe Monreau of Defiance Several township residents plan to attend Breed Bros hog sale February 17 Mrs Nancy Wissler returns from extended visit with Michigan relatives The Gurwell sale Tuesday draws a large crowd Partee and Rittenhouse to relocate their saw mill from Kellermier place to Delaware Bend
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W. P. Rath
Richmond
Ind
C. L. Rittenhouse
Bert Rath
Coshocton County
Joe Monreau
Defiance
Breed Bros
Nancy Wissler
Michigan
Partee and
Rittenhouse
Kellermier Place
Delaware Bend
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad
A citizen from 1032 Jefferson St praises Doan's Kidney Pills for back pain and kidney discomfort. The testimonial claims relief and urges readers to buy at 90 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as US sole agents.
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Maine
California
Edward A Shessler
Jefferson St
Painter
Dean
N. G. Woodward
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
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U. S.A
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Hunter
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Thos. Buchholz
John Zerves
Doud
Joe Freecorn
J. A.evans
Wm. Geiger
Perry Street
Toledo
PINE
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Big Tract
Mrs
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Jennings
John McDougal
Smith
G. A. Armbruster
Florita
GM TiNiz
Metropoli
Frederick Heitzwable
Brookville
Sseguel Potcher
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Centaur Company
York Ciry
Maumee Fertilizer
Fred Antener
J. A. Benner
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Defiance, O
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