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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1902
Page
5
Defiance Ohio publisher Chas J Thompson outlines mailing options for readers across the city and surrounding areas. The daily evening edition costs 10 cents weekly with various mail subscription plans and rates for outside city and long distance telephones are listed.
Notices about marriages births and deaths, church festivals, and transient ads offered at set line rates. Communications should be brief with the sender’s name for good faith. Local notices may appear in black face type with higher line charges.
The Crescent News denounces Democratic county officials and mocks references by the Daily Express to the German Herald. The tirade blames rival papers including the Maumee Valley Record for public outcry and defends its own stance on media fairness.
Lima dispatch reports Wm Shiverly of Beaver Dam area became a raving maniac after a snakebite months ago. He believed others sought to poison him and will be moved to Toledo Hospital for treatment.
A Defiance resident asserts an undeniable experience and invites verification, stating incredulity cannot stand against the verifiable account. The claim is presented as easily investigated by others to confirm its truth.
Columbus notes a pending Beall local option bill that may gain perplexing amendments. A jury bill from ex Judge Ong of Cleveland aims to curb jury tampering by restricting juror service and requiring ownership or tax status. The state vs L A Russell case upholds a 1000 dollar Garfield law fine against Russell, rejecting his congressional candidate defense. A Doan's Kidney Pills endorsement by O Morneau of 622 Washington street appears among various items.
In Washington January 29 the Philippine bill sparks sharp exchanges as Senator Teller urges a broad federal clause while Senator Beveridge defends concrete censorship claims and accuses misstatements. The debate touches abuses in the Philippines and parallels to Weyler’s Cuba policy.
Edward Brown walked out of the penitentiary after seven years for assault on Orpha Williams, sixteen, of Rio Grande. Two young girls with a carriage waited. a policeman detained Brown for investigation. Brown refused to identify the girls. no charges were filed.
Newark January 29 engineer George White age 28 of this city was instantly killed at 3 15 Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a mail chain at Mineral Siding. The incident left White married and a resident of Newark.
Omaha reports a second blizzard within a week with four inches already on the ground and fresh snowfall piling into drifts under a strong northeast wind.
In Newark Ohio on January 29 Judge John David Jones granted a divorce to Mrs Catherine Atherton wife of the Newark mayor on grounds of neglect of duty She was not awarded alimony and her charges of infidelity were dismissed by the court
Forest Hill reports Frank Said was accidentally shot and killed by companion Albert Ralston during a deer hunt Sunday. Said, a former surgeon in the Philippines, had an honorable discharge. his body to be shipped to Delware, Ohio, tomorrow.
In Cleveland on January 29 the pupils of a rural school waited for their teacher Miss Charlotte M Patrick but she did not appear. She had left teaching and become Mrs John L Quay of Cleveland, wife of a nephew of Senator Quay of Pennsylvania.
Exhausted and irritable conditions of the nervous system produce headaches. The cure is to restore nerve action and give the heart a tonic. Clinic Headache Wafers act on the nerves and are a heart tonic. Harmless. 10 cents at all druggists. Weisenburger & Emery handle sales.
A series of weekend visits and moves around Butler includes A A Fitzcharles in Butler Saturday and Mrs Susie Barnhart visiting Misses Althura and Jennie Lindsey Saturday evening. Paul Hootman and family traveled to Maysville and stayed over Sunday with G G Wilson. Dan'l Click and Josie Stark headed to Nebraska to work on a farm. JB Barnhart and family plan Thursday move to Milford Indiana. Hendershot and wife of Butler visited JB McKee and wife. Roy McKee and companions attended Newville services. Carl Hendershot of Newville was here last week along with Frank Good from Butler.
Germany Tiffin Wesley Linebrink and Samuel Kellermeier sold a horse last week. Protracted meetings continue at the U B church. Amos Buehrer plans to move to Evansport in spring as property is purchased there. Multiple visits and social events are noted among Linebrink, Kellermeier, Stock, Sigg, and Peterson families with several sleigh rides and a painter's colic scare among youths.
Dey Ayers lends money at five percent annual interest with regular payments received. payments reduce principal and interest accrual has been stopped.
Mrs Sophia Dickman visited daughter Mrs Peter Horn ing. George Ort and family from Paulding county visited Henry Franks. John Stinglas and wife were at Defiance. Henry Zach rish and daughters visited Henry Franks. Quilting attracted many women Tuesday. Henry Stein myer and daughter visited Sunday. Jacob Dirr and family visited Wm Demland Sunday. John Brinkman and family also visited Wm Demland. Lydia Foss visited Minnie Schanika Sunday.
A vintage ad asserts burdock blood bitters cure dyspepsia promptly and permanently, soothing the stomach and restoring tones.
Mrs Alice Hall visited Mrs Kate Figley Monday. Ward Cameron seeks signers for free mail delivery. Hurrah for Brooksville. John Hancock sells ice. Melvin Hall went to Stryker on his wheel Monday. Figley sold a valuable horse to Mr Rethmel recently. Fred Keeppe and wife of Glenburg traveled to Defiance. John Figley and wife to Illinois to visit Ed Rodgers. Mrs James Whistler visited Mrs Dan Partee. Samuel Dunbar and daughter Kate drove to Defiance. John Black trucking logs to Wm Hancock's saw mill. Ben Meyer drove to Defiance Saturday.
Defiance readers praise Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills for nerve support and general tonic effects. Otto Wagner of 407 Highland St Defiance testifies the pills build nerves and overall strength and are valuable for those run down or nervous. The pills cost 50 cents a box and bear the A W Chase M D portrait and signature.
James Prendergast of Amato Bay Jamaica testifies the remedy cured his daughter's severe cold and chest pains in two days. He credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with warding off pneumonia and notes seven years of use with no failure. Sold by N G Woodward.
Adams Township ters in Williams county this seas Miss Daisy Grubb was sewing for Misses Deselm last week. Henry Giffey is running his saw mill this week. John Federka is building a summer Mr Harrison Deselm buzzed a kitchen for Fred Wendt, he will have it closed this week. Henry nice lot of wood last week. Jennie Grubb is visiting her sis- Giffey has purchased a farm in Mark township.
St John’s Reformed Church at Fourth and Washington with Rev F E Lahr as pastor announces Sunday services on February 2. Sunday school at 9, English sermon at 10 titled Home Influence, followed by 2 15 afternoon service at Sherwood. All warmly invited including adults and small children.
Package of Putnam Fadeless Dye colors more goods than any other dye and colors them better too as advertised by I N Lewis. The note highlights superior coverage and quality claimed by the brand vendor.
New York and several cities report mixed movement in money rates and commodity prices. Copper, wheat, corn, oats, and hog values show regional variation, with notable quotes for January contracts in Chicago and Cleveland markets and cash grain in Toledo. Oil City notes credit balances at 1.15 with no bids on certificates.
Corrected daily by Defiance Milling Company shows prices for farm products. Oats new, corn shelled, hay old per ton, wheat per bushel, oats per bushel, with figures: oats 44, corn 82, hay 63.
A Defiance editorial urges strict quarantine to prevent a smallpox outbreak and curb scarlet fever spread. It argues health officials must guard infected districts, prevent contagion, and consider a city quarantine to protect commerce and public health. It notes Hicksville and Mark township cases and warns against relaxation of safeguards.
An expert demonstrator will present at Citizens Opera House on Monday evening February 3 with liquid air and apparatus. The program promises dramatic experiments showing cooling and brittle effects, strong combustion, and various practical gas uses, with seats available at the Public Library.
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