Local notes and society column from Defiance area
Sherwood resident C. C. Johns visits the city while Olive Williams spends the 4th in Ottawa. Numerous residents travel for visits, weddings, and business, with licenses granted for Segers Gregory and Linebrink Palm. A series of accidents, lumber and gas plant news, and social events fill the Defiance township report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Segers
Goldie EK. Gregory
Paulding
J. E. Linebrink
Myrtle Palm
Defiance
Local Notes and Family Visits Across Defiance Bryan and Findlay
Defiance resident Mre Bertha Dean spent several days with sister Mrs. Ruby Neiswender. William Stripe and family joined relatives in Bryan for a Sunday gathering. Minnie Doud shows slow improvement from a serious illness. Lula Duram of Indiana visited sister Mesa M E Hoffman. Jutuny Hoffman, a Findlay college student, visited his parents at Ney. Merle Nvisweader suffered a poisoning incident but is recovering. H E Dreber moved his store to his own new building. Grace Haines, studying at Angola, spent Sunday with her parents. Bethel Sabbath School members enjoyed a Sunday picnic at the union grove with a large dinner and program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Dean
Defiance
Ruby Neiswender
William Stripe
Bryan
Minnie Doud
Lula Duram
Indiana
Mesa M.E. Hoffman
Jutuny Hoffman
Findlay
Ney
Merle Nvisweader
Sbamae
H. E. Dreber
Nat MeFeters
Grace Haines
Angola
Bethel
Union
Grove
Wheat Harvest Begins As Local News Quietly Gathers
The farmers have begun harvesting their wheat. Miss Helen Krotz of Defiance is engaged to teach at the Webb school next year. Lyman Hilton spent lunch with his brother Filmore Hilton. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Wible returned to Tuscarawas County after visiting her brother F. A. Goddard. Mr. Stitsel of Defiance has his house near Brucersburg remodeled. John Steffel and family spent Sunday at Michael Mack's. Scott Figley and S. O. Decker finished Goddard's barn. Nellie Goddard returned home from Sherwood and will stay. Scott Figley works in Tiffin township. Mrs. Lehman's sister returned home with her niece Addie Lehman. Work began on the Brunerburg road for stone, and S. O. Decker is visiting Findlay. Joe Mack returned from Toledo where he worked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Palm
J. E. Livebrink
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Rev. Bunge
Louis Palm
Lewis Linebrink
Evaneport
Mr. Livebrink
South Defiance
Frank Mains, Sr
C. L. Hall
Frances
J. T. Steward
Michigan
Ollie Peter
Willie Steward
KE. Mallet
R Spangler
E. N. King
H. A. Partee
Defiance
Munday
Chas. McCauley
Boseman
Montana
Joe Rath
Wayne County
Sam Yeager
Toledo
C. H. Partee
John Bowdle
Wood House
James Dunbar
Jacob Patter
T. E. Snider
Bryan
W. P. Cameron
J. W. Snider
S. L. Roberts
Gressley
James Replogle
Vandorsen
J. N. Replogle
Charles Seibert
Canton
James Casebeer, Jr
Garrett
Faneral
Nettie Casebeer
Sandusky
J. Sherman Hart
North Baltimore
Ohio
Ohio. Mr. H
Pat-in-Bay Island
T. A. Horn
Helen Krotz
Webb
Lyman Hilton
Filmore Hilton
F. E. Wible
Tuscarawas County
F. A. Goddard
Mr. Stitsel
Brucersburg
John Steffel and Family
Michael Mack
Scott Figley
O. Decker
Nellie Goddard
Sherwood
Tiffin Township
George Lehman
Addie Lehman
Brunersburg Road
Stoning
Findlay
Joe Mack
Missionary Drive Highlights Forty Seventh Sunday School Convention
The second day of the forty seventh annual convention featured a roll call by counties with banners for those meeting requirements. Dr H H Hamill urged widespread missionary work and cradle roll value, urging organized missionary societies, multiple missionary Sundays, and clear funding and history education. County secretary notes news to Miss Emma Stock Defiance Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
Banner County
Prof
Excell
Columbia
Ocean
H. H. Hamill
Hamil
Missionary Society
Emma Stock
Defiance
Ohio
Mrs Elliot and granddaughter visit Bowling Green
Mrs. Matt Elliot and her granddaughter Gertrude spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Elliot in Bowling Green, sharing time and hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Elliot
Gertrude
Mrs
Thomas Elliot
Bowling Green
Ray Thompson and wife depart after New York visit
James Casebeer dies at his daughter's home in West Unity while visiting relatives. He was 88, left behind three daughters and three sons, and was buried from the U B church with a funeral sermon by Rev. C. B. Fletcher. He and his wife had been visiting Mre. T's parents in Chicago and New York before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Thompson
Chicago
Ill
Mre. T
F. L. Brandon
New York
James Casebeer
Rings
West Unity
B. F. Casebeer
U. B. Church
C. B Fletcher
Fostoria
Forest Home
Guests from Shelby Visit at Gleason Home
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Holdsworth of Shelby are visiting at the home of R. H. Gleason in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Holdsworth
Shelby
R. H. Gleason
I M Adams Leaves for Toledo and Columbus Recreation
I M Adams of the Express leaves Sunday for a week of recreation in Toledo and Columbus, seeking rest and new scenery away from the office routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I.M. Adams
the Express
Toledo
Columbus
Answering Abernethy and the witty student exchange
A brief Anecdote recalls Dr. Abernethy known for sharp retorts. A medical student fences with him during an exam about a broken leg and kicks, prompting the student to reply with a quick anatomically precise retort about muscles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abernethy
Dr. Abernethy
Report of the Condition Financial Totals and Standings
The document lists monetary figures including 256,000 00 3,000 00 3,824 8d 5,000.00 27,632 50 142,684 50 and 432,141 89 as a summary of assets and liabilities. These line items reflect a historical balance sheet style present in a financial report from the period.
South Tiffin Notes On Illness And Visits
South Tiffin reports Mrs Bert Van Wagoner was called to Evansport to see her critically ill father. Defiance visitors Mr and Mrs David Kuhn and John Heilshorn family visited H F Kuhn. Mrs John W Kuhn of Frontier Michigan visits relatives. J J Wisda reports cabbage fields thriving despite extended drought. Mr W the
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert van Wagoner
Evansport
David F. Kuhn
John F.heilshorn
Defiance
H. F. Kuhn
John W. Kuhn
Frontier, Mich
J. J. Wisda
Mr. W
Indications of Longevity in Medical Observation
The article outlines physical signs linked to longevity such as large heart, lungs, and digestive organs. It notes tall trunk with short limbs when these organs are large, and describes facial markers like ear spacing, eye color, and nostril shape as indicators, while acknowledging individual variation.
Reading character cost him ten dollars
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote recounts a man who claimed to read character at a glance and duped another for ten dollars within an hour, illustrating a quick con artist scam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Basy
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Politician Jibe Sparks Morning Exchange
In a brief morning quarrel a voter’s wife accuses politicians of stoking tension, while the voter retorts with a sharp jab about buttonholes and courtesy. The exchange captures waking political frictions in everyday life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Husae
Toulouse Goose and Liver Fattening for Foie Gras
The Toulouse goose, a heavy fattened bird, roams freely for 18 months before concentrated feeding in autumn and winter. Fatteners feed corn up to five weeks, sometimes with milk ammonia or antimony, producing livers weighing up to four to five pounds and carcasses sold for 3 to 7 dollars. Chefs like Watrin describe terrine de foie gras creation, using white liver, farce, truffles, and goose fat to preserve and flavor the delicacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toulouse
Nerac
Paris
Watrin
Strasbourg
Untitled Local Quotation on Marriage of Jack Rounder
A Cleveland Leader quote notes a woman marrying Jack Rounder despite his blackball status by all clubs. The remark suggests she hoped to keep him at home in the evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Rounder
Cleveland
Not Hurled but Bound by Fate in Post Incident
A injured man asks for recovery, the physician says no, but mentions his wife might recover. The exchange is witnessed as a damage suit lawyer from the opposing side offers the remark, reported by the Houston Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Post
Banks and his Wife Debate a Dress Purchase
In a Birmingham Post item Banks and his wife clash over buying a dress as a neighbor’s. He refuses to spend, then seeks reconciliation with a warm but failing attempt. Dinner arrives and the day ends with unresolved tension between them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banks
DeGoldstein
Snollygoaster Ham and the Chicago purse misfortune
A Georgia lecturer known as Snollygoaster Ham supposedly traveled to Chicago months ago where his purse was stolen leaving him stranded. He secured hospitality from a hotel proprietor until a lecture bureau check came. He then dined at a restaurant and quizzed a waiter about teal meaning duck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ham
Georgia
Fun Maker
Chicago
The Man Who Does Things
A humorous exchange describes a formal job title absent in a firm. An employee with no title follows a chain from proprietor to cashier to bookkeeper to chief clerk, then to him, because no one else reports to him. The joke highlights vague duties and informal authority in old workplaces.
Mutual Inexperience in a Hanging Doubtful Tale
An amateur executioner from France nervously apologizes for any inconvenience as he prepares to carry out a hanging. The condemned man responds with calm humor, noting he has never been hanged before, and the two acknowledge they both must do their best.
Trains Slowed to One Trip to Pick Up All Passengers
An impatient traveler questions train speed and the conductor replies with irony, noting they currently run two trips daily and could slow down to carry all passengers in a single run. The exchange highlights efficiency versus speed in transit operations.
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Woodwards Drug Store
C. C. Johns
City
Olive Williams
Ottawa
Mrs. P. Kettenriog
Lakeside
Leon Wertheimer
L. Wertheimer
B. W. Slagle
Goshen, Ind
Helen Bennett
Toronto
Canada
Caroline Humbert
Perry Humbert
Harmon Laker and Sons
John Ambs
J. W. Adams
Grace
Ruth
Bessie Powell
Chautauqua, N. Y
Chautauqua
J. W. Slough
L. E. Ralaton
Brooklyn
Niagara Falls
Eastern Pointe
Larah Winn
Portsmouth
N. H
Miss Winn
J. W. Winn
Buffalo
Fred Mueller
Mueller
East Defiance
Goldie DeVeaux
DeVeaux
Harrison Street
Hutchins
Henry Toberan
Charles Edwards
Cadillac
Mich
Charles Foust
Defiance Flour Mills
Edwards
Mr. Foust
A. W. King & Son
Mrs. Wm. Kibble
Detroit
Mrs. C
Hoffman
Dey Ayers
Oral Weaver
Bessie
Josephine Woodward
John McDonald
Philadelphia
Caroline Cantlon
Kokomo
Ind
Mc. Reynolds
Alta Mueller
G. Pe ‘Michaels
State
Toledo Blade
Zoda A. Ellie
Melrose
William N. Greene
St. Paul’s M. E Church
Clayton A. Smucker
Goldie E. Gregory
St. Paul’s Methodist Parsonage
Defiance County
Claude Shuman
Steuben County
Jacob Dickman
Marion Austin
Herman Stelter
John Rath
Oklahoma
Salem Evangelical Church
J. C. Garber
Grover Hill
Parmenus Partee
James Kiester
Kansas City
Kan
Wm. Keister
Mies
Alice L. Neaderhauer
North Western College
Conrad Miller
Ft. Wayne
W. F. Horton
John Casebeer
Kansas
E. A. Swann
Geo. H. Lampman
Holgate
John Clemmer
Ann Arbor
J. A. Zimmerman
H. H. Horn
Harlan
Hickevilles
Milford
Hicksville
H. K. Patterson
Auburn
F. W. Stanton
Ada
Joe Sonettdorf
the Watch Maker and Jeweler
Defiance, Ohio
Weisenburger & Brother
Rexall
State Bank
WM. Geiger
Elbert E. Carter
Kittner’s Clothing Store
Court House
Ax, Weiseypunees
G. D. Edgar
Crosby
Defiance City Bank
Resources
C. C. Kuen
C. J. Daoust
G. W. Watkins
L. E. Daoust
Kodak and Camera
Mollencup’s
South Tiffin
Adam
Clinton Street
Turkey
Kansas City Times
Charleston News and Courier
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