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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1900
Page
16
The Garment Cutter system is pitched as a revolution in home dressmaking promising correct cuts for men women and children. It argues mothers can supervise garment cutting, save money, and educate practical skills alongside school learning.
Special Correspondent Peter Leithauser recounts his European journey begun May 9 from New York. He describes stops at Sandy Hook Antwerp Strassburg Basel Constanz Ravensburg and Basel again with visits to relatives and notable sights including the clock at Munster and the Rhine cataracts. He plans Paris Havre Southampton London and a September return voyage aboard the St Paul with an August 15 return to Defiance target.
An August 2 1900 excursion from Defiance organized by Bishop Post G AR Bishop Woman's Relief Corps Sons and Daughters of Veterans offers a train trip to Toledo and a boat trip to Put-in-Bay with round trips priced at 1600 and 1000 respectively children 30 cents. Inquiries to M B Gorman Henry Wilson T R Carroll and others.
An EXPRESS representative found a lively scene at the Diamond Garment Cutting school with many high social position women among the pupils. The system is described as simple yet thorough and suitable for children to learn.
Local column recounts July meetings and visits to aDefiance children's home including Fred Thurry Amelia High tower and nearby towns. Attendees include Yarlot, Schelling, Gru ber, Fetzer, Turner families and many Defiance, Ney, Sherwood residents. Church events and small-town notices Also notes Metastatic pain at Hartshorn hand and Hartshorn veteran doctor, plus a ME church Epworth League program and garden social activities.
Miss Bertha McClelland and Miss Pearl Rice spent Sunday together. Mr and Mrs Miller visited their daughter Mrs Kittie Hoot man. Rev Scoville Evangelist has returned from Texas and will rest near Butler before a planned Paris exposition trip. Miss Bina Huffman remains in critical condition with two Hickeville doctors in attendance. Mrs Steele nurses her. Mrs Morgan of Hickeville stays with her Huffman relatives. Will Lawton and daughter Ella visited Butler. Crown organ shown to Mrs Will Lawton with possible purchase. Greek Rice and Ed Lawton went to Chicago on the excursion. Local parish social members attended Logan social Saturday night for church benefit.
N H Newcomer reports the largest corn crop in the area with over one hundred acres. AH Mansfield returns to Williams county after a brief visit in Defiance county. Elmer Kaiser and wife visited Jacob Moon and David Kaiser Sunday. A Saturday storm damaged property including telephone poles and pear trees. Children’s Day services at the Evangelical church were a success. Mrs John Tharp and Mrs A H Mansfield exchanged visits and neighborly calls. Mrs O J Davis and Mrs David Kaiser visited, and Mrs L W Cotterman is listed as sick. Verda Kaiser picked raspberries for L W Cotterman last Monday.
Dreher formerly of Dreher & Myers has sold his stake to Myers and opened a shoe and gentlemen's furnishing goods shop at the old Warner stand. Christ A Kinser of Washington township is buried at 76 leaving a wife and two children. George Dreher, brother of John A Dreher of Lucas county, plans to live out his days with his brother. Warner plans to return from Stark area next week. Jennie Crothers of Fairview visits Ed Myers. Clara Goller of Bryan returns home after visit. Wm Travis remodels barber shop with new furniture. H M Kelley’s saloon updated with modern equipment. Washington township Republicans seek a commissioner candidate. Park Yagley favored. Junior Epworth League attends Drake services. Horace Daub installs a well at home. Ed Daub completes foundation of unspecified project.
Mrs Beiderwell and son Clarance of Paulding visited J O Christy on Sunday. Epworth League meets at St John s Church every Sunday at 8 30 p m. A few travelers were in Germany Sunday evening. A party at E F Shumaker s Friday night drew a good crowd. Ed Folk of Putnam County spoke Friday evening at the ME church. A library of 12 large books will be placed in the church soon. Mr and Mrs Fred Lenhart visited John Peters Sunday. Celia Beiderwell returned to Paulding after a week here. Farmers are busy cutting alsyke.
In North Richland, the twelve year old son of Wm Lehman rode in a hay rack when a team started to run away. The front dropped, leaving him suspended between the horses just above the tongue. He held the lines as the team bolted a short distance before being stopped at the field gate. He was not injured though deeply frightened.
The undersigned has been duly appointed and qualified as executor of the estate of Beebe Beeee of Deance county ceased. SILAS W. IRISH is named as executor in this notice.
The defiance county decennial board of equalization announces inspection days for land appraiser returns across townships. Each township has specific July to September 1900 dates. owners should attend to aid fair real estate equalization. Board member W. A. Snider urges participation.
An advertisement by Mr. Major of New York touts Major's Cement as far superior to competing products due to premium materials. It claims high costs for good ingredients justify higher prices, while warning against cheap substitutes and noting large nationwide advertising support. Also pitches Major's Rubber and Leather Cements and mail order options.
Market items list corrected prices for flour and mill feed, pelts, grain hay and straw, and salt. Corrected by A Growey & Son and H. P. Miller, the brief notes cover wheat corn hay straw and dairy sacks, and include salted hides and sheep pelts with price marks.
A donor gave 16 000 to The Nicholson Institute in New York to fund free ear drums for deaf people. the ear drum cure by Dr Nicholson’s Arts Ear Drums was promoted at 780 Eight Avenue.
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