Officers Elected by Local Spanish War Veterans
The Spanish American war veterans met at Memorial hall on November 1 and organized to join the United Spanish War Veterans. The charter lists twenty names. the local group will be Camp Wayne with a later number. Officers elected: Commander Herman A Spangler, Sr Vice Commander Larry VanHorn, Jr Vice Commander Volney Palmer, Adjutant Syl Garver, Quartermaster Neil Tuttle, Officer of the Guard Lewis Cornellius, Trustees Ed Shultz Neil Tuttle and Herman Spangler.
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Memorial Hall
United Spanish War Veterans
Camp Wayne
Herman A Spangler
Alarry VanHorn, Jr
Volney Palmer
Syl Garver
Neil Tuttle
Guard
Lewis Cornellius
Ed Shultz
Herman Spangler
Marriage Licenses and Local Business Changes Reported
A marriage license was granted to Marley Eisabeth and Emma Elser of Mark township. Pacific Express Co. in this city changed hands on Nov 2 with Forest Rout succeeding Harry McGovney. Mrs Dora Deatrick died at Maplewood hospital aged 41. Bankruptcy petition filed by Wm Propts in Toledo. Licenses granted to Arthur P Smith Matilda Crumley and Wesley Clay Maude Bercaw. J H McPherson’s body found in Chicago alleys. Furniture sale of Commeans market completed. Magna Carta facsimile donated to public library. Various local incidents and plans include a boy injured at Crescent News and plans to transform Faurot opera house into an office building.
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Pacific Express Co
Forest Rout
Harry McGovney
McGovney
Toledo
Decatur
Ill
Rout
Dora Deatrick
Maplewood Hospital
Miller City
Putnam County
Arthur P Smith
Matilda Crumley
Defiance
Wesley Clay
Maude Bercaw
the Bend
Lima
Faurot Opera House
John D. Rockefeller
BC Faurot
Tabor Opera House
Denver
Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets for Busy People
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets claims to provide golden health and renewed vigor. It markets as a talet for constipation indigestion liver and kidney troubles pimples eczema impure blood bad breath sluggish bowels headaches and backaches. Sold as Rocky Mountain Tea in tablet form for 35 cents a box from Howittser Drue Company Madison Wis. Golden Nuggets for Sallow People.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Howitster Drue Company
Madison
Wis
Local Visit and Home Projects Noted in Tiffin Township
Mrs Martha Warfield and children of Lockport visit her parents, Mr and Mrs James Figley. Pam Warfield travels to Brooksville for corn husking. Scriner has his house painted. Mrs Belle Fair and Mrs Martha Warfield were in Defiance today. John Hancock buzzed a nice pile of poles Saturday.
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Martha Warfield
Lockport
James Figley
John Hancock
Pam Warfield
Brooksville
Scriner
Belle Fair
Defiance
Advertised Letters in Defiance Ohio Week Ending Nov 8 1904
Uncalled letters include Gentlemen Walter J Denny William Greenwood J T Maca Andie Royer Carl Smith F C Wyatt manager Defiance Portrait Co C 8 Yoder and Ladies Mrs Cora Bennett. If not called within 14 days they go to dead letter office law requires. Postmaster C J Thompson requests advertisers to say advertised and give list date.
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Defiance
Ohio
Walter J Denny
Wm Greenwood
J T Maca
Andie Royer
Carl Smith
F C Wyatt
Mgr
Defiance Portrait Co
Cora Bennett
C.J. Thompson
Evansport and Defiance County Notes on Local Visits
Evansport and nearby communities show a flurry of visits and movements with residents and officials stopping through Defiance, Napoleon, Bryan, Archbold, and Stryker. Notables include J W S Palmer, W I Rath, Hannawalt and wife, A B Mapes, Dr J G Hall, Wessman of Bryan, and Paxton among others. Dist No 2 and 5 teachers are listed. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is advertised.
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W Willetts
F C Cameron
Napoleon
Clyde Snyder
Elkhart
Coy
J KE Mercer
Hicksville
Wessman
Bryan
H F Rodgers
Paxton
Meister
T E Shuter
Defiance
Snider
Blake Partee
Bona Partee
Dist
Ray Rethmel
Alice Kimberly
J L Ray
W Kimberly
Stryeer
H Partee
E Snider
Clem Partee
G FI Hall
Wm Hall
Russell Hall
Cameron Boys
N King
Archbold
H R Fribley
Alice Snyder
Gladys Partee
Old Home Thoughts on Returning Touts
A brief editorial urges readers not to be swayed by men who boast of big success after leaving town. It notes that genuine achievement speaks for itself, while loud self promotion by “cheap monkeys” invites disaster and warns against emulating such showy tales.
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Atchison Globe
Deafness Cure Claim and Free Circulars Offered
Local notice asserts deafness stems from catarrh of the Eustachian tube and promises constitutional remedies. It claims 90 percent cure via catarrh treatment and offers one hundred dollars for any deafness case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, with circulars available and the product sold by druggists.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
T5c
Ants named as South American dangers to hunters
A famed big game hunter recounts encounters with aggressive ants in tropical South America. He describes being swarmed after firing near a tree nest, forcing him and his guide to dodge stings and crawl through mud, and a second incident where disturbed ants swarmed a tree as he descended after shooting a mountain lion.
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South America
The funny bone is a nerve not a bone
The term funny bone refers to the ulnar nerve near the humerus and its superficial location makes it easily compressed causing tingling to the little finger. The humerus has inspired humor, with references from Locker-Lampson in the 18th century about people who are humorously prone.
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Locker Wittily
Vest’s pledge to draw pay like a gentleman sparks Missouri senate race
The late Senator Vest addressed Missourians in a caucus after a rival spoke three hours. He pledged that if elected to the United States Senate he would draw his pay regularly and spend it like a thoroughbred during his entire term. Vest won and served Missouri twenty four years.
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Panne
Wisde
Artesto
United States Senate
Vest
General Assembly
Ixansas
Enduring English Couple’s Fifty Year Tale of Quiet Quarrel
An English couple, noted for the wife's sharp humor and aid to her husband in a long life together, are described as having faced many trials with grace. Found by a caller in old age, they sat by the fire as the man boasted of fifty years without a quarrel. The wife teased that their marriage was “varie conscientious” but “varie dool.”
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M. Metschnikoff
Science
Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Architect’s Frieze Plan Sparks Ice Wagon Recall
A judge recounts a man’s demand to avoid reminders of his past after planning a new home. The architect proposes a large frieze in the hall, but the client balks, insisting the design must not recall his former life delivering ice.
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Mr. Conjeeled
Gratitude Blossoms From the Soul in Man
A concise reflection on gratitude as the fairest blossom rising from the inner soul and the heart of people, noting its deep, universal reach and value across individuals.
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Ballou
Public Wedding Preference Sells Elopement Plan
In dialogue, She agrees a public wedding suits best after Papa refuses to lend the automobile for an elopement. He notes the judge’s question about canceling the elopement, and the couple prefers a proper ceremony over secrecy.
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George
Papa
Faithfulness in Little Things Reflects Heroism
A concise quotation attributed to Louisa May Alcott emphasizes steady duty in small tasks as the foundation of courage during hardship. The message links everyday faithfulness to noble action in crisis.
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Louisa M. Alcott
Local Dog Disease Cure Claims By Merchants Bank Dealers
Advertisement claims a unique cure or preventive for dog diseases offered by merchants linked to Merchants National Bank in Defiance. References cited: C. P. Harley R. G. Holgate and W. R. Lee. Goods guaranteed and sold by first class dealers.
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Merchants National Bank
C. P. Harley
R. G. Holgate
W. R. Lee
Furs Hides Wanted at Highest Market Prices
Buyers seek large prime dark mink two to two fifty per, muskrat at twelve cents, prime raccoon good color one to one twenty, prime well furred cry around fifty cents, no. 1 green hides six to ten, calf hides at sixty to eighty four cents, plus sheep pelts tailow beeswax scrap iron and old rubbers and rags. visit before selling elsewhere.
Freecorn Mrs Wesley Tea Ad Describes Cures
An old line advertises Rocky Mountain Tea from Weisenburger and Emery praising its cure for chronic stomach trouble. It mentions Mrs John Wesley of St Louis Hollister and sells tea or tablets at 35 cents.
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Hollister
Weisenburger & Emery
John Wesley
St Louis
Rocky Mountain
Animal Tails In Mammals And Primates
The piece surveys how animal tails function as versatile tools. It notes the prehensile tail of many American monkeys acting like a fifth hand, notes the yellow tailed howler’s grip when suspended by its tail, describes spider monkeys clustering by tails, and explains the kangaroo tail aiding balance and upright support.
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Professor Seeley
South America
Spat Over Rumor Sparks Insulting Exchange
A brief quarrel between two men escalates after one accuses the other of being mad and needing asylum. The dispute centers on a claim by Binkersnap that turns out to be false, prompting denial and defense of Binkersnap’s honesty.
B and O R R Announces St Louis Travel Rates and Tickets
The B and O R R lists travel rates to St Louis including season 17.60, 690 day 14.70, 15 day 13, and coach excursion 8.20. Tickets with seven day return live two per week in August and September for a Chicago visit. Stopovers at Chicago up to 10 days allowed on select tickets.
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St. Louis
Chicago
R. R
Ill
BN Austin
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Marley Eisabeth
Emma Elser
Mark Township
Mr Seither
Inlaw
Frank Seither
Henry Seither
Cleveland
Wm. Propts
L B Peaslee
J H McPherson
Troy
Art Baker
Commeans
Mr Clark
Pleasant Lake
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Crescent News
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Tiffin Township
Evansport
Gur
Funny Bone
Hogean
A. J. Mangas
Defiance, Ohio
J. Freecorn
Binkersnap
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Chas. W. Butler
Jason A. Law
Defiance County
John W. Winn
B.& C. Rates
W. A. Kefinast
Company Big Store
Chuton St
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Chas. Seymour
John Adams
Chas. E. Chenevert
Walter Doenitz
Chas. J. Daoust
Nelson G. Woodward
William G. Jarvis
John C. Yingling
Pitts
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Atlantic Mail
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St. Louis Express Fast Mail
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Old Point Comfort
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