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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1899
Page
7
A chunk of notes records residents visiting, trades, and local developments. Harley on sick list. Several visitors from Bryan, Hicksville, Leipsic, Knoxville and Ashley. New boiler at Woolen Mills and heating work at the courthouse. Quail season opens and a land appraiser’s fee funds a brewery. Thanksgiving proclamation fixes Nov 30 as the holiday.
The ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease as a remedy for swollen feet corns bunions and blisters. It promises instant relief for tired feet and claims to make shoes feel roomier with a trial offer and a 15 cent price. It lists a mail offer and an address for the product.
Mr and Mrs C P Harley return from Paynesville Ed Lind and son Maurice visit from Paulding J A Norway and Levy Weiler from Farmer stop in Edna Hatfield is very ill with stomach trouble Rachael Schafer seeks divorce from John Schafer for gross neglect of duty Jacob Fritz will probate his will Samuel Fritz appointed administrator Hunting guidance to spare Mongolian pheasants law restricts shooting before 1903 Mrs Katie Krotz hosts music and cards at home Young People Rally at Baptist church with Rev Clyde Kelly address Hickaville News reports Harry Edgerton gains appointment process for Alaska deputy surveyor position may notify qualification once word reaches territory.
Defiance council adjourned session approves employing George F. Farrell and Harris & Cameron for water case work. It authorizes a right of way for C. L. & M.R.R across B. & O. Ry and several East Defiance streets. A sidewalk alignment on Third Street is funded and a bridge area project is bid and awarded.
The second quarter of Defiance college begins Wednesday with 50 students enrolled for the term. New piano students include Glenn Morris Winn Liesberthal Ensign Coy. Miss Rimer declines a call to Sidney Ohio and remains at Defiance. Faculty arrivals and enrollments listed.
Try Grain-O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it as well as adults. Grain-O has the rich color of mocha but is made from pure grains and agrees with delicate stomachs. Price 15c and 25c per package sold by all grocers.
A circular advertisement promises a decorative plush cape by express delivery if the buyer mails weight height and measurements. Shown as latest fall winter style with fur trim and embroidery, the mail-in offer includes examination at a local express office and payment of express charges upon delivery.
A detailed folk style song recalls a group of about eighteen citizens taking the CL&M train on a rainy day after the first act of Erminie at the Citizens. The verses name passengers like Alva Wolsiffer Kirtley Faben Sampson M'Carthy Kinnane John Wisda Elbert Carter Karst Fuller and describe boarding at Ayersville Pike Lima arrival at 5 29 p m buses to town rain five six inches mud and the crowd trudging home.
The deputy board of supervisors of elections met Saturday and allowed bills for payroll judges and clerks. Various vendors and expenses including rent printing and ballots were listed with names such as Barrett Bros, Brown livery, J A Deindoerfer, PW Antes, A Viera, Adam Wilhelm, and Mrs A Nicely. A summoned table beer weighed 17 lbs and described as the monster this year.
The comic opera Erminie presented by Grace Episcopal church Ladies Guild at the Citizens drew a full house. Fanny Rife led as Erminie with a rich voice, Helen Jarvis charmed as La Pompadour, and J o e Shondel supplied humor. The cast featured Marie Faust, Celia Karst, H E Myers, Will Rath, Clint Leither, and an active chorus. The orchestra, led by John Chenevert, delivered fine accompaniment, and plans called for a repeat performance with new songs and dances.
An old drugstore style advertisement promotes Cascarets as a blood cleansing remedy. It claims clean blood yields clear skin and promotes better health, urging daily use to relieve boils blotches and a bilious complexion. The plea repeats the ten cent price and guarantees satisfaction from druggists.
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