27 Nov 1902
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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1902
Page
1
Indianapolis clergymen condemn city governance as rottenness with mayor held responsible for crimes and vice. Fort Wayne reports slot machine scourge with 1200 machines, high daily takes, and closed gambling rooms, while police claim limited action and operators seek protection.
An old advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed mucous membranes and claims constitutional remedies cure the condition. It promises one hundred dollars for a cure not achieved by local applications and touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Drusslate pills as best, with circulars free.
Ferdinand A Batt of Tiffin township and Florence Dietrich of New Bavaria wed at New Bavaria Catholic church on a Tuesday November 18. Rev Heiland conducted high mass and the New Bavaria choir provided music. Attendants included Anna Dietrich Hattie Biderman and Albert Batt John Dietrich. The couple plan to reside in Washington township.
Manager Winn of the high school announces a Thanksgiving game against the strong Tiffin High School squad. Tickets cost 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for ladies, girls, and boys. The game starts at 2 30 PM with a supper hosted for the team on Thursday evening.
An Express office printing form burst during movement to the press, scattering about 125 pounds of type on the floor. Editors and foremen react with heat while workers sort the debris, and some country news intended for this week is lost in the wreck.
A Toledo case where a truancy arrest led to the boy’s handcuffed detention prompts a critique of compulsory education. The piece argues parental responsibility, warns against overreliance on correctional institutions, and urges nurturing the child’s formation to prevent crime.
Ernest Dalldorf and J. M. Bowen completed a fourteen day review of the county commissioners financial statement noting savings from the new courthouse heating system and minimal printer spending. They debunk rumors of 13 cent foolscap sheets, cite possible gaps in road and bridge contract scrutiny, and report the city P. G. & E. case proceeds with a Wednesday adjournment and appeal notice by Judge Hay.
A summary of disparate items: the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to become permanent, the death of Mrs Wiles Gore in Paris puzzling authorities, Vermont passes local option high license bills, a life insurance move in Topeka led by Rev C M Sheldon, Gen Botha admitting Boer relief fund appeal was a sham, Mgr Guidi to Taft on church questions, German finance deficit and beer tax measures, a government setback in the French chamber on a miners case, rumors of wheat corn and packers’ influence, Havana press urging US Cuba oil tariff reductions and sugar as essential to Americans.
Fred Countryman of Hicksville visits the city on Monday. Miss Nora Speiser and Andy Stoll plan a Thanksgiving wedding. H P Miller’s goose choir of 2500 voices tunes up for the season. Mrs. Michael Ulrich returns home from Chicago after her husband’s death. Wash Grist of Hicksville considers buying both local laundries. Burdock Blood Bitters ad promotes health claims and a free sample at N G Woodward’s drug store.
The firm Hughes & Seibel dissolves with Peter F. Seibel retiring for health. business continues as A. H. Hughes & Co. After 17 years, partners praise cooperation. The ad promotes Rocky Mountain Tea cures for various ailments at 35 cents, sold by Weisenburger & Emery.
An old advertisement touts Dr. 3s Life Force Pills as a cure for all ills including kidney and bowel troubles. It claims prevention against suffering and offers the remedy at a small 5 cent price from Minsell's Drug Store.
Special Counsel Smith Bennett of the Ohio Attorney General's office addresses northern cities on adopting the new municipal code. He explains that some towns may pass ordinances before January 1 but delays won't push redistricting to the common pleas court. Bennett details publication requirements, council rule suspension, and a ten day effective period, plus a note that small municipalities may combine offices to reduce costs.
Julius Weber sold his half interest in the business on Monday leaving David King as partner. Weber states he has not decided his future plans while King takes full charge of the operation.
An advertisement promotes Royal Catarrh Balm as the finest, harm less remedy for cold in the head hay fever and catarrh. It promises quick relief by killing germs and soothing inflamed air passages with tubes priced at 85 and 60 cents at Minsell’s Dear Store.
The report states that obtaining hard coal soon looks unlikely and there is no certainty of delivery before mid January, with conditions possibly delaying further.
Frank Heinlein of 1023 Harrison St Defiance Ohio says Dr A W Chase Nerve Pills bought at Woodward's Drug Store acted as a fine tonic. He states the medicine restored his health strength energy and natural vigor quickly and easily.
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