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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1906
Page
6
Hicksville visitor W D Wilson, Bow ling Green guest Miss Adolphine Heine, and many other locals named in a busy Defiance city rundown. Reports include marriages licensed Charles Travie and Beil Armstrong, a paternity settlement, theater and club events, Thanksgiving events, and a Wabash pay raise for conductors and brakemen.
Citizens gathered in Defiance Council Chamber under Mayor Crowe to organize a city board of trade. The meeting drafted a provisional plan, named committees for constitution and officers, and set a mass meeting for approval with future plans including social features to boost business welfare.
Mrs H A Meeks who lives on Auglaiz avenue is annoyed by a local paper report alleging loss of money she says is untrue. She says she merely mislaid a small sum and the tale was magnified. Miss Mary Lutz of Deshler is visiting. Mrs H S Hubbel of Sandusky is visiting friends in the city.
Cora Garber of Farmer Center stayed home with Mahlon Garber and family. Perry Diamond and wife and Mr and Mrs M P D Hall and children from Defiance visited Eric Keoppe and family Sunday. W M Wigley sold a fine work horse to Mr Dangler of Defiance. Mr Shuter of Evansport was here Saturday to tend telephones. Mrs Clara Harmer and Lucy Hamersmith drove to Evansport Monday.
Pr and Mrs J G Weisen burger of Van Wert spent Thanksgiving day with Mr and Mrs George Weisenburger and family.
About 150 members of Tuendavie and Omega Lodges traveled to Toledo as guests of Rubicon Lodge, with Lima and Ottawa lodges joining. The event included conferring the Master Mason degree, a banquet, and talks by KK. V. Haymaker on Designs on the Trestle Board and J. P. Cameron on More Light, plus remarks by Worshipful Masters Papenhagen and Sutphen.
Ervin Hartshorn was seen in Bryan Saturday. Mrs Albert Giether and daughter were in Bryan Saturday. Hector Harter of Bryan visited with A J Yarlot Tuesday. Neal Doud hauled tile from Bryan last week. Protracted meeting is now in progress at the last View church. A J Nerswender and V bh Hagy were in Bryan Monday.
Miss Clara Antener visited in Toledo tomorrow. George Billows of Bryan spent Tuesday in this city. Miss Bess Replogle of Transport visited Tuesday. Misses Georgia Lower and Effie Hickok visited in Sherwood. Misses Kate Schlosser and Carrie Partee spent Thanksgiving in Ottawa. Mrs S Cabley and daughters Vernelle and Reba visited in Toledo Thanksgiving. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Peardsley of Toledo spent Thanksgiving in this city. Claire Nickle of Delaware spent Thanksgiving with Mrs Wm Nickle. Mr and Mrs Will Schumacher of Toledo were Thanksgiving guests at the S F Shelly home. Dondero and Ruth Patten of Ft Wayne visited Thanksgiving day. Mr and Mrs W R Mershon of Toledo were Thanksgiving guests at Will C Kegel. J Entram Fetzer of Toledo spent Thanksgiving with his parents.
The Chicago Tribune snippet presents a riddle about a cow with one horn and an unabridged dictionary. The exchange ends with Miss Dora Hope answering with the word Yes, conveying a playful, surreal tone characteristic of the era.
An article describes charcoal as a non drug remedy that absorbs gases and impurities in the stomach and intestines and carries them out of the system. It also claims charcoal sweetens breath after smoking drinking or eating onions and other odorous vegetables.
The Mauritania, a new Cunard liner, is described as a sea monster that would tower above nearly any structure except the Eiffel Tower. By comparison the battleship Dreadnought is about three hundred feet shorter, though still the era’s most powerful fighting ship.
An 1906 Vancouver Washington advertisement touts rapid town growth and rail-linked prosperity. It promotes Columbia Heights plots at 50 to 75 dollars, urges early purchase before December 12, 1906, and directs remittances to Vancouver National Bank with deeds via Clarke County Abstract Co.
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