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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1900
Page
8
Health advice pitch touts Dr Wood of Toledo as a renowned diagnostician who can cure many illnesses from head to heart. The notice promotes a limited October 1 6, 1900 consultation window at Hotel Defiance with mail treatment and testimonials.
Miss M. Kounitz of Toledo writes Aug 27 1900 that she suffered from catarth affecting head throat and chest and female weakness but after treatment by Dr. Wood at 816 Jefferson Street she recovered. She reports facial pimples cleared and she feels well and recommends him.
Mrs Ahlgrim writes of a six year struggle with stomach cancer misdiagnosed by over twenty doctors. After a July 1796 visit by Dr Wood of Cleveland he reportedly revived her health within weeks, regained weight, bowel function, and ability to work, with testimonials available on request.
The Defiance city council met Tuesday with President Abele presiding. Sidewalk reports showed September repairs earned 13.52 while fines and licenses brought 21.80. The body approved a city payroll and various payables, faced sewer and sidewalk issues, and planned a bond sale next Monday noon. Executive session followed to discuss the water question.
Mrs Peter Callestott is quite poorly. Herby Smith suffers with a left arm abscess. James Ewers left for Putnam County to begin a fall and winter term school. Owen Garver started school at Delaware Bend. John Woods and wife of Kalida vacation at Ney and plan Deshler relocation to boot and shoe business. Farmers report mixed wheat sowing. Ney subscription aids Pete Dowler injured at stave factory. Browersene and factory men donate 22 dollars. George Stailey held public sale Sept 26. William North returns from Iowa after a cool fall. Steve Shaw’s roadster damaged. German Baptist love feast draws locals near Bryan. Mrs Mueller injures lower limb stepping on loose board.
Chance Tharp suffered a severe finger injury in a threshing machine last week. The county line saw John Tharp’s ace change hands on Wednesday. South Pulaski will gain free mail delivery, and wheat sowing begins in earnest with much planned. Jesse Kaiser and Anna Winters visited Hicksville fair. Mrs A H Mansfield called on Mrs David Kaiser.
Wm Keister and wife were guests of B H and Emma Kellermeier Sunday. H L Stock works for his brother F W in carpentry. Rev. Dobrick preached his first sermon at the ME church Sunday afternoon. Wheat sowing discussed. Harvey Kellermeier stayed with John Ingle. Mary Stock left for Toledo for a few weeks. Edgar and Howard Robicon visited Tiffin. Henry Buehrer hosted by Henry and John Miller Sunday.
Local residents visited the Children's Home this week including Eliza Stevson and Mrs Lettie Doenges from Rice, Rudolph Sneider of Evansport, Myrtle Knable and Mrs Harmon Hellmap of Defiance, Daniel Ridendour and wife from Farmer, and George Mallett and wife of Defiance. Emma Lloyd was summoned to her mother's bedside near Farrer. The calls occurred Wednesday through Sunday with multiple trips noted.
In Ontario New York a local druggist recalls a winter encounter where he offered Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with a money back guarantee. A disappointed customer returned with a friend urging them to buy the same product, seen as a strong endorsement. The remedy is sold by N G Woodward. Ost.
Invitations issued in Defiance this morning announce the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis’s daughter Bessie Jarvis to Mr. Walter Shelly. The ceremony is at First Church on Wednesday at 8 o clock with a reception at the bride’s parents’ Holgate avenue home.
Mrs J C Barber of 616 Nicholas street testifies to Dean's Ointment's relief for rectal trouble and tender feet. Her husband used it and praised its effectiveness. She says the product, sold at N G Woodward's drug store, helps her household work.
For sale by all dealers 50c per box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents for the United States Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
Sherman A. Cuneo, son of Pietro Cuneo of the Upper Sandusky Republican, reports from the Philippines that insurrection favors McKinley and opposes Bryan. He notes American soldiers, including Democrats, largely distrust Bryan and back McKinley, with officers possibly differing.
Robert Treat Paine Jr. was nominated for governor at the Massachusetts state convention. The full state ticket was named. The platform calls for government by consent, condemns the Porto Rico law, supports a free Cuban constitution and Philippine independence, opposes foreign alliances, and denounces company stores in coal fields.
Corrected price list for meat poultry and flour markets in 1900 shows beef and lamb values, hogs and live stock figures, chicken and turkey prices, and meal and bran per hundredweight. Names listed include J H Baker and H P Miller with regional market entries and estimated tonnage figures.
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