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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1899
Page
2
The notice discusses subscription prices per year for advance payment and non advance terms in Denance Ohio, urging advance payments. It shifts to political debate in Ohio about A Allen and W J Bryan, criticizing Democratic influence, conventions, and alleged vote buying. It mentions media ties to Democratic officials and calls newspapers to support the Democratic banner over the Philippines issue.
Two months after a convention urged delegates not to back John R. McLean for governor, Defiance county Democrats cheered his name at a Thursday gathering. The Blade notes the shift from anti McLean rhetoric to renewed support, questioning sincerity and timing of the change amid cheers sparked by red liquor.
In Defiance county a Democrat convention at the courthouse convened at 10 a.m. to nominate county officers and endorse Bryan and McLean. After 21 hours of fierce balloting the party settled on candidates including W. L. Hill for infirmary director and C. W. Kerne for recorder, with dramatic clashes among Adams, Defiance, and city wards. The long session ended with a shaken, grim atmosphere and a chorus of defeated candidates vowing to campaign.
A Sherwood column records encounters with locals including F. T. Betts, Mrs. Nicely, and J. K. Allender as prosperity grows in the area. Train crews, public officials, and travelers appear, with notes on municipal ownership, a probate judge candidate, and the steady rise of hotel keepers. Reports from Fort Wayne cover a railroad sale, a fatal crossing accident, and a push on streetcar systems, plus remarks on crops, the Red Men council, and local commerce.
The Hickville Independent backs M. E. Wilson as Republican prosecutor nominee, arguing he is the county’s only Republican lawyer who is not slaughtered and would stop Maryland shares in office. It urges Democrats to avoid attacking him and laments party tactics used to bleed candidates.
A vintage ad promises constipation relief with Cascareta by Candy Catwarth. It guarantees a money back refund from druggists if not satisfied and hints at a health cure claim despite the fragmentary copy.
Ad touts Cascarets as a liver stimulant to purify blood and improve skin conditions. Claims include clearing pimples boils blotches blackheads and bilious complexion with a ten cent price. Distributed via druggists with satisfaction guaranteed.
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