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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1900
Page
1
Local items record social visits and travel notes with Defiance township road matters, court action for support, new street light donation, and many school board and building updates. Officials discuss high school room capacity, foreign pupil tuition, and potential elevator costs at the Central building.
An old advertisement touts CASCARETS as a natural cure for ailments from headaches to cancer, promising painless bowel relief and encouraging starting treatment for health. It warns of imitations and notes genuine tablets bear the C. G. stamp on motel boxes.
W C Burke recently returned from Chicago with his sister Miss Bridget Burke of Portland Oregon. She will travel to New York state after a visit here. The card of merit dated eighty eight years ago honors his diligence and good conduct in school and sits beside a portrait with lines he learned by heart.
One size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease a powder shaken into shoes relieves tightness and pain in new or worn shoes. Heals blisters callouses and sore spots and prevents sweating hot feet. Cures swelling and aching feet. At shoe stores 25 cents trial package free. Allen's Ship, Olmsted, LeRoy, New York.
Ad touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure for constipation. Claims druggists refund money if not effective. Prices listed as 10c and 25c.
J H Wendt spends his vacation in Detroit and Toledo with Mrs Wendt joining to Defiance to visit her sister Mrs Art Craven. Mrs Jerome Kentner visits in Indiana while Vandike visits Holgate. Kelly Bouch plans a week in Warsaw Indiana and Audra Hover visits grandparents Mr and Mrs Wm Alexandra at Dupont. Will Krutzer works for Oscar Hover in Wendt's absence. Alex McCaskey moves into Mockler property. Mrs Zeno Miller is on the sick list. Mrs Oscar Hover returns home after visiting Bryan and Williams Center friends.
Miss Jessie May Brickman entertained fifteen of her young friends Wednesday evening at her Washington street home for her fifteenth birthday celebration in a pleasant social gathering.
From Mena Arkansas Aug 26 a large Republican parade and rally crowded the pavilion after a day of speeches. Jeff Davis attacked Republicans while H L Remmel countered touting issues and defending his party. Election looms a week ahead with a hoped GOP win to modernize Arkansas.
An old promotional notice offers Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure for constipation. It claims the product provides permanent relief and promises refunds from druggists if it fails.
Edward Cooper has been appointed guardian of his mother Jane Cooper. The item notes a family-oriented list of local notices including visitors Mrs F C Pfander returning from Michigan and Miss Rose Schlembach teaching in Ayersville next winter. A death in Madison, Wisconsin, was reported for A A Aldrich, brother of E F Aldrich, a longtime timber businessman in the area.
State Auditor Guilbert releases a table of domestic animals by county auditors. Horses total 711,146 up 5,949. cattle 1,427,661 up 75,943. mules 14,521 down 148. sheep 2,544,070 up 26,710. swine 1,489,518 down 60,596.
The Sherwood team, led by pitcher Johnson, defeated Edgerton 21 to 6 in a Sunday game. Local notes report mumps illness, funeral for a Van Buren mother, and civic updates including W W Heater's reappointment as county examiner and travels of local residents.
Bertha Wagner young daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm Wagner died Friday. Funeral held at 2 pm today. Interment followed at Riverside Cemetery.
The infant of Otto and Mrs Danster died at the Danster home in North Defiance at 10 am today from cholera infantum. The funeral will be held at 3 pm Friday from the house. Interment follows in Brunersburg Cemetery.
The two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Sauber died in Ambia Indiana Thursday evening. The remains will be brought to this city over the Wabash this evening for burial. The funeral is set for 3 pm Saturday at the English Catholic church with Rev Doherty officiating.
Two year old Trunville Skiver died at 736 Summit Street East Defiance at 5 pm Wednesday. The funeral from the residence will be at 9:30 am Friday with Rev Rhodes officiating. Remains interred in Myers Cemetery on Ottawa Pike.
Eligible applicants must file by Sept 8 with Miss Kate A Ayres at the post office to sit the Sept 26 civil service exam for clerks or carriers. Active young men and women urged to apply.
The railroad markets excursion fares from Sept 4 to 7 at one and one third fare for round trip. Tickets are valid for return travel to and including Sept 8. The notice notes sixty cents to Napoleon for the period.
The Defiance Express marks ten years under CJ Thompson as proprietor and publisher. It has evolved from a weekly into a daily and weekly paper and is now among leading exchanges in the state. The Hicksville News and Bryan Press send congratulations and best wishes for continued success. Henry Harsch dies after explosion at Ridgeville corners home. Henry Benecke gravely injured, likely to die. The old rusty portable engine burst the boiler when water ran low, flinging the boiler and engine over a separator and straw stack. Dr. Abe Coy attends Benecke.
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