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Newspaper

Defiance Weekly Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1900

Page

8

Pupil Visitors and Local News From Defiance Area

Miss Anna Russett visits Toledo. Lou Brown and Frank Hickey drove to Bryan. Miss Blanche Hall returns from Toledo. Defiance township trustees settle with road supervisors. Dr. W Powell named executor of Francis Jarvis. Mrs J A Hudeon and son Gerald visiting. Miss Ollie Francisco returns from Winona Lake and Plymouth. Mrs Dan Krotz leaves for Liberty Center for two weeks with sister. Wm Zachrich loses $25 after dozing in front of Hub store. Earl Lind takes ten days vacation to Wabash and Chicago. George Holton visits from Elim and attends GAR encampment in Chicago. Mrs Hay and son Leslie plan Chicago stay. Garden party hosted by Miss Genie Pierce and Miss Mary Ferguson. City school buildings overhauled by B W Lind. Emma Booth entertains East Defiance children at Wing's grove. Peach tree in North Richlandtown bears heavy fruit. Joe McBroom arrested for failure to support. bond posted. Peoples Gas and Electric Co installs new street light at Arabella and near Central school and St Paul church.

The Peoples’ Gas and Electric Co Arabella Street

Defiance Board Hears Health and School Matters

The Defiance boards met in two sessions. Health measures abated nuisances and manure issues on Oak Park lots and river banks, while school affairs discussed tuition for foreign pupils, an elevator for the Central building, and the high school room plan with staffing needs and possible relocation.

Board of Health Bohlman Eberle Gorman Miller Oak Park Maumee Clinton Street Jos. Hughes Papenhagen & Deindoerfer

Cascarrets Candy Cathartic Health Claim

An advertisement promises relief from various ailments by restoring bowel movements. Cascarets Candy Cathartic are marketed as the genuine tablets in metal boxes with a G stamped on each, costing 10 cents to start, and warn against imitations.

Cascarets Getenereer Health

Card of Merit Returns with Burke Family Ties

W C Burke arrives from Chicago with sister Miss Bridget Burke of Portland Oregon who will travel on to New York state. The reader contains a card of merit awarded to William Burke for diligence and good conduct in school and a poem chosen by his teacher. A brother of the teacher now sits on the Chicago board of trade.

W C Burke Chicago Ill Bridget Burke Portland Oregon New York State Miss Burke William Burke Mary E. Banas Burke Major Burke Board of Trade

Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Easy Shoes For Women

A vintage ad proclaims Allen's Foot-Ease makes shoes feel comfortable by relieving swollen feet blisters bunions and sore spots. It claims instant relief for new shoes and sweaty feet with a trial package available from Olmsted at an address in Lekoy N.

Allen W.C. Abbott Chicago Clinic Alld Olmsted, Roy, N. Y

To Cure Constipation Forever Cascarets Candy Cathartic Ad

An old advertisement urges readers to use Cascarets Candy Cathartic for permanent relief from constipation. The ad promises a money back refund if the product does not work and lists prices of 10 cents and 25 cents.

SHERWOOD Brief Notices of Local Travel and Visits

J H Wendt vacationing in Detroit and Toledo with Mrs Wendt accompanying to Defiance to visit her sister Mrs Art Craven. Mrs Jerome Kentner visiting in Indiana. Rev Vandike in Holgate. Mrs Kelly Bouch to spend a week in Warsaw Indiana. Audra Hover visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs Wm Alexandra at Dupont. Will Krutzer works for Oscar Hover in Wendt absence. Alex McCaskey moving into Mockler property. Mrs Zeno Miller on sick list. Mrs Oscar Hover returned home after visiting Bryan and Williams Center friends.

J. H. Wendt Detroit Toledo Mrs. Wendt Defiance Art Craven Jerome Kentner Ind Rev. Vandike Holgate Kelly Bouch Warsaw Audra Hover Wm Alexandra Dupont Will Krutzer Oscar Hover Alex McCaskey Mockler Zeno Miller Bryan Williams Center

Miss Jessie May Brickman Hosts Fifteenth Birthday

Miss Jessie May Brickman joyfully entertained fifteen of her young friends Wednesday evening at her Washington street home for her fifteenth birthday celebration.

Jessie May Brickman Washington Street John Biker George Dudley

Arkansas Governor Race Rally Draws Big Republican Turnout

In Mena Arkansas on August 26 supporters of both parties gathered for a governor campaign rally. Democrats packed the procession and criticized Republicans while Republicans claimed larger crowds and vowed to expose alleged lies. The writer notes island Park races and expresses hope for a Republican victory and happiness with the Express paper.

Correspondence Express Mena Arkansas Jeff Davis Mark Hanna H L Remmel Powell Clayton Zion Davis Jones Senate Island Park Express

Ohio animal population climbs with cattle and horses gains

State Auditor Guilbert released a table of domestic animals in Ohio by county auditors, comparing this year to last. 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.

Guilbert Ohio

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets Ad

An old advertisement promotes Cascarets candy cathartic as a cure for constipation with a 25 cent price and a druggists refund guarantee if it fails.

C.C. O

Guardianship for Jane Cooper Named in Local Notice

Edward Cooper has been appointed guardian of his mother Jane Cooper. The brief item notes the legal action and identifies the guardian, reflecting a local succession of family affairs reported in the Defiance region.

Edward Cooper Jane Cooper

Sherwood Defeats Edgerton 21 to 6 in Baseball showdown

Local Sherwood team tops Edgerton 21 to 6 as pitcher Johnson stifles hits. Other items note Mumps illness for Bernard Young and a farm report predicting a strong Michigan peach crop. Also mentions sorrowful death of Postmaster Zarbaugh’s mother aged 86.

Sherwood Edgerton Johnson

Infant Deaths Reported In Defiance Area Funerals Planned

Bertha Wagner three months died Friday with funeral at 2 pm today and burial in Riverside cemetery. Otto Danuster infant died at home at 10 am today of cholera infantum. funeral 3 pm Friday from home, burial in Brunersburg cemetery. Two year old Sauber child died in Ambia Indiana Thursday. body to be returned by Wabash railroad. funeral at English Catholic church 3 pm Saturday. Trunville Skiver two years died at home 736 Summit Street East Defiance. funeral 9:30 am Friday, burial Myers cemetery Ottawa Pike.

Bertha Wm Wagner Riverside Cemetery Otto Danuster Danster North Defiance Brunersburg Frank Sauber Ambia Ind Wabash Doherty Trunville Henry Skiver Summit Street East Defiance Rhodes Myers Cemetery Ottawa Pike

Civil Service Exam for Defiance Post Office Clerks and Carriers

Applicants for clerk or carrier positions must pass a civil service exam on September 26. File applications with Miss Kate A Ayres at the post office by September 8. The notice encourages active young men and women to take the exam.

Defiance Kate A Ayres

Wabash Offers Excursion Tickets for Early September

Sixty cents to Napoleon and Sept 4 to 7. Wabash Railway sells excursion tickets September 4 5 6 and 7 at one and one third fare for round trip with return valid to and including September 8.

Napoleon Wabash

Door cut completes new cloak department at local store

AF Harley is creating a rear wall door in his store room at the Central school building area to reopen the cloak department. The change moves the upstairs room use to the rear of the clothing store, making it more convenient for customers.

AF Harley A3 & Cloak

Express marks十 years under Thompson and shifts to daily weekly

The Defiance EXPRESS, ten years old on the 26th, now operates as a daily and weekly under CJ Thompson. Positive notes from Hicksville News and Bryan Press praise Thompson’s long tenure and success in a tough Defiance market.

A A Aldrich Madison Wisconsin E F Aldrich Defiance Express C J Thompson Ottawa Gazette Express CJ Thompson Thompson Hicksville Defiance Brother Thompson Bryan Press

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Granit Khhinas T Aiga School Board of Education Anna Russett Lou Brown Frank Hickey Blanche Hall Defiance Township Dr. W . Powell Francis Jarvis Piqua J A Hudeon Gerald 3 A Hudeon Jackeson Street This City Ollie Francisco Winona Lake Plymouth Dan Krotz Liberty Center Mrs Decker Texas Wm Zachrich Hub Earl Lind Wabash Depot George Holton Elim GAR Mark Center Genie Pierce Mary Ferguson Jefferson Street B W Lind Emma Booth Wing’s Grove Matthew Elliott North Richland Township Joe McBroom John B Houtz Justice CH Hunter Lon Krotz RT Whitaker Reece Mitchel Findlay Perry Street Lyman Hilton Davie Winn Ort Sass Rath Gleason Peter Kennedy Cords Wood R W Lind CJ Miller R W Mitchel Ginn & Co Jacob Buff Ben W Lind H Mollencup Tenzer Martin & Co W Lind Frank Blezer Dan White Frank Hatfield Petter Sonnett Jay Doster EN Lind Wheeling Corrugating Co J O Fisher John F Gessner Lewis Treasury A F Harley Grand Rapids, Mich John Widmer Ashland Wis Clint Garver J F Crandall John Madras Cadiz Central Buiding Recorder-elect J H Metz Coy Myrtle Monroe Alpena, Mich Fannie Bennett Jesse E Dunn Edith Crandall Kate Sheridan Minnie Schlegel Mame I Haller Jeannie Fouke Mame I Gleason Lora D Higgins Mitchell Overton AD Fassett Samuel Cohn Nettie Bridenbaugh Flora Hall Amy Heater Ed M Mills Clark State Sunday School Association U B Catherine Culkins Genevieve Gorman Gertrude Brady Anna Seibert AJ Sanford Highland Township Third Ward Olive Francisco Nellie Kiser Lillian Deveaux Momma Miller Sarah V Prueser Fourth Ward L L Canfield Williams County Teachers’ Institute Montpelier Horton J Maxwell Waterville the Express Mattie Feely C E Maxwell Dora Perry E H Yingling J C Yingling Cleveland John C Yingling Clara Mincel Grace O Ensign Gertrude Root Carrie Roedel Nina Vincent Lillian Bailey Deoella C Blue Annette D Wells RW Mitchell E N Lewis Florida John Stork Fred Weisenburger Stork John Bosra Loth Oftos al Drunginis Bowes Bears Siastoriz Old Stock Report Margaret Long Columbus Peter Baker New Bavaria F C Pfander Michigan Wabash Railway North Frank Sauders Rose Schlembach Owego Misa Schlembach Ayersville Agnes Sheridan Bonnie Cunningham Chicamaugua Tenn Miss Sheridan South G W Weisenberger Weisenberger George Bernard Young Geo. W Bechel Zarbaugh van Buren Holgate Review W W Heater J H Hockman Heater WE Kerns Fred Henning Windsor Canada Knights of Pythias Old Country W A Kehnast Kehnast Europe J M Preisendorfer C Diehl New York Mr Lind Life Brown Baltimore the Civil Service Henry County Fair Henry Harsch John Beck Ridgeville Corners Henry Benecke Abe Coy Benecke Nervita Medical CO Clinton & Jackson Sts N. Lewis
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