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Newspaper
Democratic Northwest
Location
Napoleon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1893
Page
1
The ad touts sensational yet wholesome bargains from Saur & Balsley, promising dramatic price cuts on plush goods, toilet sets, albums, knickknacks, and more. It notes spring stock renewal, with low prices on paints, wallpapers, oils, and Masury paints, claiming leadership in drugs and patent medicines.
A reader letter critiques the Star Course with harsh terms about its lackluster first and second installments. The piece laments dry acts, a dull piano, long explanations, and seeks kinder fare or different exhibits. It notes local interest in Napoleon and Defiance and mentions railroad hopes and a note on post office arrivals.
A leading druggist condemns a liquor selling act as an "iniquitous" nuisance. He and others say the measure creates hardship, hinders access to needed spirits for the ill, and prompts calls for reform. Interviewed druggists express bitter sentiment toward the statute and urge repeal.
A Monroe Township farmer named Stevanson, known for talkativeness, has long suffered poverty with his wife and ten children. After moving to Daxon and the wife’s death, the children were taken by relatives to Wintrock and Beneda County. One child fell ill at a home, two were sent to a local children’s home, while authorities pursued the father’s whereabouts.
On record transfers list properties in Napoleon and nearby townships, detailing buyers, sellers, acreages, and prices including 70 acres in Napoleon area and 8 acres in Scowlox Township. Entries cite Henry Rush and other auditors, with figures such as $1200 and $175.40 for multiple parcels and section references 1, 12, 23, and 11.
Jas Boss offers filled watch cases described as all gold in appearance and wear. They cost about half as much as solid gold cases and are warranted to wear 20 years, often 30 with heavy use. New models include the sturdy Low ring built to resist being pulled or twisted off.
A Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago St Louis line wreck at Alton Junction on a Saturday left nearly a score dead and over fifty injured as a Southwestern Limited collided with a seven-tank-car train. Fire engulfed cars, many burned, with hospital treatment for victims and a large tally of missing or dying. The disaster, blamed on the Alton Junction switch operator, caused extensive property loss and widespread suffering in Alton and surrounding communities.
A Goshen lumber dealer group bought twelve walnut trees from J. Thompson of La Grange County for 4900 dollars. The trees, grown on twelve acres, yield logs planned for export to London, Hamburg, and Paris, with an estimated cost of about 60 dollars per thousand feet, and a potential local resale value around 20 dollars per thousand feet. The sale involved heavy moving by a hundred teams and marks a rare high-priced timber transaction.
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