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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1887
Page
8
The poem recounts a despairing narrator who seeks a mind cure from a pretty therapist. He criticizes doctors, then encounters the girl who examines his mind by looking at the wall, delivering wry humor about mental healing. The speaker’s vanity and misdirection fuel the playful critique.
In Jim Ned Gulch, Big Dan confronts the cheater Philip Rhodes at the Sleeping Tiger saloon. Minola Rhodes returns his gold and pleads for peace as Eben Goodner pledges protection and kindness. Rhodes dies after requesting forgiveness. Eben and Minola wed, with Dan guiding the town’s support.
The article argues youth aids suppleness for good riding while practice and expert instruction bridge early-life gaps. It notes that riding schools improve riders outdoors, praises American women for better seat, and analyzes saddle-horse traits. It cites Kentucky, Virginia, and Trakehue preferences and forecasts riding’s staying power in cities. References to Elbert Tribune conclude the disjointed text.
A New Hampshire farm tale recalls Severence, a poor, anti social neighbor, and Mr. Davis who is well to do. On winter drives Severence stays mute, answering only with monosyllables. One night Davis shouts good night, and Severence replies I hear ye I hear ye from the cold.
The exchange shows a benevolent matron inviting a ragged tramp to dine and asking about his trials. He laments a life of convictions, while Maze plans another U.S. tour next season. Owen Ferree will manage the tour and direct its return engagement.
A hunter reports thirty wolves herding about two hundred cattle between Horse and Adobe creeks. The wolves separate to surround the herd, select calves, and tear them free while hamstringing only older animals. After repeated killings the wolves howl and drive the herd to regroup for further slaying.
A lyrical meditation tracing birth, marriage, parenthood, ambition, and the deep bond of love across a lifetime. The piece follows the arc from hopeful union to aging, ending with a final kiss of devotion as life closes, attributed to R. G. Ingersoll in New York Mirror.
The article surveys domestic gas use under boilers and through small pipes, noting the common practice of placing gas pipes at grate bottoms for home heating. It describes variations from open coal grates to cast iron back-logs, fire-brick fillings, and decorative substitutes like porcelain door-knobs, plus the valve controls that regulate gas flow and emphasize smoke free operation. Samuel W. Hall discusses these ideas in St. Nicholas.
Turkish bracelets of ancient gold coins are popular but scarce. Adventurers pressed fake European coins sold as genuine in Anatolia and beyond. Government bans sale of the sham coins and seizes offerings. Hawthorne laments the absurdity of death for the worst. A quote on friendship closes.
Witness testimony accuses Arensdorf as the chief plotter in the Haddock murder case. Leavitt and Koschnitzki corroborate the plan to intimidate Haddock. Mrs Haddock faints in court as the trial reveals a web of alleged threats and bribery tied to saloonkeepers and associates.
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