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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1886
Page
3
A nostalgic reminiscence of a family scene around an old screen with heirlooms. The speaker recalls childhood moments labeled by ornaments and prints, and a remembered kiss in eighteen seventy three behind the screen with a sense of antique charm and romance.
In December near the Kansas border, Joseph Williams recounts sleeping in a hollow log when a panther and then its mate threaten him. He defends himself with revolvers and rifle, killing the two big cats after a tense, hours‑long standoff before returning home.
The dialogue mocks a suitor’s plan to marry into the family by proposing a brother in law de facto. The exchange centers on legal ties and social expectations with light humor as the ring is placed and two heads incline toward each other. The parian cupid on the mantel adds a decorative nod.
A Boston Record note tells of a boy who saves every penny to send a large sum out West to Jesus, inspired by Home Missionary Society work in the Territories. He plans to accumulate a lot of money before sending it to support missions.
A light dialogue questions why a gardener is like a cheeks with a pun about culling roses. The text then notes larch timber used in Valois cottages from the fourteenth century remains sound, indicating enduring materials.
The Boston Journal summarizes a long missing Harvard College volume from the parietal committee era, 1527 30 through 1829, detailing strict disciplinary notes from senior Babcock to Page and Sumner. It notes prohibitions on illegal garments, barked warnings to freshmen, and odd cautions to dogs, bread toast, and even wood splitting.
A Victorian era tale recounts how James Hargreaves conceived the Spinning Jenny after observing a spinning wheel. He drew lines on the floor charred from a stick, proclaimed the idea and claimed his fortune. His wife asked the name and the couple debated calling it Spinning Jenny after Jenny’s needle. The device could spin twelve threads at once.
An anonymous note credits Hargreaves with the idea of spinning machinery later perfected by Richard Arkwright. It recalls Arkwright’s wealth, knighthood, and says his son, in 1843, died the richest commoner in England.
West Point graduate Hancock, on duty near the West, stops in St. Louis where he sees Miss Almira Russell. After daily rides past her window he meets her family, is introduced, calls often, and soon becomes engaged and marries. The St. Louis merchant father approves after initial reservations.
The piece contrasts methods used by Burmese and Natal authorities, noting Theebaw and Cetewayo cases. It claims British India uses a veiled approach, depriving a culprith of opium and inducing delirium while an official quietly rolls an opium ball outside the cell to secure a confession.
A Baltimore News item notes collectors sometimes place coins in unstamped letters to pay postage. When multiple unstamped letters appear with matching coins, postal workers cannot determine which letter receives the stamp, so the funds are shared.
A Pittsburgh Chronicle item quotes editors overhearing a glove contest on Federal street in a store. A Troy Hill woman struggles to fit a number four glove on a seven hand, described as an exciting, scoop worthy event.
The newest trend among young Indies is painting harlequin chairs. The quirky craft combines color blocks and playful patterns to decorate spaces and express individuality in a retro yet modern style.
The Ohio Senate passed a bill and adjourned as the House logged actions from Hamilton County to Cincinnati. Legislation ranged from Sunday laws and tax listing to primary elections in Cincinnati, street pipe use, and police board appointments.
At the start of each Congress a pine block is placed on the Speaker's desk to soften the sound of the gavel. The move from oak to pine came after a chair occupant complained of a sharp sting from blows. The text notes the United States issued 22,000 patents last year.
A playful dialogue from the New York Commercial Advertiser uses a classroom exchange to illustrate masculine feminine and neuter nouns. The teacher prompts examples and the student cites Mr Jones the grocer and Miss Smith, noting Mr Robinson is a bachelor.
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