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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1887
Page
8
A reflective poem questions whether the heart can feel youthful love again. The speaker recalls bygone joys, youthful wanderings, and familiar trees, pondering if time and age have dimmed life’s ecstasies and the music of youth remains heard in memory.
In 1870 Raton sees Alex Beaver from Riverside register and court Rosie, daughter of John Biggs. To win her, he duels rival Pitts in a dramatic Pinto field race on a rogue white horse, ending with Rosie’s approval and a marriage soon after. Pitts is hurt but attends the wedding.
Near Vicksburg Johnston's army warned death for noise as Confederates hid. A countryman built a fire against a dead beech to smoke out bees, and the tree burned slowly. Upon its collapse the soldiers devoured the honey before officers learned a man had caused it. Allanta Constitution.
The account recalls the 1812 Pigeon Roost massacre near Scott County Indiana. Shawnee warriors killed Elias Payne and Collings and struck down a total of one man, five women, and sixteen children as settlers huddled inside a house. Soldiers pursued the attackers but could not cross Muscatatuck, burying victims in two graves near the J. M. I railroad.
A Detroit Free Press piece describes the lion as king of beasts used to sell Barnum and Forepaugh shows. It notes Africa as its preferred ground, flesh diet, and a roaring sound that terrifies. The text humorously questions nature’s diet and jokes about lions enduring cages and age limits in captivity.
A hotel waiter asks a little girl to order her breakfast. the child lists elaborate items, then her mother orders the same. The piece then notes the new czar's simple life, rising early, walking, and hiding in a coal bin to avoid Nihilists, questioning liberal parsimony.
The Youths Companion recounts London thief legends showing bold schemes and cool escapes. An innkeeper in Belgrave Square loses a feather bed to a backwards-climbing thief, while a Waterloo hotel host is duped by a river barges story and a coal merchant’s wife is tricked into giving clothes.
The article surveys reports of extraordinarily tall individuals from ancient kingdoms to modern times. It cites biblical giants like Og and Goliath, Roman statues, English and French observations, travels of Turner and Thevet, and noted tall persons such as Walter Parsons and others, while acknowledging possible exaggeration and speculative claims about Chinese giants last century.
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat excerpt notes large individual differences in normal heart rates. It cites two healthy students with pulses of 47 and 93, argues that rapid or slow pulse alone does not indicate disease, and warns against overestimating pulse during conversation.
A Detroit Tribune excerpt urges making kitchens welcoming and well equipped for girls who work there. It argues a tidy, pretty kitchen inspires pride and proper upkeep with proper utensils, a good stove, clothes wringer, and sturdy repair habits to avoid makeshifts. It notes boiled milk aids digestion in a German medical journal.
A miscellany of animal anecdotes and folklore from Sebastopol to Cyprus. Cats are praised for loyalty and curiosity with stories of a cat defending its master’s death, a tabby rearing kittens in a magpie nest, and a cat playing with a fire snake in Hartwell Georgia. An elm tree perch, ancient monk cats, musical cats, and a Chinese clock-eyed cat are described, plus an essay tale about two sacks conveying deeds and sins through travelers.
Edward J. Lowell details battlefield dress of Normans and Englishmen, noting leather and cloth armor with plates or rings, hooded coverings, conical iron and bronze helmets, and shield designs. He explains weight and fit challenges, common use of strap armor, and shield shapes with boss bosses and decorative touches, with armorials emerging later.
Montana corn corP correspondent describes seasonal winds from the north and east. The Texas Livestock Journal notes how chinooks from the northwest and norther winds shape weather patterns, with colorful regional comparisons and humorous observations on prairie life.
A prisoner in a courtroom insists on innocence, claiming three witnesses will prove he was home with his baby at the hour of a robbery. His counsel fortifies the claim by saying they can prove a lullaby. The Youth's Companion excerpt highlights a courtroom scene with defense rhetoric.
A Detroit Free Press snippet quotes a seven year old girl discussing family ties. She confirms a step mother exists and tells an adult to feel sorry for her father rather than herself. The exchange reveals childlike humor about blended families in everyday life.
Tom boasts of an all night effort while Mr. Trot comments on his own early rising. The exchange shows a playful contest of stamina between two generations.
A collage of humorous quips and anecdotes from various periodicals. Jests about editors, ladies fashion, college tobacco use, and a churchgoing child mix with wry notes on habit formation, singing, and marriage. Multiple voices, locales, and old newspapers mingle in a light, satirical roundup.
A Boston Herald excerpt describes a public school teacher who endures being idolized by pupils. Boys shower affection with tokens from apples to flowers and even a box of false teeth, gifted with shy pride as the child explains they are mother’s and prettier than hers.
A playful exchange where Bob wishes for wings to reach a cake on a top shelf and mom answers. The dialogue ends with a quip that a youth guided by romance can be misled.
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