26 Apr 1883
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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1883
Page
1
In testimony witnesnor I subscribed my name and affixed the great seal of the State of Ohio at Columbus on the fourth day of April in the year 1888.
A poem recounted from Our Young Folks describes the Kaiser visiting an orphanage on a summer day. He bribes questions to a blue-eyed eleven year old girl who names kingdoms and yields a graceful, tender moment. The scene ends with the Kaiser gifting a royal largess after the girl speaks of heaven.
Gray clouds drift as Nellie Lawson and classmates scheme a rat prank on Ruth Baker at the old school. Nellie reveals the plan and later switches to a generous April Fool surprise, delivering lunch and funds. Ruth's grateful desk note and Nellie's remorse reflect tension between mischief and compassion. The Bakers' hardships soften as the community helps, ending with a warm fireside scene and praise for Nellie's act.
In early accounts of Australia a tale describes leaves that walk from trees. English sailors see green leaves fall in midsummer and crawl along the ground toward the trunk, frightening them. Later travelers explain these are leaf insects that mimic foliage, with winged, leaflike bodies that fold and crawl back to trees, changing color with seasons.
A summary of W H Pitt s paper in New York State Board of Health report on glucose manufacture from starch. It traces early discovery by Kirchoff, growth of U S industry, and process steps from starch to acid sugar solution, purification with chalk and lime, filtration, and vacuum drying to yield common glucose. Notes corn as primary raw material in U S, potatoes in Europe.
Italian killer Passanante, who tried to kill King Humbert in 1878, is chained to a wall in a nearly dark cell by a five foot chain riveted to his ankle and has become imbecile.
The San Francisco Bulletin recalls Dr. Hugh J. Glenn a California wheat magnate, landholder, shipper, and employer who owned vast ranches in Oregon and Nebraska. His death shocks supporters statewide after a life of immense wealth, industry, and public popularity.
A stylish Detroit man escorts two fashionable girls to the Russell House. A dropped silk umbrella rolls to the bottom of the stairs where he chases after it. An old man misidentifies him as a hack driver and is rebuffed with a witty denial. The girls giggle and the umbrella must be mailed home.
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