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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1880
Page
4
A long diary from 1774 75 kept by Annie Lawton narrates life in Concord during the early Patriot era. Her family and neighbors assist Samuel Adams and John Hancock while dealing with redcoat threats, battles, and a romance with a royalist officer who, after war, repents and adopts the Patriot cause. Annie’s courage, diary vows, and eventual widowhood frame a tale of family devotion and revolution.
A Massachusetts census-taker recalls rough receptions in Dorchester as he sought information from residents. Dooley recounts being mistaken for a peddler or book agent and describes refusals to reveal ages. One woman balks at subscription offers and later reveals her name but not her age. The enumerator suggests she is fifty, while she asserts she is thirty-nine.
A West End resident recounts English sparrows nesting in a pigeon-box with a surface mirror. The birds repeatedly strike the glass, even biting and dropping gravel as they attack their reflected image. The writer asks naturalists for an explanation of whether the birds know the mirror is glass and if they intend to break it.
A reported incident in Michigan led to an arrest and a ten dollar fine for hugging a widow, provoking questions about press sensationalism and authorities’ actions as referenced by a Philadelphia Chronicle.
A collection of practical recipes and preservation tips including Iceland Moss Chocolate and coffeecake, a custard method for ice cream, cucumber pickling with color preservation, ferns pressing guidance, and prairie orchard siting to protect buds. It emphasizes hardy apples and windbreak plantings for northern homes.
Dr Crosby of Bellevue Hospital extols milk as a universally usable dietary article for all conditions. He notes milk aids sick and healthy alike, suggests mild additives to smooth digestion, and recommends it with cereals for light meals, praising regular simple habits and milk as a standard for long healthy life.
In hot weather cows dull in production unless shaded and well watered. Keep them fed with nutritious soil-feed such as corn or oats, or grain if pastures are short. Do not overwork them, allow rest in shade, and ensure plenty of clean water at night.
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered Gen chapter references including Gen 11:31 Gen 18:16-33 Gen 19:12-33 and Gen 14:12-24 Aug dates 2 Covenant and Abraham themes with incomplete words. The readable items list biblical verses and dates, suggesting a religious study or sermon notes.
The Chicago correspondent recounts D L Moody’s 20 year effort in Chicago’s North Side, starting with eighteen barefoot children and a rented saloon mission, growing into the Chicago Avenue Mission. It details his outreach to immigrants, the scale of Sunday school, and the church’s fireproof expansion, fundraising, and ongoing community programs.
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