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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1883
Page
11
San Francisco News Letter presents a comical tale of a wealthy schoolmarm and a rich drummer. Their planned Europe trip collapses as social roles blur and a vow breaks amid playful romance.
A geologist uncle and two experts guide a coastal expedition in Wales. When a slip leaves a young man hanging, the uncle leaps to save him, both plunging into the sea. A fisherman and wife aid, then a perilous return to safety follows before they reach the farm and home, grateful to survive.
A Times-Democrat writer argues insects possess ordinary senses, notably hearing, citing caterpillars, beetles, flies, ants, bees, and cicadas. Antennae act as ears and foretell weather changes, while electric atmospheric states trigger insect abundance. The note also surveys cholera spread from Mecca to Egypt, France, and England, predicting a global outbreak by year’s end.
A large alligator was seen at the foot of St Francis Street yesterday, evading half a dozen marksmen as it swam up the stream in a bold display.
Curiosity piece notes cholera’s recurring waves from Hadjiz to Egypt to England, with past outbreaks in Mecca, 1851, 1848, 1865, and 1883. It links Egypt attacks to Southern and Western Europe’s suffering and predicts rapid advance of the current threat, citing cycles of six and eleven years.
The Doog F ish or Amia ocellicanda is described as a slow lumbering predator with a large mouth and insatiable appetite. It stalks feeding grounds, ambushes prey such as small catfish and perch, and even consumes its own spawn. The female guards eggs aggressively while the male and species behavior are noted with a humorous, observational tone. The piece cites the Continent as the source.
The Philadelphia Record notes advances in baggage handling including patent carts elevators and trucks that ease travel stress. It explains that Broad Street Station dispatches 1500 pieces daily with receipts logged at every car change and sent to the Philadelphia office. A trunk from a year ago can be traced through all routes by these receipts, and no trunk was lost among 300,000 sent last year.
The article weighs oyster digestion and nutrient content against beef pork and fish. It notes raw oysters digest similarly to cooked beef while stewing slows digestion, compares their protein to other foods, and recalls a physician’s favorable yet cautious view. It warns oysters spoil in hot weather like other fish.
A brief note in Y. News highlights the idea that staying calm and unobserved can shape daily life, suggesting a quiet philosophy of restraint and awareness. The piece frames ease as a practical approach for modern routines and personal conduct.
The article notes massive progress in 50 plus years, from mixed stock to pure blood breeds across cattle, sheep, swine, and poultry, with improved dairy qualities, meat yields, and wool. It highlights fruit grafting, vegetable diversity, and the shift from natural grasses to cultivated hay, plus advances in farming tools and methods and the labor of early farm wives.
The wedding of a Quaker couple unfolds during a weekday eleven o'clock meeting. The bride and groom enter with attendants, declare vows before the assembly, and receive a marriage certificate read by the meeting clerk. A silent worship follows, then guests attend a feast at the bride’s home and an next day “unfair” at the groom’s home.
The old parsonage at Fort Hunter New York, erected in 1712, remains a sturdy and appealing residence with years of service reflected in its sturdy walls and enduring charm.
A summer morning scene shows Tom craving ripe plums on a high limb. He cannot reach them, and the tree appears to mock him as the leaves rustle with laughter. Tom grows tired and declares plums must be sour and not worth the effort.
In Cassell's Natural History an Aboard ship incident unfolds as a sun black monkey is coaxed from the deck by Jack who paints him with white paint. The creature climbs the maintop, licks off the paint, escapes several retrieval efforts, and finally returns to the speaker’s lap after a scolding. The steward cleans the paint with turpentine and no serious harm occurs.
The Diana monkey native to Western Africa and the Guinea Coast is described with its crescent white forehead band. It is agile and mischievous, capable of stealing food, attacking mates, and pestering crew aboard ship as recounted by Mrs Bowditch and observers, including dramatic scenes of its antics and jealous behavior toward other monkeys.
Two year old Elsie nicknamed Sassy causes minor trouble at home. She grabs grandma’s flowers, argues with a scolding, and even apologizes in a humorous garbled cry. A wasp sting leaves her thumb red and swollen, quickly treated with baths and kisses from family.
The article discusses living at extreme elevations from seven thousand feet to over twenty thousand, noting how water boils at lower temperatures, cooking challenges, and the resilience of natives. It cites Potosi, Hanle, and expeditions by Schlaginweit and Tyndall, and mentions Everest at 29,005 feet with the condor observed 500 feet higher.
The old corn mill three miles from town, Cowherd's Mill, reaches a centenary. A square stone over the door bears 1781, recalling its long history. Years ago wheat was ground there but the machinery decayed and was never renewed.
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