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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1883
Page
19
A comic tale contrasts a handsome schoolteacher and a wealthy drummer in a planned Europe bound romance. The pairing ends in a public display of affection before a broken vow surfaces, revealing class tension and a moral stirring.
A Times Democrat writer argues insects possess sensory powers akin to ears. He describes caterpillar reactions to sound, grasshoppers and cicadas responding to taps, and antennae as key organs for hearing and weather prognostics. He links insect wakefulness to electricity and notes cholera spread patterns across continents.
R G Jennings writes that cholera visits Europe with regular intervals, spreading from Mecca via the Hadji route to Egypt and England. He notes outbreaks in 1831 1548 1865 and 1883, with Europe especially the south and west affected. The forthcoming attack is expected to advance rapidly, following a six and eleven year cadence.
A clipped antique note discusses oysters as nutritious but variable in digestion. It compares raw oysters to cooked beef, notes stewing adds digestion time, and ranks oysters among other foods for muscle content. It cites a physician who doubted fondness equating to wholesomeness and warns of spoilage in hot weather.
The Continent outlines the lake dog fish Amia ocellicanda as a lazy, slow mover that lures prey by remaining still in feeding grounds. It consumes small catfish and perch, herring, ciscoes, white fish, and spawn, while the female guards and later releases her young after brooding.
The Philadelphia Record notes modern baggage handling eliminates lost trunks. Patent carts elevators and trucks track 1,500 pieces daily from Broad Street Stall. Each transfer yields a receipt tracing the trunk through every hand and car, ensuring no trunk is misplaced.
Massachusetts Ploughman recalls vast gains in livestock breeding nameable by pure blood lines and tailored traits. He notes improved fruit grafting, vegetable diversity, and farmer autonomy lifting the poor to par with monarchs in access to foods. The piece contrasts old plows and limited implements with modern tools and expanded agrarian knowledge shaping farming life.
The Quaker wedding described ends with a formal ceremony inside a weekly meeting at eleven, the couple reciting vows before the congregation, followed by silent worship and a communal feast. The piece notes the old Fort Hunter parsonage built in 1712 as a noted historic detail.
A summer morning tale of Tom trying to reach ripe plums from a tree and failing, then a sea voyage aboard with Jack and a mischievous monkey causing laughs as the crew handles antics and a tame scuffle aboard. Cassell's Natural History provides the monkey episode with humorous rescue.
A vivid account of the Diana monkey from West Africa aboard a ship describes its bold, mischievous behavior toward crew and mates, including stealing food, pulling tails, and causing chaos. It also features a child named Elsie nicknamed Sassy, who chats with grandma about flowers, a wasp sting, and family life observed through illustrated magazines.
The article notes Com stock residents live seven thousand feet above sea level and face cooking challenges due to low boiling points. It compares altitude effects on lungs, weather, and health, citing Potosi, Hanle, Everest, and Tyndall era explorations while mentioning an old 1781 Cowherd's Mill near Gordonsville Virginia.
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