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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1887
Page
3
Poetic reflection speaks of distance to a calm homeland beyond the sea and the passing years bearing the losses of loved ones in quiet, mournful memory. The lines evoke longing, dreamlike imagery, and a sense of farewell across waters.
A narrator claims to have found the murderer of an unknown girl through a brass brooch bearing a man’s face. He confronts a hotel guest as the killer, alleging the image was etched by fate and the mark of Cain in the incident’s strange, unsettled mystery.
A study of George Crabbe's childhood and his father George Crabbe Sr a stern temperate man who preferred tavern life after 1774 and long evenings reading to the family while crabbe admired Young Milton and Martin's Magazine. The elder's belief in mathematics and occasional poetry shaped the poet’s early bent and the moral theme of unused power.
A long slice of 19th century miscellany recounts leeches used in medicine, barber practices, and the leeches’ life cycle. It notes European import origins, especially Sweden, and tells a vivid cradle of regional lore about leechers and a strange hunter’s tale from Paris. Also included are Crime era vignettes, a tale of Vidocq and a thief Perrin, a horse-breaking squaw story, medical notices on digestion with hot water, and a brief jab at labor groups.
The article notes that Germans abroad cling to Fatherland customs, seek freer air in republics, and favor well run resorts with music and comforts. Families join outings together, wives shed household burdens, and fathers meet neighbors for hearty discussions, leading to many happy homes among Germans.
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