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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1878
Page
4
A fragmentary Atlantic essay excerpt features Oliver Wendell Holmes discussing a broken harp and vanished tones. The speaker laments ruined strings and time’s decay, yet speaks of memories and music still haunting the aged frame. The tone blends elegy with wistful recollection on enduring art.
A couple’s six week Italian holiday turns a test of love into a search for kinship. An accident uncovers Lucia Vianero’s marriage secret and Paolo’s true father, revealing Walter’s sister is Paolo’s aunt and sparking a reluctant guardianship that binds the pair for life.
John Pringle confronting five full grown male baboons in the Hantam region fights to save his life. After disabling one with a shot and fending off others, a baboon grapples him by the throat, but Pringle kills the animal with a stone. The encounter ends with Pringle victorious as the remaining baboons retreat. The piece notes these primates harm lands and gardens, including damage to melons at Zaarfontein.
The American elder explains nail sizes like four-penny and ten-penny as weight per thousand. Four-penny equals four pounds per thousand nails, six-penny equals six pounds per thousand, an old system originally tied to ten hundred nails. When a thousand nails weigh under a pound they’re called tacks or brads and counted by ounces.
An estimate of the national tax on fermented liquors, distilled spirits, cigars and tobacco is detailed. It shows 317,495,601 gallons of fermented liquors consumed, 50,704,189 gallons of distilled spirits, 1,905,063,743 cigars, 165,189,584 cheroots, and 25,312,933 pounds of manufactured tobacco consumed in the last fiscal year.
A philosophical meditation on whether dying rich brings honor or long lasting happiness. The speaker questions if wealth after death benefits relatives who inherit or mourn, and whether tears at funerals are truly a luxury or a painful necessity. A concluding anecdote features Deacon Jones crying at Sally's funeral despite being advised to be consoled.
A historical survey argues infantry as the decisive arm in campaigns, noting its offensive necessity, vulnerability under fire, and training efficiency. Also includes scattered home remedies and cooking instructions, plus animal aging notes and a disinfectant formulation for public health.
The writer argues that morals reflect local circumstances and public sentiment rather than universal codes. In England and America harsh penalties drive the fallen into vice, while in France soldiers and workers form attachments that endure despite unable to wed. Military service, strict marriage laws, and costly ceremonies shape behavior, with many couples cohabiting without being degraded. The piece notes differences across nations and cites foundling statistics to illustrate social resilience.
The Philadelphia Times urges farmers to boost poultry production noting lower cost per pound than beef or pork and steady markets. It argues poultry fits women and children for household labor, shares profits with youngsters, and cites a Bethel Pennsylvania girl who netted $300 in 1874 after yard expenses.
The Colorado potato beetle spread from the Rocky Mountains to Atlantic potato fields threatening crops. Professor Thomas Say described it, and experts propose Paris green as a remedy. US Department chemist McMurtrie notes plants cannot absorb arsenic compounds from soil, prompting debate over this treatment.
Agricultural experts debate Paris green safety and effectiveness. Prof Sharples, Kedzie, Riley, and others discuss arsenic limits, tuber protection, and consumer risk. Experiments show beetle extermination with minimal soil impact, suggesting no danger at low application rates.
In a Paris hotel police arrested an elderly woman living with her sister amid luxury. Reports vary on extradition or arrest error as authorities pursue the widow of Spanish satirist Senor Larra, famed for impromptu banking scams. The con ran from 1872 to 1875 with large sums, mirroring later Naples and Berlin cases. The state seeks her, once rumored to have fled to Mexico.
An advertisement claims nervousness stems from indiges tion and stomach weakness. It promotes Hop Bitters as a remedy to strengthen the stomach purify the blood and keep the liver and kidneys active to remove toxins and waste from the body. It references another column for more details.
An advertisement urges households to use DooLey's Yeast Powder to ensure light biscuits cakes rolls and bread with reliable results for a happy home and well managed kitchen.
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