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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1878
Page
5
A Day With Doctor Sarah Coyt at Mrs Epps Luncheon
A warm luncheon hosted by Mrs. Harry Epps in Murray Gill gathers a dozen women and Doctor Sarah Coyt, a determined feminist fighter, whose presence unsettles the room as she asserts woman’s citizenship and plans to plead her cause before Congress while wrestling with past loves and a fragile social circle. The scene follows her preparation, rivalries, and a dramatic turn toward aiding a neglected child and Matthew Niles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Epps
Murray Gill
Central Park
Wistaria
Sarah
David
Maria Epps
Doctor Coyt
Mamma
Margaret Whyte
Jem Mace
Heenan
Morrissey
Maria
Woman's Rights
la Russe
Miss Purcell
Doctor Sarah
Congress
Epps
New York
Mrs. Huff
Marmaduke
Fanny Purcell
Sarah Coyt
Mrs. Epps
Cause
Washington
Congressional
Marke
Colonel Hoyt
Luther
Patrick Henry
Matthew Niles
Cean
Maryland
Matthew
Maj. Epps
Boston
West
Simon Coyt
Simon
Eli Sowerby
Eli
Winny Niles
Mathew
Winny
Matthew St
Ague
Maintenon
Louis
Margaret Fuller
Niles
Abbott
Mr. Nilei
Mr. Abbott
Philadelphia
Philadelhia
Sage
Charon
Israel
Dot
Harper’s Magazine
Leather’s long history in law and craft across ages
The article traces leather from prehistoric use to formal regulation. It notes early tanning with bark, Britons using hide thongs, sumptuary rules, and 16th century acts limiting tanning terms. It recalls 1830 repeal of restrictions, enabling free trade and advancing chemistry from Seguin and Davy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fox
England
Seguin
Sir Humphry Davy
Remembered Jewett case and public suicide narratives
The piece recalls the Jewett partnership dissolution tale and compares it with historic publicity seeking suicides in London. It notes a George III era incident near St James Palace where James Sutherland killed himself before the King’s carriage, and mentions nine Chinese servant girls who planned collective death after sharing family observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewett
London
George III
Extraordinary suicides and self harm cases across history
The account lists varied dramatic self-destruction acts such as a Paris bear pit death, lovers ending their lives together via pistols, and Loyat in Belluno 1805 who built a crucifix room scene to simulate the crucifixion. Though some survived with injuries, these reports reflect extreme personal crises and fatal outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesuvius
Paris
France
Loyat
Belluno
N. Y
The Garter a Royal Order of St George and Its Rise
The Order of the Garter, one of Europe’s oldest knightly orders, dates to the 14th century with Edward III as pivotal founder. Its elaborate regalia, history, and ties to royal honors are described, including the legend of the garter and the order's structures and symbols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the Garter
Earl Beaconsfield
Lord Salisbury
Edward III
Frossart
Stow
Windsor
Countess of Salisbury
Edward
Edward the Confessor
St. George
England
Order of St. George
Belgravia
Enland
Scotland
London
James I
Elizabeth
George
William III
Legal ad ad advertising on cooperative plan newspaper upheld
New Jersey courts ruled that an ad for a mortgage sale published in a newspaper on the cooperative printing plan was legal and sufficient. The sale proceeded, the petition to set aside denied, and the issue of legality of outside versus inside state newspapers was resolved in favor of the advertisement. The piece also notes a French priest ridiculed for opposing postmortem science during a typhoid epidemic, and ends with an odd wart cure tip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Newark
N. J
England
Lieberman
Gros-Caillou
Paris
Grasses Valuable to Dairying Farmers
Institute of Science discussion in Media Pennsylvania notes Kentucky blue grass favors good timothy stands when seeded after September wheat. Red clover provides key soil fertility through decaying roots, with data on nutrient content and long term benefits for timothy and other grasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Institute of Science
Media
Timothy
Institute
Ohio
Hungarian grasses yield rich hay on fertile soil
On very rich soil, orchard grass and Hungarian grass thrive when sown thickly. In fat, well-prepared soil the grass can produce two to three tons per acre in about fifty days if properly cured without rain. Wet curing harms quality far more than timothy and other grasses.
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Mr. Joy
Detroit
Milton
Birdie
Europe
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