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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1883
Page
9
A poetic plea from the Detroit Post and Tribune urges men to reassure wives and show love daily. It compares women to tender plants that must be nurtured after spring rains and warns against relying on words alone, promising a healing balm if used truly.
A quiet New York state elder, bound to a Revolutionary era home, resists progress amid a growing town. Her neighbor Buxton and a fire end her world as developers sweep away the old house and its memories.
Detroit Free Press notes on how figures such as Samuel Shin and Demosthenes would measure as great men by their comforts and possessions, contrasted with humble everyday people. The piece blends a humorous critique of status with a parable about wealth, happiness, and true merit. A separate brief from Sullivan County reports a sunflower seed count of 4150 at Callicoon Depot, with James R. Calkins as the close guesser.
The piece argues for moderate regular feeding, constant air, and daily muscle work to build endurance. It warns against fattening horses and emphasizes training for muscle over weight, noting the risk of collapse in spring from overfeeding and poor exercise. It cites farmer caution and shares frontier-case losses. The Iowa State Register and Rochester Post-Express close with a note on Madagascar’s queen.
The column compiles varied domestic guidance on painting stair rails with linseed oil and coal, rotting prevention, bread cake recipes, humane horse care, fowl root placement for space efficiency, and optimism for apple orchards despite crop issues. It cites The Times Detroit Post N Times Prairie Farmer and Farm and Garden.
Dr Hannecford argues against the strengthening view of plasters. He notes Burgundy pitch irritates to draw waste to the surface, warns against inactivity, and favors mustard or cayenne on wet cloths as better, removable irritants that promote waste discharge. He critiques porous plasters for retaining waste and cautions on surface retention.
A period excerpt notes Lord Coleridge praising England over the United States for home life. He cites richer home comforts, more social gatherings and better treatment of friends, with Americans seen as busier and less inclined to leisure at home.
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