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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1878
Page
4
An experienced Honeyhurst doctor boasts unmatched skill while a young medical student Charles Horton seeks revenge for a five pound ruse. Horton returns incognito to trick Dr. Johns with staged illness and a forged prescription, ending with the doctor exposed to a costly cure and a twist of vengeance.
A German worker at Dove Stamping Company in Cambridgeport was driven to madness by a group of coworkers playing a deadly hoax. He followed a false tale of a buried fortune, witnessed a ghost, and endured practical jokes that culminated in acute mental collapse. The incident drew church and police involvement as his wife and children face ruin.
The latest scientific warfaring advance is a submarine boat named after the Garrett designer. The cigar shaped craft spans fourteen feet with a five foot width and five tons weight. It moves up and down and forward and back via water tanks and an internal air pump controlled by a treadle and fly wheel mechanism.
In an Evening Post interview at Gen. McNeill's Common Hill residence, the general disputes fierce stereotypes of Indians. He argues Indians can be civilized, value family, and prefer trading honestly once influenced by humane agents like Quakers. He cites Modoc Joe and Scarfaced Charlie as examples of affection and gradual cultural adaptation, noting Indians’ capable subsistence with cattle and schooling.
A British observer reports on locust swarms as they devastate crops in Ajmere and Bikaneer. Young locusts march to flight, destroying tall crops. villagers and soldiers dig trenches to herd swarms away, testing a method to save vegetation.
A Civil War era fragment describes trenches twenty five to sixty feet long one foot wide and two feet deep. Native soldiers in a horseshoe formation drove locust swarms into the trenches then buried them with dirt. Over two hours, about 7.5 million locusts weighing ten and a half tons were killed from roughly 300 feet of trench work.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt mocks the Oliver Optic style novel The Impossible Boy, depicting a fourteen year old wielding a seven shot pistol on a ship. The piece ridicules the heroism and moral tone of such boys while noting the sensationalism that sells ten cent novels.
A wealthy hypochondriac farmer in Langenau sought Michael Scuppach the Mountain Doc who promised to cure him of eight demonic “inmates” in eight days at one louis d or per demon with two extra for the obstinate captain. Each morning a shock exorcised one more, until all nine louis d or were paid to aid the poor. Credible witnesses attest the odd cure and a Solomon proverb about fools.
In a humble Chatham Street dwelling lives a 21 year old male who, despite birth in 1857, remains physically and mentally an infant. Born June 10 1857 to Mr and Mrs Jacques Jean of 165 Chatham Street his illness began with measles at eight months leading to a years long struggle.
A boy described as a perfect baby in mind and body, height near three feet, waist measurement four feet, head over two feet in circumference, hands and feet tiny, weighing 160 pounds. At ten he stood two feet tall but weighed almost 100 pounds. Despite education efforts, he learns little, speaks few words, and cannot walk due to extreme corpulence. Authorities call it extraordinary. father declines show offers.
A New York Tribune correspondent recalls meeting Lincoln at a Whig rally in Springfield during the Harrison campaign. A Second Advent Baptist minister sought a license to lecture, asked Lincoln about audience prospects, and Lincoln noted most locals had not heard of the first coming of the Savior nor cared for the second.
Three Pike County maidens from near Porter's Lake rowed to a dance, then returned to find a wounded buck in the water. They killed it with blows to the neck, tied it to the boat, and towed a 244 pound prize ashore. The buck bore a fresh wound and a broken hind leg, likely driven to water by hounds. The report notes the setting in a sparsely populated region with long walks for attendees.
An advertised dog vs cat fight at the Alhambra drew a big crowd but failed to proceed as planned. The cat fled into the audience, triggering an improvised spectacle of acrobatics and floor antics by spectators. The event concluded with a lively, sunlit interlude and a brief chase, noted for its odd resilience. The Times short time of 1 69 is cited.
A essay notes a single man's thrift may fail against a careless wife and urges mothers to teach daughters household economy. A Peltonville spelling row ends in a fight after a contest between p l o u g h and p l o w. An iron wedge was found in a Kentucky hog’s stomach.
The text presents a fragmented 1879 calendar with months February through December and scattered numbers, followed by a quotation about enforcing education in a dog and the potential scare of a "dog fiend" rumor in the neighborhood, attributed to The Saturday Review. The overall item reads as a mixed calendar snippet and a brief editorial remark.
A compilation of practical instructions for foods and home care. Includes doughnuts with simple ingredients, tomato soup from bones and tomatoes, cold slaw with eggs and milk, bread pudding with eggs and milk, and tips for chilblains rough hands and sheep rot remedies. Also notes oat meal preparation, stove cleaning grease, corn cake methods, German coffee cake, and French mustard.
The passage outlines a brutal, staged method to train a large dog to endanger and kill for its handler. It details provoking the animal with controlled tease, feigning a fight with a masked stranger, isolating the animal, and a final nocturnal exercise where a volunteer pretends injury to trigger the dog. The instructions emphasize fear, control, and ultimate danger.
A compact, opinionated note on advertising stressing liberal spending, frequent use of printers ink, and the belief that publicity guides customers. It cites Ben Franklin, P T Barnum, J J Astor, A T Stewart, and Vanderbilt, framing ads as a window into a shop and a driver of success.
An advertisement touts Hop Bitters as a miraculous remedy for female complaints. It claims to relieve languor and headaches, restore elasticity, and stop periodical pains by addressing irregularities and obstructions, urging readers to try the remedy.
An 1878 advertisement claims vinegar harms young women with fat reduction. It promotes Allan's Anti Fat as harmless, aiding digestion by reducing fat assimilation. A testimonial from Mrs. M. B. Myers notes a three pound loss after one bottle. Includes offer of Electric Belts from Pulvermacher Galvanic Co. Cincinnati.
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