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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1883
Page
1
Mrs Spoopendyke frets over heat in a car as her husband struggles to open a stubborn window. He endures mishaps, misfires, and comic obstinacy, while she persists in a lighthearted, teasing exchange about cooling off.
A Pall Mall Gazette idea on oiling the Straits of Dover as a safety measure costs and feasibility. The piece notes Peterhead experiments, daily costs, and possible government concessions. It shifts to a moving museum scene, where a keeper bathes large boa constrictors, discussing care, temperature, diet, and the snake’s temperament, with reflections on danger and animal handling.
A roundup of scattered notes cites American education, church progress, a New York colored Catholic project, and anecdotes. Items include Wilder on study hours at Cornell, a colored priest prospect in Rome, a merchant's pledge story, a Houston preacher halting a baseball game for worship, Philadelphia Jews gaining voting rights in synagogues, and a range of international schooling comparisons. An Arizona cloudburst tale narrates Judge Ferguson’s walk near Tucson, followed by a curious ferry scene in Detroit.
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