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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1883
Page
7
The verse contrasts a woman’s stated criteria for a husband with a short tale of a marriage. She seeks a stylish, talented, bright, courteous partner with a violet blue gaze, singing talent, and no smoking, then settles for a plain, illbred man with two million who chairs a dull, verbose existence.
Dr Hans Frolich recalls a legendary St Bernard named Barry from Mont Blanc monastery days. Barry saved dozens, died rescuing a traveler during a harsh Swiss winter after a vaulting avalanche, earning monks veneration for courage and loyalty.
A Swiss alpine legend recalls a Newfoundland named Barry who dies after saving a monk from a wolf. An English traveler, mistaken as the threat, shoots the dog, and monks nurse the wounded man while Barry’s loyalty endures. Barry’s death inspires a lineage and museum display, shaping Alpine dog lore.
A broken candidate narrates a brutal collapse after mounting a quixotic bid for the Legislature. He recalls debt, pawned goods, sacrificed health, and sleepless weeks spent courting voters, churches, and donors, only to learn his party boss never intended his election amid a three-way race between two Democrats and a Republican.
In Detroit Free press style a tale of a prankster who swaps a trappings laden grip for a hotel bath and mismatched attire. Jokers at Soper’s strip him with a prank pulled near train time. The incident costs over twenty dollars and ends with a warning of trouble at Soper’s.
A collage of kitchen and farm hints from various papers. Fry potatoes in hot lard for breakfast. a farmer notes timothy seeds per bushel. methods to clean carpets with Indian meal and salt. flower beds need gladioluses with deep soil and slanted beds. a recipe for mince meat with fruit and spices. a seaside lunch idea with oysters on toast. Advice on milk hygiene and dairy management includes rest periods for cows and veterinary help for valuable horses. Bank up farmers’ houses for winter to preserve cellars and ventilation.
Instructions describe puff paste tarts pies cheese straws bow knots and plain paste. Includes rolling cutting baking and assembling tips with jelly fillings and decorative rims. Mentions oyster cheese lobster fillings and serving ideas.
A Century report recalls an 1888 funeral in Los Angeles for a woman over 100. Fourteen elderly watchers, led by Tomasa Camera aged over 100, attended the body laid on the floor with a stone beneath the head. They sat in a Tawhides on the floor, smoked corn husk cigarettes, sang, prayed, and kept the inner ring intact all night while outer friends moved freely.
A comparison of Bowdoin and Amherst discipline shows Amherst uses a Senate with four seniors, three juniors, two sophomores, and one freshman chaired by the president to advise on college welfare. Bowdoin uses a ten-member jury from four classes and five secret societies with the president as judge to administer justice and uphold the undergraduate community's peace and good name.
From St. Petersburg comes word that the Czar may grant reforms and a Constitution, with Count Tolstoi as Interior Minister drafting the document. A constitutional charter would mark a turning point for Russia, easing the Czar’s fears and potentially quelling Nihilism by placing the nation among enlightened powers.
The Pall Mall Gazette laments a six month sentence for Muhlradlitz in Silesia for old disrespect toward the imperial family. It censures Prince Bismarck for encouraging prosecutions and mocks a local stage driver in Augusta Maine who earns fifty cents for a sixty mile trip.
A collage of notes on society and health remedies, including French linseed oil uses and a Mary Ann Arkansas incorporation dispute. The column cites St Jacobs Oil testimonials from Peru and Chile, hair restorers, patent medicines, burglar quips, and carbuncular cures with general ad copy interwoven with light local gossip and humorous notices.
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