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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1878
Page
4
A Sunday sermon is interrupted by a thunderstorm as Parson Crosby leads Deacon Crosby and villagers to salvage saved hay. The town rushes from pews to clear fields, shelter, and open gates as downpour traps effort and faith proves practical.
A narrator in a Connecticut village discovers an inheritance of $20,000 reshaping love with Annie Merril. He rewrites a mis stamped letter to spare her, discovers a rival’s missive, and eventually learns Annie’s suitor is Joseph Norris. The letters unlock a marriage and a rise in business fortune.
A colorful meditation on old and new journalism features Grandfather Lickshingle imagining a dramatic fire scene and newsroom drama. The piece blends nostalgic praise for past writing with a chaotic showcase of vivid fire imagery and fifteenth century like prose.
A humorous vignette collection follows a husband through a string of domestic misfortunes. Each episode features misunderstandings at home from neglected conversations to wardrobe mishaps and financial slips. The narrator frames the wife’s reactions with comic timing and domestic consequences.
A refinery expert explains that benzine is crude naphtha before refining and is not marketable until converted. Naphtha, produced by treating benzine with sulfuric acid, is in high European demand for aniline dyes and other uses, while some refiners sell benzine for fuel due to its cheaper, steadier heat compared with coal.
The article cites explorer Stanley considering an inland Maine expedition near Mooseloemaguntic and Molechunkamunk to reach a purported tribe called Srek cabneerg led by Esabe Noles. It describes primitive customs and a wartime claim of up to 40 000 warriors. Also includes a recipe fragment for a potato dish using eggs and butter.
The article notes that New York’s top physicians command annual incomes ranging from $40,000 to $70,000, reflecting substantial earnings in the medical profession.
An old report details Afghan houses with high mud parapets and boorka poshes allowing women to air unseen. It notes jealously guarded purdah, small window loops for glimpses, and wives influencing domestic affairs while men display outward indifference. An officer recalls a prior view from Bala Hissar and a delicated warning from a thrown ball.
The article describes plateau like pyramids built on Nile floodplains with black alluvial soil and stone ridges. It notes isolated rock columns near Dashoor and Chephren area forming natural monuments that likely inspired early tomb locations along the line of cliffs and sand drift.
The article argues that fertilizers can profit farmers when used judiciously. It urges using home manure first, applying fertilizers only to extend acreage, and using continuous, adequate dressings to reveal long term gains. It emphasizes measuring crop needs and soil fertility before buying fertilizer.
A Detroit Free Press item describes a tall fifty year old man who charms a rider on Woodward avenue cars. He whispers to a stranger, causing the man to step off and leave his seat, while the tall man takes the seat and the crowd remains unaware. The report laments that innocent people are powerless to stop such cons.
Rev. We H. CuaPuam of the M E Church Georgetown D C writes about testing the syrup and calls it the best remedy he has ever used in his family.
A review of a December Atlantic paper by Maj. B. W. Crowdenshield defending Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley campaign and disputing claims that his ride was mythical. The piece credits Sheridan with strategic vision and contrasts his campaigns with earlier Confederate successes and Washington panic.
The narrative recounts Sheridan's bold march through the Shenandoah Valley, routing Early at Cedar Creek after a night surprise by Gordon's division and subsequent pursuit. It notes captures of hundreds of guns and colors, the destruction of Early's army, and Sheridan's return to Petersburg to threaten Lee's rear and the Confederate capital.
The article traces early steam engine ideas from Savary to Newcomer and Brighton, then highlights James Watt's breakthroughs and Black’s heat insights. It notes a 1778 engine at Soho powering Albion Mills and mentions a Martin Key estate allegation and Judge Key’s possible move to Brooklyn.
The United States now cultivates over 22.3 million more acres of farmland than four years earlier, reflecting a substantial rise in agricultural area under cultivation nationwide. The shift indicates sustained expansion in farm production capacity across multiple states and regions.
The article offers diverse rural guidance on feeding stock with turnips and chopped roots to reduce choking, kerosene lamp maintenance for better light, and the importance of skilled management in farming. It also covers making red pepper catsup, roasting ducks with livers and gizzards in gravy, salting meat properly, and a lemon meringue recipe as a jelly cake substitute.
The notice extols Hop Bittern as a pure effective remedy, mocks bogus cures, and promotes Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser. It cites Rev Henry Warp Bercusr on life expectancy, links illness to law, and urges reading the Buffalo, New York author R. V. Pierce M D for a 900 page work with 250 plates priced at $1.50 postpaid.
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