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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1880
Page
5
Caroline Leslie, in Christian Union, reflects on a grandmother’s calm, guiding presence as she watches a baby sleep. The poem portrays memory, gentleness, and enduring love shaping a child’s early life, framed by calm imagery of night, lace, and soft lullabies.
In a Massachusetts village, Rose Iris Mathews grows from a beloved girl into a young woman as she faces departure, love, and heartbreak. John Allen, her steadfast friend, and Fred Heywood, a worldly suitor, converge in Paris where letters and fortunes complicate romance and loyalty. Rose must choose between enduring friendship and a glittering future, with her aging father guiding her path.
Mrs Van Benschoten quotes Aunt Mary praising the couple and noting the angels would not keep their souls apart while Mr Mathews admires his son-in-law's dignified manner as suitable for his profession.
A compressed digest of diverse 19th century notes reports discovery of fifty foot high barrel cacti bearing edible fruit in Arizona Territory. It also notes straw hat fashion in confectionery baskets, a Texas county’s corn aid for poor farmers, Swiss colonists in Tennessee, rising glass and tableware prices in Pittsburgh, and shifts in English tableware sources. Alaska may hold rich gold potential, California peach variety Peeu-too described, Japanese wall panels for decoration, and a Philadelphia apprentice suit over training gaps in a horse shoer shop.
A young man leaves the rural life behind for the city seeking fame and fortune. He endures crowded streets and sleepless nights, longs for home and loved ones, and finally buys a return ticket to comfort his aging parents, planning to bring Jennie and the farms back with him. The piece, narrated by a New Haven porter, reflects on urban disillusionment and longing for the country.
A collection of home remedies and farming tips. Instructions on cooling and using water to reduce acidity, a beefed up warning on managing stock thirst, methods for making cider vinegar and hot cross buns, plus detailed guidance on road construction with gravel, winter graveling in Canada, and avoiding wasteful fall road work. Contains multiple named sources such as Lansing Indiana State Sentinel and National Live-Stock Journal.
A Pesta surgeon argues that removing the frog causes degenerate, brittle horn and laminal strain, explaining why shod horses suffer sole descent. He warns against paring away the frog, noting natural shedding and regrowth produce a healthier, intact frog and hoof structure.
The first essential to a good road is drainage. A dry road bed supports loads, and water must be carried off by wide deep ditches as it falls. If ditches are not carefully built they fill with leaves sticks and washed soil.
A Trade Review piece emphasizes decision, truthfulness, and integrity as essential capital for young businessmen. It argues honesty sustains credit, trust, and long term success, warning that deception harms reputation and future prospects, while integrity aligns with Solomon’s counsel on righteous conduct.
A poetic exhortation on courage and truth, urging men to be steadfast and steadfast in duty. The verse praises bravery in face of misfortune, fidelity to God, self, and woman, and condemns lying as ruinous. It reflects a martial, moral tone with a reference to J. F. Waller in Cassell's Magazine.
A newspaper card listing Sunday School topics for February and March 1880. Scheduled lessons include The Tongue and the Temper, Grand Praying, Ourer's Care, The Savior's Golden Rule, and The False and the True, with referenced Bible passages from Matthew.
The Bishop Hagen era ends after six weeks of illness as family and old friends gather by the bedside. He speaks of Heaven and God, blesses all around, and dies peacefully with Jesus named in prayer, amid visions of light and ascent. The report, from Rev. Dr. Mallalieu via the New York Independent, recalls a sacred farewell.
In a church porch Rev William Aikman argues that daily small tasks and frugal living shape character. He contends life’s little things, from meals to pennies, lift souls or threaten them, depending on how one handles them. Perpetual duties bring us near to heaven and can enlarge our hearts rather than shrink them.
A fragment notes an incident on board the Arizona that prompts strong remarks on the efficiency and spontaneity of prayer under natural law. The brief mulls the significance of such events beyond theological essays.
The Temple of Our Savior in Moscow, begun in 1833, nears completion aimed for August to mark the emperor’s coronation anniversary. It stands 288 feet high in a Russo Byzantine Greek cross plan with five cupolas and a central dome. The project employed about 4,000 workers for a month to dig the foundation. Total cost is estimated above 20,000,000 roubles or £2,500,000, with lavish interior decorations and massive bronze features. The Synod approved £200,000 to demolish nearby housing for a terrace. A second cathedral in St. Petersburg began 1819 and consecrated 1858 cost about £4,500,000, and Nijni Novgorod’s third cathedral will cost about £2,000,000.
In a Detroit Free Press note, Sir Isaac Walpole weighs a mother’s request for a name for her daughter. He mocks fancy names like Cleopatra Viva Clarabell and advocates simple, sturdy names such as Polly and Dinah amid social unrest and economic strain.
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