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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1883
Page
2
A poem excerpt titled The Grave and Home appears in Scribner's Monthly. It speaks of grave silence and safety, contrasting death with the comfort of home and motherly hymns, concluding with a plea to be admitted to rest. Augusta Moore is attributed.
Phileas Fogg and Colonel Proctor duel aboard a moving train halted by a Sioux assault. Passengers evacuate as the locomotive derails, Fogg leads a rescue mission, and Passepartout is missing believed captured. Fix contemplates pursuit as Fogg volunteers soldiers to pursue and save three imprisoned companions.
A farmer near a fence line was spooked when a large weasel leaped onto a horse’s neck and bit it. He struck the animal with the reins, killing the weasel, and the horse recovered as they resumed plowing. The attack was driven by a mother weasel protecting her nest of young.
London Field describes the Southern Alps western Canterbury rivers Waimakariri Ashburton Rakaia Rangitata and Waitaki as giant streams fed by Mount Cook slopes. In autumn floods ease to clear streams fords are easy but floods trap teams for weeks and wash away travelers. The railway crosses on massive wooden truss bridges that span apparent dry ground.
Leavenworth County hunter A Wehrner claimed a cure for indigestion after eating eighteen eggs and chewing muddy water with pebbles from a goose craw. He felt relief within minutes and recovered, claiming the unorthodox mix ended his stomach pains.
The article argues against hard beds for babies, noting physicians in both the US and Britain warn such beds can harm infant development. It compares animal behavior of nesting with humans and stresses cleanliness and daily airing to keep any bed wholesome.
On the Pyramid Lake Reservation in Nevada the Indians are shown as industrious and contented, cultivating large quantities of grain and establishing a productive livelihood.
A collection notes diverse persons and events including Mrs. Sally Smith’s Edgartown death at ninety two, a pensioner James Barnes on Lake Champlain, a Petersburg siege casualty, Mrs. A. F Stewart’s mansion burden, President Arthur’s church routine, Elizabeth Manning Hawthorne’s death, and several preachers sharing The Prodigal Son across Binghamton and Troy.
A collection of lighthearted jokes and sketches from early 20th century papers. Items include misheard conversations, doorbell anecdotes, a minister’s visit, a bridal tour question, a wagon wheels joke, a piano machine gag, a fashion mishap on a streetcar, and a street confrontation over rent. The tone is brisk and comic with regional dialect humor and brief setups.
An eastern train near perpen saw a drummer insult a lady who had him as an acquaintance. The woman asked for a revolver to end the insult, prompting the drummer to flee to Cheyenne by the back door.
A nostalgic tale recalls Jerry the newsboy at Fulton Ferry who defends a girl from a blunt merchant. He refuses to take money for helping, chases a wrongdoer, and inspires readers with the pluck of working children. Mary Lowe Dickinson notes the enduring courage of such youths.
On a frigid day three small visitors arrive at Cousin Nellie’s home to meet her. Mrs Brown and Mrs Smith bring children in warm wraps and a large doll as Nellie contemplates their arrival and the risk of smallpox and scarlet fever.
In Our Little Ones, Mrs. G. Ha? explains the life cycle of dragonflies known as devil's darning needles. From pond mud eggs to greenish grubs with a mask-like hard lip, the insect transforms after nearly a year into a slender, colorful dragonfly that hunts with swift aerial grace.
In a family scene Mrs Biscuits spills over with talk as Cousin Nellie consoles her, lifting her on her lap with doll and muff. The hostess offers fruit and guests prepare to depart as the exchange ends with polite farewells.
A child Johnny frets over tears being salt water after a torn picture incident. He learns tears are salt water, then tries to cry to taste them but fails. Later a bump prompts more crying attempts, yet no tears appear. The tale ends with Johnny determined to find tears to taste.
In Vernon New York a forgotten trap on a shelf snapped shut on a mistress’s fingers while she sought an item. A servant then trapped her hand, followed by a younger house member, and all three were immobilized until a passerby freed them.
The Chicago Journal notes that silver coins reduced in weight but redeemable at full face value are still legal tender. Clipped and punched coins, however, are bought by weight as bullion. Few clipped coins remain in circulation and they should be retired.
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