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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1884
Page
3
An autumn romance shifts to tragedy as a son loses his wife and two children leaving a lonely house. Gifts from his mother-in-law ease hardship until a cold winter morning brings sorrow and the mother-in-law returns as a consoling angel.
A city man hides a plan to move his wife to the country. He returns to find his wife and guests terrified by a staged burglar scare while their child is briefly missing, ending with the reveal that the man came home because he was homesick for the country.
A digest of social and literary notes across newspapers recounts health critiques of Dr. George Fordyce and wealth of directors like Frederick L. Ames, Jay Gould, and Hugh J. Jewett. It notes Frances Hodgson Burnett’s illness, Rev. Dr. John Hall’s salary, and Miss Sallie Maclean’s wit. it also highlights John A. Cockerill’s pay, Matthew Arnold’s American lectures, and Lt. Rhodes’s role in the City of Columbus wreck recovery.
A Bowery museum promoter denies headless rooster exhibits while a reporter exposes a fraud. He describes a process to fake decapitated birds by skinning and sliding a hood over the head, then feeding corn to simulate a living bird as sightseers are invited to view. The sensational tale ends with a call to see the fat woman and double-headed boy as the band plays.
A Harper's Bazaar styled essay examines the scold as a universal figure present in all classes from boarding houses to palaces. It questions gendered expectations and notes the scold’s relentless, sometimes couch-bound, tirades from Mount Washington to village homes.
A collage of comic snippets includes a forgetful son seeking leave from service, a question about the first lady, and promises to introduce visitors to Philadelphia’s social circle. Jokes about hay quality, teen chatter, biblical foxes, a sledding rhyme, and a courtroom quip fill a lively page of light humor.
The article explains muscle function from voluntary contraction to reflex action. It notes brain signals, independent internal muscles, and breathing control, with examples of hysteria, epilepsy, locomotor ataxia, and trance. It mentions postmortem muscle activity and occasional postdeath convulsions in cholera and yellow fever cases.
The Chicago Tribune praises Irving's intellect as luminous and widely horizoned, quoted by the Lowell Citizen who notes the description resembles a red sunset and mentions sending a copy of the paper home.
The Hartford Post notes the first business erected by the New Haven colonies in 1682 remains standing and active today, highlighting its enduring historic role and current function.
A respected citizen faces trial for shooting a friend. The court declares guilt, while the prisoner challenges the indictment misreadings about bullets and a horse-shoe nail, with the judge noting the error in wording.
A London Times cor respondent recounts a six o clock theft attempt in High Street St Giles as a thief snatched a watch chain and vanished into a maze of alleys near Seven Dials. The writer chased the culprit with two bystanders hindering pursuit, exchanged no violence, and later recovered the chain from his pocket.
An arriving French stained glass window for St John’s Church in Washington is a memorial ordered by President Arthur for his deceased wife, noted in the Washington Star.
Fred protests against Grandma after she calls his kitten a horrid name. The boy’s tears show his hurt as the narrator consoles him and questions the Grandmother’s actions. Josephine Pollard, Harper's Young People.
Tom Percival dreams of knightly glory while his sister Susy sews and Jehoshaphat lectures chairs. The trio acts out chivalric tales until a skate request, a fallen old woman, and a frightened rider disrupt their tale. A homely girl rebukes Tom, ending his bravado as Susy quietly endures. Tom and Jehoshaphat retreat to the nursery.
A noon sighting along Griswold Street shows a middle aged man and woman counting cash from a bank withdrawal. Witnesses confirm totals echoing a $600 sum, while the couple quibble over accuracy, joking about running for office and teaching counting. The tale blends hoax like humor with street surveillance and concludes with a local weathered note about Texas wells.
William H Craft walked 302 miles in 100 hours in Syracuse New York without sleep. His feat underscores endurance and stamina in a grueling long distance challenge observed by local officials and supporters.
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