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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1884
Page
7
A mother questions Mabel about her late return as the moon rises and birds sing. Mabel admits her companion was Harry Gray and pleads to tell him she is waiting, while reflecting on the danger of glances from strangers. The scene unfolds at a gate beside the road where idle passersby stare.
A vivid field portrait of a lone buffalo bull defending his trove of grassland against a circling pack of wolves. The confrontation unfolds as predators converge from all sides, the monarch fighting to hold his ground and the herd watching from a distance.
The Detroit Free Press recounts a matador scene where a monarch bull charges a circling ring, rams at a spot, and the gray white bull is brought down by wolves. The account emphasizes game, nerve, and grit as the bull dies, bones to be buried by men.
The Herald of Health summarizes slow digestion or simple dyspepsia as more common in men and sedentary individuals. It details causes such as deficient stomach and intestine activity and poor gastric juice, plus symptoms from postmeal weight to heart concerns and sleep disruption, with acidity and fermentation features in the acid form.
A collection of home and farm notes including cautions about animals never drinking icy water, quick window polishing with breath and newspaper, hot-beds for seedlings, and kitchen suggestions. Also features advice on bread leftovers, a farmers pudding recipe, coal-ash use in hen houses, and salt application for asparagus.
The Bureau of Statistics reports October exports of imitation butter and oil totaling about 4.13 million pounds valued at 516,655 dollars, while genuine butter exports reach 2.96 million pounds worth 572,446 dollars. For ten months ending October 31, imitation butter and oil dominate oleomargarine trade with about 33 million pounds valued at 4.3 million dollars, versus 18.88 million pounds of real butter worth 3.41 million. The cheaper imitation boosts foreign trade margins, with export prices around 11 to 13 cents per pound compared with genuine butter above 18 cents.
A verbose portrait contrasts the farmer’s frugal routine and toil with changing fortunes and social labels. The piece cites Jersey milk, spring lamb, new hay, and horse stables, noting early rising, candlelit breakfasts, drought fears, shifts to Kansas, and eventual inheritance fights led by lawyers after death.
A Philadelphia fashion note describes dresses for young ladies and misses featuring cream cashmere and ivory crepe designs. Key garments include a cream cashmere dress with knife plaiting and drapery, an ivory crepe dress with lace plastron, and a navy satin pelisse wrap. A spring suit in blue tones with velvet trim is also outlined, including hat styling.
A celebrated Chi society figure maintains fifty three dogs, from Saint Bernards to small breeds, with strict care. They dine on oyster and egg dishes, oatmeal and milk, served in fine dishes, and avoid meat or scolding. The experiment draws attention for its unusual devotion and curious canine preferences. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Workmen cleaning the Rio River Joanna in Brazil uncover a cedar chest buried in mud. Inside are lamps swords gold and diamond works believed to have belonged to Jesuits who discarded them while fleeing Rio de Janeiro. The items were sent to the museum.
Onida writes of life in Italy as a search for simple pleasures. The excerpt describes wanting only air light warmth wind maize or grapes an old guitar and a sleeping niche near a singing fountain for rest among mosses and marble.
Mrs. F. G. Kellogg of 50 East 86th Street suffered seven days of convulsions and paralysis. Doctors failed to help after seven attempts. Desperate relief came when she used St Jacobs Oil, and she rapidly recovered after starting treatment.
In a terse, cryptic note the phrase A coat-Tail flirtation is the latest signals social intrigue. The image of a wrinkled coat-tail with dusty toe-marks implies a message tied to paternal connections, hinting at discreet family whispers.
An old ad laden note touts Dr Scott's Cocaine remedy and Swift's Specific with testimonials claiming cures for cancer sores and chronic ailments. It includes product mentions like Ely's Cream Balm and Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer with wholesale agents listed.
The Rochester paper discusses heredity in mental and physical traits and relays Mrs. Carrie D. T. Swift story of rheumatic troubles easing after using Warner's Safe Rheumatic Cure. The account includes Mr. R. H. Furman praising the remedy after personal trial and notes its broader claimed efficacy.
Coughs, measles and sleepless nights are claimed cured by White Wine of Tar Syrup. Various patent medicines, salves and tonics promise relief for blood impurity, worms, nerves, piles and coughs. Ads tout Samaritan Nervine, Scovill’s Sarsaparilla, Hale’s honey, Piso’s Cure, Rough on Corns and more with testimonials and warning to dairymen about imitation color.
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