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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1883
Page
3
A ballad in ornate verse by S. B. Foster from Century Magazine recounts Cupid losing his arrows to Death in a sultry cave. The swapped darts spur a contrast where youth are struck by Death and elders by Love, altering fate as Time advances.
The article reviews Venus as mankind’s near neighbor and argues she is not habitable by known theories. It traces observations of Venus phases, brightness, rotation debates, possible atmospheres, moons, and terrain, and contrasts Venus with Earth while noting long cosmic timelines and the sun’s influence on both worlds.
A collection of rural aphorisms attributed to J. A. Macon from The Certury. The sayings caution harsh rules, blacksmith folklore, and farming woes. Subjects include mule stubbornness, dark hides, signs of rain, and the hardships of labor with rustic humor and moral hints.
In a Hartford saloon a betting scheme backfired when a patron unknowingly guessed 625 pennies in a money drawer. The keeper and a confederate had set bets on 624 and 626, but the man’s accidental precision won the pot, leaving the betting man briefly outsmarted and then subdued by the odds.
A visitor notes the Dismal Swamp in Virginia has shrunk over twenty years and now yields prime farming land. A railroad crosses it, with drainage proposals for Lake Drummond by Gov. Butler’s earlier project. Lumbering remains the swamp’s main industry amid canals and tramroads.
A Pennsylvania man, betrayed by a false engagement rumor, dreamed of a bright angel urging him to heaven and shot himself at dawn after a note named companions for digging his grave and selecting hymns for a funeral. The involved young woman resents the rumor she was his fiancée.
The Courts of Common Pleas in Philadelphia show divorces more than doubling each decade with 477 petitions in the past year. Of the 477, 295 are wives seeking severance and 182 are husbands, per the Philadelphia Press.
A passenger on the New Haven Road between Hartford and Boston presented a fare ticket issued by the old New Haven Hartford and Springfield line in 1862. The unused ticket, nearly twenty years old, was honored upon presentation.
A collage of reminiscences and clippings praising St Jacobs Oil with quotes about Mayor Carter H Harrison and other readers. The piece weaves testimonials from the Boston Globe and Detroit readers, noting cures for rheumatism and various ailments, with humorous asides and unrelated notes.
An assortment of ad snippets touts patent medicines and remedies. Claims include a skin cure for irritation, a remedy for consumption, and various tonics and dyes. The clippings present testimonials and sales pitches with suggested prices and endorsements from unnamed editors and readers.
The Voltaic Belt Co of Marshall Michigan invites men to trial Dr Dye's Celebrated Electro Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances for thirty days. No risk as trial is allowed and restoration of health and vigor is promised. Also advertised are Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar, Pike's toothache drops, Wise's Axle Grease, Steve Land & Co. ads, and Spring Tobacco.
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