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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1883
Page
7
Shillabers and the silver gilt watch swindle
A detailed critique of sham auctions where shill bidders and a slick auctioneer misrepresent watches. The piece explains how 18 carat gold claims disguise silver gilt cases, how bidders signal limits, and how stuffed watches and aluminum fakes fleece unsuspecting country buyers.
Capping Schemes Described by Chicago Watch Dealers
Chicago Times exposes a practice where a shill bid starts at 65 dollars on a valuable watch. The dealer then offers a second timepiece and promises to credit the first bid if the buyer purchases the second. The tactic misleads crowds into believing watches are gold or silver rich, while many are base metal with coatings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times
Many-Sided Man Gilder Returns From Siberia Journey
W H Gilder, correspondent for the W S Herald, arrived in New York after crossing Siberia with sledges to report the Rodgers fire. He details extreme hardships, frugal living, and a demanding voyage companion, noting mental fatigue outweighed physical tolls, and expresses a desire to return to such exploration if another expedition were mounted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Gilder
W. S. Herald
Siberia
Rodgers
New York
Philadelphia Record
Schwatka
Mr. Gilder
King W William’s Land
Wrangle
Plover
Paris
Gilder
The Most Expensive Funeral In Lowell
A Lowell anecdote recalls White who plots funeral costs arguing against lavish rites for the poor. His companion counters that even in death the city will meet an extravagant display, saying undertakers and mourners will be paid highly, mocking the cost of tradition.
Nick of Time Sends Tramp Back to England for Filing Funds
In San Francisco a vagrant, John Whalen, faced sentencing when Attorney Sullivan rushed in with a $500 order to return him to England. There he would receive $25,000, the money claimed by the tramp’s family. The case hinged on the plea of needing assistance until contact from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Bar of Justice
England
Sullivan
John Whalen
Farm and Household Tips From the Chicago Journal
Practical notes on stock litter and manure, doughnut and bread crumb recipes, home decorations with common pottery paint, horse hoof care, skin gloss from oilcake meal, light puffs dessert, orange jelly without boiling, a Grange Visitor letter on treating bloat, and cattle weight and profitability guidance for meat breeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Chicago Journal
Turnips as a Farm Crop
Col Curtis argues for turnips as a valuable farm crop beyond their water content. He notes turnips can sustain life and fatten sheep and cattle with little hay, cites British mutton practices, and urges American farmers to plant large turnip patches to supplement other feed and increase clear gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Curtis
American Agriculturist
Sheep as Profitable Farm Stock Encouraged by Practical Advice
A Farm and Garden writer urges farmers to raise sheep to improve land and boost profits. Sheep provide wool and mutton, supply rich manure, and can be started small and expanded with experience. Proper feeding and care are essential to maximize flesh, wool, and overall returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm and Garden
Ottawa cabman chases down thief to return lost purse
A generous hackman in Ottawa Canada noticed a woman drop her purse while crossing a street. He leaped from his cab, retrieved the purse, pursued the thief for a distance, and returned it to the grateful woman before she realized she had lost it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hackman
Ottawa
Can
Think More of the Harvest Moral Poem Fragment
A religious miscellany reflection urges focusing on harvest over labor and law. The vignette contrasts a weary farmer with a deacon, notes sorrow and hope, and ends with a motto to think more of harvest and less of law for divine blessing. The piece quotes George Bancroft Griffith via Youth's Companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Moe
George Bancroft Griffith
The Ascending Lord and Early Church Series Calendar
A calendar of weekly religious lessons from January to March covering topics from The Ascending Lord to The First Christian Martyr. Includes scripture references Acts 1 1-14 Acts 2 37-47 and related passages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Life
Ananias
Sapphira
Doctrine of a Future Life in Biblical Light
A Baptist Weekly meditation argues philosophy and natural religion fail to prove immortality but Christ’s resurrection provides a decisive warrant. It cites Isaiah Ezekiel Daniel and New Testament claims, framing Jesus as the source of life for all humanity and the pledge of a future existence.
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Christ
Moses
Job
Isaiah
Ezekiel
Daniel
God
Caeanel
Adam
Baptist Weekly
Wise Sayings and Reflections from Various Authors
A collection of maxims and excerpts from authors including Spanish proverbs, Miss Evans, The Life and Light, Thomas Moore, Thomas a Kempis, Dr. Pond, and Golden Rule. Themes cover perseverance faith, self mastery, education, science faith, slander, and faithfulness as the test of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Evans
Thomas Moore
Thomas A Kempis
Dr. Pond
Carlyle and His Father
A narrator recalls his father as stern yet kindly, a devout neighbor revering God. The father spoke quaint words of his own coinage, later found rooted in ancient Saxon language, shaping the son’s early study of scripture in their village.
Reverent reminiscences on father and a beloved minister
The passage recalls a son’s vivid memories of his father and a compassionate minister. It recalls lessons in Latin and letters, a London visit with Sartor Resartus, and a late moral lesson as the end came suddenly. The speaker mourns the loss yet honors the steadfast faith that guided their lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ling Brass
Contree
London
Jesus Christ
W. H. Milburn
Jehovah Our Helper In Trouble We Trust In Him
Spurgeon writes that God is a present help in trouble and a reliable source of aid. He urges dependence on Jehovah creator of heaven and earth, stating that trusting the Creator is wiser than trusting created things and that God’s ways are everlasting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jehovah
Heaven
Earth
Spurgeon
Sharp Robbery of Grocer Stock in Philadelphia Store
A Philadelphia man agreed to buy a grocer's entire stock and set a meeting at an attorney's office for transfer. The buyer failed to appear, showed up at the store as the new proprietor, fired no one, then stole all the cash from the cashier's desk and vanished. Clerks, knowing him, thought it was legitimate until their employer found the loss.
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Philadelphia Record
Promiscuous kissing condemned by medical authority
A Chicago Herald quote cites a medical authority asserting promiscuous kissing causes widespread disease and should be avoided. It recommends limiting affection to family members, noting even then risks remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Herald
Fur lined circulars fashion returns in period ads
The Boston Commercial Bulletin notes fur lined circulars are fashionable again and mocks costly post office mailings. Advertisers are urged to spend on newspapers rather than waste money on fur lined circulars sent through the post.
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Boston Commercial Bulletin
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