17 Jan 1884
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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1884
Page
1
A local retailer advertises wide price cuts across all departments with emphasis on vast savings. Shoppers are urged to visit the store to take advantage of the discounted merchandise and promotional offers available.
Demorest's Monthly is promoted as the largest and best two dollar family magazine now in its twentieth year. The 64 page issue, quarto format, tinted paper, fully illustrated with engravings or oil pictures, is published by W Jennings Demorest New York and combined with DEFIANCE County Express for $3 per year.
Summary of varied 19th century items: Jesse George as Tennessee peanut pioneer starting in 1850. remarks on light from solid impurities. a bedroom alarm invention. date palm cultivation in California. bean harvest machines. Eastport Maine herring boxing. tele-comet Brooks of 1812 and Encke orbit work. copper prices and electric pump uses. Jim Baker the trapper. many brief items on colleges, churches, and education reform.
A collage of humorous snippets from historic papers notes buckwheat cake advice, rail deficits, common sense versus college education, names and money in bills, poisonous currency humor, poetry caution, kitchen tempers, eyes and compliments, a miller’s suicide irony, an Irish infant plaintiff moment, a Scribbins quip about honesty and trust, and a Louisville Courier-Journal reflection on moral motives.
A collage of quips and cartoons from 19th century papers includes jests about wealth, vaccination, literacy, and fashion. Notable lines reference J P Hale’s fortune, Alaska Indians, goofy dialects, bankruptcies, and domestic humor. The irreverent snippets showcase period humor and social commentary.
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