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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1880
Page
4
A fragment from the Cleveland Herald mocks the notion that women should shun labor. It contrasts aristocratic vanity with traditional duties, arguing that being “too much of a lady” keeps women from practical work or governing the home.
In a Bavarian farmhouse, Malchen Polheim defends her home during a masked raid. She fires upon intruders with hand cannons, killing four marauders and revealing Karl among the attackers wounded but alive. The incident leads to royal attention and a promised dower and libretto adaptation.
A woman browses a shoe shop, insisting on French heels and patent button styles. She weighs inside lacing and kid options, then contemplates buying but leaves without purchasing, weighing button and patent choices.
A Detroit officer is hailed by a heavyset woman near City Hall who seeks the motto shop she thinks sold a card reading God Bless our Home. She complains about the motto being outdated and insists on tracking down the seller who allegedly misdirected her husband’s purchase. An Alsace Lorraine emigration wave to the United States has begun, triggering excitement over its likely scale.
Practical notes from the era cover feeding poultry with sour milk mash, hot morning mash for eggs, and a hidden kitchen pot of parings to keep meat tender. It also details butter making and long term butter storage, plus a method for meat preservation using a hot pickle with water sugar saltpeter and potash and careful brining practices.
The guide discusses humane poultry slaughter by fasting hens for 12 to 18 hours, selecting fast dress methods, and avoiding messy carcasses. It favors hanging birds head down to bleed, then dressing before market, with emphasis on neatness and proper scalding and drawing.
The author urges careful preparation of poultry for private buyers and commission sales. Fowl should be fresh, neatly dressed, and sold at fair value, not misrepresented. Boxes or barrels should be sturdy, and consignments to reliable dealers only. The Rural New Yorker correspondent notes careful handling yields profit.
The Boston Statesman quote argues women face oppression in sole dependence on husbands. It claims a married couple should share finances, with wives managing household needs and an equal or appropriate allowance. It cites women’s thrift as superior and urges rebalancing money power in marriage.
Cold frames are simple, affordable structures using a hot bed frame, four wooden boards, and a glass sash. Set on a south incline, with a two foot soil pit, manure mix, and careful wind shielding, they help novices grow radishes lettuce and tomatoes after early March with shading and occasional watering.
William Grollmitz creates a two hundred pound weight driven mechanical display on an eleven by five foot mossy platform. Figures of people animals steer through a windmill water mill church and piano in a Strasburg clock motif. Apostles Joseph Mary shepherds Wise Men and Judas appear with moving scenes and a crowing cock.
A Maprio correspondent quips that none of the six beauties in the group has ever used a needle. He likens their lack of sewing skill to the biblical camel passing through the eye of a needle and comments none have ever stitched in their lives.
Fragmented verse speaks of love and guidance, promising rest and revelation to a beloved. Imagery blends desire with spiritual leading as the speaker vows support and connection. The text references beauty, music, and inner truth awaiting discovery through the beloved’s trust.
Sunday School lessons list for January to March 1880 outlines topics by date and Bible passages. January 3 The Federation of Jesus Matthew 4:1-11. February 15 The Tongue and the romper February 22 Giving and Praying. February 1 True Disciples Matthew 5:1-16. February 8 The Truly Righteous Matthew 5:17-26. February 22 Our Care Matthew 7:1-4. March 14 The False and the True Matthew 7:15-29.
A survey of Catholic and Protestant developments in 1878 notes Leo XIII’s efforts in Rome and Italy, concessions in Germany, and policy shifts in Belgium. It highlights protestant progress in France, ritual disputes in Anglican circles, and gains in United States denominations amid steady church finances and ongoing missions.
Missionaries reach more people in Turkey and India with baptisms and sincerity. Scotland and London missions expand on Lake Nyassa Tanganyika and Nyanza as Ujiji receives reinforcements. Uganda sees hostilities. Congo base at San Salvador and Bihe planned. Overall year praised as fruitful with growing church strength.
The editorial urges relentless hard work and self-denial in the Church as the test of true faith. It condemns lazy Christians and ministers, argues Christ’s example demands toil, and invokes Wesley’s motto All at it and always at it to propel the church this new year.
The article weighs whether a single wood ring equals a full year’s growth. It cites Kay in England finding evidence of a second ring in some summers, but notes rings vary by species and height. Overall rings may closely reflect tree age, with summer interruptions sometimes forming distinct second rings.
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