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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1883
Page
8
A poem warns against material ease and the lure of domestic comforts. The speaker portrays a worldly dream of plenty as a trap that erodes honesty and leads to thrift, hiding bread and butter behind chores and appliances. It urges restraint before surrendering to comfort.
An advice letter argues a farmer's path offers independence, health, and mental growth. It contrasts farming with mechanics, praising farm autonomy, open air, and self-reliance, and urging study and balanced work to achieve health, wealth, and wisdom.
The Bureau of Education displays a Japanese educational progress exhibit comparing old and new methods. It traces the Embassy’s questions, the backstory to Centennial display, and shows classroom shifts from pen and brush to American style desks, plus adaptive machinery and tools illustrating Japan’s modernization.
A group of scientific and commercial gentlemen witnessed an electric tram trial at Kew Bridge. The six mile per hour run impressed observers and General Hutchinson expected a Board of Trade license soon. The project uses fifty Faure Sellon Voleckmar cells, stored under seats, to power a Siemens dynamo motor. The system claims seven hours of operation per charge with cost savings versus horse traction and supports car lighting from the same accumulator.
A rich man tells his three sons that one ring holds a diamond for the one who makes the most progress in a year. The eldest pretends learning and heals for wealth, the second wins a government contract and mail transport profits, the youngest buys tools and becomes a plumber, and the father awards the ring to the honest craftsman.
A noted quip frames a joke about a pastor and a child. The child reports that the father died last night and the pastor asks if a doctor was called. The child replies the father died of himself, highlighting a dry, self-causing wit.
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