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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1883
Page
7
The Defiance County Express details Defiance Ohio with editor Frank Cullley credited as editor. The short notice presents the paper’s masthead and location, confirming Defiance as the publish locale.
A Ballouw's Monthly tale follows a fisher family at Wetomantic Bay. A sunny morning voyage ends in loss as twin boys drown and their mother Rachel endures fifty years of grief. The piece contrasts memory with ongoing vigil as the moon rises over the bay.
In a continuing chapter, Maurice and Miss Cuthbert confront their past misjudgments and confess enduring feelings as Teddy’s jealousy has harmed them. They decide to face their fate together, breaking the barrier that kept them apart, and later Calthorpe reveals Maurice and Mabel's engagement while the family jokes about the surprise. Teddy sails to New York, leaving a note of unresolved trouble behind.
The Youth's Companion recounts a Chinese banker in Los Angeles who argues a man's wealth is shown by his wife's feet size. He tells a pastry shop anecdote where visitors learn that small feet imply nobility and higher price, while those without a wife are considered poor. The tale humorously contrasts Eastern marriage with American notions.
A San Francisco Chronicle summary notes that many cultures view girls as destined for labor. It describes Kirghese, Turkestan, Indian, Chinese, and Siberian practices where daughters perform household tasks, crafts, and subsistence work, with mothers often fronting ceremonies or music while daughters manage domestic duties and food preparation.
Percy W. Hastings of Leominster Massachusetts, paralyzed below the neck by a vertebral fracture, has learned to write with a pen held in his teeth and now paints watercolors. With an easel mounted near his face, he creates 6 by 6 inch works, primarily floral studies, aided by an assistant who mixes paints while Hastings guides the brush with his teeth. The progress is noted as remarkable, with no bad strokes since sketching began, as reported by the Boston Globe.
A Philadelphia cocoanuts dealer finds a live monkey hidden in a bag. The creature scampered about, was captured, and placed in a cage aboard the Ella A. Warner from Mayaguez. The voyage lasted about ten days and the monkey fed on nuts from the bag.
A Buffalo resident reports that his 18 year old daughter was deemed incurable and failing with consumption. After taking six bottles of Golden Medical Discovery she improved rapidly and became well. The letter ends with a druggist note and mentions other ads for rat and pest remedies and Wise’s Axle Grease.
A Rochester article reopens a firestorm as Dr J B Henson and local figures discuss Bright's disease. Warner's Safe Cure is cited as a cure, with Dr S A Lattimore confirming kidney disease signs. The piece highlights rising cases, medical cautions, and calls for root treatment over symptomatic care.
An advertisement extols Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer as a pure vegetable product that clears dandruff, restores natural hair color, and stimulates new growth without harming health. It claims rapid darkening to glossy brown and notes agents like sulfur or lead compounds do harm. Also includes wholesale agent contacts in Chicago and New York and a call to request a pamphlet series from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association.
Mrs J C Henderson of Cleveland Ohio reports two Pierce s Pleasant Pellets daily cured her frequent sick headaches. Also included are a Hay Fever testimonial and Ely s Cream Balm endorsement by J Murphor of New York. Wrecks and stone workers noted in season’s fruits.
A large proprietary medicine house in Baltimore expended over $1,000 to give its employees a day’s excursion in the country. The Boston Star comments that this is genuine philanthropy and notes the gardener’s continual slipping as a humorous aside.
Mr. Joan W. Coun of Gate School Troy New York relates years of kidney and liver illness improving after using Hunt's Remedy. He reports better sleep, walking, pain relief, and disappearance of severe headaches and recommends the remedy. his wife also used it to prevent sick headaches.
William G. Arnold of Walnut Street Providence endorses Hunt's Remedy after weeks of back and kidney pain. He reports rapid relief from pain and exhaustion following three doses and expects a full cure. Arnold urges others with kidney or liver disease to use the remedy.
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