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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1880
Page
4
Colta Tharter’s poem in the Independent contemplates mortality and memory. It contrasts death with enduring love, promising a resolve that love will lift humanity above despair, and crowns the speaker with melancholic consolation. The piece emphasizes fate, remembrance, and hopeful endurance.
In a brick row a gruff bachelor and a rosy twenty year old girl seek letters from a sailor named Martin Malloy. A chance postman visit sparks misfortune when Maggie’s lover dies at sea and Mr. McGraw’s plan to win her becomes a life changing romance amid loss and gratitude.
In a fragmentary scene a Sailor is recast as radiant and beautiful as a courtship unfolds. The dialogue hints at debts and maternal pride, with Mr McGraw referenced in a contested wedding, and a sea voyage gift tied to the nuptials. The tale hints at payoff and sacrifice.
A London Queen column surveys how languages echo cat and dog proverbs across cultures. It notes French, Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Russian, Arab, German, English, and other sayings, with examples like scalded cat, nine lives, turning cat in pan, raining cats and dogs, and the cat in the bag, illustrating shared images and regional twists.
A London newspaper notes that fashion coverage in men's papers grows heavier on ladies attire. Descriptions include primrose silk with lilac, black velvet with white flowers, and dozen handkerchief dresses. Writers warn this shift signals a social tension amid advancing education, inviting reader explanations.
A historic recipe directs boiling two quarts of sweet milk then stirring in as much fine flour batter while boiling. Add a teaspoonful, sweeten with molasses, butter a pan, pour in the batter, top with butter pieces, and bake two hours in a moderate oven with cold milk poured over it.
A devotional poem reflecting on labor rest and divine care. Despite weariness and trials the speaker asserts belief in God’s knowledge of needs, guidance through seasons, and ultimate good under heavenly Father. The piece emphasizes faith, praise, and trust amid labor and fear.
The record lists third quarter lesson topics from July to August covering Abram and Lot Genesis chapters 13 to 19 including Abraham intercession and Sodom with a review and a lesson selected by the school for August 23. The OCR shows garbled spelling and date marks.
Father Hyacinthe spoke in London on June 16 starting a four lecture series on Positive Christianity. He argued for a middle path between Pharisee legalism and rationalist skepticism, asserting the Bible as truth and science as a partner, with creation aimed at humanity and Genesis read to harmonize faith and reason.
The Sunday-School Times reflects on the mother of Napoleon Bonaparte and the rise and fall of Napoleon III, contrasting royal glories with exile in Africa. It ponders fate, promotion from God and the shifting fortunes of nations through a moral meditation.
The schooner James left Latkin's slip on the 20th for Peetes. A sudden calm sea and rising weather kept the crew alert. They entered a vast field of green turtles on their backs, eight by ten miles across, with Spanish mackerel leaping as if fleeing a storm. Nautical men seek explanation for the odd sight. The storm did not arrive. fair weather followed as they passed the turtle field reported by Galeaston News.
A traveler laments learning German slowly, notes English understanding among Germans, and recalls a Zulu tale of child burial for courage. The excerpt also touches on bakehouse tips, self kindness, and testimonials praising St Jacob's Oil and Dr Pierce remedies.
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