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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1886
Page
3
The poem recalls seventy years of labor marked by faithful effort. It contrasts primitive form and clumsy skill with the steadfast service of workers and the watch’s timekeeping as a record of toil and persistence across ages.
Mrs Russell recounts a six year old tale of Miss Marion, Mr Hampton, and Mr Ainsley at the Beach Hotel. A romance, a shooting, a forged jealousy, a trial, and a later marriage resolve as the true murderer is uncovered and Hampton is freed.
Agnes Repplier argues in Atlantic Monthly that John Stuart Mill and Giacomo Leopardi epitomize two stark models of home training. Both endured cold parental control, yet Leopardi’s mind thrived on books while his body and spirit suffered under relentless discipline.
In a mining district canvass a Hibernian loudly nominates John O Rourke for a minor ward position. The President asks who he is and learns the man is a cousin about to arrive on a ship, with plans to have an office ready for him when he reaches the area.
A three year old Maggie meets a man with a very bald head. She had only seen her grandfather bald. He visits, removes his hat, and Maggie asks in wonder if that is his head. The anecdote captures a child's candid curiosity about appearances.
A quotation from Sir Richard Steele notes that defaming others reveals a weak character. Harmless people gain no pleasure from harm, while envy and impatience drive cruelty, underscoring self-esteem tied to virtue observed in others.
A Swift quote remarking that if a man logged all his views on love politics religion and learning he would create a bundle of inconsistencies and contradictions.
A long compilation recalls lawmakers and political figures from Jacksonian times. It recounts scenes of Henry Wise Barrie Payton and D A Pearce in a satirical Capitol caricature and lauds Joshua R Giddings for twenty years of steadfast anti slavery advocacy. It notes Giddings fainting in Congress and Letcher’s hostile remark. The piece also covers Gen Garfield Sherman talk pre 1880s nomination, a Cleveland Herald denial, Judge Davis interview tensions, and a critical column on male vanity and public criticism of women in Art Interchange.
The piece argues middle aged men appear less picturesque than women and lose the curves of youth. It notes fashion helps women hide time-made defects with hair, drapery, and lace, while men lack similar cosmetic options and may show signs of aging more plainly.
A Boston Transcript style letter mocks a young man named a tough boy, praising and teasing his self discipline, then shifts to brief economic notes on England’s landed estate, renters, and landowners, ending with a cheeky train kiss anecdote and a moral quip about kind words to those in trouble.
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