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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1878
Page
4
A lyric verse describes mutual recognition beyond etiquette where a pure, fearless smile brightens a wildflower face. The speaker cherishes a nameless sense that binds lovers, suggesting trust and love that endure despite worldly darkness and dust. The quoted lines evoke Allen in Youth's Companion.
A narrator recalls a troubled love triangle involving Cecil Langton and Mallam. He learns of Cecil's alleged affair with Capt. Lucas, and the final reconciliation with Hugh Mallam in Worcester Chapel leads to a rapid marriage. The tale weaves memory, guilt, forgiveness, and a seaside departure as Mallam seeks happiness in India and Cecil finds love again.
A Hart County Ky farmer named Bowman claims to have been found as an infant in the Apalache Mountains North Carolina by a bear and raised as a cub He reportedly never spoke or ate solid food until later and nursed from a bottle This extraordinary claim is said to be verifiable at Om via Bowman’s neighbors and the local paper.
The text contrasts lending style with character, noting that slow ceremonious offers imply distrust, slamming coin signals irritation, and pocket searching screams impending poverty. It argues a smiling quiet promptness marks the gentleman in this crisis.
A burglar, saying I mean business, entered Mr Patterson's Sterling Illinois home and was shot by Patterson. The confrontation ended with the intruder wounded as authorities investigate the incident.
A fragment from a death notice and a ballad about a maid and her lover. The text describes a woman’s death after chronic stomach inflammation and an autopsy revealing severe decay. It then shifts to a nostalgic poem about love and loss with a female narrator and her father as central figures.
Washington hearings reveal Darrall and Anderson discussing threats to publish documents about Louisiana 1877 election. Matthews opposed publishing. Nash signed a controversial paper. President reportedly refused Anderson’s appointment requests amid testimony from Seymour, Smith, and others. Committee members include Edmunds and Hoar as sessions proceed with new witness remarks.
The speaker argues no Congress power to grant original jurisdiction to the Supreme Court for Blair Kimmel bill. He contends the core issue is whether the current President holds a legal title to office, with a potential court case defining the controversy under legal forms.
New York June 12 William Curles Bryant died shortly before dawn. The piece outlines Bryant's birth in Massachusetts November 3 1789 and tracks his life from early poems in youth through his legal career to journalism and editorship in New York. It notes his move to Europe and back, major works like Thanatopsis and The Ages, and his translations of Homer plus public tributes he gave to fellow Americans.
New England Farmer cites J C Sherburne statement praising the value of securing the entire hay crop at the best time. The piece argues farmers should cut hay about ten days earlier each year to boost value beyond that of current hay and related grain feeds. A Texas circus tax anecdote follows.
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