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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1883
Page
2
Poem depicts a hillside graveyard where four mounds lie in sunlit quiet. Voices of angels and loved ones rise in praise, promising eternal life and reunion as the speaker feels presence and guidance from departed family. Marie Mason recounts this comforting vision in Scribner's Monthly.
Phileas Fogg distributes rewards to soldiers while Passepartout frets over lost time and a missed train. Fix confirms the train has gone and the next one won’t arrive until evening, leaving Fogg and his party hopeful yet pressed. Mrs Aoada grasps Fogg’s hand, moved by the moment as Fix’s silence weighs on Fix.
Fix pressures Fogg to make up eight hours and a land craft man Man named Mudge builds a wind powered sledge with a brigantine sail for a swift crossing from Fort Kearney to Omaha. The party, including Aouda and Passepartout, set off in harsh cold aiming to reach New York before the Liverpool steamer.
The English practice grants guests liberty and autonomy in a home, making social duties light so as not to intrude. In contrast American hosts at a party or visit treat guests as burdensome, fretting over plans and continually offering assistance, turning hospitality into a form of indirect control.
A Leadville millionaire Tim Foley known for humor recounts a tall tale about selling cattle to the Frewen Brothers from England. By manipulating a hill to miscount cattle, Foley supposedly earned four thousand dollars without cost, prompting skepticism from the writer.
A dusk scene from the Boston Post reports a night watchman refusing coffee to stay awake. He soon realizes his blunder, grows embarrassed, and attempts to explain, but his explanation fails.
A silver cradle was presented to the Mayor of Liverpool following the birth of his son. The gesture honors the mayor and marks a notable family milestone in the city.
A brief look at prominent figures including Judge James Garland of Charleston who retires at ninety one and rare remarks on Sir John More. Notes on Robert Toombs residence and lifelong ties to Washington Georgia. Artist Edward Wellmore dies in Philadelphia after a sixty year career. Golden wedding in Somerville NJ with 1833 ceremony details. Mrs J J Astor aids 1000 children through the Children’s Aid Society, cost near 16000. Moody shuns photography asserting it for 25 years. Mrs Garfield preserves tokens of esteem in a Cleveland room. Isle of Jersey correspondent recalls Rev Philip Le Breton and the Jersey Lily, a revered island figure.
A collage of light snips from Boston Post Philadelphia Press New York Sun Boston Courier Chicago Herald Rome Sentinel Norristown Herald The Judge and San Francisco News Letter. Snappy lines twist fire escapes funerals fashion and Irish wit with playful quips on era manners and culture.
Dorothy braves a schooner's wreck to reach the shore and helps men ashore, guiding the life boat crew to safety while the village watches. Her bold feat stands alongside Grace Darling in fame, though she seeks no reward.
Bergh states that those who abuse animals have no enemies and are not dangerous to others, insisting abusers would not harm people even if they could defend themselves. He contrasts cruelty to animals with personal risk to humans.
A quip notes Manitoba may suit summer visitors yet warns frozen stove ovens make it unsuitable for winter use. The remark contrasts climate with seasonal appeal, suggesting visitors rethink lodging during cold months.
A playful children’s verse about Nannie Nutter who adores butter in all forms. The lighthearted tale follows her craving from bread to pudding and pie, with neighbors and family noting her singular love for butter over simple bread.
A rainy day narrator recalls staying indoors with family and dolls. Aunt Neia hushes the children as they improvise a keeps house game under a shawl. Twins Rose and Violet, made from dumbbells with towels, resemble babies and spark imaginative play.
A new motor for street cars uses a coal gas Otto engine weighing about 4000 pounds. The device powers a stepping foot that grips the track and pushes a 3 feet 2 inch advance per cycle. Rubber padding and hydraulic air cylinders create smooth propulsion with alternating grip and lift, likened to an elevator mechanism.
A Boston toy features a gold enamel case shaped like a small music box with a porcelain oval on top. Opening the oval reveals a spring mechanism that releases a singing life like canary bird, which perches, sings, and then returns to its nest. The toy costs twelve dollars.
The New York Sun reports Mme Nilsson recently performed Way Down on the Suwannee River in Atlanta. She and her adopted son plan to consider New York as home, while noting her Swedish family ties to peasant life.
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