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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1883
Page
7
Lucy rushes in with life changing news about Jack, urging her mother to drop mourning and smile. She describes meeting a tall man at the gate who feared the shock and reveals that Jack is in Heaven, while insisting the living stay hopeful and prepared to greet him. The scene ends with Jack’s anticipated return.
A letter from a secretive mother reveals a lifelong sacrifice for her daughter. The writer contrasts a mother’s domestic devotion with the daughter’s obliviousness and social pull, lamenting lost arts, education, and companionship in the process. A second tale relays a man abducted at sea who endures debauch, shipboard life, and war relics before returning home to his father in New York.
A compilation of domestic hints and farming ideas from 19th century papers. It covers plant care and window orientation, weatherproofing clothing, a quick shaved beef breakfast, woodwork painting tips, a tea cake recipe, giant cheese shipments to England, wetland plowing guidance, and a Texas plan to break large plantations into small, saleable farms for settlers. The items mention the Chicago Journal, N.Y. Post, The Household, and Y. Sun.
An unnamed mother endures unpaid service while a spoiled daughter belittles her, exposing the harsh reality of a home divided by neglect and idolatry of love. The author urges daughters to reflect on whether they contribute to such a sad scene seen through a hopeful mother’s eyes.
An account from September 1880 recounts a rapid descent of the Owl balloon during a trial voyage. Ballast dumped, valve opened, and the craft dropped 1300 feet in a minute and a quarter, landing with a hard thud. Crew remained conscious and calm as they prepared for impact.
Five Massachusetts state prisoners have been declared insane by experts and transported to the Worcester asylum. Timothy Harrington, among them, is noted for a year-old incident where a buzz saw severed his right hand amid his belief in biblical injunctions against offending members.
A Boston Globe passage argues that trained nurses dramatically improve patient outcomes. It cites doctors praising trained nurses for recognizing crises, managing aftercare, and supporting surgeons during operations. The piece stresses the need for qualified women who can faithfully and efficiently carry out medical orders.
A devotional verse praising the Sabbath as a day of rest and sacred hours. It extols the beauty of worship, mercy, and divine guidance, expressing love for chapel, Bible, and the aim to hear the Master say the crown is won. The piece closes with a note attributed to N. O. Picayune.
A sermon urges transforming good intentions into daily, practical Christian living. It stresses definite plans, steady duty within ordinary life, and faithful focus on present days rather than distant, grand ambitions.
A compact reflection on doing good, friendship, and adversity. The text cites Bishop Potter, Golden Rule, Augustine, and Fr. W. Faber, stressing acts of kindness as enduring influence. It notes missed opportunities exact a personal toll and humility keeps virtue resilient.
The London Times notes Herr Schwabe's discovery of roughly a ten year sun spot cycle and Herr Wolf of Zurich adds that 120 years of data show both a 10 year and an 11 year 4 month cycle. The interval from minimum to maximum is four years for both, with a 170 year complete pattern. Carrington and Sperer also identify latitudinal shifts in spot emergence after minima. No full explanation offered.
Dr. Laman proposes supplying New York City with water from 2,000 square miles of the Adirondack region. He estimates a daily flow of 300 billion gallons that could be conveyed via a tunnel along the Husson.
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