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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1884
Page
3
A narrator recalls Obadiah’s devout endurance during scarcity in winter. While Obadiah prays diligently, the speaker resists passive surrender, vowing to work and face the giants of poverty. The passage reflects faith, resilience, and the strain between prayer and action in hardship.
A Washington visit reveals the Dead Letter Office museum with glass cases of odd mail items. Snakes, tarantulas, a loaded revolver, stamps, coins, tokens of affection, dolls, and a horseman’s outfit illustrate what once traveled by post. Notes and evidence from Guiteau and Franklin appear among letters, notes, and postcards showing perils of improper postage and misaddressed items.
A portrait of Abigail Adams highlights her influence as First Lady and envoy of letters to John Adams. The piece recalls her reactions to Bunker Hill and Long Island, her dignity in royal courts, and her reflections after Adams’s re election loss. It contrasts her stature with the era’s fashion and court life.
The clipping surveys multiple items: a new book titled Horrors of Hotel Life, Tea Garden of Austin as a notable citizen, Beecher’s double in Brooklyn papers, John Allen of Wilton Maine’s Bible achievement, Norman Williams memorial library planned in Woodstock Vermont, P T Barnum's farewell lecture note, Horace Greeley’s card collection, Peter Cooper postal card tale, a Boston correspondent on women in New York journalism.
Mrs W G Noah one of the actresses of fifty years ago is still living in Rochester New York. She held rival engagements with Kemble and supported the elder Booth and Forrest in her day. Rochester Express reports the veteran performer remains in Rochester.
The article discusses how natural appetite can be distorted by unnatural habits and tastes. It argues that people may reverse nature to tolerate any substance, including tobacco, through habit, but warns that stronger violations yield less real pleasure and that simple, natural foods restore normal taste and moral safety.
A Neorristown item notes a crude oil prank by housewives to trap their husbands in bed. The tactic relies on an icy morning, near freezing temperatures, causing a startling slip as they rise, framed as a domestic joke or cautionary tale.
Artist Holman Hunt argues Shakespeare’s sonnets were directed to his wife Anne Hathaway, presenting a personal reading of the famed verses and suggesting intimate motivation behind the poems.
A collage of lighthearted quips travels from the Detroit Free Press to the Philadelphia Call and Chicago Tribune. Jokes range from party antics and paint smells to distant relatives and a teeth theft tale, ending with a brash editor confrontation in a Philadelphia office.
A gawky boy and a "gangling" girl marry in Arkansas. The husband later demands the marriage license back, complaining he cannot live with the wife after a cow incident and her family's mockery. The county clerk is asked to retrieve the license.
A fragmented verse piece contrasts a gloomy day with sunny spirits. Minnie Dundreary laments rain while urging courage and cheerful hearts. A child longs for play and companionship, while another pledges care for a younger sibling and family warmth amid hardship.
Dora saves for charity while facing temptation from candy and coins at a confectioner. Her father notes the idol that drains little money to misers, and Dora vows to outdo old Higgledypiggledy. Willie Persevere Wilson earns his nickname by solving a tough arithmetic example after steady effort.
A boy named Willie Wilson struggles with his multiplication drill Eight times three and nine times four trigger impatience and mockery from companions at a window The scene hints at a pattern of past cheating and waning trust as the lesson continues afterward
A concise editorial from the Newsboys Appeal warns young men that ambition must be balanced. It compares ambition to quinine, warns against cruelty selfishness and false pride, and cautions that overreaching can lead to ruin or jail. It ends with a proverb: make haste slowly.
A column urges cautions on wearing mackintoshes properly. Once donned, keep the coat on until shelter and drying are possible, as removing it in rain or muggy weather can trap moisture and raise the risk of catching cold. The article emphasizes that the coat protects from rain while preserving body heat.
Chicago man Anthony Rouse advertised for a wife and lost his prize, as Mrs. Hanson claimed the prize and marriage. After disputes arose with Mr. Hanson, payments totaling seven hundred dollars passed through lawyers and partners, culminating in the woman fleeing amid legal claims and requests for justice.
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