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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1883
Page
3
Poem praising lasting fame through kindness to fallen comrades and brave acts. It contrasts those celebrated on battlefields with those whose quiet mercy earns immortal recognition. The author S S Babcock credits Detroit Post and Tribune.
Anecdotes built around the proverb for tit for tat and quid pro quo. The piece recounts tales from Charlemagne’s era to Elizabeth I and Frederick the Great, illustrating clever replies and social wit, with courtly roasts and lessons on wit versus impertinence.
The Boston Floral Club decorated tables for a dinner with a centerpiece a complete train sculpted from roses violets and inks. The engine and tender stood several feet high and extended nearly across the room. In return guests invited the club to a White Mountains trip.
A historic method describes placing ground coffee in a muslin bag inside a pot of heated water. Let it steep for at least fifteen minutes or up to thirty, keeping the pot warm but not scorching. The aim is to preserve aromatic qualities while drawing flavor into the water.
Evansville correspondent describes a perilous river journey on the Queen City toward Shawneetown Illinois. He portrays widespread inundation from Evansville to Shawneetown with homes, barns, and corn-cribs submerged and towns like West Franklin and Mount Vernon largely spared, while Shawneetown lies under water with hundreds displaced and a relief effort underway.
Affected claimants and their representatives report settlements for the Spuyten Duyvil incident. A severely injured woman received $29,000. A father was awarded $5,000 for his son's death and another $5,000 for the son's wife.
Joan Perare a merchant of North Leavenworth Kansas had his throat cut and head smashed by robbers who carried off money. Reports say arrangements were made for the Nickel Plate Road to enter Chicago via Sage Shore tracks for ninety nine years and use its depot. A resident of Marysville Mississippi killed four panthers in one week.
A Yale incident describes a student firing a shot into a dining room, with a professor using geometry to locate the firing point. He measured room dimensions and bullet trajectory, then identified the window of origin. Two students confessed after his proof. The tale is echoed by a Washington paper.
A reading across notices cites testimonials for Dr Guysett and R V Pierce remedies, plus letters from readers praising Yellow Dock Sarsaparilla and Golden Medical Discovery. Other items include a Philadelphia dispatch about meter hands and a joke on perpetual motion.
An assortment of 19th century patent medicines and health claims appears, touting Wells' Health Renewer and Wells' May Apple Pills, Henry's Carbolic Salve, Electro-Voltaic Belts, and other remedies. Also includes testimonials from Josiah Davis and notices about products like Lyon's Heel Stiffeners and Wise's Axle Grease amid miscellaneous advice and ads.
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