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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1884
Page
3
Rossiter W. Raymond in The Continent notes a speaker’s anxious performance at a dinner. He battles nerves and aims for wit yet stumbles with a tale. With effort and feigned ease the orator recovers, then regains charm and faces a smiling audience.
Tom Blinker, in debt but trusted, builds influence with Lord Montarlington and his lawyer Pennington. A bold plan leads to a trial role as castle steward, quick success, a rapid ascent, and a marriage to the Blue Boar host's daughter.
Youth's Companion describes how a mole on a senior student's nose mars her beauty and draws attention from strangers. The clergyman Dr P argues such minor flaws reveal character weaknesses and affect social perception despite other merits. Later, Anthony Trollope's last days are recounted with his battle against angina pectoris and eventual paralysis leading to death in 1882.
A diary of dairy topics cites pulp cheese boxes for durability and air tightness, Iowa College food values, Canada dairy exports reaching record highs, sulfur fumigation to control mildew, and advice from The American Dairyman on pricing and practice. It stresses cow comfort and generous feeding as keys to winter dairying and milk yield.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company plans weather signals on its trains to aid farmers. Red and blue crescents and red and blue stars will indicate the forecasted weather.
Paulsen, described as a great Norwegian skater, claims speed on skates comes from maintaining balance and moving in as straight a line as possible. He notes a mile can be completed in under three minutes.
The article highlights the vast U S dairy industry with 13 million dairy cows and an estimated national cow value around 455 million dollars. It notes total dairy investments near 2 000 250 000 dollars, widespread Western growth, and large regional expansion including Minnesota Missouri and other states. It cites sixty million acres used for dairy and about 700000 workers earning 168 million dollars annually, with 6750000000 gallons of milk produced yearly.
A brief report notes that three full counties in Nebraska are inhabited by Mennonite communities. The piece highlights their presence and distribution within the state.
An editor speaks to eight to eleven year olds about seeking new stories beyond books. The piece muses on curious cultures, grand battles, fairy tales, and universal bonds as children dream of change and discovery. Juliet G. Marsh signs from Wide Awake.
Grandpa and Irwin discuss the Seven Wonders. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon Pharos at Alexandria Olympian Zeus Diana of Ephesus Colossus of Rhodes Mausoleum Pyramids of Gizeh are described with details on size, location, and history. The exchange ends with a reflection on wonder in nature and the heavens.
In a humorous exchange from Merchant Traveller, Topnoody and his wife discuss Barnum’s advertising prowess and the allure of a white elephant exhibit. She teases his gullibility while he admits a personal “white elephant” purchase and resists spending on the show.
Kogg voices frustration after arguing with his landlord with no improvement. His effort is likened to trying to fit a new piece of cloth into an old clement as the rent situation worsens. The Boston Transcript notes the ongoing dispute.
A Farmers' Journal writer argues that an animal should be fattened only once, urging efficient feeding practices and avoiding repeated enrichment of the same animal.
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