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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1884
Page
7
Poignant verse recalls a mother mourning her child lost at sea as waves grasp the last breath and those tiny shoes symbolize vanished tenderness. The speaker laments a widow’s isolating tragedy and the babe’s ascent to heaven.
The article traces the origin and use of Greek fire from seventh century Constantinople through Byzantine and Saracen conflicts, detailing the secrecy of its composition, the various delivery methods, and later debates about ingredients. It notes calls from historians like Gibbon and Joinville, discusses naphtha, sulphur, resin, and oil as possible components, and cites experiments and modern implications for warfare and peace.
The piece humorously compares the Moroccan Sultan Sidi Muley Hassan, now with his thousandth wife, to Mormon leaders and a collector amassing rarities. It notes he distributes wives across Fez and Taulet, questions the pride in adding a thousandth wife, and contrasts ancient wonders with modern social changes as a prince marries an Italian governess and another wife is English.
A paragraphic specialist bit his wife after a quarrel and she cried bitter tears. The Boston Folio notes the phrase as a matter of taste with salt in its meaning. The Hartford Journal adds the odd phrase in a humorous aside.
The 1882 Russian budget, released publicly, shows a deficit near 4 million dollars though better than prior years. Rail expenditures reached about 12 million dollars as Russia expanded control into Turkestan. Overall outlays of 355.58 million include 117 million for army and navy. Revenue fell sharply from alcohol taxes due to higher rates.
The Shetland pony is praised for temper and intelligence. He carries peat in panniers called casses along steep hills, moves carefully across bogs, and remains gentle indoors, unlike harsher breeds.
Boston writer Mr. Thomas G. Appleton recalls a tale of Mr. Sumner unable to escort a young lady to a convention in Albany. Mr. Phillips filled in, fell in love, pursued her amid illness and gatekeeping, and vowed eternal enmity to slavery before they wed.
A fox was struck and killed by a passing engine at a railroad crossing in Sandy Creek New York. Five days later a pursuing hound dog was also struck and killed by the same engine at the identical spot. Rochester Express.
The Florida Dispatch reports the land reclaimed by the Okecho bee Canal will become the world’s richest sugar lands. The claim emphasizes vast agricultural potential and transformative economic impact for the region.
A Rochester correspondent reports on Washington’s so called Third House the lobby. He cites gas and abattoir bills as common schemes to drain public funds and notes that most “blood bills” fail in committee or report. The tale includes a case of rheumatic cure and the observer’s view of lobbyists’ shifting faces and long hours.
Ex-member John Cessna of Pennsylvania reports rapid rheumatic relief after three doses of Durang's Rheumatic Remedy and urges fellow readers to buy from druggists. A similar cure is claimed for his brother. Endorsements also mention investments and Samaritan Nervine as a ladies’ aid.
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar promises to tackle obstinate coughs and colds. Pike's toothache drops claim a one minute cure. Dr Isaac Thompson's Eye Water is sold by druggists for sore eyes. Pise's Cure for Consumption is promoted as pleasant and sure to cure.
A reminiscence explains how plowing reveals more stones each season. Frost lifts stones upward, soil settles beneath, and hill land loses surface soil letting stones come closer to the plow. Vegetable matter loss also contributes to stones staying reachable.
Puck quips that Rural New Yorker drawing fails to show best method to stretch a rope. The joke says the best way is to put a murderer on it, so if the rope isn’t stretched properly the murderer dies, a sharp jab at society’s lenient treatment of killers.
Mrs Pecebe Rice of 12 8 Madison Street sister of Hon H Clay Sexton chief of the St Louis Fire Department suffered seven years from inflammatory rheumatism. Muscles in her hands and limbs were contracted and she used crutches. A single application of St Jacobs Oil brought instant relief and complete cure.
A statement on gender autonomy emphasizes that a woman may act as she chooses and must bear the consequences, paralleled by a man's right to act likewise.
Pleasan t Valley resident S W Hicks suffered a bladder stone inch long and pipe stem thick. After two weeks of Kennedy's Favorite Kennedy from Dr David Kennedy of Rondout he reported no symptoms and a full recovery. The doctor claims the Favorite Remedy strengthens blood and cures liver kidney and bladder complaints.
The ad argues catarrh starts in the head from neglected colds and promotes I's Cream Balm as a cure. It claims quick relief without snuff or liquid, applied with a finger to the nostrils, and mocks rival sizes of a man’s mind for a minute of use.
An assorted fragment lists Kidney-Wort as a remedy for kidney liver and bowel issues with claims of broad effectiveness. It includes notes on butter coloring with Wells Richardson color, quotes about drunkenness and sleep, testimonials on lung health, hogs profitability, and various patent medicine mentions.
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