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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1878
Page
4
A brief excerpt from Nora Perry in Harper's Magazine for April discusses unrequited affection and the toll of longing. The poet questions pride and gender expectations while framing love as a plaintful, daily trial.
A New York flour merchant recalls a volatile career from the Invincible Bran-Duster to Dewey & Blossom’s collapse. After pressuring a debtor Edwards, he discovers Edwards’s widow Georgie Washington, once his schoolmate, repays debts and marries him, ending with a portrait of reconciliation and a new life.
The Rochester Union and Advertiser outlines two travel budgets to Paris for a three month stay. It compares a luxury route via New York Liverpool London and Paris with a first class hotel, and a cheaper itinerary through New York Liverpool London and Paris. It notes rough totals for rail, sea passages, hotel nights, and extras, plus advice on light packing and language preparation.
The substitution of sulphuric acid for nitric acid has raised costs at the New York Assay Office by about 100000 dollars annually. Depositors stored gold separately, while pure metal is alloyed and sent from refineries. Silver from US refineries is received as bars, Mexican metal as disks. Fumes are condensed into weak acid and some gas disperses harmlessly. ashes and residues are washed and processed to recover stray silver and gold.
Fragmented quips attributed to Josh Billings explore uncertainty luck vanity and folly with humor. The speaker mocks philosophers and betting bets on chance notes human nature and the limits of reason while praising faith and resilience.
The article surveys Lenten bouquet colors and fashion trends. It highlights fabrics like tissue de toile and marabout cloth, new dress materials, embroidered jardiniere designs for children, and revived Valois frasque for evening wear. It notes accessories, hats, and hairstyles with varied colors from olive green to navy embroidery.
The article advises slow thorough mixing to absorb salt and evenly color butter. Do not rush to avoid grain destruction and salty, lardlike texture. Let stand twenty four hours, drain buttermilk, mold into rolls, then rest another twenty four hours. Use brined cloth, stamp setup, and avoid bare hands.
A mix of household instructions and recipes from Rural Home and Godeys Lady's Book. Includes mimies and scotch cake recipes, mineral gingerbread, use up cold meat with pasta bake, beef tea with muriatic acid, butter scotch candy, mildew removal with lime solution, composition cake, garden gardening notes, corn bread from mush, and homemade soap procedure. Names of magazines and period themes indicate 19th century domestic guidance.
The article argues that farming is honorable and profitable for those who understand the business, keep records, study successful neighbors, and continually improve. It contrasts Brute force farming with attentive, informed management and advises budgeting, expense tracking, and home improvements. Also notes Allen's Lung Balsam for consumption symptoms with sales mention.
An 19th century advertisement promotes Graefenberg Catholicon as a permanent cure for female ailments. It invites buyers to send for an almanac and lists Graefenberg Co with an address at 56 Reade Street, New York.
The advertisement touts Dooley's Yeast Powder as an economical kitchen helper for bakers and housekeepers. It claims savings in shortening and time, producing light, wholesome baked goods with no waste.
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