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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1880
Page
4
A lyrical excerpt from Harper's Bazar describes violet fragrance and sunset as a lover walks with the beloved through evening shadows. The speaker consoles themselves as night falls and a parting hour arrives, pondering if the beloved was only a dream.
A daughter grows from a lifelong cynic shaped by a dominant father and brother to a decisive figure who resists a planned marriage for the sake of a new, bonded household. She seeks independence while navigating love, trust, and responsibility in a quiet family drama.
Miss Shelley undergoes a moral transformation at the Hollister house, winning acceptance from Robbie and Mrs. Gilder, inspiring hospitality and new life. She confronts her past arrogance, apologizes to Mr. Hollister, and hears him declare love as a hopeful future unfolds in a tempered, caring domestic setting.
A scene shows Miss Shelley and Uncle Nat leaving together while Mrs Gelder watches, smiling at the budding romance. Bell notes the couple look pleasant, as Gelder reflects on her daughter's observation and the family's quiet connection.
The Plymouth Church experiment used Bell Telephone transmitters to relay a Sunday sermon to points across New York and New Jersey. Placed under the Mount Olivet table, the system connected about 3 500 listeners, with echoes of thumps and cross wires, and suggested future reach to ten thousand homes if dedicated lines and transmitters are added.
Miss H. R. Scovil offers medical kitchen guidance for convalescents with beef tea and juices. The piece covers beef juice methods, jelly from calves feet, sweetbreads, lemonades and cordials, iced beverages, barley water, flaxseed tea, and orangeade, stressing doctor approval for typhoid care and using gentle nourishment.
A long, recipe filled excerpt lists Jelly Cake Orange Cake and others with eggs butter flour sugar and flavorings, plus directions for custard and coconut cakes. It also describes sheep tooth development by year and suggests cider vinegar-like fruit infusions and jelly season vinegar made from seeds and skins.
A Dutchess Farmer argues kindness to farm animals costs nothing and yields benefits. He notes cattle, oxen, and colts respond to gentle words and caresses, making tame, productive stock and easier handling. He urges farmers to name every barnyard animal and treat them kindly.
A rural tale from Middlebury Register tells of a man who rejects water and drinks beer and wine instead. He learns in a paper that water may be healthier and eventually dies after consuming large quantities of alcohol. His family laments, urging others to learn to avoid drinking water.
The article honors foreign missionaries who must master local languages without grammars or teachers. It notes the heavy, yearlong effort required to develop a written system, then trains them to preach, translate, circulate Scriptures, and supervise schools. It highlights women’s roles and constant, demanding labor across colonies.
A collage of maxims on living rightly in the present, faith, charity, and sacrifice. Quotations from Longfellow Faber Quarles and Leighton emphasize courage, using the moment, and looking beyond present turmoil. A medical note raises doubt about a “poisoning from decayed meat” in a May issue.
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