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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1880
Page
4
A meditation on a celestial city seen through a fog of romance and poetry. The scene depicts enchanted towers, noble horsemen, graceful courtiers, and blissful guests within a dreamlike, unreachable metropolis seen only by certain eyes. The poem elevates imagination as a nepenthe that soothes earthly woes.
St. Nicholas Washington Gladden criticizes girls and mothers for neglecting health and exercise, dressing for appearance, chasing frivolous amusements, and entering society too young. He urges practical labor, steady study, and restraint to build character and prevent future ruin.
Mrs Richards the first MIT graduate gave a Providence talk on chemistry's role in housekeeping. She warned against cheap washing powders mainly sal soda, tested baking powders for purity, and explained safe use of aqua ammonia, soap, borax, and acid tests for alum and starch in powders.
At the old Kibbe homestead in Ellington a large gathering marked the ninety ninth birthday of Mrs Valorous Kibbe born in Ellington daughter of Allerton Cushman and a direct descendant of Thomas Cushman and Mary Allerton of Mayflower fame. Descendants praise her calm nature and kind counsel though her sight is impaired. A son, grandchildren and one great grandchild were absent, noted with regret. Relatives and friends in Spri Massachusetts Republican report.
Practical domestic hints on cleaning carpets with ammonia and water, making lard from potatoes to remove taste for poultry, beating lamps to clear chimneys, and preserving roses. Also includes recipes for potato and bread based starters, orange pudding, beef and sago broth, and ideas for baby afghans and decorative crafts like paper lamp shades and wall treatments.
Prof. Charles L. Ptah argues against sowing grass seed with grain, urging pure seed sowing for Kentucky blue grass and other species. He recommends spring or fall timings, separate fields by species, and staggered mowing to improve yield and weed control.
A long poem contrasts two temples one grand and earthly and one humble with Christ dwelling in the latter. It urges reverence for every heart and the divine presence in all places, praising faith, love, and prayer as paths to God’s home.
May to June schedule outlines events from Gethsemane to the Crucifixion and Resurrection. It covers lesson reviews and selections for the school, with key dates in June including a review, and a final lesson chosen by the school.
A 19th century sermon by Professor Swing contemplates life’s uncertainty and death. It argues humans face fixed mortality yet seek noble living, notes atheistic claims about a fixed lifespan, and praises communal humanity guided by a Master Mind.
The nineteenth century dawned with telescope findings showing vast cosmic scale and microscopic insight revealing unseen life below. Proponents argued both sources support divine providence while skeptics questioned Christianity. Dr Chalmer's Astronomy Lectures and Barnard's Science Monthly piece argue for meaning in both scales.
In Pollocksville North Carolina two farmers John Miller and Alexander Bibb chased rivally for Miss Lenora Loyd after each secured a marriage license. Bibb fainted at her door yet she chose him for marriage. Reverend Aaron Jasper married Bibb and Loyd that night. The tale is hailed as a remarkable NC romance.
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