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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1880
Page
4
The poem contrasts June’s calm skies with human sorrow and longing. Nature’s vibrant sights provoke envy and ache as man and nature remain separate realms. A lingering question about the universe’s solemn mystery ends the verse.
James Spedding recounts the Italian tale of Giannetto, Ansaldo, and the Jew in Belmonte from I Pecorone. Giannetto pursues wealth and love, loses repeatedly, borrows ten thousand ducats with a pound of flesh bond, and a Bologna lawyer and Venice judge force the fulfillment of the contract. The tale ends with Giannetto’s deception exposed, Ansaldo saved, and Belmonte’s court scandal.
Giannetto learns the tale is true after tears and a confession. He travels to nobles with the story, and his joy deepens his love for the damsel who advised him. He arranges Ansaldo to wed the woman, and they live in felicity.
A sprawling digest lists 1875 to 1878 sailor deaths totaling 10,638 on British ships. It notes 100,000 cattle valued at $150 million driven east from Oregon and Washington for the coming season. Mills in Minneapolis run at 95,000 bushels daily, while Sonoma County vines yield 25,000 gallons of merchantable wine from 48 acres. It covers US pin price hikes, Louisiana sugar capital, and rail systems with thousands employed. Also records the Durbin voyage, and a controversial schoolmaster tally of corporal punishments reaching hundreds of thousands of blows.
Common rheumatism is described as an inflammation of joint surfaces worsened by damp and cold. Remedies include woolen flannel wear, keeping skin moist, and a light diet with exercise. A French noble form Port Breton in New Britain, with colonists from France Ireland and Belgium, under US protection, is now reported with Spaniards and Chinese workers en route.
The United States plans a multi year Arctic colony at Lady Franklin Bay with fifty men three officers two surgeons and Eskimo sledge teams to push northward from Cape Union to latitude 82 deg 47 min along depots and telegraph links. A steam vessel will supply the colony and return after establishment, with yearly visits for news supplies and recruits to sustain forward progress toward the pole.
A Boston Post writer argues for cautious education of girls to protect health and reputation. He advocates limited early study, plenty of outdoor activity, and focus on mastering one art or science rather than broad, shallow learning. He warns against fatigue and supports tailored curricula aligned with intelligence.
Uncle Remus entertains a child with Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox lore set beside a quilt, collard patch, and sugar cane as the little Rabbits outwit a hungry Fox. The tale unfolds in dialect recalling Miss Sally and family shadows, with a final note from the Atlanta Constitution.
Mr Grant Duff MP recently entertained constituents in England by presenting two acrostics about J Gladstone. The first praises the Liberal leader as a great mind and logical thinker, while the second accuses him of sophistry and moral compromise.
A fragmented 食e collection presents several old time recipes and kitchen tips. It includes methods for washing silk handkerchiefs, making Strawberry Ice Cream Mash, breads and cakes with walnuts, potato soup, preserved strawberries, Lemon Tart Pie, a Cherries dessert served with ice dew, Maccaronian Tomatoes, Cauliflower in White Sauce, and Veal with Spinach with detailed steps and ingredients.
A jumbled mix of notes mentions a Tennessee man who accidentally shot another during an explanation, a coroner failing to get a willing jury, patriotic to Canada, a Worcester innkeeper misnaming a dish, and Advertisements praising Warner’s Safe Remedies and Repprxo’s Russia Salve for skin issues, catarrh, and general healing.
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