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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1879
Page
4
Fragmented verse describes gum trees in sunlit meadows and forest fragrances. It mingles mythical revelry with a woodland nectar theme, praising a pale green blossom as the heart of summer and a maiden’s awakening amid ethereal tones. The piece weaves nature, myth, and lyric mood across lush imagery.
Five men in league with a leader stage a stealthy night ascent of St George's Chapel Windsor. They bypass guards, raid a hidden chamber, eat a covert breakfast, and prepare instruments as a dawn recital nears with an audacious plot tied to a royal wedding.
A Belgravia piece describes a dramatic Windsor wedding with five concealed figures in a chamber above the altar awaiting a signal. The Queen, the King of the Belgians, the Prince of Wales, and other dignitaries are present as the Archbishop presides.
Mrs. Freeman recounts a Boston area ordeal where her husband Charlie, a devoted Christian, pursued Abraham's faith and believed Edie would be raised from the dead to prove God's power. The couple endured trials, shared visions of a martyr-like mission, and faced the heartbreaking loss of their daughter Edie while maintaining implied innocence and faith.
A Providence shop thief broke in and, after an owl freed at sunset attacked him. The intruder fled in disorder, leaving hat and jimmy behind. Next morning blood stained the floor and desk while the owl’s feathers were ruffled and claws red with blood. The Hartford Post notes four seasons.
A San Francisco Chronicle summary recounts brutal Queensland native police actions against aboriginals. It describes black trackers recruited from distant tribes, tasked with pursuing and massacring natives, avoiding capture by whites, and enforcing violent suppression across towns and waterholes. It notes public petitions in Parliament to disband the force.
A Monaco Casino tale describes private crisis rooms and suicides as gambling wrecks lives daily. It notes ruined gamblers, including women, driven to self harm or poverty, with inquest procedures and a harsh social toll.
A Free Press discussion asserts nitro glycerine can be made simply and transported safely if kept frozen. It notes Canada fears depots and rail bans, mentions Detroit River tunnel worries, and cites Mr. Mowbray’s experience with frozen nitro glycerine and factory accidents without explosions.
A Kentucky post office received a taunting postal card dated May 2 1879 and addressed to Rev John Penobscot. TheCard's insult sparked chaos among staff and route agents and prompted a wary editorial note about avoiding offensive postal messages. The Louisville Courier Journal and Rome Sentinel carry the tale and a separate household quip about dinner etiquette.
An allusive New Haven note blends the musical click of croquet balls with a sharp epithet as a quiet village scene ripples through the day. The fragment suggests social texture and local voices shaping a small community moment.
A collage of home farming tips covers using wood ashes as fertilizer for pear trees, ground bones for fruit trees, coal ash mixtures, and tomato and Roman soups. It also includes methods to clear muddy water, bake a Snowflake Cake, advice on hoeing plants, washing colored stockings, killing moss on meadow land with manure or nitrate, and a farmer’s note on ground feed and cob meal digestibility.
January and May wed in a rushing scene in the Provi ence and Stonington Railroad waiting-room at Richmond as an eastbound train neared. A clergyman officiated before the wheels bore the couple away amid hurried ceremony and crowding spectators.
A Washington DC clergyman praises Hop Bitters, calling it a meritorious remedy known to physicians and widely trusted. He urges readers not to be without it and commends its benefits to him and his friends.
Announcement promotes Dr F Wilhoft’s Anti Periodic or Fever and Ague Tonic by Wheelock Finlay Co claiming it cures chills fever and dumb chills from malaria. Also notes Gilbert Starches praised as best, and Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco advertised.
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