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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1883
Page
2
A Boston Budget reflection urges care with every action and word for a life’s greatness. It warns that ill chosen words and lack of culture can choke aspirations, ruin a bright example, and burden the soul under a wintry, blighting world.
Maurice learns the full backstory of Miss Cuthbert and Frank Cuthbert's hidden past as his father recounts how a mother's schemes erased Frank's love and Lucy's fate. The revelation forces Maurice to confront his own deception and consider his future with Miss Cuthbert and Hollyford.
A narrator recounts descending 300 feet into a coal mine to a dark subterranean world. They describe galleries, braced timbers, narrow tracks, mules in stalls, and a dangerous near-accident with an engine. The guide praises mining healthfulness while noting air currents and vivid scenes of grimy labor and quiet industry.
A brisk sampler notes humorous quips and curiosities from various papers. It mentions a sketch titled A young woman with a history, a book agent, a Pittsburgh wire mill turning out fence wire, and social banter at Vanderbuilt’s party. It cites humor in exchanges about fashion, manners, and a farmer’s boy asking for a pony, with brief medical notes on Thomsen’s disease and a life insurance detail about a man’s unique fear.
A vivid tale from Harper's Young People recounts the brave old head horse and a mahout guarding a royal flag through brutal combat. The horse endures wounds and long vigil, finally yielding to a child’s voice before the standard is carried to a victorious close.
Laura cleans and organizes a chaotic room inspired by Aunt Sarah’s refrain thorough, bringing order and cheer. She sorts items, mends and stores, refreshes curtains, toys, and a rug, and learns the joy of doing a task well for mother and home. The piece ends urging others to try thorough work and heed the Master’s call to diligent service.
A collection of anecdotes shows how speakers inflate claims to flatter audiences and mislead listeners. Examples compare exaggerated tales, epitaphs, and Boswell versus Johnson on hospitality, plus notes disputing London population estimates and urging old time American honesty for societal building.
A compilation of parables contrasts a peasant seeking truth with a fox’s sly plans. It pairs a dialogue where the man is warned he is a fool for chasing truth with a fox’s cunning excuse for preying on fowls. The stories critique human folly and opportunism.
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