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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1887
Page
3
A lively society column sketches matronly mothers smart maidens and merry misses in a witty tittle tattle setting. A dramatic confessional moment unfolds as George reveals he is going to be married, prompting surprise from Grace after years of waiting. The scene hints at social pressures and romantic entanglements characteristic of the era.
A dated dialogue describes Rudolph asking Clorinda for a divorce with her prompt consent. The piece contrasts shy approaches with bold, respectful conduct and advises the young man to be self confident yet gentle to win a sweet girl. It argues modesty and courtesy invite respect and affection.
The piece notes a surge in dedicated gown rooms at watering place hotels as women store hundreds of outfits. Saratoga hosts several such rooms this month, with Mrs William Lawton of New York cited as owning eighty outdoor gowns and one hundred evening gowns plus numerous day wear pieces. Other prominent names include Mrs Moore of Chicago and a Kansas City broker’s wife, each managing 150 to 200 outfits.
A 30s woman shows health habits that enhance beauty. She daily sponge-baths aired rooms long walks light meat fruit cereals coffee with water only. Her routine, though simple, yields clear skin and lively eyes as she counsels others.
A San Francisco Post note describes a trial routine where a woman moves from a deep bend to upright positions, with arm movements to full reach, repeated thirteen minutes until color returns to her cheeks. After a flat couch rest, she breathes evenly, then resumes lighter activity, such as tennis, to maintain vigor and improve form.
A young man tries to fix his partner by applying rouge and powder, while she counters with a bargain to wash off the makeup. They argue over going out and the plan to attend a theater outing falling apart, yet by evening she remains prettily dressed.
Clara Lanza argues in the Albany Express that refined ladies change dress at most twice daily, with three changes as the limit for morning and street attire. She condemns the vulgar practice of four or five gowns daily at summer resorts as unbecoming to good society.
The article notes Scottish vehicles universally use brakes, mocks the American method of mounting and descent, and contrasts Scotch ponies with English horses. It praises Scots horses as tough and wiry yet slow, attributes oats as making them fat, and observes ponies range in size from compact to imposing with mules absent and donkeys rare.
A sea tale warns that a single weak link in health can doom a life. An old captain spots danger in a cloud and orders reefing as a storm tests the ship and chain reliability. Dr Dro Lewis praises Warner's Safe Cure reflecting kidney and liver care.
In a remote range near the Stinking Water River headwaters, a powerful older brother and his younger, mentally limited sibling faced a grizzly in a rocky gorge. The youth struck the bear with a camp kettle while the elder fired three shots, killing the animal. The boy kept attacking the carcass after the bear fell.
Describes Mulberry Street's Bend as the worst block in the city with thousands of prisoners and hundreds of arrests in short spans. The dense tenement streets house predominantly Italian residents, with many poor, at times wrecked individuals, living in crowded rooms and facing grim fates in a sardine-box urban milieu.
An editorial rambles about taste, comparing quick tasting of bitter substances to tasting real good fruit. It jokes that untrained readers and famous figures alike taste by instinct, while science may offer a better method. It references Dourdette, Ignatius Donnelly, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and other figures in a satirical tone.
A London Housewife article traces button history from William III to the present, noting styles, makers, and innovations. It covers oversized buttons on long coats, breeches, and garters, Peel’s duties repeal, brass iridescent buttons, mother of pearl, Sander covered buttons, flexible shank, corded edges, and dyeable ivory substitutes, linking fashion to labor and trade.
The text promotes Halletter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims after a course the liver and bowels regain function, heartburn and fullness cease, and overall digestive health improves. It presents the medicine as a tonic and alterative strengthening digestive organs.
Based on Chamber's Journal the tale centers on General Skobeleff in his tent by the Danube when a Turkish shell lands at the threshold. A sentry saves him by tossing the shell into water and asks for compensation choosing a mix of money and the St George’s cross.
A carpenter writes of years of consumption like illness and says Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery cured him. He claims the remedy built up his system and strengthened him when other remedies failed. He asserts his recovery is on a sure foundation due to this restorative.
The Tombstone Epitaph notes Arizona is heavily timbered, spanning a Reeves in Yavapai County equal in size to New Jersey and Delaware. It covers about 200 miles by 50 miles, roughly 6.4 million acres, with timber valued for lumber and increasing export demand as shipping improves.
An excerpt extols Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy to relieve nasal discharge headaches and dizziness. The text mentions 1879 discovers saccharines near Madgeburg Prussia and praises labors as inheritance. Also cites Brown’s Bronchial Tradies for coughs and colds withBeecher praise and a Beecher motto.
Mrs Peters suffered severe illness and miseries from many remedies did not help until she tried Dr Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets. The pills, hailed as the original Little Liver Pills, cured her and she now relies on them.
An advertisement touts Scott’s Emulsion with Hypophosphites as palatable and easily digested. It claims rapid improvement in delicate people and includes a testimonial of a child gaining four pounds quickly. It also mentions malaria, liver impurities, and prickly heat as conditions treated by the remedy.
Advertises double allday Thanksgiving and Christmas numbers with colored covers and full-page pictures. Free to new subscribers paying 1.75 for a year through January 1858. Notes enlarged content and low price. Also praises Wisconsin Central Line service with fast trains and Pullman dining cars. Mentions Lyon's Patent Heel Stiffeners as a product.
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