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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1879
Page
4
A reflective poem contrasts medieval pageantry with contemporary life’s wars for wealth, love, and truth. It argues noble victory lies in conquering inner battles rather than external triumphs, noting humanity’s passions create ongoing combat between hate and love, pride and forgiveness.
A Kioto and an Ozaka frog leave their wells to see the world and travel halfway between cities. They judge Kioto and Ozaka alike, proving the proverb that the frog in the well knows not the great ocean. The tale ends with amber lotus blooms and a rebuke of philosophy for frogs.
A guide lists medicinal preparations for children and the family, detailing fig and tamarind pastes, licorice powder, and magnesia tonics. It prescribes linctuses, lemonades, and bitters for eruptions, diarrhea, teething, and digestion, with cautions on dosing and warm milk as a staple. It notes public executions in Japan.
The narrator traverses a dramatic river system from its snow fed source to its fatal lake. He describes its sacred character its high cliffs and hidden secrets and contrasts its torrents with barren valleys. The Dead Sea appears as accursed and doom filled while gifts of nature linger in the desert landscape.
The Commercial Bulletin praises Limburger cheese as a major success for American dairymen, noting New York and Wisconsin production, lower costs than imports, and growing domestic demand among German and American populations. It details factory scale, seasonal milk buying, and the careful process from curd formation to curing, warning readers of its strong odor to the uninitiated.
In San Gavino two feuding families agreed to cease hostilities after mediation by M. Charles Abbatucci and M. Irani with Corsican officials. A murder in the area followed by a fatal stroke did not derail the peace, which includes provisions for surrender and evidence exchange under the presence of notable mediators.
The California ranchmen display bold driving on unguarded mountain roads where a single misstep can send a carriage or lumber wagon to destruction. A driver must blend nerve, precision, and timing to control massive loads pulled by six to eight animals as perilous descent, braking, and sudden scares demand split second action.
A well wall at Adam Weigand’s yard on Seventh and Marquette collapsed after Claus H. Thiering descended to inspect repairs. Thiering was killed when the wall caved in, despite attempts to rescue him. An inquest by Coroner Bawden returned a verdict of death by accident. Thiering leaves a wife and four children.
A criminal libel case against Penny newspaper proprietors ended in acquittal. The jury ruled one proprietor was out of town and the other lacked jurisdiction over editorial content, absolving them of liability for a subordinate’s act. The decision, praised by the Cleveland Voice, protects publishers and discourages baseless lawsuits.
A feud erupting from the San Gavino di Carbini municipal election in Sicilia led to a year of armed clashes, many deaths, and a village split between Bonapartists and republicans. A court of honor, backed by a Bonapartist deputy and a republican lawyer, sought to resolve the dispute.
A terse note suggests a man who distrusts everyone has been found, provoking caution among locals who feel the figure may be an object of general suspicion and debate over trust in the community.
A collage of moral maxims on happiness, ambition, deceit, and self improvement. It extols home happiness, meekness and zeal, warns about envy and deceit, and likens moral law to nature’s preaching. It notes the Sabbath as virtue’s keystone and the dangers of proud isolation.
The Urania captained by Jorgensen left Quebec October 1 bound for London with lumber. Severe gales drive leaks, pumps clog, and rigging is cut. With 13 feet of water in the hold, the crew abandons ship near the Banks of Newfoundland. The Otranto rescues Jorgensen and 18 men. the ship is burned and sinks that night. Built 1866 in Nova Scotia, 1097 tons, owned by Jorgensen & Khudsen of Dramner Norway. insured about 35000. New York agent listed as Jac Bull Jorgensen.
Karolyi, a Magyar renowned for fearless feats, died during a public performance in Madrid when a twenty foot boa constrictor tightly coiled around his body. The snake crushed him fatally. post mortem found eighty seven bone fractures from constriction and spinal disarticulation. The crowd initially misread his cry as part of the act.
A Chicago owner, J A Ford, reports his mastiff hound ran eight miles beside a moving train for half an hour. The dog kept pace as cars reached eighteen miles per hour, suffering sore feet from splinters but arriving shortly after the train in Chicago.
The piece argues that men favored by men are trustworthy with women and warns that a man shunned by other men is unlikely to be a good partner for women. It reflects social norms about masculine friendship and domestic trust.
The passage argues that stable, deep friendship within marriage yields lasting happiness, while restless, fleeting affections ruin domestic harmony. It contrasts manly devoted lovers with shallow suitors and suggests true companionship solidifies a wife’s contentment, while a man who changes partners harms the family bond.
The piece advises writers to be concise when contacting editors and to present fresh, original news. It notes editors are busy during business hours and decide what deserves publication. It suggests avoiding argument if the editor rejects a submission and reminds writers editors aim to please readers and are eager for good opinions.
A gentleman hid a marked shilling under a stone for his Newfoundland to fetch. The dog returned home with the coin after a long, eventful chase, following horses and even beds, while the other travelers slept. The shilling finally reached the master, leaving the rest of the memoranda intact.
A Turkish cadi writes from the East denying inquiry into city history and population. He refuses to reveal past conditions or inhabitants, arguing the dirt and confusion before Islam are unknowable. The letter mocks Western curiosity and urges focus on present matters.
United States Senator Grover of Oregon joined a special Indian commission touring Nez Perces country. At the depot a ragged boy answered questions with grave humor when the senator asked the distance to the Nez Perces camp, the boy replying he did not know.
The New York Chinese male population has largely wed Spanish and Irish women, with several couples at No 45 Mott Street. The six year trend of cross cultural unions has produced a growing China Celtic generation, some with children already in existence and school age soon.
An old admonition links sobriety and prudence to avoiding vice and improvidence, urging habitual virtue as a safeguard. In Lennox Massachusetts, Mrs Senator David Davis is fatally ill at her longtime residence, prompting concern over her health and family.
A narrator recalls a youthful trip to Havana and Mantanzas with an American companion. They gamble in euchre for hours, losing the narrator's money, before winning a high lottery prize on a ticket bought there. The tale ends with a wary confession of possible cheating and a remembered rejection of revenge. News snippets follow about Bulgaria and a promotional cure ad for Seller's Cough Syrup and Liver Pills priced at 25c per box.
Thermaline is the best known substitute for quinine and is being widely used by eminent physicians in treating malarial diseases, according to the Fernandina Express.
Grocerymen and storekeepers pay 3 to 5 cents a pound extra for butter made with GiltEdge Butter Maker. It increases production 6 to 10 percent, reduces labor, and gives a rich golden color year round. Sold by druggists and grocers. Send stamp for "Hints to Butter Makers." Buffalo, NY. Piso's Cure for Consumption is warranted. It fails to suit about one in ten thousand.
The New York market reports dull flour with wide ranges for state and western grades. Wheat and oats show softness and strength shifts, corn firm, rye steady, and eggs and butter trading quietly. Petroleum unchanged as of November 11. Other cities show similar trends with western markets edging lower on wheat and mixed results across commodities.
Cincinnati market report shows flour prices at 580 680, wheat 120 128, corn steady at 43 with new car 36 37, oats firm at 33 34, rye 78 80, barley 92 95. Pork 11.00, lard 65 66, bulk meats and bacon unchanged, hogs quiet at current levels, whisky demand active with prices up to 108, butter dull with dairy grades 25 35, linseed oil firm at unknown.
Chicago markets report flour unchanged while wheat shows a slight dip. No. 2 red winter at 1.1814g and No. 2 Chicago spring at 1.0214. Corn steady with buyers at 4234 cash, 39% December, 431 May. Oats quiet at 3244 321 cash, 323 December. Rye and barley unchanged. Pork steady at 9.75 10.00 cash, 950 9.55 November, 9.55 9.60 December. Lard firmer around 6.50 cash, 6.57 6.60 December. Bulk meats steady. Whisky in good demand and slightly higher.
Toledo reports wheat steady with No 1 white Michigan 122 and December futures 1254. November 12244. January 129. Western amber 12344. No 2 amber Illinois 1264g. Corn steady to high mixed. No 2 spot 4434. November 4144. December new 38. May old 44%. No 2 white 46. November 411g. rejected new 3074. Oats firmer. No 2 321g. rejected 30. Clover seed quiet. prime 525. No 2 490.
On November 11 in Philadelphia, flour prices show quiet activity with several grades listed from Minnesota extra family medium to fancy. Wheat quotes drift with No 2 red at 1 37 bid and 1 39 asked. corn and oats show dull to mixed bidding, with various track and eastern values recorded.
Dry goods market in New York on November 11 shows strong demand and rising prices for cotton goods. Prints remain in demand and first hand stocks are firmly held. Dress goods perform well, while woolens see liberal deliveries to the woolen trade and new business is modest.
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