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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1883
Page
2
A millinery shop tale reveals a forewoman bribing workers with spruce gum to curb chatter. The tactic boosts output, spreads to nearby houses, and inspires a Spruce Club that aids the poor. A New York dentist warns chewing gum harms teeth as debate over public school singing unfolds.
A New York report describes a city bureau in the Department of Charities and Correction that enforces alimony through legal threat and weekly payments to wives. Attache William Blake presides, issuing mandates for thirds or halves of wages, with cases heard in a office setting. The system claims to spare city charity by supporting families and preventing pauperization.
A vivid sketch of a Mexican town life where days move slowly and routines center on work, markets, and communal stops. The author contrasts morning activity with a lengthy siesta period, then notes the return of social life in late afternoon and evening, ending with a reflection on quieter nights and distant memories of home.
On a court day in Bowling Green Kentucky a famed Indian doctor hawked an elixir claiming cures for dyspepsia dropsy and blood replenishment. A sharp wife thwarted her husband from buying while the doctor pivoted to selling suspenders and toilet soap to the crowd.
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