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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1883
Page
4
Mary Torrence in Demorest's Monthly presents a lyric imagining sudden light and joy dispelling gloom. The speaker desires the beloved's presence to brighten a somber room and long day, contrasting dark spaces with music and warmth that would erase sorrow.
Sam Markby schemes to ruin the Annerlys by exploiting a rumored publican lineage and a forged social niche. He allies with Lord Algernon Todd to break Miss Amy Annerly’s engagement to Lord Reavely, but Algernon’s sly handling backfires as the wedding goes forward and Markby faces his own exposure.
A baffled bridegroom tells how Aunt Targood and her vigilant gander terrorized visitors for years. A runaway couple faced the bird’s wrath at the gate, the bride escaping with her father’s forceful invitation to return home, leaving the fate of the groom unknown. The tale ends with farm advice on salt management for stock.
A Philadelphia Record corresp describes the Astor lineage from a Bowery butcher shop to vast wealth and real estate, noting John Jacob Astor's early fur and trade profits, 70 000 dollar imports, ship ownership, and property holdings up-town. It highlights William B. Astor's Madison Avenue home, their stone buildings, and a lifestyle of walking for exercise among bankers and brokers, with wealth estimated at 50 million dollars each for William and John Jacob.
In Paris novel shades drive fashion and market curiosity from the Atlantic to Limoges. Mashed strawberry porcelain fetched three thousand dollars in Baltimore and London, signaling possible arrival of red copper hues for next season amid dye-house experiments and American demand.
A city street scene at the post office window includes questions about two cent postage. A two cent stamp is said to carry letters nationwide. The dialogue touches on Mrs Blank, Mrs D, and a letter to a husband in Chicago. The curiouser part relates to a conversation about stamps and rates. Lost In the Woods recounts a Grand Manan island rescue where Laura Reynolds and Jeannette Kempton, with two children, vanish while seeking Dark Harbor. They camp overnight with scarce supplies until twelve Northern Head fishermen with a dog locate them at dawn and bring them back to Schoefield’s. The tale highlights the peril and relief from a perilous island search.
A stitched hands on lesson in sewing from a child's practice and a mother’s guidance. Lucy sulks in rain and gloom until sunshine returns, then learns to share light and cheer with others, turning mood into daily kindness and activity.
A Harper's Young People tale recounts how a poor sick mother's son Pierre pleads to sing his song for Madame Malibran. The singer grants a concert moment, aids his mother, and a London publisher later buys the tune for a fortune, shaping Pierre into a renowned composer.
A sixteen month old pet crow named Grip at J L English's home demonstrates human like speech and intelligent behavior. The bird immitates farmyard sounds, patrols the street, hunts moles, stores and retrieves food, and treats strangers with cautious scrutiny. The piece notes Grip’s accuracy in mimicking voices and fears careless sportsmen may harm him.
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