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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1887
Page
7
A poem from St Nicholas about a girl’s ideal dog. She rejects luxurious pets and prefers a simple brown doorstep guardian with a loyal, unpretentious nature. The dog is named Jack and is valued for honest bark and steadfast companionship.
A narrative describes coal mines as hidden cities with black stone walls lit by small flames on caps. It traces Earth's history from fish era to spring awakening, detailing peat to coal formation and noting jet and graphite as coal derivatives. It also critiques extravagant dress coverage in a separate column.
The text explains coal formation from layered plant matter and trapped forest remains. It describes tree trunks embedded in coal, multiple coal layers with rock between like a jelly cake, and ancient marine life including fish corals starfish and large reptiles. It notes Walton’s observation of fossil footprints and skeletons marking life during coal measures.
Fifty years ago the Bible was available in 136 languages and now it circulates in 205. The shift reflects expanded missionary work and linguistic outreach across regions.
A long feature recounts Buffalo Bill in England with a rosy portrait, noting his education and charm, and a later anecdote about Baron Rothschild manipulating the Bank of England to draw gold. The piece blends celebrity travel, financial intrigue, and satirical vignettes of politicians and city life.
The American Cultivator notes that impatience and over sight by foremen and customers slow work, raise costs, and reduce quality on repair jobs. Pasteur shows preventive inoculation cut mortality in France with inoculated sheep and cattle far below non inoculated herds.
The text contrasts five sisters with aims in fashion books looks wealth and health. It extols Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Scott’s Emulsion for health issues, promotes Prickly Ash Bitters for biliary and kidney troubles, and advertises The Farmers’ Poultry Raising Guide with Johnson & Co about hens laying and profitable poultry care.
The Wisconsin Central Line, a relatively new factor in Northwest railroading, earns notable popularity. Its service is near perfection with attentive train attendants and superior dining cars on fast through runs from Chicago to Milwaukee St Paul and Minneapolis. It offers solid sleepers between Chicago Ashland and the mining regions of Northern Wisconsin and Michigan.
An advertisement touts Swayne's Ointment as a cure for itching piles and related diseases. It claims relief from itching, bleeding, ulcers, and tumors, and offers free samples by mail from T A Blocum, 141 Pearl Street.
A clergyman long plagued by catarrh found a remedy that cured him and saved his life. He offers readers a free recipe by sending a self addressed envelope to Mo Brot, 4 Tomeenee East Ninth Street, New.
The piece contrasts the Liberty statue on Bedloe's Island with harsh truths about women's ailments and praises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Proscription as a guaranteed remedy. It promises swift relief from derangements and weaknesses, noting a money back guarantee printed on the bottle wrapper.
The first spinning frame, lent to Brown University for safekeeping, will soon be sent to the Patent Office in Washington. Samuel Slater introduced it at Pawtucket around 1790, starting in a clothier's shop with two other similar machines. Over time the market overstocked with yarn, yet the machine remains in good condition for its age. The rest of the text promotes patent medicines and unrelated reader questions.
Circular outlines changes benefiting buyers of The Great Rock Is Land Noure tickets. Full particulars provided by E. A. Honorook, General Ticket and Passenger Agent, Chicago.
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