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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1878
Page
4
The passage contemplates beauty and darkness as night falls and stars emerge. It expresses a poetic sense of sorrow and harvest as seeds of past delights.
A skeptical narrator probes travelers and their strange loyalties. Simpson of Bussora reveals he has four wives from Persia, recounting how after two wives quarrelled he married two more to protect Badoura, with Zobeide safeguarding all in a peaceful household.
James Payn in Belgravia riffs on Simpson’s domestic life in Bussora claiming four wives exist there. He muses on moral restraint and the social shock of such a secret, framing it as a rule of three puzzle about exotic Persia and distant customs.
The article surveys the Prussian guard recruitment of fifty seven per company and tracks recruits finances. It notes money brought by recruits, communal provision of clothing, and monthly financial support from relatives totaling about 145 thalers a month, roughly £22, based on a sample from Macmillan's Magazine.
A report on the Cleopatra's Needle obelisk’s moves from Egypt to Alexandria and its 1877 1878 transport to the Thames shore. It details engravings, benefactors including Erasmus Wilson and John Dixon, and the shipwreck and rescue efforts surrounding the obelisk voyage.
The narrator recalls standing atop Popocatepetl at 19 000 feet above the City of Mexico and glimpsing Orizaba and Pueblo through rarefied air. He describes crater depths of 1000 feet and 1500 wide amid smoke and sulfur, a perilous descent to the crater bed, the guide guarding travelers from falling rocks, and the intense blasting of artillery-like thunder from falling boulders.
The account describes a perilous ascent to the crater of Popocatepetl with an Indian guide, the brutal sulfur fumes and fiery vents below, and a safe descent aided by multiple guides sliding on snow. It notes the 5000 foot ascent, the dramatic summit views, and a possible meeting with Gen Sanchez Ochoa, chief of Mexico's Engineer Corps.
The London Times notes the Waltham Watch Company display at Paris as a landmark in American watchmaking. It describes the new balance and temperature compensation advances, the precision of tools like the micrometer, and the potential reduction of errors in timekeeping.
A granddaughter of mill owner Mr. Provost at Fair Haven contracted diphtheria. After thumb infection required two prior finger amputations, doctors fear toxin spreading and propose midway arm amputation. parents oppose for now, but life may be at risk per the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Mr Bowman of Owasso Michigan fled home life by building a hut under a fallen tree and living on nuts and roots. He remained hidden for two weeks until his wife, softened by sorrow, persuaded him to come back promising she would not henpeck him again.
The Indiana Supreme Court holds that attorneys smoking in court with judge permission does not justify a new trial. It also says a judge closing his eyes during a case signals concentration on the argument, not sleep.
The article argues pain serves a physical purpose by signaling danger and prompting rest for repair. It presents fatigue as a sentinel guarding the organism against external harm and internal strain, urging cessation of activity when signals arise.
The text from Lancet discusses pain as a vital protective guard that deters danger and signals injury. It notes pain's educational value for the mind and temper, its absence often signaling irreparable harm, and its role in guiding physiologic and mental development under natural laws.
A historical overview traces carpet origins in the East and their spread through Turkey Persia and England. It notes early luxury status in Europe the rise of loom and machine production and the growth of American demand. It also covers care tips and household recipes from the era.
The New England Farmer article advocates creating one or more artificial ponds on each farm after harvest. Fenced ponds provide pure water, ice in winter, and swimming or fishing spots for children and stock. A small, ten by ten foot ice house with sawdust insulates a simple two-frame construction. The ponds persist for years with occasional dredging.
A fragment notes a misread claim that a bottle contains more effect than beer and mentions a Rochester druggist and physicians recommending the product. The text suggests it is described as medicine rather than drink and refers to an Evening Express notice about Hop.
The piece warns of sudden death from obesity and links ten tenths of obesity deaths to heart disease or apoplexy. It promotes Allan's Anti Fat as a harmless remedy to reduce weight by improving digestion and assimilation, claiming two to five pounds per week.
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