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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1883
Page
3
A playful dialogue from Defiance County Express features a miss and a dude debating apples and trees. The exchange toys with homely wit and shy romance as a narrator hints at growing up and light hearted banter. The Detroit Free Press is cited as a source.
A hopeful Thanksgiving tale follows Bessie and Walter Allison facing debt illness and loss. A brave wife, aided by neighbor Mrs. Foster, finds work and a large check from sister Catherine to lift their burden. Thanksgiving ends with gratitude as generosity spurs shared aid to neighbors in need.
A collage of society blurbs and literary items: Mr. Blaine receives 75000 dollars down plus 15 cent royalties per volume with advance orders totaling 100000 copies and projected sales up to 300000. Miss Emily Thompson elopes to Indian Territory with Napoleon B Ainsworth a Choctaw lawyer. John Wanamaker presides over Philadelphia Y M C A for thirteen years and donates about 100000. Miss Bertha Crowley learns her true parentage and a 56000 estate. Dr Phillip Livingstone Jones once valued at a million is found to be near one thousand in probate, memory quirks noted. Charles Hazewell praised for vast book knowledge and memory of English royalty. Paris obituary notes Mrs John Russell Young wife of the China minister, niece of Governor Jewell, traveling with infant in tow.
A collage of humorous lines and skits from historic newspapers. Notes on feather beds coal by doorways flirtations weather in Texas and a mock courtship tale. Various voices poke fun at love money class and daily life with sharp wit and caricature.
An overweight German shopkeeper avoids payment to commercial travelers after a London agent visits with a £65 claim. The scene grows comic as the merchant, perched on a cheese box, refuses to pay and the agent threatens legal action, while a boy retrieves the money bag.
A recipe for making sauer-kraut is presented, detailing scalding the stand and tools, preparing cabbage, salting in layers, pressing with a weight, and storing in a cool place for four to six weeks. Savoy cabbage is preferred but Drumhead and Dutch are more productive. The dish is advised to be boiled with pickled work or corned beef for best results.
The article argues farmers resist new breeds and varieties, adopt changes slowly, and pursue fashion over merit. It cites Devons, Herefords, and hog color trends, notes the cost and risk of switching breeds, and warns about fruit nurseries pressuring nonexpert growers. It emphasizes testing, proven varieties, and sticking to hardy, productive stock.
A playful Thanksgiving verse centers on Tommy Wee perched beside grandpa and a child at church, musing about turkey and pies. The elfin figure hopes for a jolly day, then nestles in a trundle bed as a plea to pray and avoid harm.
Dan Riley debates keeping his sled and helps his grandmother prepare a Thanksgiving feast marked by six turkeys and neighborly sharing. Grandma and Grandpa laugh at Dan’s miscount as Prue arrives with the truth, sparking a generous plan that widens the holiday cheer.
The article outlines Victorian wedding norms including invitations, dress codes, and etiquette. It notes bridal attire choices such as heavy velvet or satin gowns, lace veils, white gloves, and specific groom attire. It also covers engagement rings, bridesmaids in pale pink, and modern alternatives like Japanese umbrellas. It ends with market notes on ice stores and Texas coal field estimates.
A Natick writer recalls a woodcock mother carrying her tiny fledglings in her feet while flying. The anecdote, shared as a lively bird lore portrait, notes the bird’s care and the humorous belief that a large mouth signals openness and charm in the young.
A quoted passage describes a young woman’s dream of marriage as a path to social power and personal freedom. It contrasts independence with the constraints of an unmarried life, emphasizing gowns, parties, and public esteem as rewards of wedlock.
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