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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1887
Page
7
A chatter column from an old newspaper highlights a humorous tale of a brave Omaha woman who held a burglar with a rolling pin until help arrived. The piece reflects social gossip and light fiction intermixed with commercial hints about commission buying and distant shopping.
The author claims women possess stronger sentiment making them persist in duties tied to feeling. He asserts arguments sway men more when cooler judgment is needed, while women rely on instinct. thus women’s nature is said to render them often right in sentiment but wrong in cool judgment.
A Courier-Journal fragment presents a girl’s playful diary voice about turning fifteen, clashing with expectations of propriety. She laments shoe tightness, fashion, and being teased for boy interest while preferring toys over girls.
The article lists prominent women editors and journalists such as Jennie June Florence Finch Kelly Estelle Hitch Fannie Merrill and others, noting rising roles and earnings in newspapers. It highlights a trend of women entering varied trades including crafts and doll manufacturing, with more opportunities emerging.
A New York couple debates the true cost of a hand decorated plate. The wife insists the plate costs five dollars plus supplies and lessons, while the husband argues the total expense grows with firing and materials and jokes about buying dinner china instead. The column also includes a short anecdote about Sir Robert Hart and a quip from Horace Mann.
The article argues that true expertise in mining is limited. It contrasts seasoned mineralogists with professional assayers and experienced prospectors, noting that many deposits prove unprofitable after initial testing. It cites Hill Chafee and Tabor as examples of fortune built on mining judgment.
An excerpted portrait from Harper's Magazine by William E. Curtis extols the gaucho as half savage and half civil, indolent yet active, courteous yet cruel. It claims the gaucho follows an unwritten cattle range code, fights to the death, and wields a knife and bolas. The piece argues gauchos shape Argentina’s destiny, delaying civilization until immigration changes society.
A National Weekly warning describes dangers of trusting a careless companion who may steal wealth and endanger a home. The tale urges prudent action to protect oneself by avoiding such partnerships and seeking safer, wiser company.
A mischievous boy named Roy asserts he will healthily defy illness from eating green apples. His sister Ethel warns he may die, but Roy replies he does not care and would go to Heaven and be made over. The Detroit Free Press reports the exchange.
A Harper illustration titled Doctoring Old Time links old-time cure lore with Warner's Log Cabin Remedies. H I Warner of Rochester pursues herbs and formulas from early centuries to offer salves like Log Cabin Sarsaparilla Log Cabin Hops and Buchu Remedy and Log Cabin Cough and Consumption Remedy. The piece notes public distrust of modern drugs and hopes for a revival of herbal remedies.
A column discusses M le Bec’s view that the sense of smell weakens with civilization and may vanish, forcing the nose to disappear. it notes beauty standards may shift if noses fade and hair loss rises as civilization progresses.
Laura once had an absent bean and cared twice a fortnight. Sunday eve she grieves for her bean and wonders why it left Laura. The piece satirically blames chronic weakness in women and promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as the remedy with a money back guarantee.
A woman inspecting an east city empty house for rent questions tenants' deaths from typhoid tied to bad drainage. The landlord/board replies two deaths occurred after stair accidents tied to rent lowering. The piece mixes odd anecdotes, ads, and early 20th century product pitches.
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