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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1878
Page
4
In a rustic talk the speaker warns against idleness and prods fellow workers to keep picking in the garden of labor. He recalls biblical themes of striving, Eden, and toil, urging steadfast effort and finishing tasks with insistence on honesty and perseverance. The piece ends with a community note about collections for a charity or hat donation.
In Holmesdale north England, engineer M Causland warns of a failing South Reservoir embankment as a storm floods the valley. A ride to Ammering Junction with crucial telegrams becomes a life saving race against a bursting dam and a raging flood, culminating in a heroic train crossing to avert disaster.
The Shanghai корр responds to famine reports from Shantung noting widespread starvation and atrocity in five provinces. Details describe cannibalism, decimated villages, and collapsing governance. Foreign aid totals 130,163.70 taels, with America contributing only 200 taels, as months of hardship loom.
The Cambria Iron Company in Pennsylvania orders removal of all children under twelve from its mines and directs the superintendent not to employ anyone under that age henceforth.
Historical claim notes Dr Buin's Coucn Syrup as superior to all cures for coughs colds influenza and pulmonary complaints, with public endorsement and long standing use.
A sweeping compilation covers church growth in various denominations in the United States and abroad, missionary efforts in Austria and Liberia, and recent archaeological finds by Harvard Prospectors. It highlights rapid growth in some faiths, aging clergy, and a shift in missionary restrictions, plus detailed museum excavations in Kentucky and nearby regions revealing ancient graves, sandals, bark cloth, and cave dwellings.
A historical passage praises American ingenuity in applying mechanical solutions to practical tasks. It notes Americans lead in invention and the use of machinery to replace hand labor, predicting worldwide influence and economic implications, especially for English observers.
The London Globe reports on the rapid rabbit population surge in Tasmania, noting past attempts by lawmakers failed and private methods now dominate. Farmers employ winter poison oats with strychnine, traps, and shooting. skins fetch modest sums in England while flesh, though safe, exceeds demand.
A Poultry Journal note emphasizes low roosts for heavy fowls and safer housing. It argues against six foot high roosts, recommending moveable benches twelve to sixteen inches high, five to six feet long, built from two by one inch slats. Benches should be floor set with wide legs for stability.
Lime proves a valuable soil amendment for oats rye and especially wheat. It helps on calcareous soils and on moist swamp lands by correcting acidity and boosting desirable grasses. Used sparingly it mellows hard lands and can save labor, but overuse can burn the soil. lime complements other manures to keep soil rich and friable.
A mix of home remedies and practical instructions on lemonade with honey for dyspepsia, butter usage, baking with eggs and cream of tartar, horse cleaning with a corn cob brush, a rose leaf eye wash, pig fattening prior to cold weather, oat ground preparation, orange isinglass snow dessert, tips to stop cuts, currant cake recipe, butter scotch candy, and poultry breeding advice urging single or few varieties and adherence to standards for better stock.
Evangelist argues heavy teams are essential for farms and city work. Semi fast stock yields limited profits, while compact heavy horses and crosses with native western stock produce superior animals that fetch steady demand and higher returns despite higher upfront costs.
A complainant condemns excessive medical treatments and unnamed drugs, noting children and women harmed by so-called medicines. It urges readers to consider Hop Bitters made from hops and herbs as a safe alternative, then directs to check another column for more.
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