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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1879
Page
4
In a troubled home, Mrs. Thornley finds a husband's letters and a portrait in his pocket book. jealousy swells as she uncovers a prior romance and contemplates drastic actions before a confrontation with him and a healing reconciliation with Susie.
A New York Sun note recalls glass used for railroad ties and car wheels as a stout, cheap alternative. It mentions Stratford sleepers grooved on top to hold rails and hints at future uses in steam locomotion and boat builders, signaling a revived interest in glass railway components.
Miss Fike a 16 year old brunette survives a riverbank attack after two men drag her toward a well and threaten to drop her. She is bound and suspended for over an hour until a dog’s bark and a rescuer’s help trigger a lowering rope with a noose knot to pull her to safety. Suspects flee but remain at large as authorities pursue leads. Cincinnati Enquirer notes public outcry and possible lynch risk.
A historical overview recounts October anniversaries from the Afghan War of 1838 to battles at Hastings, Ulm, and Metz. It notes birthdays and deaths of notable figures, key military turning points, and major events like the Chicago fire and the Kapin campaigns, reflecting on October’s long historical record.
A DC supreme court decision holds a common carrier cannot contract away liability for negligence. Adams Express sought $ value beyond $50 per package. court cites Lockwood and deems such exemptions void, maintaining carrier must handle goods carefully and in good faith. The shipper’s disclosure of higher value does not alter liability.
Mr John D Merton a noted traveling statesman traveling from Cone Pa to Ashtabula via Jefferson last Friday heard a strange yell from undergrowth. He cautiously approached saw a cleared to near twenty feet in diameter a ring formed by brush cleared and a rattlesnake of significant length joined by another. The event unfolded as a snake dance around the arena observed by Merton.
Vermont visitor Philo Wilkins sought admission to a walking match but faced a mock training regime described by Hon. and court staff. The humorous recital details a brutal regimen including coal hoisting and an express train “engine plan” to train the thighs and chest, with Wilkins finally released.
In a Bleecker Street apartment Madame Corson confronts her husband Monsieur Corson over a hidden letter. An officer interrupts a quarrel about infidelity and a mystery missive reveals a black dolman ordered for Mrs. Corson. The court takes the envelope and reads the contents dated October 6, 79.
The Chicago Journal urges inventors to create refined indoor entertainments to replace stale dances and gossip. It praises a “genius of refined home life” who can devise novel social pleasures for modern society, promising them recognition as a social Christopher Columbus.
A dispatch reports Arabs joining Kurds to oppose Midhat Pasha's reforms in Syria. The Ottoman Porte appears set to deploy forty battalions of regulars to quell the unrest.
Spotted Tail, about 50, with four wives and plans for more, outlines a two story, 20 by 40 foot structure for private and public use. He and White Thunder discuss kin, custom, and the Dakota language, favoring English for children and civilian boarding schools over Dakota schools. He anticipates Sitting Bull’s return and peacemaking, while expressing desire to farm and be self supporting.
Noah Fisher and Porter discuss a Times report on hay fever meetings in New Hampshire. They frame the ailment as a class issue, arguing it primarily affects the rich who live in luxury while the poor toil. The exchange includes humor about clergy, money, and seasonal timing as they prepare for Oyster Street chatter.
Lochmaben residents celebrated the unveiling of a new statue of Robert the Bruce. The eight foot figure, carved from tree-stone and set on a Dalbeattie granite pedestal, depicts the king in medieval armor ready to defend Scotland. Miss Athol unveiled the statue, with MP Ke eat Schesom and Bruce Committee members in attendance, per the Glasgow Herald report.
E F Nye of the Mount Wollaston reports from off Cape Lisburne that the current Arctic voyage has seen 52 whales taken and large catches of oil and whalebone. Walrus numbers are lower, females fewer, and more males counted. Several ships tried eastward. strikes and salvages by the Helen Mar and Progress are noted. native whaling yielded none.
The narrative describes heavy ice near Cape Lisburne and widespread whaling activity. Natives at Di medeercing whale and the Thompson and Point Hope areas report large catches while many vessels face ice, with 11,000 whales taken and 30,000 to 40,000 killed this year. Food shortages and cannibalization are described among St Lawrence and nearby natives, as Captain Cogan notes starvation follows each 100 hunted.
A Globe Democrat report details a seedy St Louis lodging house on Broadway operating on a European plan. Patrons include disreputable workers and swindlers who use the place to sleep, gamble, and consort, while fights, disorder, and a doctor tending injuries mark the night.
An observer details a spider’s feast from dawn to nightfall, noting meals such as earwig, blow-fly, green midges, and a web rebuilding routine. The piece then likens the spider’s appetite to human scales, imagining a day’s diet from alligators to larks for a man. It closes with insights on Mme. Modijeska, Countess of Bozenta, a cultured actress with a manager, a son, and particular tastes.
The Lords of the Admiralty order a fine chair carved from the timbers of the Arctic exploring ship Resolute. This gift honors Mrs. Grinnell widow of Henry Grinnell of New York who financed two expeditions in search of Sir John.
A Galena resident recalls meeting Ulysses S. Grant before the war. Grant organized ten regiments for Governor Yates and became colonel of the Twenty first. His rough dress contrasted with eager men who soon followed his lead and cleaned up the troops.
The piece notes Gladstone’s paradoxical foibles such as his tea and coffee aversion and sharp Greek knowledge. It recalls a Reading railroad derailment in October 1877 near the Pennypacker family reunion with about forty lawsuits, one awarding $3,500 to the plaintiff. The company plans an appeal.
Gro W EasTERBROOK reports trials of the Butter Maker from Buffalo NY on May 30 1879 in Sparta Union Co Oregon. One gallon sweet cream at 55 degrees yielded 4.5 pounds butter waxy firm golden with 20 minutes churn. same cream without powder yielded 4 pounds butter after 45 minutes with lighter color and softer texture. Strong favorable comparison notes grain color and quantity and recommends the preparation to friends and the public.
The text shows dull trade with steady receipts as Yorkers and Philadelphias range around 370 to 400 and 390 to 400. Sheep offerings total 2,300 with 300 sold at 425 for common to choice grades.
In Toledo market notes and Michigan readings, spot prices for amber, red, and western corn show mixed activity. Reports list No 2 and No 3 red Wabash, No 2 amber Illinois, and No 2 spot around 45 to 46 dollars. oats No 2 steady near 32 to 44 dollars with quiet trading.
Baltimore market notes strong flour with western superfine at 450 to 600 cents per unit and higher wheat prices with No 2 western winter red spot around 145 to 149 cents, plus mixed corn values across spot and futures for October November and December months.
October reports show mixed movement with flour stable and firm, oats in good demand, rye and timothy seed higher, barley easing, and flax seed up. Pork and bulk meats unsettled or lower, whisky steady, cash and futures prices noted across months from November to January.
New York traders report active flour demand with superfine and white wheat prices climbing. Wheat unsettled with mixed bids across grades, rye firmer, corn and oats in steady to firm ranges, butter steady and whisky bids around 112 to 115.
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