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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1878
Page
5
Portrayal of a camp spellin’ bee led by Truthful James and a brawl among boys with knives and words. The tale follows the camp during a night of games and violence at Angel’s, ending with the truthful storyteller’s exit and the children’s somber departure.
A writer reflects on yellow fever in New Orleans showing unequal death rates by district and recounts a cemetery sighting of families spared. The piece shifts to Civil War memories of an explosion at Petersburg and heroics of South Carolina troops, then details petroleum fuel experiments and Isherwood’s praise, ending with Bill Longley the Texan desperado’s life and hanging.
The writer states he presents the facts as observed, not as rumored, noting that the subject still lives and denying any romantic portrayal, in a Jacksonville Alabama Republican piece.
A moralizing column argues that ill tempered daughters who shirk household duties become unsuitable wives. It contrasts pampered, self styled educated girls with those who help their mothers, noting the danger such women pose to family happiness. The piece also cites health tips and products in a miscellany tone.
A selection of plain kitchen guides and home remedies covers puddings such as Up Pudding Pumpkin Pie and Puff Pudding, with tips on sponge longevity and beef tea. It offers farming basics like galls cure for horses and the value of orchards, plus practical notes on lead pouring and feeding schedules for animals.
A Boston Journal correspondent reprints a family recipe for curing beef and hams. The pickle uses eight pounds salt four pounds sugar one half ounce saltpeter and an ounce saleratus per 100 pounds of meat with four gallons water. Boil skim cool and pour over meat in a barrel, rewater as needed. If it spoils rinse scald and refresh brine with more salt. Ham pickles may use molasses instead of sugar. Other brief notes joke about light workers and a Kansas school board ad seeking an orderly teacher.
A Detroit man recounts nine years of his wife’s illness ended by Hop Bitters after two bottles cost two dollars. He warns readers to imitate his folly and praise the remedy for restoring his wife’s health.
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