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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1887
Page
3
A reflective verse asks where the old ideals of girls and wives have gone. It contrasts past virtues with present wealth and pursuits, lamenting lost simplicity and asking where the honest, industrious women of earlier times have departed to. It evokes nostalgia for homemaking, patience, and modesty amid changing social values.
In this humorous tale Dick Thornton marries Minnie and endures her sister Catty, a domineering spinster. Dick schemes to sideline Catty by introducing new companions, inciting Minnie’s jealousy, and finally resumes harmony after Catty’s repeated visits end. The episode ends with Minnie restored and Dick’s worldly philosophy on dealing with in law kin.
General Master Workman Powderly issues a circular urging a new policy to create National Trade Assemblies under the General Assembly. Each trade would govern its affairs, meet annually to elect officers, and maintain a bureau of statistics, with arbitration rules and a general benefit association advocated by the order.
At a meeting of church leaders in Washington the location for a new Catholic University sparked debate with Cardinal Gibbons and archbishops among those present. While Washington was favored by several, Philadelphia received support from others. Plans for the university architecture and initial department openings were outlined, with costs estimated around five million dollars and a substantial prior donation noted. The event followed recent local turmoil involving Judge Newman and Senator Siddleberger, though public sentiment remained unsettled.
A U S poultry editor condemns preserved eggs and lime pickles as unhealthy and deceptive. He argues eggs are alive when laid, turning rotten with age, and warns against mixing many preserved eggs with fresh ones and mislabeling oleomargarine as butter. He cites high prices paid for “strictly fresh” eggs and questions freshness claims in Chicago and nationwide markets.
A Columbus tale mirrors Enoch Arden as Frank Grove reappears after years apart, seeking the wife he left and the second husband she married. The case heads to a justice of the peace as both men abandon claims. meanwhile, nearby geologic finds near Plain City reveal rich limestone deposits with elk-horn lore. A runaway Midland Railroad excursion train sparks chaos in Loveland, narrowly avoiding disaster. Local civic notes cover state painters’ convention planning and various tragedies, from a child’s death near Mt. Vernon to a Toledo tomato damage incident and farm losses across multiple towns.
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