19 Sep 1879
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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1879
Page
4
Vivid poem fragment describes water cascading twenty feet from a broken dam, rocks and pools, harvest light, and old trees drinking peace. It shifts through imagery of cider presses, turning screws, and a fantasy of gods and mortals amid autumn hush and sensory detail.
In a dramatic tale, Jack Pallant, once lighthearted, travels by carriage and meets a mysterious veiled woman. A terrifying struggle reveals her as his mother, long thought dead, whose homicidal madness explains his lifelong changes. An ambush of fate and a deadly train crash culminates in justice and revelation.
In a Edin burg gathering at Boswell's house Sir Walter Scott Sir William Forbes Boswell and Dr Johnson discuss the lawyer's role. They debate honesty in advocacy and the judge's task, noting courts ensure fair trial and a lawyer's duty to truth and skill.
Okolona Miss Southern States editorial denounces former Democratic allies turned traitors over wartime loyalties, Lincoln and emancipation policies, and modern Union concepts. It praises old party lines, condemns State Sovereignty supporters, and pledges to restore antebellum Republican ideals despite peril.
A dramatic recounting of Mrs. Chisholm as a wife and mother awaiting her husband abroad. The home scene softens to suspense as neighbors’ whispers and ominous figures loom outside. The narration builds toward a chilling climax in a tale of peril and intrigue.
The Chicago Times recounts a brutal scene where a family is hunted by armed attackers in a jail, the mother and daughter suffering severe injuries while the father lies dying. A dramatic, controversial trial follows as to whether the shooter should be hanged, framed by warlike imagery and questions of justice.
The piece argues the fraud issue questions whether Americans favor one crime over another. It states Louisiana’s terrorization of Black voters prompted a Returning Board to discard precincts, reducing the Democratic bulldozing to a disputed result while the Electoral Commission and Congress ratified the outcome amid broad national controversy.
A Boston Traveller critique questions whether Southern repudiation of debts tied to slaveholding is a righteous indemnity and asks if a future Bourbon Democratic administration could reward such actions. It frames repudiation as a financial policy and considers national honor and business implications of Southern gains in debt repudiation.
Scientific News details Professor Green of the Troy Polytechnic Institution creating an astronomical observatory dome from papier mache. The wood frame and ultra-thin papier mache covering reduce weight to about 1.75 tons from five or six tons, enabling easy rotation without heavy machinery and lowering costs. Also notes Peruvian bark based tonic claiming to cure fever without quinine and fewer side effects.
Mixed grain market update listing flour and wheat quality grades in New York with references to No 2 Red and White varieties, No 2 Yellow corn and assorted oats. Mentions early market terms and regional grading, reflecting the period's commodity terminology.
The Ohio General Assembly proposes amending sections 3 and 5 of article 4 to create nine common pleas districts with Hamilton County as one district and to elect at least one judge per subdivision. It authorizes district judges, pro tempore slots, and sets court times by law. Voters will see Judicial constitutional amendment Yes or No on October 2, 1879 ballots. Milton Barnes certifies the true copy.
The document outlines a joint resolution submitted April 12 1879 for Ohio amendments to Sections 2 1 and 4 of Articles II III and X of the state Constitution. It details biennial legislative terms townships elections and forms ballots with Yes or No choices and lists leadership signatories James E Neal and James W Owens.
The American Agriculturist notes lice as a major poultry pest. While whitewash and smoke methods fail to reach all cracks, crude petroleum or kerosene oil applied to perches and hens proves effective, with a single treatment sufficing in practice.
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