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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1883
Page
7
A reflective piece from the Ohio editorial voice questions Can he leave past wrongs for the future and carry heart in his cheek Can he work fast and live frugally Can he converse with equals and restrain vanity Can he balance manners and skill and know what to know and what not to know The piece ends noting some will appreciate the editors labors while others may not
A Glasgow visitor recounts outsmarting a fierce bull near Perthshire’s river Tay. After waving a red pocket handkerchief, the bull charged along the field then pursued him to the boat house. Fleeing, he dived into the river and used a hat to lure the animal downstream, escaping cold and danger.
An observer describes a Central African village life with children playing and animals within prospering, carved logs as possible idols, and locals called Wambano. The journey continues through a forested landscape to Ngoma where fetish men perform a rain call dance while others rest as women dress their hair, London Telegraph notes.
A donkey in Paris reportedly drowned itself after escaping a stable near Rue du Chardonneret and wandering toward the Seine. A Newfoundland dog failed to save the animal, which returned to the water and drowned despite repeated rescue attempts by the dog. Observers say the death was premeditated.
A compilation of gardening notes from New York Times and Chicago Inter Ocean. Includes cookie recipe, cucumber bee-hive pollen use, a Missouri apple tree yielding twenty barrels annually, and advice on crop methods and soil fertility stressing man behind the method, weed management, and cautions against burning weeds to preserve soil nutrients.
The article extols modern kitchen ingenuity from the Chicago Inter Ocean. It highlights appliances that automate frying with a hanging basket, a self-basting broiler, hinged griddles for flip and fold cooking, and lightweight unbreakable paper mache utensils. It notes eggs beaten by a crank, coffee roasted and brewed by machinery, and even child-friendly Saratoga potato frying.
Aimed at farmers, the piece asserts large plump seed yields stronger crops, with Dr. Sturtevant’s notes on plant nutrition. It explains assimilation and metastasis, how darkness limits growth to stored food, and why larger kernels push seedlings further through soil, favoring leaf and organ development over stem elongation.
A retired settler recalls life on the prairie with weekly hunting, plentiful fish, and community efforts during haying and harvest. Neighbors helped build homes, broke new land, and joined shucking bees, dances, quilting parties, and winter spelling matches. Travel and social life centered on horse riding and farm wagons, with shared joy before city ways changed culture. The piece notes how later adoption of urban amusements reduced country pleasures and suggests reviving traditional rural pastimes, including grange activities.
A mix of period advice and advertisements appears, urging Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for women’s ailments, Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer claims, and references to forger’s work and Dr Pierce’s Purgative Pellets. Includes a newspaper line about a new comet story request and a brief 19th century social phrase.
A Dover New Hampshire resident describes severe spinal and kidney ailments from service in the Army of the Potomac near the Chickahominy. After trial of Hunt's Remedy at Wingate's drug store he reports back pain relief and improved urinary function, praising its potential if used earlier.
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