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Newspaper
Democratic Northwest
Location
Napoleon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1887
Page
3
A long reader’s guide of era recipes including Indian cornmeal dishes battered fish scallops chicken a la cream and turkey with crackers. Also presents desserts pies custards and jellies with notes on breaded scallops soups and potato dishes, followed by a patronizing wrap of the magazine’s February issue contents and offers.
The Tarbarg Manufacturing Co of Philadelphia notes growing demand for baby carriages, citing steady improvement and affordability. New models feature elegance and durability, with an automatic coach brake included at no extra cost, and a stamped catalogue available upon request.
A twelve year old boy serves as an important witness in a lawsuit. After harsh cross examination a lawyer asks how his father coached him. The boy replies that his father told him to tell the truth and avoid being tangled by the lawyers. The lawyer abandons further attempts to trip him up.
The tale centers on Nichols Allen who, in 1790, reportedly discovered coal on Broad Mountain in Pennsylvania after lighting a fire that emitted intense heat. He and his wife carried coal toward Philadelphia, failed, and returned. Allen later died at Tippecanoe while serving with Harrison. The fragment weaves local lore, misfortune, and the myth of early American coal fortune.
Practical advice from Catherine Owen in Good Housekeeping on turning chairs into ergonomic ironing seats, proper table height, and stool use to ease back strain. Encourages preplanning, stocking tools, and using a skirt board with thick fabric for comfort. Emphasizes that small, affordable adjustments reduce fatigue and boost efficiency for homemakers.
Mark Twain tells of a Western lecture trip where a slow train tested his patience. He asks the conductor why the train does not go faster, and the conductor replies that it runs fast enough for them. Twain notes he cannot alight to walk because friends will not meet him until the train arrives, so he remains aboard.
A short note from Vieh's Moral Magazine describes an Arabian plant nicknamed the laughing plant. Its seeds produce a powder that, in small doses, makes a sober person dance sing and laugh for about an hour then fall asleep with no memory of the acts.
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