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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1904
Page
7
Clara E. Cooper recounts a country tale where Farmer Will courts Ruth daughter of a wealthy city man. At a husking party Ruth finds a red ear and a playful kiss leads to their marriage by the next autumn, the red ear later hung in their parlor as a ribbon tied keepsake.
The source notes copyright dated 1899 credited to Herbert S. Stone and Co. indicating ownership by the publishing house for works of that period. The statement confirms rights held by the firm across its publications from the era.
The Ishmaelites host a royal commemoration for the prince of Wales in a democratic, banter-filled supper. Hubbock’s covert plan with a musical box gong is hinted but foiled by timing, as the prince joins as a Brother Ishmaelite and cheers erupt when the ten-minute gong sounds.
A collection of quips on pride modesty knowledge gender and marriage. It contrasts social shocks with prudery notes and mocks divorces and campaigns with humorous observations on Cupid capital and success. A critic tone links culture and wit across dated social ideas.
A humorous exchange in a taproom centers on a New York newspaper clipping about a man losing eighteen pounds with the help of Dr Pillers. The dialogue features a wagoner Iggins and Gaffer Owland as they riff on mischief and public attention.
A Pall Mall club's window table preserves memories of a six to eight person coterie that frequented it a quarter century ago. Notables like James Payn William Black George Sala and Sir John Robinson gathered there, refusing to join other seating and cherishing routine luncheons amid nostalgic, haunting recollections.
Laplanders harvest reindeer wool to weave blankets noted for moisture and cold resistance. The hair forms air filled cells that make wearers buoyant in water, inviting uses from bathing costumes in Vienna to swimming lessons in Paris and potential English production.
Ernest Foxwell writes in Cornhill about Japan's vast mountain panorama seen on a splendid summer day. He contrasts the luminous, telescopic air and silent rivers with Europe’s smaller Alpine reach from Innsbruck to Geneva, noting the sun’s warmth and haze that heighten the scene.
The Pittsburg Dispatch quotes Le Gallienne describing the typical English girl. He recalls a Lambs club scene in New York and an August afternoon stroll in an English lane. He notes poets’ use of the lamb as a symbol of innocence and a witty remark about lambs with mint sauce.
Cadley taunts Hen with a bet that he did not propose as requested by his wife. Hen counters that she told him to marry her, not asked. The Philadelphia Press quote captures a domestic quip in a playful exchange.
Detroit Free Preas reports a misquote style item where a speaker questions the value of advice, noting it is offered only when requested, highlighting a possible error in attribution and spelling.
A Boston Globe item describes the booby bird as comically foolish, noting its stubborn stance on islands, clumsy behavior on ships, and unusual feeding method where young birds pull food from the parent after swallowing it. It reports dire reactions to gunfire and frequent harmless escapes.
Billy Fox reports the lion roared loudly causing Miss Kangaroo to lose her false tooth. Mrs Billy Fox mediates a reconciliation by praising the lion and arranging apologies. The lion and kangaroo become friends, with the fox woman portrayed as a good neighbor.
A detailed note on the pine tree lizard or fence lizard describing its harmlessness, feeding habits, and easy taming. It covers coloration changes after rain, burrowing behavior to lay eggs, and its beneficial role in consuming crop pests, with anecdotal demonstrations and cautions about ignorance.
John H. Rock Sr. of Latrobe Pennsylvania, newly elected justice of the peace, finally smoked a cigar saved for more than twenty years. The betrothal of the cigar began when Lonergan urged Rock to celebrate if elected, a reward postponed by a defeat to Henry Oursler in 1884.
Dr E J Dillon cites Lev Itoff a Russian pamphleteer in Port Arthur urging Russia to avoid sea battle with Japan and rely on land superiority He warns the Straits of Corea as a trap and England’s role in pushing an Anglo Japanese sea alliance if Russia keeps its fleet intact The author argues disposal of the fleet would negate Japanese expansion in Asia and allow Russia to pursue its aims unopposed.
The passage recounts extraordinary feats of memory including Seneca recalling two thousand words in order, Latro preserving all his spoken orations, Cyneas naming audiences from Pyrrhus and saluting Rome by name, Cyrus knowing every soldier, Scipio quoting city citizens, and Nieublin restoring a bank ledger leaf from memory.
Kentucky chemists mix melted resin and oil with diluted sulfuric acid then blend with coal dust and manganese oxide. The mass is heated to 200 degrees, pressed into bricks, and cooled to form briquettes from sawdust and culm dust to improve fuel value and reduce waste.
An early report from the Insurance Experiment Station in Boston summarizes tests where steel specimens embedded in Portland cement concrete resisted corrosion during extended exposure. The result: with a sound concrete covering, structural steel may last for years, delaying removal for changes in city layouts or newer construction. The piece notes the contractor's role in proper cement mixing and application.
A humorous note discusses the trouble of obtaining hot water in hotels or boarding houses versus at home. It cites a joke about a device shown in an illustration and the delays waiters face, including water not arriving or freezing in transit, reflecting on the inventor's likely empathy with such experiences.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a bicycle driven water propeller claiming 18 mph with a screw design and side metal arms to keep the rider upright. It also describes a portable electric heater using a platinum spiral in a porcelain tube to warm water, compact enough to fit a satchel and used with any incandescent lamp socket.
Professor Maunder states that science shows no progress toward answering whether life exists on planets beyond our solar system. He notes recent opinions by Newcomb on Mars and says within our solar system we can only crudely estimate probabilities, while outside it we have no clear answers.
An average coffee plantation has 73 percent of acres with 36 735 trees producing one and three fifths pounds each, totaling 800 pounds per acre. One worker paid 63 dollars annually handles 818 trees and delivers 1 309 pounds of coffee.
The Just-Hatmaker process solidifies milk into a five foot wide sheet then into powder or cakes. Water addition restores liquid milk, with cream separating naturally and butter or cheese possible. The inventors claim it cannot be watered or adulterated and resists microbial growth, challenging traditional dairy methods.
Surgeons amputated most of a crushed leg and part of the body of Frank Fetters 20 of Covington Ky after a fall from a freight train. The thigh bone was disarticulated at the hip and tissue removed, yet the patient recovered and was discharged to Orange farm Goshen able to walk with crutches.
New materials from which paper can be made are continually found. Southern yellow pine waste has been turned into paper and corn stalks and rice straw can yield fine paper. Various trees and plants including spruce marsh pine fir aspen birch sweet gum cottonwood maple cypress willow and hemp offer fiber for paper, suggesting no shortage of supply.
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