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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1904
Page
7
Horace Seymour Keller praises a discreet helper, “Little Miss Snow,” a spinster who visits the sick and poor with quiet mercy. She brings comfort, peace, and a gentle smile, rising from a cosy cot to lift sorrow in the village with steady, unobtrusive care.
A search from the roof reveals a secret chamber under Heath cottage. Sergeant Stocker descends, an accidental lamp fire engulfing the draped walls as conspirators Hubbock and Hall confront detectives. Police pursuit looms amid a tense interior setup and rooftop maneuvers.
In a windy night a lamp falls and the roof becomes a roaring furnace at Heath Cottage. The conspirators abandon the scene after a bungled plan and regroup with a midnight meeting proposed at St Pancras bookstall.
A Bermuda canon, fond of music, recounted a tale from Lenox Massachusetts about Offenbach and a valet who could do many tasks but was dismissed because he could not beat the clothes in time. The anecdote illustrates Offenbach’s wit and impatience.
An independent farmer in Perthshire argues with his factor during a lease renewal talk. The dispute heats up. the factor leaves in anger. The farmer retorts with a parting jibe about not seeing him again until the last day, in jocular Scots dialect.
A humorous verse by Edwin L. Sabin questions why households lavish their best goods on visiting company while saving nothing for themselves. The speaker notes fuss over fine china and silver, best clothes, and elaborate meals, then asks why they do not treat themselves with equal care every day.
A playful dominoes trick explains circling 12 tiles and counting touches until the total of touches plus the chosen domino’s spots reaches 20. The performer secretly follows a path to reveal the spectator’s domino, using silent counting and careful motion to avoid giving clues.
Beauty the fox terrier is credited by barber George Bourtinenon in Brooklyn New York with awakening his sleeping family as gas from an open kitchen cock began to fill their flat. The dog woke his master just before danger grew, preventing possible asphyxia for the household.
Elementary art instruction is common in day schools with nine year olds producing sketching and color work. The article describes making Easter souvenirs from blown eggs decorated with shells, ribbon, and simple designs such as chicks and bunnies, using mothers’ help and a bolt of baby ribbon for a delicate gift necklace.
A brick building was raised straight up 160 feet and moved 300 feet along a bluff. Main sills were jacked clear of foundations, cribbing laid in eight lines, and jacks raised the structure in 14 inch increments over two hours. Cribs extended beyond the moving face to maintain stability.
A British officer in Malabar, India, trained langurs to operate fans called punkas. Monkeys pull cords to move the fan frame, receiving candy and praise, turning the device into a widely adopted practice as thousands of langurs are placed in harness.
A Farm ers' Review guide explains how to craft a small solar powered toy from an eggshell and pennies. The device balances on two wooden sticks and uses fluttering paper fins to spin when placed on water.
Early studies tied sunspot activity to an 11 year rainfall cycle on Earth. Lockyer notes prominences drive atmospheric and magnetic disturbances, with a 3.7 year prominence cycle prominent in India and a 35 year earth climate cycle recently traced, each 11 year cycle distinct from adjacent cycles.
A Montreal fire and light committee report cited by the Toronto Globe notes electricity may increase fire risk. It records 150 electric current fires in late 1903 with $1,500,500 loss, listing causes from low voltage wire contact to overheated coils and lamp contact with flammables.
Dr. J. H. Funk warns Pennsylvania officials about a scale insect harming fruit trees. He compares infested limbs to ashes mixed with sulphur and soot, notes circular scales 1/32 to 1/16 inch, describes the female as dark gray and nipple shaped with a yellow center, and the male as elongated with a nipple at one end.
The St Louis Globe-Democrat discusses a Swiss inventor’s collapsible stretcher using lazy tongs and a canvas sheet. It explains how the design allows rapid extension for loading wounded soldiers and folding for transporting, highlighting the ongoing link between military need and hospital efficiency.
The San Jose scale hides around buds and beneath twigs while females brood. Males emerge in May and females give birth to about ten nymphs daily for 40 days. Nymphs attach to limbs, mature into waxy-coated scales, and are resistant to elements. Effective sprays must penetrate scales. lime sulfur salt wash is cited as safe for trees and fungicidal, with some orchardists viewing the scale as a beneficial check on harmful fungi.
Prof Haman of Switzerland reports a world Jewish census totaling about 19 million with roughly 11 million in Europe and 8 million outside Europe. The United States reportedly has 1 million. European totals include Russia 4.5 million, Austria Hungary 1.86 million, Germany 568 thousand, and smaller communities in Romania, Britain, Turkey, and others.
An English magazine, The Royal, highlights Edward Doan the tight rope artist performing a dangerous act on a moving car stretched between poles. Doan executes complex evolutions while a car speeds around a track, climbs an incline, and swerves as the crowd watches for a fatal misstep. Also noted is Prof. Leon tumbling from a bicycle down a steep water chute during Cork exhibition.
An illustrated removable manger feed box fits into ordinary boxes and can be removed for thorough cleaning during summer months. It prevents residue in cracks from fermenting and souring, which can cause horses to reject grain. Constructible from wood metal or other materials with holes at the ends for removal.
Prairie Farmer reports a method to reach cutworms by mixing one pound of paris green or white arsenic with fifty pounds of bran and moistening it with sugar water. Apply a spoonful per hill to protect plants and clear fields within 48 hours. Keep chickens and other stock away from treated fields.
The article warns against catching a sheep by its wool due to pain and bruising, especially on fat sheep that will be killed where the mutton joint can be damaged. It prescribes grabbing by the hind leg or above the gambrel joint, or placing a hand beneath the jaw or neck, and cautions against using a crook below the gambrel joint to prevent leg injury.
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