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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1903
Page
7
A poem praising a humble, patient man who lived by example rather than preaching. He sought self reform through steadfastness, kindness, and faith in a slow divine plan. The verse emphasizes his constant optimism, believing the sun shines even in darkness, and ends with a signature attribution to A. M. Orpen in Chambers Journal.
In a tropical island setting, communal leaders organize a Social Island Colony. Mr Rockwell names committees including exploration and escape with L Sylvester Vincent as general superintendent. Sid ney Hammond and others scout a jungle, discover a banana grove, a 40 foot cascade, and a rocky ravine where a deer is found as the group plans sustenance, exploration, and eventual escape.
On a clear Thursday a calm morning follows a storm as Sidney and Mr Kent rise early to explore the island. They collect and inspect rifles and a shotgun, then head into the thicket following the brook while Pence distrusts the dangerous north shore expedition.
Tid Bits quotes a playful exchange about marriage and fear of rejection. A modern humor snippet contrasts flirtation with caution as one speaker admits doubt about the other's willingness to marry. A separate item hints at social banter involving armor and catball suits.
Virginia Harned argues in the Boston Globe that modern drama elevates stage life, supports better theaters and actors, and emphasizes the physical and health requirements of actresses. She calls actresses a literal slave to preparation, noting costly routines, constant care, and luxury as essential to performing.
Miss Louisiana Gibson of Lexington Kentucky has been named chief maid of honor for the upcoming Confederate reunion in New Orleans by Gen J B Gordon. Her lineage ties to prominent Kentucky families including the Gibsons Prestons Breckenridges and Shelbys, with connections to Col Tobias Gibson and Gen Randall Gibson. The name Louisiana honors the 1803 Louisiana Purchase linked to Breckinridge and Jefferson, reflecting a lineage story from early American politics to Confederate era figures.
A child laments that his brother cries after sharing a red sled given by their father on Christmas. The speaker recalls taking the sled up the hill for his brother, who struggles to climb, prompting the crying rhyme about sibling generosity and the season. St Nicholas is invoked.
Photographs of twenty of Crefeld’s prettiest girls join Reichs Tag records as a rationale for parliament to fund dance partners. War Minister von Gessler included the item in military budgets at Emperor William’s request following the emperor’s visit to Crefeld last summer. The emperor joked about dancing with lieutenants, and ordered a husar regiment transferred from Dusseldorf to Crefeld after barracks were built. A separate note describes a 200 foot elk horn fence at Lingstone Montana, made from wapiti horns shed annually.
A French boy built a land yacht by attaching a sail to a carriage after seeing a yacht. Using an old box wheels and a mast, he rode along the beach with good wind. Any boy can make a similar land yacht with four wheels a soap box canvas and a stout mast.
The article discusses winter hand care with lotions, cold creams, camphor ice, fine oat meal in a flannel bag, honey, and careful drying. Glycerine should be diluted, acetic acid can help remove stains, and wearing gloves is advised for dusty work. It then notes age-related changes in phagocytes and a parrot’s brain as examples. It also describes Siamese dress by weekday, with varied colors and gems.
Brooklyn Eagle describes how children can build a toy theater from a wooden soap box and common household items. Instructions cover the stage floor curtain, footlights, proscenium arch, scenery from cardboard and magazines, and simple tableau ideas like a storm at sea a station and a woods holdup.
In Pittsfield Massachusetts four year old lionesses escaped during a show. Vic attacked a horse and was shot after guards failed to seize her. Sappho fled down North Street but was driven into the central automobile station and captured. The chase ended within 15 minutes with Vic dead and Sappho captured.
A schoolboy describes a spider named Crusoe in a washbowl island experiment. He watches the spider test lines of air and water, boosting a makeshift sail and rope to reach shore. The moment of potential liberty ends as the spider is returned to the woodshed.
A New York Sun anecdote notes Southern boys’ grooming contrasts, hair parts, and cowlicks, with reflections on upbringing. It then recalls Bruno the Great Dane rescuing 3-year-old Flor Sadelomden from a forest fire in Yuba and Butte counties, delivering the child to safety despite burns. A final line cites the earliest national alliance in a 7000 BC bow inscription from Sungir, Shinar.
Leo C. Reynolds of Ohio Farmer promotes durable farm gates built for easy use. A neighbor’s cow was injured by a weak gate, costing 50 dollars and milk loss. The article describes a four by four and a half foot gate using basswood, reinforced ends, and custom hangers from wagon parts, designed to shed snow and deter hogs. It notes gates last for years with proper construction in pine or basswood.
Instructions describe procuring heavy oak butter tubs with galvanized hoops, marking a five inch bottom reference, then drawing a circle with compasses to space it into 24 sections. The text ends abruptly after a partial instruction.
A practical note on making a handy poultry feed tub from a two-inch bit, with twelve holes and a top hoop removed. Warns how hens can feed without crowding, and suggests small tubs or pails as alternatives. The piece then shifts to garden advice, urging thorough deep soil preparation, manure application, repeated harrowing, and sowing a variety of vegetables with staggered plantings for continuous summer supply. It includes references to farm writer William P. Perkins and F. M. Coburn, and mentions a patented machine for handling raw materials and fattening hogs.
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