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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1907
Page
7
A narrator and Miss Carney navigate escalating intrigue at Carney Croft. Mrs. Bruce urges trust amid sightings of submerged vaults and ghostly figures, while Jenks and a river vigil heighten tension as the narrator plans to expose truths and protect Miss Carney.
The narrator recalls a late October river sighting as a mystery man vanishes and divers into a sunken tunnel beneath a shore. He finds an iron grate over a subterranean chamber near a well kept lawn, suggesting a concealed passage while a second scene hints at a cashier and a Canadian quarter.
The narrator recalls arriving in Berlin and receiving an imperial invitation to dinner. His young daughter Jean grows awed by European aristocracy as she witnesses how status and power influence social circles, joking that there may soon be no one left to meet but Goa. London laundries reportedly use over 750 tons of soap weekly.
A Twenty second Indiana veteran recalls disobeying orders during picket duty at Chickamauga. He stopped a Union courier, spared a potential clash, and later helped convoy McCook's train to safety at Crawfish Springs and toward Chattanooga.
A 94 year old Bev resident Eliza Fish highlights a family history of military service from the Revolution to the Spanish American War era. The piece also notes a Steubenville statue plan for Edwin M. Stanton, a remark on Turkish bread butter use, and a brief bird portrait of the oriole with nest and eggs.
A Civil War era anecdote recalls Col. Crawford nearly calling a march to join Washington. A civilian teamster resisted, offering to fight any man for release. A young stranger, Morgan, stepped up, shed his coat, revealed a powerful frame, and decisively defeated the man, earning enduring fame as a major general in the Revolution.
The article recounts Gen. Custer’s humorous tale of loading a mule with a howitzer and capturing Indians, a typhoid fever note on suing cities, Royal Rosebery cattle breeding praise, and Cherrapunji’s rainfall record. It weaves historical, scientific, and sensational snippets into a single page snapshot.
Proper Way to Walk describes a free firm stride with hip swinging knee bend and square foot placement. It asserts two to three miles daily helps a woman stay healthy. Carbon and Water notes a young plant is 75 percent water with carbon from air.
A farmer's bulletin explains how to construct a durable cement dipping tank cheaper than wooden tanks. It covers hole dimensions, wall forms, slanted exit, mortar ratios, a built in foothold with 2x2 supports, and recommends locating the tank beside hog pens and fencing one side.
Weaning pigs demands care to avoid early separation and to train feeding before weaning. Feed mothers to maintain milk, use hull-free soaked grains, provide a side trough, and keep pigs in familiar runs. Avoid confining sows after farrowing. allow shelter and open pasture for better outcomes. Slow sorgum growth advised. weed-free bed helps seed establishment.
Running a farm demands tie and labor and money to operate successfully. In return the thriving farm yields funds for the labor and time to enjoy it.
The article explains grease heels and scratches in horses, caused by blood disorders from improper feeding and overwork. It notes that round-boned horses and nursing mares under heavy autumn work are prone, with swollen legs and itching leading to open wounds. Prevention centers on better feeding, rest, and gradual work, while advanced cases require antiseptic washing, cooling applications, and careful rehabilitation.
A Prairie Farmer sketch shows a hog house used by an Illinois farmer. It resembles typical designs but adds a door from base to top and two windows on each side. The structure is 60 feet high at the front and four feet high at the rear with an 8 by 8 bottom. The door allows easy entry and windows on both sides provide light for the dogs.
Practical advice on stock care. Feed and water routines for horses pigs cattle. Break in sows yearly to maintain productive litters. Notes on rations, clover pasture and corn for fattening hogs. Mentions wage increases, cost of living, and an auto accident involving an English officer and his fiancée.
A Michigan farmer describes in the Farm and Home how several houses in his area were built over the past year following the plan shown in the cut. The design uses 15 foot poles for sills and four inch top diameters, creating an ideal arrangement for breeding flocks.
A Farmers' Review praised well built poultry houses as sound investments. It highlights a one story design with south facing windows for sunshine to dry moisture, wire yards on whitewashed posts, and multiple compartments with individual yard doors for flock separation.
This column extols buying well fleshed poultry and uniform eggs for quality and value. It cautions beekeepers against crossing breeds for profit and notes corn needs 20–25 inches of water for best crop. It also stresses good home ventilation and open windows at night with screens if drafts occur.
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