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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1905
Page
8
The spring season inspires a boastful poet whose bold lines draw praise and parody alike. Critics compare him to Shakespeare while the crowd mocks his lofty verses, leaving the poet to wander from city to country husking corn in fall, a fall from spring’s glow.
Tonti and La Salle observe a crowd of 30 Ursuline convent girls choosing suitors while Pompon warns of danger. Madame Bizard presses Tonti with flirtations as frontenac hosts a grand ball. A bold offer to elope challenges honor and loyalty, ending with a dramatic confrontation.
Training tomatoes offers methods to force plants to a single stem using four to five foot stakes, with side shoots pinched and the leading stem trained. Spacing is 18 inches to 2 feet in rows and 3.5 to 4 feet between rows. A flaring frame method prevents fruit contact with soil and supports heavy blooms. Commercial plantings use check rows and bidirectional cultivation. staking remains effective for early returns.
A Yonkers Statesman excerpt reveals two women discussing a husband’s preference for brunette partners. One woman hints the husband favors dark hair, noting hair color shows on his coat, implying infidelity or judgment of appearances. The dialogue captures social snobbery and suspicion.
Toby a rag boy longs for a companion. A magical gold collar bearing the name Fortunatus leads him to Tags the dog. The pair travel with Toby earning money in show business until Tags ages, then retires with a grant of care from the blacksmith and Toby.
A ragged boy Toby finds a stray dog named Tags under a cellar grate and vows to care for him after being cast out by his guardian Mrs Reed. They bond, Tags performs dog tricks, and Toby gains hope and a sense of fortune from their friendship.
In Marion Ohio a 4200 pound stone ball on a base artfully rotates slowly about a horizontal axis from north to south. The unmilled contact spot on the ball first became visible years ago prompting ongoing inspection. Local banker C B Merchant funded the monument in 1904 and observers note the ball has shifted about 20 inches northerly since then.
Reports from August to December show the ball shifting five inches under no fastening. The state geologist Edward Horton cites heating and expansion as well as unequal circumference causing creeping and pulling stress. Theories range from natural causes to a prank, but officials dismiss the spirits and joke claims as implausible.
Prof. F A Waugh explains plum soil preferences vary by type with Domesticas and Damsons needing heavier clay in some cases while Japanese varieties tolerate light sands. Across all plums the best soil matches apple soil, and orchard trees require loose, deep, gravelly soil with open subsoil. Drainage is essential. if drainage is poor, install closed stone or tile underdrains before planting.
This page offers practical farming tips on pest control with Paris green for asparagus beetles and soil selection, avoiding poor seed in good soil, and not using harmful materials on tree trunks. It stresses not crowding plants, using wood ashes on cucumbers and melons, pruning squash runners, and directing strength to desirable fruit. It includes dairy hygiene notes from Prof. Farrington on milking cleanliness, and observations on milk as a nutritious yet potentially dangerous food requiring cooling or heating to halt bacterial growth, followed by a brief note on soft fruits for home use versus marketability.
A Philadelphia Press item shows a domino setup claiming one domino can support 27 others. The brief notes a trick or demonstration image illustrating how a domino chain might be arranged to achieve extended support.
A collection of brief, quirky clippings from early 20th century press. Prince Eddie is described as a dignified, toy loving heir at Marlborough House while other humor ranges from a Paris postal fleet to a country motor mishap and Italian land values.
An English inventor Mr A 8 Davis unveils a light compact prasmic barometer. The device uses a thin quill air chamber and thick capillary tube to measure atmospheric pressure by mercury descent. Gradations along the tube convert observed descent to true pressure.
Dr E Palier warns the toothbrush spreads microbes and harms gums. He recommends aseptic cotton pledges and daily sterilization of brushes, noting mouth infection can seed systemic disease. The piece cites Europe’s relative tooth health and hints at a canal project in Massachusetts.
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