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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1901
Page
14
A parable contrasts two men who interpret life differently. One chases easy pleasure and loses out as time slips away. the other toils well and earns blessings, harmony, and enduring joy as others bless his work. The piece ends noting the wise approach brings lasting praise.
On the ship deck Maidie Ray and Miss Porter clash over a message from Mr Stuyvesant. Maidie doubts the staff claim while Sandy hides a family secret from a dinner table with the major and Marion watching. Norris lies ill as Dr. Seth and Mrs Wells prepare for care.
An ailing officer reflects on his father’s long letter urging restraint and responsibility. The family saga traces whisky culture from Kentucky to West Point, wartime lessons, and a vow to never drink again, while Marion and siblings cope aboard a ship bound for Honolulu. The scene closes with boat drill as the voyage continues.
An old Cloyne custom had priests cutting up worn vestments to craft Saint Patrick's crosses for poor girls. The crosses, cherished by simple folk, were sent to America as souvenirs of ancestral faith and drew curiosity about their etiquette for boys and girls wearing them.
A Washington Iowa Democrat–Observer editorial warns against lending items noting loans rarely come back in the same condition. The column likens the practice to a moral lesson about trust and responsibility.
A writer discusses how people disguise harsh remarks with politeness and the tactics used by a fictional Mrs Sharp to provoke curiosity, fabricate a third party, and reveal supposed gossip. The piece critiques indirect cruelty and the fear of direct accountability in social exchanges.
The Detroit Free Press describes West Indian coolies in Jamaica as swarthy, with jet black eyes and hair, often adorned with multiple coin necklaces and bracelets. They are praised for stamina and hard work on plantations, contrasted with the previously emancipated negroes who preferred leisure.
A Pittsburgh widow sells and transfers custody of her two year old son to Jacob Schleswig a wealthy farmer near Ransomville New York. The agreement provides the mother with 500 yearly income a comfortable home and foster parents and a 5000 endowment upon the child's majority. The transfer was signed witnessed and delivered at the Schleswig homestead after the mother visited the farm with the child following an encounter in Pittsburgh. The boy is now in foster care.
Carl Lumholtz returns from northwest Mexico with Huichol ceremonial objects now on display in the Museum of Natural History New York. The four thousand strong tribe lives in the Sierra Madre del Norte in Jalisco with deep mountain walls. Their art centers on weaving belts sashes and pouches and their ceremonies emphasize rain and deities of clouds. Offerings feature symbolic figures animals and prayers attached to arrows and temple chairs.
A Cosmopolitan writer says women favor savoire faire in men the ability to handle social situations with ease. Small courtesies and tactful attentions, from dining to theater seating, create strong impressions even if they seem minor. A man who foresees needs and avoids blunders earns trust in big matters.
Dr. McIntosh, V. S., explains a common swine disease with lameness and swollen joints. Symptoms include stiff movement, fever, loss of appetite, rapid breathing, and pain upon motion. Treatments listed include Epsom salts, Croton oil, gaultheria oil, iodide, potassium bicarbonate, and turpentine-oil rubs, with cautious use of aconite in inflammatory cases.
A Youths Companion anecdote notes Mrs Brunet's charity and simple dress. At a New York Church of Missions house a young clergyman introduces himself to a friend of hers. The friend asks about Mrs Brunot and the young man quips she looks as if she came from the ark. The friend rebukes him saying Mrs Brunot is among the few worthy to have entered the ark.
An advice note urges disposing of gelatine, onions and milk to keep air clean and avoid odors.
W H Jenkins describes a compact four foot square coop with a 12 by 4 foot covered run made from boards and wire netting. Chicks are kept safe at night, enabling easy relocation for fresh ground, and setting hens can hatch 25 to 30 chicks per coop with low cost, ideal for village households.
Poorly dressed poultry sells but yields little profit. Markets contain two buyer classes: those seeking first class goods and those buying the cheap stock. The second group often buys surplus poultry from commission men at concessions, making margins small. Readers are urged to discard such birds locally or eat them at home.
A farmer article describes a potent disinfectant for hen coops. Mix blue vitriol and copperas with water, boil, cool, add sulfuric acid, then more water. Warning notes caution against explosions and contact with skin or clothing.
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