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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1905
Page
8
A brief literary snippet by Frank Preston Smart in the New Orleans Times Democrat reflects a fairy tale mood. It presents a lovers tale set in a drowsy wood with a rose and petals fading.
A letter opened by the maréchal de camp reveals the memory of Anne de la Grange-Trianon and her Paris circle Les Divines. The narrative traces her marriage, separation, and the alliance with Reneé, amid court intrigue and La Salle's expedition rumors.
In Quebec two years after La Salle’s voyage, Frontenac grapples with royal delays and trader unrest while Madame Bourdon delivers Renee d Outrelaise to the governor. Renee, under guard, meets Frontenac and a salutary plan forms as Mme Bizard introduces a dangerous suitor, the Comte de Miron, shocking Renee.
After a voyage Renee faces ship fever rumors and a feared illness among Indians, while her mind wrestles with a double blow the lover's infidelity and the sight of the man she believed dead. The chapter hints at renewed strength needed as her nerves falter.
After dining together and lingering over drinks, two men grew unable to walk and leaned on each other as they staggered home. They fell and plunged into a gutter with a splash, an officer catching the upper man while the other cried for help claiming he could swim.
A Chicago Tribune note describes a man who never rejects a charity applicant yet ends interviews quickly by handing a coin and sending them away. The quip calls him “full of the condensed milk of human kindness” in a sharp, tongue in cheek observation.
Margaret E. Sangster argues that American homes have improved but warns that dangers arise from lowered integrity and materialism. She cites middle-class snobbery, indulgent education for the rich, and increased license among women as threats to virtue and national strength, urging temperance and duty.
The article reviews white blouse fabrics such as pongee with grenadine weave, dotted swiss, handkerchief lawn, and silk batiste. It warns washing can yellow china silk and lace trim waists and recommends dry cleaning or crepe de chine for washable silk alternatives. It notes elasticity allows cold water washing and minimal pressing.
Baron Volken, chief of police of War Saw, was injured by a bomb explosion recently and sues the insurance company on an accident policy. The company denies liability, drawing the line at attempts to assassinate with bombs.
A Chicago Tribune line quips that Archie married a butterfly he sees as an angel, turning a supposed flaw into a humorous paradox about perception and romance.
The passage warns that wealth and luxury invite corruption and that a strong moral tone at home, guided by love of country and fear of God, can avert collective ruin. It appeals to memory of heroic pasts to foster honesty and discourage self-destructive actions.
The Chicago Record-Herald notes a soft belted design with back gathers, two button rosettes, and a slender fit. Low tie shoes with high box heels and ribbon bows in black tan Russia patent leathers appear. Colonial straw hats accompany line and cloth habits, with dull blue linen frocks and shadow checks moving into suburban wardrobes.
The article recalls Commodore Perry’s view on opening Japan and foresees a future world effort to contain it. He tells the first mate to look for a Japanese seaman learning navigation while he reads of the ongoing Russian rebellion in the morning paper.
A guide urges persistent polite drills to instill letter perfect behavior in children. It emphasizes that adults value a child who willingly comes forward, stops play, and shows interest when spoken to.
In Leipsic the German book publishing trade centers with 2 916 firms and the publishers exchange counts 3 240 members. The city hosts a famed university and renowned music schools and concerts, attracting many American students of both sexes to study there.
The Nation notes that despite modern farming, wandering craftsmen continue to construct dew ponds for farmers. These ponds hold water in summer heat, even in dry sites, and rely on evaporation control rather than springs or rain.
A quip from the Cleveland Leader notes a husband and wife exchange about a familiar tune. The wife jokes the piece isn’t new, claiming she just had the piano tuned today, prompting a playful reply from the husband about recognition.
Eye lotion recipe lists fifteen drops camphor one teaspoon boric acid powder and two thirds cup boiling water. After cooling apply with eyecup to soothe tired or inflamed eyes.
A simple sand or salt drawing toy uses a wooden disk funnel and twine to create swinging curves. By releasing from table corners, the setup traces Lissajous curves, offering infinite designs and noting the French origin of the curves.
Engineers report seven miles of telegraph line in Hong Kong severely damaged by holes bored through the outer casing to the copper wire. They suspect white ants ate through tar, lead, rope, tape, hemp, and India rubber, with museum specimens supporting ants capable of chewing lead and boring hard rock.
A poem from the Chicago Inter Ocean contrasts a child’s math struggles with a father who improved through schooling. It laments the burden of parental expectations and pride in learning, noting the father’s memory of easier sums and his inability to assist the child.
Out of every thousand children born with life expectancy data, New Zealand shows 889 surviving to age five, New South Wales 850, Victoria 844, Ireland 837, England and Wales 762, France 751, Austria 614, and Spain 571. The figures compare regional child survival today.
Yonkers Statesman quotes Mrs Gabb and Mr Gabb in a light exchange about a school prize for public speaking and the lasting effect of the awarded honor on their lives.
A short Washington Star joke features Mr Comrox saying he studied French abroad and prefers it to English. He notes the change makes it harder for his mother and sisters to critique his grammar, signaling a light linguistic quip.
A report states Algeria is the only country where horses outnumber humans, highlighting a striking demographic fact. The claim underscores a unique balance between livestock and population in the North African nation.
A reader explains a home pendulum experiment using bolts twined to screws and a movable end. Longer pendulums swing slower, but times for equal swings match. a pendulum twice as fast has one quarter the length. After removing others, a struck pendulum resumes motion in a new direction.
A simple pendulum device demonstrates how gentle, periodic pulls at each swing keep a chair moving without breaking the silk thread. If the pull is sudden, the thread breaks. regular, equal interval pulls synchronize with the pendulum’s natural period to avoid breakage.
The article describes assembling a Talking Whackadillo with a skeleton figure shown in a diagram. It specifies a medium sized small boy with a backbone as the basic frame for the construction.
The article describes constructing a macabre figure by tying a wide board to a boy’s back then filling around it with pillows, rags, and a sheet. It advises piling rags into a ball for a torso, securing two flat wood pieces as a bill, painting eyes, and pinning the head to the torso, with webbed feet fashioned later.
An old pair of leather driving gloves replaced by brown wrapping paper is used to fashion a living model called the great Duck-billed Whackadillo. When completed it can perform as a dancer or lecture on its prehistoric ancestors, of which it is the sole living example.
The passage laments Americans' pursuit of extreme behavior from cradle to grave. It contrasts half dressed modern babies raised outdoors in cold with past practices of burying infants head and all under blankets and restricting movement. The writer argues Americans cannot practice moderation.
Town Topics recalls Jerkins reacting to a ten dollar weekly raise with the quip three cheers for the X Rays. The remark reflects a lighthearted view of the wage increase amid medical testing humor.
A Florida boarding house owner laments the coffee shortage as a New Yorker requests more, sparking a terse exchange about strength of the brew. The banter reflects everyday domestic humor in a Yonkers Statesman excerpt.
Edyth and Mayme discuss Maude who suffers insomnia and remains unmarried at age 32. The Cincinnati Enquirer tone shows sympathy and social concern for Maude's single status.
An illustrated device shows a grain feeding method aimed to entice lambs with a swinging motion. The contraption is noted for exploiting the animal’s curiosity to encourage feeding behavior as a teaching example.
A plan to feed ground grain uses a trough suspended from timber frames to keep feed clean and reduce fouling. The designer claims marked success and notes minimal danger of grain contamination. The construction calls for two 2x4s six feet long sunk two feet, a 4x4 atop, two wires suspending the trough to hang 18 inches above ground.
Hoard's Dairy argues against the prejudice favoring grade bulls. It urges dairy farmers to study breeding, read expert books, and use pure bred sires to improve heifers and future cows, noting that successful breeders choose strong dairy blood over outdated views.
Farm advice from Farmers' Review on hog housing to reduce losses. Emphasizes under-roof sleeping, solid walls, cement floors with bedding, and avoiding rooting to prevent rats. Recommends portable hog houses sized for six hogs, tight sides and roof, movable floors optional in summer, and keeping few hogs per house to limit epidemics.
A rural bulletin from Minnesota outlines livestock care practices including fence materials, horse feeding, mare foal nutrition, pig breeding lifespan, oats for horses, and improved milk quality. It notes dipping sheep to control ticks after shearing, with lambs bearing the heaviest tick burden and significant blood loss per day.
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