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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1906
Page
3
A polished suitor meets Marie Jokanl a southern European miniature painter aboard a lakeside outing. He resists an enticement to abandon his ailing wife, but Marie schemes murder by poison and blackmail. He drinks the vial offered, then she murders him for insurance and vanishes.
Ninny the mine rescuer receives the Legion of Honor for saving 13 miners at Courrieres after a gas blast. His young son admires the medal as reporters recount how Ninny led comrades to safety over nineteen days entombed underground.
A traveler admires a beautiful collie in a Scottish tavern and offers to buy. The owner refuses to part with Rob for any price, joking that sending the dog to America would require asking Rob to swim oceans. The traveller later sells the dog to a drover for half the offer.
A detailed guide on maintaining hats including brushing the hat and trim, shaping bows, gluing loose petals, tightening threads, and wiping flowers with a soft cloth. It notes that colored flowers can be touched up with watercolor, and advises storing hats on a stand to avoid crushing and protecting delicate marine rubes under brims.
The piece notes that annually a mound of blue volcanic rock is quarried in South Africa to yield diamonds. Experts estimate at most five percent of world production is lost to wear over a century, yet demand remains insatiable. Gardiner Williams cites South Africa as contributing $40 million to global stock in a National Geographic Magazine article.
The article notes the 1905 federal seed distribution via congressional orders, detailing 35,773,400 packets packed into 7,119,680 five seed bundles and enough seed to fill 28 cars. It criticizes spending on common seeds while neglecting rare varieties and outlines the selection, sectioning into four regions, and contracting for seed supply managed by the Bureau of Plant Industry.
A father questions his son about peaches. Tommy claims he did not touch six peaches yet five peach stones appear in his room and only one peach remains, revealing he hid the truth and took the last fruit.
In France waxed oak floors in palaces like Versailles and the Louvre have been kept with pure beeswax for centuries. These floors, laid over 200 years ago, remain highly polished and still reflect furniture, with beeswax the sole treatment used.
A scene shows an employer scolding John for messy handwriting while turning leaves in a ledger. John explains a fly caused the blot, insisting the insect was killed to account for the mark. The Royal Magazine records the exchange as part of a revenge tale.
A lighthearted Cleveland Leader snippet notes a child’s complaint about heat keeping windows open at night. The dialogue depicts a family scene with a casual, affectionate tone and a playful exchange between an adult and a child.
A terse exchange from the Cleveland Leader quotes The Editor saying they don’t buy poetry, while The Author asserts the piece is magazine verse. The brief dialogue captures tensions over literary submission standards and publication scope.
A brief exchange between a poet and an editor in the Philadelphia Press humorously hints at the editor’s disdain for verse. The dialogue underscores editorial stubbornness and poetic pride in a light, witty tone.
Denver physician Dr. William James Patterson a M A graduate of Rush and Washington medical schools is arrested on a $20 forgery charge. He says criminology study made him a thief and laments a morphine habit that ruined his ambition. He recalls growing up privileged in Kansas and his struggle between heredity and environment.
A Civil War officer recalls a 16 year old recruit Johnny Bates who broke under fear before his first battle. Bates later inspires the regiment by seizing the flag and leading a rush to breach enemy breastworks, then planting colors to announce victory.
Private Abe Goldstein of the Sixth South Carolina recalls a Georgia sergeant at Gettysburg who was struck by a shell fragment near Round Top. The wound left him earless yet un-killed, describing sensations of a cyclone and thunderbolt as he prepared for the next charge.
In Waukegan Illinois Henry Berninger of Milwaukee marries Miss May Martin of Chicago. The couple wrestle over a kiss before officials as the ceremony ends. After the pronouncement he tries again. she resists and exits as witnesses chuckle at the playful clash.
In a grand Paris hotel courtyard, hidden pipes channel stage rain from palms to tea tables under a central monstrous umbrella. Attendants guide guests to shelter as perpetual showers create a romantic illusion, drawing curious tourists and boosting the hotel’s publicity.
A Chicago Daily News cartoon caption shows a sharp exchange where a woman accuses a man of claiming her face is so handsome it could stop a street car. He calmly confirms the remark as a compliment about her striking appearance.
A Chicago Daily News humor item quotes a sweet girl graduate asking the bachelor about his happiest moment. He says the moment was when the jeweler took back the engagement ring and gave him collar buttons in exchange.
The Youth's Companion recounts how Grant and Lee relied on scouts. A Union captain visits Lee under a flag of truce to discuss prisoner exchanges and breakfast revelations. Lee quips that Grant may know Lee's dinner, while Grant would share breakfast if informed.
Marie de Castellane of Parisian royalty now a stage performer under a different name. Once bearing a royal crest and countess title, she is cited for her renowned hands in a feature on beauty.
Judge Trexler in Allentown affirmed a mother’s right to discipline her daughter Minnie Klotz sought guardianship due to being spanked for dating. The court dismissed the petition.
Lord Dedbroke critiques national trouble while a Chicago heiress boasts of efficient practices in her father’s business. The exchange blends sharp social satire with a grim wink at perceived exploitation and economic power.
Newton man John Boyle recounts his Civil War Bull Run escape where he fled a pursuer for two miles before stumbling. The enemy collapsed dead of apoplexy, and Boyle wept for the man who had died from drink.
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