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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1904
Page
7
A brief Chicago Record-Herald quip by S. E. Kiser reflecting on how a man’s value is judged by his place, not how far he rises, published in the Chicago paper.
Angie’s evening party ends with laughter and a hinted engagement to Martin while Aunt Comfort presses for immediate marriage. Angie weighs love, duty, and property, affirming a patient wait as Martin plans to introduce her to her father in spring, amid family humor and old traditions.
Martin quietly engineers a path to Angie and insists she ride to school. He declares their engagement and persuades her to quit teaching at Christmas. A weekly box of flowers arrives and Aunt Comfort backs his plan as dishes from distant lands appear at Angies table.
A historical piece outlines how many presidents hailed from various states, noting Virginia's lead with five presidents and long service on its soil. It details origins, terms, and how state birthplaces shaped the nation’s leadership, inviting young readers to study past presidents and consider legal or military backgrounds.
A San Francisco Argonaut writer relays a tale from O Hasu San about a Japanese regiment departing early, soldiers slipping farewell visits, and guards forcing quick return to barracks. It suggests many tried to bid farewell, fearing punishment for leaving the to dana, and speculates the unit faced disgrace for rushing aboard.
A London chemist unveils a new bread making process that changes handling rather than ingredients. The Quick Bread company claims higher outputs and longer shelf life, with a London test showing 101 loaves weekly versus 92 from standard methods, while all loaves weigh the same.
A capsule essay praises Sweden as a woman's paradise with equal privileges for women, low state interference, accessible justice at low cost, and practical social norms. It notes women in banking and post offices, self-service in transit, minimal crime, and strong religious customs, with wages often paid partly in goods.
Architectural notes describe an eight room house on a concrete foundation costing about 2500 dollars. It details room sizes, parlors, bays, verandas and porches, with full second floor sheathing, cedar gables, double floors, tar paper, and yellow pine finish. It includes a second door variant with translucent waterproof paper sashes and a quick, low cost greenhouse style structure costing roughly 15 dollars for the whole build.
An essay by George A. W. Kintz argues homes succeed when they feel homelike not grandiose. It distinguishes impossible, possible, and probable houses, urging readers to pursue a truly probable home through simple refined comfort that endures beyond trends.
An historical note on U S apple exports to Germany from 1896 to 1901. Initial overproduction caused loss due to poor export packing. By 1900 refined selection and packing boosted shipments to 1,760 tons, tripling the next year and establishing lasting demand for American apples in German markets.
Enameling is a leading present revival with wide scope for artistic women. It offers a comprehensive field to display talent in a refined craft.
A coal black chipmunk, a melanistic variant of the common species, was found on Uncanoonue mountain in Goffstown and donated to the Manchester institute of arts and sciences. Local naturalists note the unusual color lacks any stripe and say albinism is more common than melanism. The report contrasts with a humorous aside about fish growth from a judge’s quip.
The Lloyds Register summary for the year ended June 30 shows 9 672 merchant vessels totaling 17 716 999 tons with 5 543 steamers and 825 sailing ships iron or steel built and 281 wood and composite. New classes numbered 625 vessels and 1 079 045 tons with 581 steamers and 27 085 sailing ships. 69 percent of tonnage went to UK owners and 31 percent to foreign owners, a decline from last year. Cape jumping hare described by Dr P L Sclater, an animal kept alive in England by artist Goodchild, nocturnal and burrowing, with jerboa like leaps and a meat praised by Hotten tots and Kaffirs.
An American article stresses dairy hygiene noting a soured milk incident traced to a neighbor’s dirty cans and careless transfer. It cites past cases of contaminated milk and advises strict cleanliness, plus brief sections on onion blight and proper feeding for heifer calves.
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