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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1904
Page
3
Narrator recalls rivals who found wealth through simple ideas and luck. A former classmate sells irrigation water and rises socially. Another worker profits from basic tools and scales. The speaker admits envy but sees no clear reason why others prosper, concluding they “got the idea” in Chicago Daily Tribune.
In a western city, Paul Ladue, a charming but gentle southerner, and his friend Fred Benton confront a clash of loyalties as the Civil War begins. Paul hides letters to Alabama while Elinor Benton fears for their bond and a shadow of treason falls on Ladue’s future. The dispute with George McKinnon heats, stirring threats and a public scandal.
A fashion column notes that both plain and the latest Directoire styles suit different figures, advises slim wear for Directoire cuts, and extols blouses for all seasons. It highlights morning flannel blouses with yokes and pleats and mentions Viyella fabrics in colorful designs for afternoon wear.
Fashion guidance describes blouses with broad yokes in yak wool and lace, plus English and Hardanger embroidery. Sleeves grow, cuffs rise, and evening blouses feature chiffon roses and ribbon ends. Day gowns favor tailored coats, boleros, and Inverness styles, with tiered capes and faced cloth trims.
The piece compares tea gowns and five o'clock outfits in America and France, noting the growing popularity of tea gowns among hosts and chatelaines. It highlights Empire influenced cuts, lace coats, sheer necklines, emerald and silver schemes, and Luxurious fabrics like chiffon and taffeta, describing notable ensembles and designers’ stylistic tendencies.
The Rue de la Paix jewelers display clever craftsmanship blending Louis XV and Louis XVI styles with diamonds and colored gems. The fashion note urges restraint, favoring simple gems with refined settings and accessories like enamel hat pins and buckles in old pâte or Italian enamels.
The piece recounts eighteenth century smallpox fears, Jenner’s vaccine breakthrough, and global uptake. It notes opposition, famed figures like Mary Wortley Montagu, and Royal and international support. It covers Balmis’s Spanish expedition and early experiments, with praise from Napoleon and other leaders, plus Sweden’s mortality decline after vaccination.
Keller designed and built a 32 by 48 foot barn with two 17 by 48 additions using 2x6 studs and sills and a 2x8 oak ridge pole. The plan simplifies hay handling with removed posts, allowing easy hay insertion and removal. Total cost, including material and labor, came to 600 dollars versus a typical 1,200 for a similar sized barn.
A humorous fragment describes a man finding a pin with a diamond on his way to work and debating superstition with another person. The excerpt also mentions cooks’ wages versus teachers, appetites for contracts, and a painting critique about colors and tints.
Mr Vaughn of Pasadena faced cramped garden space. He planted six fruit trees on a back lot and, after grafting and budding, now has many varieties ripening throughout the year. A naval orange tree bears five fruits including tangerine grape fruit lemon and blood orange. Peaches plum and other trees produce wide varieties, with harvests from July to November. The total yield could require five acres if from single trees.
Meritte Atkins describes a mail box post device using an old wheel as a rotating hub. Boxes attach to spokes so multiple neighbors share a crossing. The wheel’s rim protects the post while allowing the carrier to reach all boxes in one stop.
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