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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1902
Page
1
A reflective poem recalls the day of farewell and the strain between ambition and memory. It explores how loved ones left behind endure prayers and aging hair while the living rush toward wealth, with faith gently acknowledging forgotten hearts.
Griswold grapples with past sins and future consequences as Margery Grierson probes conscience and love. A new detective pairing questions the promised loyalties while Galbraith eyes a potential arrest, and Griswold faces a turning point that could redefine his life and romance.
The article emphasizes lifting a baby with both hands along the full back and supporting the head. It warns that unsupported head or sudden movement can harm the head and spine, urging careful handling by mothers and nurses.
A fifth century B C Greek mirror from Etruria found near Attic examples is now in Chicago at the Art Institute, purchased by Martin A Ryerson. The disk measures 19 cm, with a convex surface and an egg pattern edge, while the back shows a palmette linked handle and a siren motif. The piece, dating around 450 B C, is notable for retaining its handle, a rarity among Greek mirrors.
A man arrives on the veranda and considering his next move, while Margery steps from a hammock to greet him and express gladness that he came. Her warm welcome frames a moment of anticipation and choice.
A Brooklyn Eagle piece quotes a plump speaker advocating a milk only diet to increase weight and nerve strength. She describes a four month rust cure with 16 weeks of rest and Jersey cow milk, claiming dramatic personal recovery from nervous strain and weight gain.
A Washington social dancer notes the Cuban danzon as the latest craze in the exclusive set. It appears as a slow, swaying variant of the waltz danced in couples to La Paloma with pauses for social chat, drawing interest from a Cuban experience and local teachers.
Advice from American Queen urges careful site selection for health and happiness. Avoid low damp ground, clay, swamps, mills, or noisy factories. seek elevation, sun, air, and proximity to schools and stores. Build back from the street, plant evergreens to shield cold winds, and ensure living rooms receive morning sun.
A note explains folk practices where Hungarian grooms give a gentle kick to the bride after marriage to teach subjection, while Croatian grooms box the bride’s ears. The ditty outlines regional courting ritual humor and social norms.
A light exchange in the Yon kers Statesman about missing gold studs left in a shirt sent to the laundry. Mrs Styles reassures that they would come out in the wash.
The Indianapolis News notes that the course of true love is complicated by the crowd offering many tips for improvement. The witty remark highlights how public input can complicate private affairs in a lighthearted city column.
An advertisement for a 50 cent calendar priced at six cents postage from the Boston Rubber Shoe Co. Calendar Dept. It measures 10 by 20 inches, printed in 12 colors, touted as a handsome and beautiful calendar. It notes there are pricier calendars but not as pretty.
The report covers price ranges for wheat corn and oats in New York Cleveland Toledo East Liberty and East Buffalo with figures for flour, butter, cheese, eggs, potatoes and livestock. Beef veal lambs hogs and sheep prices are listed per region showing varied movements and steady to firm tones.
Dutch Queen Wilhelmina and the prince consort plan an incognito American tour next spring visiting Chicago and New York after a stop at Washington. The voyage includes a Genoa departure for the East Indies aboard a Dutch man-of-war with calls in Surabaya and the Yellowstone valley.
Advice recommends using vaseline as a shoe polish and preservative for new shoes that have become wet and muddy. Clean the mud, rub with soft cloth, saturate another cloth with vaseline, work it into the leather, shape the shoes, rest a day, then reapply for a like new appearance.
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