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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1904
Page
7
Fragmentary romantic verse depicts longing and devotion with repeated imagery of love, grace, and a distant queen. The text reflects lyrical rhetoric rather than a report, focusing on emotional vows and musical language.
The article narrates Chinese New Year customs and major festivals. It notes lantern and moon festivals, dragon boat rites, and a focus on noise for luck. Children celebrate with firecrackers, worship ancestors, and observe debt repayment as year begins.
A fragmented humorous oddity describes a cow leaping the moon to escape a deer hunter. A small dog laughs, revealing hunting instinct as a judge character remarks honesty policy.
An account of New Year customs in China describes shops closed for luck, American visitors spared from slurs, and Chinese children in festive dress visiting relatives. Boys receive copper cash on red cords, collect money and gifts from visits, watch peep shows, plays, and firework displays, then return home to sweets and gongs before bed.
Poem by Josephine C. Goodale contrasts the old year dying and the new year arriving with religious imagery. It frames the old year as failing while the new year brings hope, service, and blessings for the needy through Christian work.
A Times-Democrat note on New Year resolutions reflects on the endless cycle of self-improvement and belief as Year. A French authority counts Siam’s royal clan as the largest today with 72 children plus many spouses siblings uncles and a multitude of relatives in the royal household.
Canadian sheep breeders sweep prizes at the world fair showing in Southdown Dorset Merino Oxford Leicester and Lincoln breeds. U S entrants win the Shropshire Cotswold and other classes, while Canadians take most ram awards across several breeds in this report from the fair.
A Chicago Record-Herald poem contrasts a worn horse dragged by cruelty with a fresh spirited steed racing from the start. It laments aging and fatigue while praising vigor and forward drive, urging steady hope over weariness in life and work.
Flo Field offers guidance in a two part checklist for the new year urging young men and young women to avoid wasteful habits. It covers conduct at work, social outings, attire, gossip, and interactions with others, urging self restraint and respectful behavior.
A playful exchange has a boy telling a storekeeper to hide a large drum behind the counter for a few days for Santa Claus who will come by to fetch it. The scene echoes a whimsical holiday moment captured in a brief dialogue.
Excerpts note reactions to women colonels in the Prussian army and discuss contentment versus wealth. Indianapolis News and Washington Star items present contrast between horror of war and lighthearted banter about possessing both contentment and riches.
A fragment from Ally Sloper shows a quip about age and appearance. He notes the mother does not look older than her daughter, while she counters by commenting on the daughter's expression.
In official correspondence the archbishop of Canterbury signs as Randall Cantuar, with Cantuar short for Cantuaria the ancient name of Canterbury, reflecting a traditional Latin form in formal letters.
The North American Review notes Australia’s telegraph network is extensive relative to its population. A coastal settlement strip drives a 2500 mile red line telegraph from Queensland to West Australia, while a 1700 mile inland line links the south to the northwest through unsettled country to connect to Java and India.
Umbrellas are proverbially hard to keep says the Illinois State Journal noting they easily disappear when not chained to their owner. The piece reflects on how people misplace or steal umbrellas in daily life.
A study summarized by M Ph Negris notes the Mediterranean has deepened about nine feet over 2000 years. Bridges, mole and submerged docks at Leucade Itea and Rhene indicate ancient foundations now lie 9 feet beneath the surface, suggesting a significant sea level rise since Roman times.
Count Tolstoi a social reformer renounces all wars while noting Russia and Japan hostilities. Three of his sons left hunting to join the Far East conflict. The eldest two have served with Kuropatkin’s army for months, while the youngest remains at large.
A collage of short items describes a congressman and umbrellas, Russia’s timber wealth, Schonbrunn orchids, Tolstoi family clashes over war, Theo Hansen the diplomat pianist, a Paris vaccination study under red light, and a diplomat’s fear of street pianos.
Advice from Medical Talk for the Home extols morning stretches to wake and energize the body. It recommends full body movements including arm and leg extensions, breathing deep, and standing on one leg to tone the waist and hips while encouraging daily practice and removal of tight corsets.
A London tale recalls a shabby stranger who tried to exploit a Victoria cab ride with a counterfeit shilling. The driver, deceived by the half crown, heads away with the con man, while both reflect on the bad bargain. Other snippets cover domestic tips, manners, and kitchen hacks from period papers.
A perceptive critique argues that women who imitate men and reject domestic virtues misread male desires. It praises traditional feminine traits such as piety tenderness and sympathy as essential to attracting men, noting that men value childlike faith and care for the needy.
Practical guide on long lasting umbrellas and parasols. Explains extending life by proper treatment, avoiding folded cracks, and packing in a case during travel. Emphasizes rolling rather than leaving folded and suggests a shown design for protection.
Instructions describe making an umbrella holder from 45 to 52 inch wide material. Requires about three-quarters yard, half yard as foundation turned and machine stitched. Remainder forms the receptacles for umbrellas, stitched after tacking, placed to allow foundation to turn over for handle protection. Article is completed with two ribbon lengths sewn to the back.
A clever con at Marseilles involved Adolph Rimbaud stealing blank election cards from the Hotel de Ville. He impersonated a news representative to obtain names and addresses of passengers’ relatives, then telegraphed for money with false urgency. An accomplice followed with a forged election card bearing the mayoral seal. Rimbaud allegedly collected over $20,000 and fled.
Kitchen guidance covers safe scraping methods avoiding knives, drying towels in sun, avoiding damp storage to prevent mildew, soaking egg dishes before cleaning, and proper handling of hot pans and china. It advises sunlight drying, souring spots with soda solution, and using saucers for greasy spoons to prevent stains.
Advice urges daily sun and air for hair, warns against hot dryers and overwashing, and prescribes regular shampooing intervals. It favors tar or plain castile soap with warm water, thorough rinsing, and air drying, plus portraits of practical, stylish hair arrangements.
Two French Canadians and a New Brunswick man returning to Bangor with half a pint of pearls found in Lobster rapids after freeing a dog trapped underwater. The shells on the dog’s red hat hid nearly 50 large, blemish free pearls valued at about $500, enough to fund years of hunting trips.
Love is described as the greatest beautifier shaping a body into its most attractive form by unselfish influence. The piece notes love’s power to improve appearance more than any masseur or facial specialist. A humor note follows with a brief joke about burglars startling a minister and his wife, proving the home is safe.
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