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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1904
Page
7
Poem describing a quiet night scene with wind stars flowers and crickets. A lullaby tone invites a child to sleep as night animals and insects sing and glow under the moon. Marian Phelps signs the piece for Chicago Advance.
The narrator and Number Two plot a murder by rigging a red ball bomb to strike during a royal procession. The narrator feigns incompetence to delay, then swaps the live device for a harmless prop and seizes the opportunity to foil the plan. The exchange ends with the bomb now in the narrator’s pocket, ready to thwart the killer’s next move.
A front seat observer in a jubilee parade watches protests against royal pomp and narrowly escapes exposure as a conspirator when a planned explosive device is sabotaged. The conspirators convene in Tarborough to discuss a failed plan and accuse a treacherous insider, hinting at a pivotal betrayal by Number Seven.
A Canadian woodsman and hunter Moore guides a narrator through Muskoka and Georgian Bay country. He shares bush exploits, deer tracking, beaver traps, and moose hunts, revealing a life spent in primeval forests and his balanced blend of skill and generosity.
A movement led by the Upper Mississippi Improvement association seeks $15 million to widen the river from St. Paul to New Orleans and create a six foot channel. Gov. Van Sant headed a Washington visit to press for river and harbor action benefiting 15 million people and 50 cities.
The piece argues for a six foot deep channel from St Paul to Cairo to enable ocean freight through the Panama Canal. It notes past Congress appropriations totaling over eight million dollars for upper Mississippi improvements, including the Keokuk canal, and cites Gen. J H Simpson on funding levels. It highlights summer river life and the economic potential of deeper water for wheat and other cargoes, while stressing the need to finish the project from St Louis to New Orleans, particularly the 200 mile stretch below St Louis where shoals impede deep-draft traffic.
A detailed design for a three foot high sheep feeding rack with two by eight uprights and sloped top boards. It emphasizes preventing dirt and chaff from reaching wool, suggests optional bottom troughs for grain, and notes a movable trough feature to aid cleaning and waste disposal.
A Highland waiter refused to serve the Frenchman at table and said a self-respecting Scot would not show him civility. He justified the stance by noting Scots wear kilts because their feet are too large for trousers, reflecting a sentiment in the Youth's Companion quotation.
A New York Herald report recounts an antiquary in Brussels named Goebel hosting a dinner where guests tasted apples 1800 years old, bread from ancient wheat, butter from Scotland, and wine older than Columbus. Six guests sampled with ample butter, noting the jar of apples from Pompeii and other ancient sources.
The article notes fewer guards around the Vatican compared with Pope Leo’s era. During a public viewing of the Raphael rooms by Pope Pius X, he was escorted by a couple of guards and his private secretary. He asked the guards to refrain from disturbing visitors, expressing a gentle wish to share the moment with the onlookers.
President Roosevelt's marriage to Miss Carew occurred 17 years ago in St George Hanover Square London. Tourists flock to see the registry in an alcove of the old church while noting his ranchman occupation and Miss Carow's signature. The York canon officiated, not a simple reverend, adding to the curiosity of observers.
A witty remark from the Chicago Daily News notes it is never too late to learn that you may be too previous. The line reflects a playful take on aging and timing.
George Udell of Passaic New Jersey plans to wed for the third time as his 104th birthday nears. He asks friends to fund the ceremony and provide a home for him and his bride to be Rebecca Wodiski a 22 year old Jewish girl who shows no aversion to his age.
A quoted exchange mocks the idea that women have no life aims. The critic retorts by noting he has seen several women attempt to throw stones, suggesting debate over women's roles and agency in society.
A quoted Chicago Post remark describes a woman as a kind of girl who will flirt desperately for six months and then want to be a sister to you. The remark reflects mid century attitudes and social expectations about female behavior.
A Central American inventor claims a leg wire loop can block a hen from setting by preventing the bending required for the nesting pose. The device encircles the leg without hindering normal movement yet creates a gap at the nest, supposedly forcing the hen to abandon her maternal scheme after repeated attempts. The Philadelphia Press reports the patenting of this idea in several countries.
Frank P. Fisher, writing in Orange Judd Farmer, says he grinds fat stock grain only enough to crack kernels, feeds ground grain to sows, pigs, calves, and horses, and favors dry or scalded feed. He adds salt to each meal and prefers scalding with very hot water rather than full cooking, believing young stock stay healthier fed warm.
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