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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1904
Page
7
A reflective poem urging acceptance of fate and living fully. The speaker, citing life’s random turns, encourages not to complain but to laugh, dream, and love. Attributed to the N. C. Times-Democrat, the verse blends exhortation with exhortative cadence about resilience and joy.
In a dim council chamber a conspirator is slain during a tense power struggle. Number Two claims self defense after a knife attack by Number Five, revealing the true betrayer was a hidden woman among the conspirators. The body is disposed of, and the group agrees to relocate their secret meeting to a Leigh gipsy wagon, awaiting further moves at midnight.
Veteran recalls bayonet clashes at Jonesboro and Stone River with Seventy-eighth Illinois. describes clashes on Sand Town Road in Atlanta campaign and Chickamauga fights, noting brave acts, charges, and surrender scenes while praising soldiers on both sides.
A critical look at veterans pensions and the Metropolitan rifles in Washington. The piece argues many so called veterans gained tokens from war service without front line action, noting a broadening of pension eligibility and citing anecdotes from 1861 to 1898. It includes reflections on memory and a brief humor segment.
A sermon excerpt discusses carved three monkeys as a caution against evil and urges openness to goodness. It cites Mary’s case, duty to help others, and argues immortality clarifies life’s progress, quoting ministers and Dryden while tracing growth from embryo to man and the promise of immortality through Christian faith.
A collage of aphorisms from various authors urges growth through experience and faith. It stresses seeking opportunities, trusting a guiding Christ, embracing duty over inclination, and avoiding self-centered focus that wastes energy.
A devotional prayer asking for guidance, forgiveness, and strength to live for God. It pleads for nightly protection, morning renewal, and diligence to serve the Lord, ending with a note attributed to Rev Joseph Sanderson in the Observer.
A reflective piece urging gratitude in hardship and small blessings. It cites hymns and Wellspring guidance, stresses thanking God for the good yet to come, and uses a backyard boys scene to illustrate resilience and inclusive cheer even when one is sidelined.
A Hoard's Dairyman writer praises an eight sided silo built quickly for about 25 dollars per 12 foot diameter, detailing materials, framing, and methods. The octagonal design eliminates iron hoops and wooden hoops, using angled joints and straight joists for a sturdy, cost effective silage storage solution.
Instruction details a DIY rat trap using wooden pump piping a three inch hole missing text. It shows cutting the pipe in half and inserting five pieces of curved steel between wooden blocks to nail together as illustrated.
A 19th century collection discusses a multi part rat trap design aimed at sealing holes, the use of nests of rags or sheepskin, and straw in the mouth of the hole. It also covers cow cleanliness to reduce milk spoilage, and rural life improvements via telephone trolley and education advocacy by the Grange. The piece includes opinions from Henry Nelson, Prof. W. H. Conn, and Allman on farm life and aesthetics.
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