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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1904
Page
6
Young Mr Talkington carves the turkey and jokes about beginning the new year well. His wife recalls a previous year’s start with a trip and a train, noting their proximity to the railway station as a point of interest for guests. The exchange blends superstition and humor as they discuss beginnings and plans.
A humorous collage follows Isabels New Year dinner invites with mis-timed alarms and tardy arrivals. Ned wakes early, cooks alarm clocks, and a wedding present clock proves misleading as a train schedule quips. The tale pivots on the chaos of late guests and the host Isabel, with a final quip about misplaced New Year resolutions.
A cattle king’s daughter on a private rail car escapes boredom by riding out into a vast Southwest landscape. She encounters Frank Mason, a ranch superintendant, saves her from a broken horse when cattle herd him, and their romance grows as the train returns by wireless telegraphy. The girl and Mason exchange quiet pledges as the night unfolds aboard the rear platform.
A reflective essay by William Rosser Cobbe on resolutions as a test of conscience. It argues that genuine resolve to do right reveals repentance, condemns self righteous neglect, and asserts that effort toward improvement is virtuous even if failed. The piece praises yearly renewal while urging consistent action over mere vows.
An undertaker comments on shifting funeral norms from somber black pageantry to brighter colors and floral arrangements. He cites changes in house decor, coffin hues, hearse styling, tented graves, and protected graveside conduct, noting widespread adoption of lighter tones and garden-like settings.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat reports crawfish are abundant and boring holes in levees along the river. Under Orleans levee board direction carbolic acid is being poured into crawfish holes to exterminate them, with musk rats discussed as a future target. Experts note reach is difficult and plan to study effectiveness further.
A school lesson outlines Jesus life from birth in Bethlehem to twelve-year-old Jesus in the temple at Jerusalem. It emphasizes Jesus human and divine origins, growth in wisdom, and the Christian teaching of God and man united in Christ.
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