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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1904
Page
2
A lengthy column recounts farmer David Barnes in Manhasset who threw a watering-pail at auto occupants after repeated road irritations. He faced a $50 fine, amid broader notes on traffic manners, famous heroines, and social quirks through excerpts from New York papers.
New York statesman vouches for harmony of Republicans in the state. Representative John W. Dwight discusses unity, leadership, and strategy for 1904, noting a strong, disciplined organization and anticipated presidential ticket. He cites Platt, Odell, and Roosevelt as context for a unified party ahead of the election.
A fragment from a railway station wall clock yields reflections on time and daily life. The piece notes the clock’s quiet witness to trains, travelers, and routines shaping a rural town’s rhythm and memory.
The article describes Santa Catalina as a Western paradise, most attractive in winter and spring due to over 400 plant and wildflower varieties. It notes the season for the narrator from June to October and reflects on Avalon life and a steady, clocklike routine in this small country star setting.
A busy mother explains how she spends evenings and afternoons aiding each child with schoolwork. She refuses social visits to help Harold with algebra Isabel with Latin Henry and Nellie with French. She plans to fetch a frog for Robert's biology class.
The piece argues for expansionist policy retaining self governing colonies while opposing statehood for acquired territories with alien populations. It notes five year prosperity from new policy, and details November post office receipts in 50 large cities rising over last year, signaling broad economic activity and immigration trends.
An editorial critique argues the Democratic Party uses caucus coercion to block Republican administration measures, including the Cuban reciprocity treaty and the Panama canal treaty. It cites Gorman’s 1846 McClellan link and notes some Democrats oppose Colombia while others fight broadly, even in the air.
A Philadelphia Record feature observes a 55 year old man who resists using his aging photo. He shows a younger image from age 40 and argues for printing the older, wiser face while lamenting aging. The reporter notes that men often prefer youthful prints, while women tend not to.
The piece profiles a Paris beggar gang under a schooling organizer, distributing daily takings of five to six dollars to members, then shifts to a London observer noting Catalina’s aura as a magic isle with electric lights and bands. It ends with Dr. Murray seeking the origin of paleface from Fenimore Cooper.
A ten year old dappled chestnut mare named Maud in Englewood California reportedly has an 18 foot mane, the only known among 80 million horses. The heavy braid takes 90 minutes to style and is kept bound in a net except on special occasions. Maud weighs about 1200 pounds and stands about 15 hands high.
A description outlines a cheap three wire gate for cattle pastures not used by sheep or hogs. It explains cutting wires to fit posts, forming hinges with long wires, and using ratchets and boards to tighten the taut gate. An optional fourth wire is mentioned. James Cotter notes in Epitomist.
Concrete can be used for walks posts floors and cisterns on farms with cheap outlay. A box of concrete around fence posts creates durable hinges and eyes. Concrete floors on stone or brick houses become self supporting and fire resistant. Port land cement sand and coal cinders mix to form cheap strong floors and cistern walls.
A small, affordable hen coop built from a 1x12 plank six feet long is illustrated. Cut into three two foot sections with one triangular piece, forming a basic roosting structure for hens and chicks.
A collage of jokes and quips from Washington Star, New York Weekly, Cincinnati Commercial, Detroit Free Press, and Chicago Daily News. Light exchanges on love, time killing, dental visits, stuttering, and family life weave a playful, era tone through brief captions and cartoonish lines.
The piece highlights Merino buckwheat grown in Otsego County New York. It matures earlier, sown in June, yields 60 to 67 bushels per acre, suitable for stock feed though not ideal for human flour. It has been cultivated locally for 30 years and is favored for poultry and livestock despite slight bitterness in its flour.
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