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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1905
Page
2
In Shef field England a four foot fish appeared to have a hard liver but was found to contain a pressed netting mass over two yards long and fourteen inches wide. The fish may have swallowed its netted prison in an attempted escape from a fisherman's net.
Beat six egg yolks until light then gradually add one pound of powdered sugar. Cream a quarter pound of butter and mix it in. Fold in well beaten whites from four eggs. Cook over a double boiler until very thick. Remove from heat add grated lemon rind and juice from two lemons. Chill in a stoneware bowl.
The article surveys theories on the origin of the expression mad as a hatter. One claim links haitre to oysters and French roots implying stupidity, while another cites Charles Collins of Chichester, rumored to be a hatter and to have been surrounded by lunatics who called him the hatter, suggesting the phrase arose from that anecdote.
The duchess of Westminster’s baby son is heir to an income of £700 a day or £255,000 a year. His title during his father’s lifetime is Earl Grosvenor, taken from the family name, and if he survives his father he will inherit 30,000 acres including 600 acres of prime West End land in London.
The report notes extreme oil scarcity among Russian peasants with many families using less than four quarts a year for lighting. Winter nights force some households to sleep from four in the afternoon until eight the next morning to conserve oil.
Field hospitals for sick and disabled horses will form part of British army equipment in the future. Two have been formed in England and the system works well in India. The Japanese adopted it in Manchuria, where animal losses run about six percent.
The New Brunswick Daily Press notes a universal Elks custom of designating a day to pay tribute to departed brothers. Lodges across the order hold services, lending dignity and affective solemnity to the ceremonies.
A Philadelphia Press quotation sketches a contrast between a well traveled tourist who asserts national wealth rests in the soil and a poor farmer who retorts that nothing has yet been dragged from it, highlighting rural poverty.
In Salem Massachusetts prizes were offered for boys who killed brown tail moths. Participants destroyed 375000 nests, a count estimated to cover 112000000 caterpillars, highlighting a large scale city effort against the pest.
A Philadelphia Telegraph item notes an English potato study society seeks rapid progress and suggests lodging in a Philadelphia boarding house to expedite matters. The remark highlights cross Atlantic networking as a catalyst for research.
A lemon bath becomes a trend as several lemons are sliced into warm water and left to sit for half an hour. The acid from the lemons is said to refresh the skin and impart a notable sensation of renewal.
A Newark man bequeathed his son $100 but structured the will to pay only $1 a week, intending to curb riotous living despite the inheritance.
Instructions describe preparing fried squash fritters: pare and grate the squash, drain juice, mix with flour to form batter, and fry in hot fat. Source notes the method from the Detroit Free Press.
The Atlanta Constitution reports that cooks are paid more than teachers in a Census Bureau finding. The remark highlights a paradox about wages and nutrition with a wry observation on averages.
A railway station planned as the largest in the world has begun at Leipzig with an estimated cost of 37,500,000. The project aims to create a monumental hub surpassing any existing station in capacity and scale.
A compact Chicago Tribune quotation notes that simplicity of grumbling reveals limited effort and grit. The line reflects a skeptical view of complaints as insufficient display of character.
A brief note from the Chicago Tribune reflects on love as a relentless devotion, portraying affection as unwavering and tireless.
Map outlines the route of the floating exposition to depart Seattle next year and the ports it will stop at. The effort aims to boost trade with Asia and South America.
A Japanese officer reports a ten oclock Russian assault described as hand to hand combat with swords and spears. A Russian officer leads his men in a daring charge, then his troops halt and flee, leaving him to kill himself as he sees their panic.
An oculist explains aging does not alter sight but hardens eye muscles that focus. Old eyes see as well, but focusing muscles stiffen causing headaches. glasses replace the function. Glasses do not improve sight, but aid focusing and must be kept clean, every hour if in use.
The New York World profiles Henri Dunant at 76, noting his role as founder of the Red Cross movement and his ill health near the Lake of Constance. It marks 45 years since he began that work.
An invention described as extremely deadly if weather favors it is the dirigible torpedo controlled by wireless electricity from ship or shore. The device is an ordinary torpedo equipped with dual rudders a storage battery and a head firing pin to explode on impact.
The article recalls Henry Dunant’s influence from Florence Nightingale’s Crimea work and his Solferino tour, detailing how 40,000 were killed or wounded and how critics doubted his humanitarian stance before Napoleon III. recognized his efforts, leading to his ties with European courts and the Geneva convention moment in 1864.
Harvard scientist Dr R M Yerkes tests time and error rates in writing and reading numbers 1 to 100. Ten educated participants compare Roman and Arabic forms, finding Roman use takes over three times longer to write and read with higher error chances. Example given is 88 written as LXXXVIIII.
A three foot six inch striped bass weighing 25 pounds was landed in the Russian River area of California after a lengthy fight. The catch drew attention for its size and the effort required to reel it in.
An observer hidden behind earthworks could launch a sea torpedo from shore using a wireless transmitter and motor for dirigible propulsion, discharging sea water through an elevated tube. The device would sail miles, search a battleship, dive beneath, and Ram its armored bottom with a needle head, potentially guarding Sandy Hook if conditions were favorable.
Corn serves as a staple in Italy and Servia replacing wheat and potatoes. Polenta and cornmeal mush form peasants’ diet while in the United States corn meal products feed the poor. Removing the germ lowers oil content and value. whole grain yields best nutrition.
The courts define a gentleman as one who by education occupation or income holds a position above menial service or ordinary trade. This would admit into the charmed circle some of the most worthless prof ligates and thorough paced reprobates in Christendom.
The article cites government reports showing railway mail clerks face higher fatality and injury rates than soldiers. In the year to June 30, 21 mail clerks were killed on duty with 90 seriously hurt, plus 378 injured less severely, while 24 soldiers were killed in action and four wounded fatally. It notes potential disease and Philippines service as factors and asks why pensions for maimed clerks and orphans have not been enacted.
A Detroit News-Tribune summary notes that hares and rabbits behave differently when alarmed with hares bounding away and rabbits retreating to burrows.
The Mendicity society of London documents persistent child misery and beggar women who sell small goods on streets. Stories include using borrowed children for pity, price points for babies, and tricks such as fortune telling to win charity. A Spitalfields figure feigns hunger to deceive by eating a crust of bread in public.
Lieut. Louis Rieber of the Swiss army states explosive grenades have played a great part in the Manchurian war. He says the grenades are filled with dynamite and thrown by hand. The Japanese have taken trenches at Port Arthur using grenades, which could not have been captured by bayonet alone. The grenades are about baseball size and thrown by the arm.
The piece explains hares live underground in forms a depression in fields and feed at night. It notes the hare’s black tail, long hind legs, and superior leaping speed compared with rabbits. It also mentions hares swim well while rabbits enter water only when pressed.
A four foot fish found in Shef field England showed an unusually hard liver. A peculiar cutting had formed a football shape within the fish. The origin or mechanism of this mass remains unexplained.
In this age of tension and overwork tea is blamed for overstocking lunatic asylums. The piece argues tea drinking is a form of intemperance, a national and female intoxication rivaling strong drink and perhaps more harmful in some respects.
A wartime observer notes grenades as practical tools for infantry in near future campaigns. The Japanese distribute them to soldiers, and the writer plans a government report urging Swiss adoption. He hints at Manchuria experience and predicts a prolonged war with Russia on the offensive.
While sailing off Mexico the steamer Peru slowed as a manta clung to its bow. The chief engineer confirmed engines ran as usual. A sailor lowered to attach hooks freed the creature with a capstan, but the beast dragged away with line and hooks.
Dr Brouardel, head of the Paris laboratory, warns that long term consumption of spoiled milk with formic aldehyde, ham preserved with borax, greens treated with copper sulphate, and wine clarified with plaster over 29 years would fatally strain a man’s stomach.
The school principal questions Jerry's ambidexterity after a claim that he is ambidextrous. The exchange includes jokes about vaccination bathing and a charm bag, while classmates allegedly trample him as part of the scene. The wit reflects a humorous column tone from the Tribune and Courier Journal.
Comic panel notes Mortimer boasts of saving a great deal this month by not smoking while Margaret questions where the saved money is, Mortimer blankly answers. The strip reflects light humor on self restraint and financial prudence.
A Houston Post snippet notes a grand cookologist praised by her grad, who cherished her bread as uniquely better than his mother's. The brief reflects family pride and culinary pride in a local context.
Uncle wagers a sixpence if the fortress falls in a quarter hour. The nephew wins by offering the besieged threepence, causing immediate capitulation in the war game.
In a Smith's Weekly quip a bridegroom seeking the bride departs the house on the father's foot, as the father rests. The exchange hints at wedding day humor and family roles.
A buyer questions a high dental bill after doctors defend thorough treatment and careful, painless procedures. The exchange highlights tension over costs and medical care standards cited by the Chicago Tribune.
Royal Magazine notes a tense exchange as rivals rush to the field within the hour. One party objects to a prior appointment, while the other calls the meeting a show of football prowess.
A man watches a woman skate on a pond and longs to speak. He dares not until they collide and fall, breaking the ice. Houston Pesi.
A terse exchange shows a college weekly editor applicant admits being kicked out. The editor-in-chief counters with a blunt test and assigns the desk, signaling a brisk hire decision.
In a humorous exchange, Pickaninny Jim asks why Santa uses a reindeer and Mammy Brown suggests a cheaper mule. The mare contemplates a balking mule as a possible alternative, eliciting lighthearted dialogue from the Washington Star.
Grace and Minnie quarrel and feel miserable then reconcile and cry together. The Royal Magazine notes their change from strife to renewed friendship after an emotional moment. The piece presents a brief domestic vignette about female relationships.
A North Kentucky humorous quip targets a lawyer in Louisville with a pun about a donkey and conveyance.
The brief dialogue from Puck features a man losing his head and neck, a clamor that costs him his footing, a resigned choice to save his neck, and a remark about his lack of a leg to stand on. It suggests theatrical or satirical wordplay.
A Chicago Journal vignette features a kind-hearted dentist asking a young patient if the tooth hurts. The boy groans that the pain may be himself rather than the tooth, yet insists the pain would end if he and the tooth were separated. The tale ends with the boy’s continued cries as the separation occurs.
In a Louisville Courier Journal account, the druggist reports over 200 customers entering the store with eight buyers making purchases, noting the day as notably successful.
A brief Royal Magazine snippet recalls a domestic ruse in which a cook swapped cakes meant for her married sister with the aim of keeping the baked goods, illustrating a sly act of deception within a household.
In a dramatic Los Angeles Herald item a young couple faces a frantic chase as the lover flees with his partner while the father pursues in an automobile. The incident centers on a romance amid family tension and public attention.
A comic exchange where a passenger questions the location of the courts of justice. The bus driver points to the law courts, noting the discrepancy between the term courts of justice and law courts in a lighthearted Alley Sloper moment.
A dialogue recounts Granger bragging about wealth from smoking and drying hams. Kimmins proclaims a world class smoking mastery and argues Granger monetized by smoking hams despite warnings.
A neighbor introduces a dog and its owner to an opposing party amid a tense encounter. The scene implies consequence as parties face each other with potential conflicts arising from the new companionship.
The Chicago News notes Pennibus fears losing his edge as a humorist as English magazines begin lifting his jokes. Inkerton questions the trouble. The worry centers on international copying concerns and shifting satire.
An inquisitive woman questions a seamstress about her husband’s conduct during illness. The seamstress replies he was kind and more like a friend than a husband, framing the relationship as supportive. Chicago News is cited as the source of the dialogue.
Chicago reports New York subway ridership nears six million passengers in its opening month. Officials call the launch a success, comparing revenue to finding money under the street.
A daughter declares marriage to the duke while her father, faced with the demand, concedes after the negotiation. The exchange ends with the father yielding to the duke’s price and the daughter's wish.
Mrs Spenders asks about spring bonnet fashion and Mr Spenders jokes that bonnets will split into two styles this spring the one she dislikes and the one he cannot afford. The exchange appears in Royal Magazine.
A wry Chicago Record-Herald remark notes a woman praised for tact yet defined by a long term housemaid, illustrating the humor in labeling personal qualities through domestic routine.
A practical guide detailing how to divide a pig carcass to maximize yield of hams shoulders and sides. Includes step by step cuts and recommended portion sizes for efficient butchering and storage.
The article discusses lamb quality and feeding practices for sheep and cattle. It compares grain types for finishing lambs, stresses salt access for sheep, and notes growth rates for yearling steers on rye pasture. It also comments on farm costs, labor, and the parallel between thrifty calves and hungry boys.
A historical excerpt describes gentle breaking of a colt with reins dropped, using a 20 foot rope to front legs and posts to restrain movement. It notes gradual progression from tying to wrapping reins and using stirrup to pull head, asserting the horse will stop moving.
The writer notes a bountiful carrot harvest from a few rows in rich garden soil. They thin by pulling half grown plants for summer soup carrots, then let the rest mature to large size by fall for cellar storage, keeping some rows for medium sized late harvest.
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