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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1905
Page
7
A nostalgic poem recalling a countryside scene around a farmhouse and orchard. The speaker describes wisps of memory beneath willows, golden sunlight, a singing stream, birds, and imagined fairy realms, ending with the line attribution to Strickland W. Gillilan in the New York Sun.
In a strained escape sequence a Union pursuit encroaches as Paul Ladue and Dr. Chilton work to move a wounded boy. The narrative follows their perilous journey from Warrenton toward Charlottesville with reinforcements arriving and a tense reunion at Gordonville as plans unfold for care and potential return to duty.
Rosalie Chilton stages a daring escape plan for Paul Ladue from Union lines. Disguised in Confederate attire, Ladue slips past guards with Rosalie's guidance and a soft wrapper cloak, while a tense pursuit and family questions unfold about her motive and perilous risk.
In a Charlottesville carriage scene during the Civil War, Dr Chilton secures hospital care for Lieut Benton after his capture. Miss Chilton appoints a guard, while Rosalie and cousins entertain Jack Chilton and a wounded blue officer. Benton nears recovery amid courtly war banter and looming separation.
Instructional note advises saving broken china pieces for future use. It suggests preserving large plate fragments as valuable and using household paint to decorate, offering a DIY approach for repurposing broken china. A brief tip ends with guidance to obtain paint for five cents.
The Chicago Inter Ocean describes a method to repair and transform broken china by applying silhouette cutouts, painting over, and removing the pieces to leave a white outline. The result is a dainty ornamental plate or pitcher decoration, suitable for ornamental purposes only.
A Chicago woman misplaced a diamond ring given by her husband and hunted the home endlessly. While dusting a bric a brac vase the ring rattled out, proving she had laid it there unknowingly. A Dixon Illinois woman later found her ring months after losing it in a pantry top shelf incident.
Renowned German physician Prof. Ludwig urges women doctors in lunatic asylums saying females affect both sexes positively. He cites successful admission of a woman physician to a southern Germany asylum for women and notes praise from Dr. Krapelin. The outlook expects broader use of women physicians in female asylums.
English titled women with flower names such as Daisy and Violet decorate tables with blooms. Princess Henry of Pless, daughter of Mrs. Cornwallis West, is nicknamed Daisy and uses the flower on dining decor. Lady de Trafford with Violet decorates with violets. Lord Rosebery's ball featured roses as the sole decoration.
Recipe instruction to thin ordinary apple sauce then stir in a soaked gelatin tablespoon per pint, beat hard, cool, and serve with rich cream or topped with uncooked meringue sweetened. Attributed to Marion Marland.
Instructions from the Boston Globe teach how to crochet a daisy pillow for children. Includes choosing materials, colors, and step by step stitches for daisies and leaves, with sizing, shaping, and assembly on sage green denim.
The text describes drawing stems with lead pencil, outlining stems with green silk, attaching leaves and flowers to denim, and adding a back circle. Edge finishing suggestions include cord, ribbon ruffle, or denim ruffle with herringbone stitch. Also mentions yellow daisies on brown linen as a decorative variant.
Ainslees Magazine notes that old customs persist in Washington society with front steps crowds on market days and women walking streets with no head coverings. The piece contrasts traditional cavemen like habits with modern ultra fashionable critics who call them cave dwellers yet acknowledge their social role.
The New York Sun reports forty to fifty roller-skating rinks have opened in New England, New Jersey, and other states in the last year. The sport, once a national fad, is regaining popularity as promoters claim broad appeal across ages. the earlier decline followed overuse and heavy promotion.
Sunset Magazine notes the humor in birds avoiding public view during molting. Sparrows and towhees hide their plumage changes, yet remain monogamous and loyal. The piece jokes about birds avoiding divorce courts and social clubs, maintaining mates through seasonal changes.
A farm based guide explains simple cosmetic ingredients available at home. It details plant sources like rhubarb spinach lettuce cucumber tomato and watermelon for creams washes and face care. Directions cover making emulsions with mutton suet almond oil and fragrance while noting preservation with benzoin or salicylic acid.
Guidance on composing letters with caution. Use formal tone and unruled fine paper. Avoid unfamiliar words and colored ink. Do not share personal matters with strangers. Never send important messages on postal cards. Keep notes concise and respectful.
A lemon bath is a daily necessity in the West Indies. Three or four limes or lemons are cut into water and left for half an hour to extract the juice, yielding a delightful sense of freshness and cleanliness for the skin.
A simple homemade instrument using corks hairpins and a knitting needle helps locate air currents and drafts. Place near suspected source, then a breeze moves the sails to show direction.
The article lists simple goals for girls to achieve by age 15. It urges orderly living and quiet behavior, including keeping a tidy room, rising early, baking, repairing buttons, and speaking clearly. It emphasizes consideration for others and neatness in dress and manners.
A Washington la Democrat editorial laments how some individuals waste others time. It condemns lack of consideration and urges more careful use of people’s time.
A step by step guide from the Washington Star for making a merry go round toy using a hat pin, corks, pasteboard, a spool, string, buttons and an empty box. Attach pasteboard wedges with pasted animals, assemble around the spool, thread the string, and create a whirling display with the box acting as the carousel housing.
An 16 by 28 inch by 18 inch deep mushroom bed, started in August, produced 214 quarts by September 22 and promises bearing until spring. The article outlines manure selection, bed preparation with loam and compost, spawn insertion, and care for a steady 70 to 80 degree cellar environment.
Apiarist Edwin Bevins outlines two methods to salvage value from laying worker colonies. One uses a newspaper barrier over a strong colony to unite hives and allow a new queen to emerge. The other moves brood frames to create a nucleus with a fertile queen, gradually transferring frames back and forth until harmony is restored.
A Kansas breeder showcased Partridge Wyandottes that won medals at a major poultry prize contest. The report highlights pure blood stock and the persistence of prize winning fowls, noting the St Louis Fair as a premier event for high class poultry.
Northern Minnesota plans a wolf war when snows come to protect stock and men. Farmers note sorghum hay outperforms shredded corn stover for feeding cattle. Rural New Yorker humor highlights cows greeting their milker as udders fill. Prairie Farmer reports a Kentucky apple originated there from swamp discovery after years of work.
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