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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1905
Page
8
A speaker addresses a curious boy who seeks knowledge with trust. The speaker admits not knowing all answers yet and promises understanding when life guides them both. The poem reflects shared wonder and a future moment of insight between adult and child.
In a dramatic scene, Comte de Miron and Tonti plan a sword duel to the death set for the road to Mont Parnasse. They discuss a staged collision as cover and agree to meet at noon with no seconds. Tonti accepts the challenge despite a king’s anti dueling edict.
Tonti and Pompon flee Paris after a high tension roadside meeting and a staged duel with the Comte de Miron. They survive by clever feints, a driver’s intervention, and a dramatic escape to La Rochelle aboard La Salle’s ship Saint Honore, aided by a ring-signal ally and a mysterious note guiding onward to new lands.
A soldier vented at censor by hiding a question under the stamp in a letter home. The censor spent time steaming the stamp to read the note which asked if it was hard to get off.
Description of a border pattern showing half of the design from top to lower edge. Foundation is Brussels net with muslin and Honiton braids. Requires neat sewing with cotton No. 100 and lace stitches with thread No. 70. Materials listed include net square, Honiton braid, point braid, part edge, and two skeins of threads.
Advice urges regular light exercise and daily movement to prevent stiffness. If work exhausts you, seek rubbing assistance or self rub to ease soreness. A brisk rub with alcohol and a flesh brush precedes bed to promote a restful sleep.
A reader claims a universal cold cure tested by experience. The method involves inhaling fumes from a cotton ball soaked in alcohol with six drops of chloroform to inflate and expand lung cells, and it is suggested to work for pneumonia if used early.
The text instructs using a heavy book as resistance to strengthen weak ankles by sliding it slowly from side to side with the leg kept straight. It notes the activity could boost performance in a sand race and implies confidence in winning with this routine.
Wu Ting-fang, former Chinese minister to the United States, has secured reforms in China. An imperial edict abolishes slicing to death and replaces it with decapitation. Public display of heads and bodies is ended, and strangulation and branding are abolished.
The article advises a cold cream and almond oil for dry skin and harsh texture. If the skin is red and chapped, apply a paste of almond meal mixed with oil instead of creams.
In High Favor. Black velvet cuffs and collars distinguish some of the smartest white linen coats.
A short Chicago Daily News item cites the phrase silence is golden and notes some remarks are brassy, framing a commentary on speech and notables.
A quotation from the Chicago Daily News praises small acts that brighten the world. Encouraging words, compassionate glances, and comforting sentences carry strength, guidance, and beauty, making a life of noble, victorious living worthwhile.
A Wisconsin state monument by Capt. W. R. Hedges of St. Louis stands at Shiloh to honor the Fourteenth Sixteenth and Eighteenth Wisconsin regiments. The sculpture by Robert P. Bringhurst features a female figure shielding a mortally wounded color sergeant and raising the flag. Details describe the pedestal, bas relief panels, and the soldiers’ heavy losses, with Wisconsin troops under Missouri command and the call for joint Wisconsin Missouri commemoration on historic ground.
A playful exchange captures a visitor offering a dollar for a wagon ride through Podunk as a farmer confirms the scene and the rustic town ambiance.
Dr Henry H Rasmus of the First Methodist Church Catford England objects to lowering the lights during preaching He says he wants to see the faces of his congregation to know when they have had enough
A Cheyenne Sun item quotes an unnamed Indian chief claiming smoking helps him cope with laziness, describing Indians as great smokers in a brief, restrained report from Cheyenne.
Dan R. Anderson recalls a strange Missionary Ridge case from November 1863. An Ohio soldier reportedly felt extreme abdominal pain after a nearby shell blast, yet doctors doubted his pain. the man died as he was restrained. Autopsy showed complete disintegration of the small intestines with no abdominal swelling. The Canadian contract surgeon faced hostility before leaving. The account cites Army of the Cumberland records in Washington.
The piece reflects on Civil War veterans who became presidents Grant Hayes Garfield Harrison and McKinley. It notes Senator Bate's death prompts belief he was the last Tennessee Confederate in top office and suggests future presidents could be lesser Union officers, not brigadiers or major generals.
The Brazilian government plans a hydrology division to tap vast underground water. Bermuda seeks American guidance on underwater water sources. Peru eyes underground waters to irrigate arid coastlands. Arabia reportedly hosts large underground water beds extending 800 miles across the peninsula toward the Euphrates.
A German engineer predicts future travel by gas ships with onboard coal gas producers and a marine gas motor. He reprints E Capitaine’s Frankfort paper and extends the Otto Langen piston idea by using air compressed to three atmospheres to power the return stroke while compressing the gas mixture to ignition.
In a Moscow betting contest, Lomakin pledged to eat his boots if Japan did not sue for peace by July 1. He began, then chose to nibble a tiny strip daily instead, finishing on November 20. The opponent absolved him from eating nails.
A report notes a single Greenland whale valued at more than 13000 dollars based on market factors. The analysis highlights the species demand and potential profits in whaling or research markets.
An Ohio correspondent describes Joel Reeves’s hay barn in Lake County built 20 to 25 years ago. The 60 by 40 foot structure stands on a south facing hillside, with a 9 foot basement and 24 foot posts, six 20 foot bays, a hilltop bridge, and a barn floor extending through the interior to aid gravity fed unloading. All doors run from eaves to ground for bay access, enabling easy hay transfer to wagons for sale in Cleveland.
The Bavarian village of Baiersdorf earns a European reputation for top horse radish with over two square miles dedicated to the crop and annual roots receipts exceeding 120,000 dollars. The article details planting, tending, and harvesting practices from March planting to September root development.
A Farm and Home tip describes making a bag holder from an empty flour barrel. Drive nails through hoops into each stave, saw out a door, and attach several 6d nails near the top to hang the bag. Hinged door allows easy loading without lifting over the top.
The article notes that ill fitting collars injure horses and that molasses feeding proves economical and effective for horses. It reports a Ponca reservation ranch purchasing 20 full blood buffaloes from a Missoula half-breed for breeding. It also advises farm boys to learn basic blacksmithing and shoeing horses.
A Farm Journal note advises careful rein use to prevent galled shoulders. It highlights that horses with high heads need looser reins to avoid pressure on the shoulders, urging riders not to pull too tight.
A rural note describes sheep craving grass while hay supplies run low. Farmers seek to stretch feed with the best available options as fodder reserves dwindle amid seasonal shortages.
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