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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1903
Page
7
A poem reflecting on time as a fleet of ships that carry deeds and souls across life’s sea. The verses praise enduring values, the guiding hand of God, and the eventual judgment when time’s voyage ends. Written by Jennie L. Lyall and published in Christian Work.
A night at Fort Frayne heats up as a courier arrives from Fort Beecher. Major Webb and Captain Ray dispatch Kennedy to aid Field, who faces Sioux threat after the Piney sheep herder murder. Kennedy battles a Sioux rider before Beverly Field intervenes to save him.
A Norwegian woman in Long Island City supports herself and two children on about 15 cents daily. Her husband, once a Woolsey coachman, may have over $1,000 owed or saved by Edward Woolsey, though she has little detail. The family eats soup beans, onions, and oatmeal, drinks water, and occasionally beer, hoping for milk for the children. The city view contrasts with today’s high living costs.
Trooper Kennedy recalls a long march from Beecher to Frayne as Sioux celebrations rise. Plodder, lieutenant colonel, fears Indian demonstrations and envisions the Fort Phil Kearney massacre, reflecting ongoing frontier tensions and the downed field telegraph hindering posts on Powder and Little Horn.
Curative powers are in the sun and its rays rejuvenate the skin. Do not fear tan or freckles as they can be removed. The sun serves as a surgical method for treating skin growths. Use cold cream after borax and rose water. Wash the face once daily with soap. Night is best for cleansing. Avoid cold water during cosmetic scrubs. Warm water with a dash of cold is preferable. Do not apply cold cream on cold skin. Lemon juice and beaten egg white can touch up freckles discreetly. Vinegar can remove yellow facial stains. Treat bruises with vinegar to prevent discoloration. A shiny nose and forehead are typical of warm weather. use cologne in the bath. Do not wash on arrival at a washstand if traveling. Remove dust with cold cream and pat dry. Embrace the flesh brush or glove to restore tone. External applications alone may not cure eruptions. a hot foot bath with washing soda helps. Rice powder is fine for prickly heat. Avoid alcohol on oily skin and tincture of benzoin on dry skin. Washington Star notes this preparation is not universal.
A revival in jewelry trends brings back broad heavy gold bracelets once worn by society women. Jewelers showcase elaborate bracelet designs, combining goldsmith and jewel artistry to reintroduce this favored ornament from past decades.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes modern jewelry blends old charm with new demands. A bracelet pictured blends gold links turquoise and diamonds as a striking example of contemporary art in jewelry. Two rings show varied gem arrangements with three diamonds and a single pearl highlighting latest ring ideas.
The story credits Capt. Shreve of Shreveport with creating luxurious passenger rooms on his Mississippi boats. To boost travel he named berths after states the Father of Waters traversed, such as Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Missouri, coining the term staterooms.
A playful verse imagines days twice as long to stretch school, meals, play, and tea into a longer day, then nights twice as long to enjoy bedtime songs and starry quiet. It juxtaposes a child’s lively routine with a motherly bedtime scene in light verse form.
A pet cat named Tabby rode to a Oliver Street blaze beside the tower wagon No 2 driver. Six or seven years ago Tabby wandered into the Bristol Street repair shop near fire headquarters and seemed to take to the scene.
The Columbia Morningside Heights library has secured a 2000 item anarchist collection from a French founder. Dr James Canfield says it is the world's most complete such library, purchased in London for $100. The set includes newspapers, books, letters, posters, photos, songs, and 270 large posters, with strong value for study.
A simple home preparation uses one drain of boric acid mixed with four ounces of distilled witch hazel to create a lotion for greasy skin. It is applied with a soft cloth or velvet sponge for best coverage.
A kitchen tip notes that adding a small pinch of carbonate of soda to acid fruits reduces required sugar and enhances flavor, offering a practical method to balance sweetness and acidity.
An easy square kite is built with a split bamboo frame and covered with tight Scotch cambric. Though labeled square, it is about one half longer than broad. the frame bends backward at the top and bottom to bulge outward, kept by twine from corner to corner above and below, with two tails at the lower corners.
The guidance urges bending the knees to walk gracefully and avoid a weak-kneed impression. It argues that a stiff gait harms poise and suggests posture improvements for a more graceful stride.
Remove seeds and pulp from tomatoes by cutting a round from the stem end. Save the round as a cover for stuffing. Fill with minced chicken mixed with half its quantity of hard boiled egg yolks, chopped pepper, and a touch of melted butter and onion juice. Add salt.
A novel frosting combines three tablespoonfuls of strawberry juice with confectioners sugar to a creamy consistency. After frosting the cake, top with thin strawberry heart slices for decoration, as suggested by Good Housekeeping.
Walter Craig of Cadiz Ohio, 35, who has worn snowy white hair and beard for years, is rapidly seeing his hair and beard turn black again as health changes are reported.
The article explains spermaceti from the sperm whale head as a major wax source and describes the laborious process to extract it. It also notes the pela insect in China and a wax insect in India producing commercial wax for candles and medicinal uses.
A London report describes the Vaqueros of Asturias as one of the world’s strangest dwarf populations. Descendants of Phoenician slave laborers 2,000 years before Christ, they remain insular and nomadic. Women seldom exceed four feet, men four feet six. They are despised by Spaniards yet only recently Christianized, with strong Phoenician-era traits persisting due to little intermarriage. The group is shrinking as intermarriage grows, and most of today’s Vaqueros are described as idiots or degenerates.
A Brooklyn Eagle description of a party trick using a base match and fourteen aligned matches laid astride it with alternating ends. By placing an extra match across the crossing point, lifting the first match keeps the fourteen from scattering, creating the illusion of a firm, liftable system.
Tabby the cat in North Dakota winds a clock by sitting near it as the hour nears. She climbs up when the hands align and draws down the weights to keep the 24 hour clock running, despite not having a key.
A butcher named Matthews delivering meat at a house in Axminster England saw the horse attached to his cart bolt. His dog immediately chased the fleeing horse, leaped and seized the reins near the animal’s mouth, bringing the runaway under control.
A clever invention patented to prevent fowl crowding on roosts and to bring a vermin destroyer close to the birds without touching them. The device uses a single wire loop with a screw, attaching to the roost and exposing a rag with liquid insecticide to vaporize and deter lice and vermin while the hens roost.
An inventor describes a double drinking bowl device attached to a tank or barrel to keep water pure for stock. A brass float and lever inside shuts off flow when the external bowl reaches the proper height, preventing contamination as the valve remains closed when not supplying water.
A writer advises on adapting localities for poultry with southern exposure. Favor high sandy land shielded from cold winds, and protect birds from high winds. Construct poultry houses with south-facing windows, sand floors, roosts above droppings, single-side doors to prevent drafts, and good ventilation via doors or windows. Use straw filler and wire for dry, warm interiors, and keep floors littered with oat straw.
The article advises spreading fresh manure in an adjoining shed or wheeling it away from buildings if kept outside. Mixing with cow manure and other waste is suggested to reduce odor and rot, while avoiding conical heaps to prevent air contamination.
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