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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1907
Page
3
Miss Carney confesses to Mr. Ware that Annie’s illness requires two nurses and that she misunderstood a family quarrel with her brother Jack. The dinner reveals evolving feelings as their shared past and present tensions unfold amid other guests.
Researchers describe the cuttlefish as a fighting apparatus with a parrotlike beak and two tearing jaws. It ejects clouds of ink to obscure pursuers then retreats backward using a siphon. The ink, sepia, remains powerful even in fossil form, with large specimens found in British waters as well as American.
In a long, reflective scene Miss Carney presses a question on Mr. Ware about Annie and Jack's troubled entanglement. He contemplates whether Jack should return to Annie to help her, while Annie's sisterly bond and doctor’s advice complicate the decision. The narrative shifts to a practical note on a foldable mechanical drawing table and then to quips about crazy people and urban ignorance.
The Natural History Museum in South Kensington unveils two giant cuttlefish models. One shows an octopus from North America with arms 20 feet wide, the other a Newfoundland squid reaching 40 feet from tip to tail with 30 foot longest tentacles. The description details their grasping organs, tentacle strikes, and the beak that tears prey, noting occasional rival encounters and the preference for escape when possible.
The First National Bank of Cheyenne adopts thumb impressions to identify customers, noting many patrons are foreigners who cannot write English. The system replaces signatures as a record of identity, reflecting practical use amid language barriers.
The Tea and Coffee Trade Journal features L Beling declaring that 0 percent of Americans know how to brew tea. The advice centers on using good tea, boiling water, and not oversteeping. Beling emphasizes that letting tea leaves stew leads to a nauseating decoction, a fault common to housewives and servants.
The article explains tea should be drawn three to seven minutes and strained from leaves. It notes many devices to separate tea from grounds, highlighting a simple perforated-tank method as effective for good tea.
The text explains a method where leaves are placed in the upper section of a tilted pot to draw tea, then poured upright to separate leaves from liquid. It suggests using two pots if no special device is available, and lists rules: strain tea quickly, use fresh boiling water, warm teapots, and use one teaspoonful of tea or less per pot.
Charles M. Jacobs chief engineer for Pennsylvania tunnels under the Hudson describes a novel tunnel support using screw piles every 15 feet. Piles measure 27 inches outside diameter with 1.25 inch shell, seven foot sections bolted by internal flanges. The lowest section features a four foot eight inch screw turn.
Officials report hardwood from western Australia shows exceptional strength. Gate wood averages 24,000 psi tensile strength equal to cast iron, with some samples near 17 tons per square inch matching wrought iron. The timber is likely the strongest sawn wood in the world, from trees reaching 100 feet tall and diameters up to 2.5 to 3 feet.
The growing use of inter locking rubber tiling expands from kitchens and bathrooms to ocean liners and yachts. Its non slip, durable surface withstands constant strain, and the material now appears in a noted cathedral and a major public art gallery, signaling wide adoption.
The notice lists a chemical blend of paraffin, lubricating oil, infusorial earth, oleic acid, and oil of mirbane with a Tight Fix. A speech fragment follows about gratitude to a savior who rescued someone from self harm and a remark about a betrayed engagement. A Milwaukee Sentinel blurb notes a gender ratio of 1123 females per 1000 males in Londor.
A detailed plan for a dairy ice box with insulated flooring using multiple paper layers, air spaces, and staggered strips. It describes constructing an ice chamber with 2x4 racks, tin troughs, gutters, drip boards, and removable ice racks and doors, claiming steady temperature and low cost.
A Missouri sheep raiser shares practical tips from Farmer's Review on sheep care. Key points include water needs tied to ration, keeping troughs clean, avoiding sudden approach to prevent stampedes, dogs as nuisances, safe catching by the flank, and marketing lambs based on flesh condition rather than size.
The young bull is the main part of the herd and should be fed proportionally with the cow giving milk. Feeding should not fatten but strengthen. Skim milk is the most nourishing portion, high in protein and milk sugar. Young animals grow faster than old ones. provide helpfully targeted feed to the young.
The article stresses immediate cooling and airing of separated cream, strict cleanliness, and proper utensil washing. It promotes sal soda or concentrated lye in washing, alkaline soaks, boiling steps, and air drying. It also calls for dedicated dairy rooms away from odors to improve sanitation.
An Oklahoma farmer recommends a method shown in the drawing for throwing a cow. The note presents a practical sequence to handle a livestock task with emphasis on safety and technique. The article outlines steps and cautions for farmers dealing with large animals.
A rural piece extols birds as natural helpers for farmers. Swallows and swifts cleanse insects, woodpeckers and chickadees guard trees, blackbirds and crows suppress soil pests, snipe reach larvae underground, and quail aid weed control. Poultry on farms boosts income, skim milk used for feed, and prudent cow buying advised.
The article discusses board drains as a durable, cost effective solution for wet soil. It notes drains can last 20 to 23 years with proper construction and maintenance. Methods include a standard upright board with notches and post across from a fence to form quick troughs, enabling one man to install.
A farmer’s teams reflect his care and prospects. Well kept harness and matched horses signal the up to date, organized farmer, while neglected gear shows a haphazard shop. Regular washing, oiling, and dressing preserve leather, reduce dust, and extend life of the equipment.
The article urges farmers to prepare fields before sowing ternip seed and to plant late sweet corn after removing old strawberry patches. It warns against overworking young horses, stresses pure bred stock, and advocates improving feed quality. It also covers dairy cow feeding, calf patience, and timely delivery to creameries.
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