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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1905
Page
7
Poem excerpt expressing paternal affection for a baby girl with imagery of lips, hair, eyes, and gentle kisses. Attributed to J. M. Lewis in the Houston Post, the piece blends tender imagery with familial devotion and dreamlike nighttime scenes.
La Salle and Tonti reunite aboard the Saint Honore as Pompon joins their circle. They share memories, reveal loves, and vow fidelity to the king, the voyage, and each other amid a growing storm and distant shores. Tadoussac looms as Quebec fades into view, heralding a new era.
Not Wealth. It is not the possession of money that constitutes wealth, that gives the highest satisfaction and awakens the consciousness of noble achievement, the assurance that one is fulfilling his mission, and that he is reading aright the sealed message which the Creator placed in his hand at birth.
A Civil War era poem recalls a briar root pipe gifted to a POW held at Belle Island and Belleview hospital era memories. It honors a Confederate and Union bond, naming Alfred W. Harris of Company D Fifth Kentucky Infantry and the Louisville Legion.
The account describes how panic spread in rear ranks during battles in western Virginia and Chickamauga, with moments of fear among the Twenty-sixth Ohio and other regiments. Officers such as a colonel and General Thomas quell retreats, while front-line troops remain steadier, illustrating how rear-area events are misinterpreted as overall army conditions.
A 1698 travel account notes Russians' strong constitution and height, attributing it to cabbage and cucumber diets during long fasts. The writer adds that brandy and leeks aid digestion, countering claims of a modern diet debate.
The test of solid petroleum fuel on the torpedo boat McKee at Newport to determine superiority over coal is completed and the report sent to the department. Steam was produced with a cold boiler and cold water in nine minutes, versus 20 to 25 minutes with coal.
Maj. John M. Carson selected to succeed J Hampton Moore as chief of the bureau of manufactures in the department of commerce and labor. He is dean of the Washington corps of correspondents, a Civil War veteran with long acquaintances among public figures since the 1860s.
A large audience gathered for lectures at the University of Berlin with as many as 657 women in attendance at one session, reflecting strong public interest in university talks.
A Chicago Inter Ocean essay recounts Field Marshal Oyama’s view that universal military service across social classes yields a finer national spirit. The piece compares Japan’s shift to include all classes with Civil War Union troops learning battlefield duty from a drillmaster, noting transformation from civilians to fighting soldiers amid hardship and camaraderie.
Stamford veterans marked the fortieth anniversary of Lee's surrender with speeches. Commander Solomon Close presided as Col. Henry Hus of Mount Vernon presented Post Commander Samuel Fes senden a gavel from historic relics. The handle came from the warship Kearsarge and the head from Barlow's Knoll Gettysburg, once the Seventeenth Connecticut rally point. The tree was struck by lightning and shattered later. Comrades Kellogg and Huss arranged to send the stump to New York where it was cut into relics for surviving members. Gen. Barlow was severely wounded near the tree and left on the field.
The reminiscence relates General Grant describing an illiterate northern army surgeon who treated a wounded officer. The surgeon stated three wounds, two fatal and one non fatal, and Grant mused that withholding rest might allow the young officer to recover.
In three days about 60,000 visitors examined the splendid court train of the German crown prince's betrothed now shown in Berlin.
An English traveler recounts descending the Siao river with a Russian expedition before the Manchurian war. They fought the Chunchuses, or Chinese robbers, each afternoon at tea time, but the bandits usually hid in the crops and avoided serious damage.
London physicians open an institute offering treatment for chest complaints neuralgia catarrh and other ailments through opium smoking therapy aimed at relief and cure offered to sufferers.
A discussion of historic natural history images from Pierre Belon 1553 in Paris and the Angler or Fishing frog. It notes Belon’s life under Charles IX, his work De aquatili bus with 110 Mediterranean fishes, and explains how old illustrators exaggerated features such as the angler’s bait ray to attract prey.
The article critiques drawings of the John Dory Zeus faber and the Tunny Thunnus thynnus noting inaccuracies such as oversized teeth and non falciform pectoral fins. It discusses St Peter's fish lore linked to a biblical coin and cites Paul Giovio on flesh qualities and early attribution. It also highlights Salmon male head figures with a noted mislabeling as Caput Salmonis foemina.
A method using a cork, long pin, wax, and a bottle to verify a surface is perfectly level. Place water so the thread tightens, align two pin tips, seal, then compare pin positions on the surface. If level, pins align. tilt causes misalignment.
Dr Archibald Barr of Glasgow University argues that air resistance grows with body size so larger beings need vastly more power to fly. He notes birds show scaling limits and uses the ostrich as example to explain why humans cannot achieve powered flight.
Lieut Gen Chaffee is noted for a remarkable pair of oversized perfectly round spectacles with heavy black tortoise shell rims. They reportedly lend a severe look to his military features and are said to frighten young lieutenants. He claims they are a Chinese mandarins style he found in this country.
At age 17 Thomas A. Edison created his first electro mechanical invention an automatic signaling attachment for the telegraph and 35 years after that moment he had secured his first patent. Since then over 1 000 patents have been issued in his name signaling his extraordinary activity.
A fierce blaze destroyed priceless art, treasures, pictures, and the library at the Castle of Lichtenwalde near Chempits, with historical rooms heavily damaged and authorities launching an investigation into the fire origin.
An article discusses bids and experiments in sewage treatment using electrochemical methods. It highlights an oxychloride purifier produced by electrical decomposition of salt and water, noting deodorant and germicidal properties and the low voltage, high surface area electrolyzer enabling economical operation.
William C Niebuhr of Fielden Minnesota has invented an armored mitten for corn huskers with a metal tip and serrated thumb cap. The device protects the hand while allowing dexterous feeding of stalks to rollers, reducing crush injuries to fingers and arms.
Medras Mail reports a village fire walk in Chekkaspapa yam near Palghaut. Forty seven walkers moved from the temple to the river and back to a 16 by 12 foot pit filled with five inches of embers. They performed puja and crossed the flames amid drums and primitive music.
A Cleveland Leader humor piece notes rising male attendance at mid week prayer meetings and a humorous reply about house cleaning. The exchange contrasts spiritual focus with domestic chores in a light local voice.
A dealer explains undercut pricing by profit from repairs. The scene features a buyer remarking on affordable cars at $500 and the dealer clarifying the business model.
A compact, low cost brooder built from matched lumber and galvanized iron, devised by G G Tillinghast of Connecticut. It uses a two quart tin drum radiating heat, a kerosene lamp, and a ventilated hover to raise chicks with minimal expense.
Henry Edison of Campbell County Kentucky argues in Farmers' Review that steers provide fertility with little labor, silage feeding is successful, and as meat demand grows from European immigrants, every farm should raise a high quality steer annually as a key pillar of farming.
The article urges delivering poultry products fresh, emphasizes the value of a hardworking hen over breed prestige, and warns against keeping cockerels past crowing. It promotes farm economy with tangible returns and stresses breeding for egg and meat production over exhibition points, while maintaining pure-bred stock close to standards without sacrificing utility.
New York experiments confirm lime sulphur wash helps repress San Jose scale and shows broader use as a fungicide for peach leaf curl and apple scab. Bulletin 262 from Geneva station reports tests on over 7,000 trees, suggesting sulphur wash can replace Bordeaux mixture in some regimens. Prairie Farmer endorses the bulletin for fruit growers.
The article warns that a sitting hen needs careful attention during incubation, free from vermin, and fed to sustain body heat and health. It recommends corn as the best base food but not exclusive, with a varied diet and plenty of fresh water to keep hens healthy and comfortable.
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