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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1904
Page
3
Capt. Tharp of England is hailed as the finest silhouettist in the world for his deer and hunting silhouettes. He developed the craft from memory after studying deer in parks and refining forms with careful cuts, ink, and patient redraws. He values steady hands and a fixed vision, noting scissors and paper as his sole tools.
The article discusses Capt Tharp’s in India residence offering study of wildlife for silhouette art. It notes limits of shading and depth reliance on outlines, especially for stags with horn perspective, and hints at the skill of the paper cut illustrations by a non expert.
Ellen Osmond e outlines silhouette making with hand cut paper, contrasts modern drapery with muslin gowns, and describes dainty evening and garden party outfits. She highlights pint spotted cream muslin, painted pale pink gowns, white muslin simplities, and comely hats with ribbons and roses.
A Spectator meditation argues public speaking in Europe remains high yet short of eminence. It contends democracies and courts reveal great orators, and in forthcoming fierce political strife new men may emerge who will bring needed illumination to the people.
Once the pride of the 1893 World’s Fair and the Empire State Express, New York Central engine No. 999 now chugs a milk train between Messena and Utica at 17 mph. Built for display, it marked speed advances and railroad progress, but time has worn it to rust and creak, nearing junkheap status.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt depicts a tense domestic scene where Harold Highmore dismisses his wife's pleas and refuses to touch her biscuits. Amelia expresses willingness to die for him, while he counters he does not want to die by his own actions, highlighting a troubled marriage dynamic.
A brief Chicago Daily News exchange humorously defines premonition with a father telling his son it is something that haunts people who say I told you so. The dialogue frames a stubborn insistence on foresight as a familial lesson.
Parisians describe season fashions with taffeta changes and shaded chiffons, lace and panne trims, and opulent gowns. Images feature white silk muslin debutante dress, enamel parasol handles, green stones, and velvet adorned accessories, plus two summer toilettes with elaborate details and parasol styles.
A magazine worker recounts a con artist who paid $50 for a fake magazine check to impress friends. The man boasted of a real payment for a story and planned to publish under a nom de plume, a ruse the office rejected.
An article advises farmers on boosting corn yield per acre through better seed, cultivation, and labor-saving implements. It notes U S average yields as 23% bushels per acre, urges leguminous midcrop practices, soil fertility, and section-specific methods to raise per-acre production without extra work, while acknowledging regional differences and soil limits.
A humorous note from Lippincott’s Magazine tells how Eddie, told not to receive candy, declares he smells candy on a neighborly call. His mother’s strict rule leads to a tiny offering, prompting Eddie to quip about smelling a small piece.
A young man in gold rimmed glasses asks Mrs. Sanders if her daughter plays Mozart. She affirms but adds she believes her daughter prefers bridge.
The Chicago rector Father Cashman recalls a midnight visit to administer last rites when he encountered a tall shadowy woman in black in the church. Believing she was a ghost, the priest soon learns she mistook him for a haunting cleric, triggering a chilling yet humorous scene at his dinner table.
A Chicago Tribune quotation advocates helping others as the best antidote to sorrow, framing care for others as the humane remedy.
A poem recounts a young girl near to adulthood describing growing independence. She mentions braids, dressing herself, airing her nightgown, and the thrill of dressing, while noting irritation at a grown-up brother named Sam as her sisterly identity forms.
A Colorado man who keeps many hives tries a joke on a bragging neighbor by shaking a hive and letting the neighbor remove honey. The neighbor is swarmed by bees and wounded, while the owner remains unharmed and puzzled by the bees actions. The incident, recounted by Ross B. Franklin of the Chicago Record-Herald, highlights bee temperament.
A simple explanation of hydrometers shows how a floating object's depth depends on liquid density. An improvised test using a blown eye shell demonstrates water heating and cooling to about 39 degrees affecting buoyancy, illustrating water's density change with temperature.
Mrs. Thomas Gaughan of Byrnesville, a Pennsylvania mining village, was walking near an alley when the ground sank 25 feet and buried her up to her neck in loose rock. A rescue party freed her after hours of effort. neighbors fear further ground collapses may swallow homes.
William McDonough a Toledo grocer owns Prince a 20 year old family horse that saved his four year old daughter's life when she wandered into a barn behind the store. The horse lifted the child from danger and set her on the hay, where she was guarded until her father arrived.
Mrs Benham notes the minister is overworked and in need of rest while Benham suggests he should stay home and preach shorter sermons reflecting Brooklyn Life commentary on church duties and workload.
The piece highlights storks and bluethroats flying vast distances in unbroken, rapid flights. It cites bluethroats crossing Central Africa to the North Sea in under a day and storks traveling from Austria-Hungary to India in about 24 hours. A note of Slatin Pasha’s rescue story via a stork banded message is included.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes nine orphan asylums in Rome housing about 1,800 children aged three to six. At ages three to four they learn the alphabet, count to 100, and study religion. five to six-year-olds read, write, and study Bible, catechism, time, geography, and rudiments of geometry and Roman history. The piece laments the heavy schooling at age six.
A wry note from Brooklyn Life questions if a man earned his status through power and strategy. It humorously credits him with “engineering a franchise through the board of aldermen” and ribbing the idea of a formal title.
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