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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1904
Page
7
Poem celebrating golden ridges under blue skies. The speaker longs to roam the foot-hills and gaze upon sacred slopes, imagining peace and renewal far from towns. The verse evokes vast mountain ranges, pine edges, and a spiritual altar-like ascent.
Martin Frisbie recalls Angie Curtis from Greenvale and Riverton days as he camped with Dr Sol in a forested lake region. He muses on youth, love, and a distant girl, then senses a mysterious creeping danger near the tent in the silent wilderness.
The party camps after a quiet morning on the Moosehorn when Levi spots a clawed animal print near the bank and dismisses it as an otter. Dr Sol, chasing trout alone, encounters a hairy figure and flees in fright, prompting Martin to calm the doctor and carry on. The incident ends with the doctor insisting the woods are haunted as they prepare to camp for the night.
Mrs. Riggs complains about a hired man not visible as she needs firewood split. She spots a man in the cranberry meadow, while her husband suspects it may be someone else if the man is standing rather than sitting.
A Cassier’s Journal note describes builders in the United States who rapidly erect towns on the western plains. Land agents construct waterworks, courthouses, and other public buildings, while frame houses allow moving town sites in a few hours. Boom towns differ as fast, short lived settlements.
A Philadelphia Press report quotes a salesman from coast to coast noting how quickly slang phrases spread. He says travelers encounter fresh terms rapidly as they move through different regions, reflecting lively language exchange.
A 19th century narrative credits Sandwich Massachusetts carpenter and Pittsburgh novices with glassmaking breakthroughs. They describe the pressed glass idea, the annealing lehr, and machinery for bottle and jar production, detailing rapid shifts in import values and increased output over a decade.
A Wall Street incident suggests some banking institutions are paying too much in compensation with critics arguing excess in pay. The report implies wide scrutiny of bank executive remuneration amid market tensions and public concern.
A man placed 100000 dollars with a well known trust company earning 3 percent, then borrowed the full amount on the certificate at 14 percent, pocketing 2 34 percent profit while the money market stood as it did, prompting street talk about the trust company’s possible gains.
Dublin Zoo keeps breeding lions in captivity with unusual success. The Irish climate appears to suit Nubian lions, enabling thriving populations in open-air enclosures by the Liffey, a condition noted as unique among menageries.
The article describes women in Korea performing chores by hand with crude tools. Hulling rice uses a heavy pestle, while washing clothes and ironing rely on streams and sticks. Clothes are dismantled and wrapped around wooden rollers to iron, then beaten by one or two women, producing bright results on white fabrics.
When Franciscan friars introduced Christianity to the Huichol people of Mexico they accepted the new deities but clung to native gods. The Huichol believed more gods would ensure prayers were granted.
Historical review shows 1840 to 1900 totals rise from 6 to 62 cases per decade. In the most recent three years the count reaches 63 cases, indicating a surge in arbitration activity and utilization.
A discussion on library labels or book plates and how collectors pursue them. The text notes that many collectors seek plates across ages and styles, with Germany as an early hub for bibliothekzeichen and wood engraving, mentioning Brandenburg, Von Zeil and Hans Tigler circa 1470, and Durer’s influence among others.
Raymond Needham and Edward Almack guide ex libris history from early English plates to 1574 and later. The piece notes varied national styles German armorials French and English trends Jacobean Rococo and Georgian and lists plate techniques from woodcuts to aquatint. Illustrations by Charles E Dawson include the Chesterfield Revolution house plate and a scene with St Cecilia from Knowledge and other framed pieces by Marie C Tomalin and a devoted mother motif.
In a quiet exchange the woman asks George how long he would wait for her as her father departs for a silver mine and she cannot leave her mother. George replies with deep emotion that he will wait until they learn the mine's outcome.
A Chicago Tribune note recalls a lawyer uncle who drafted his own will and later broke it in court, redistributing all fees back into his estate, surprising his heir and friend. The tale highlights self drafting and a surprising court action involving fees.
A witty exchange notes Marryat no longer works at the place after his marriage last week. The joke hinges on the idea that he is indisposed because he now has a rich father-in-law.
A brief exchange shows Singleton highlighting a wife's lineage as very old while Wedderly counters that it is not old but very numerous, reflecting social emphasis on family size and status in a Chicago Daily News snippet.
James A Hart explains major league umpires enjoy a safer, better paid role with a simple job and strong support from league and club officials. He argues for a single system, clearer authority, and ongoing improvement as rowdyism fades and umpires rise from minor leagues.
Alston Gibson once rode Gen Jackson’s thoroughbreds and later joined the war with Jackson. Born July 4, 1788 in South Carolina, he celebrated his 116th birthday last Fourth of July. He recalls trampling races across Rapides, Glasgow, Newmarket, Prudhomme, Chattahoochee, Nashville, and other tracks and the famous Truxton Plowboy match. He fought under Jackson in New Orleans and knew Boone and Crockett.
H L Doherty wins the Wimbledon singles title by defeating Frank Riseley 6 1 7 5 8 6. The Doherty brothers also claim the doubles crown beating Smith and Riseley 6 1 6 2 6 4. In Yale Harvard regatta Yale wins the eight but Harvard takes the four after Yale boat accident. Syracuse tops the intercollegiate eight at Poughkeepsie with Cornell second. Wisconsin finishes sixth.
A humorous exchange notes a man’s waltz as a measure of fitness or charm in a social quip. The Times-Democrat caption frames this playful test as a lighthearted cultural aside.
A brief Yonkers Statesman exchange shows one speaker declaring difficulty making an impression and the other quipping about unsettled climate not favoring any effort. The dialogue emphasizes strained relations and bleak outlook.
A quip contrasts Singleton and Littleton with a marriage gag. Littleton admits marrying for money and later discovers his wife’s wealth exceeds her claim, delivering a wry reversal in a brief exchange.
Rural World reports a coming seedless era driven by agricultural experiments. Colorado work yields an apple that forms from the tree bite, bypassing blossoms and seeds, with disease resistance. Plum studies show similar gains, while seedless watermelons remain hopeful contenders for practical demonstration.
Orchard tree spacing should be widened to improve fruit yield. Apple trees require 30 to 35 feet for standard varieties, with large varieties possibly 40 feet. Pears vary by variety, peaches can be 20 feet apart, plums need 15 to 26 feet, while dwarf varieties may be closer. Avoid planting too tightly with intent to thin later. thinning rarely happens.
Prof. F. W. Rane explains pruning as a yearly practice to balance trees and promote bearing. He warns against over pruning and removing firewood like old orchard cuts, advising careful renovation of limbs and clean cuts at the base to reduce decay.
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