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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1901
Page
6
A Denver News poem recalls love lost to time and fate. It traverses grief, memory, and solace found in lingering affection as happiness fades and sorrow endures. The verse contrasts past joys with current ache and ends on a note of enduring sentiment.
In a San Francisco Palmer tale, Stuyvesant navigates shyness and social barriers at the palace while seeking a connection with Miss Ray. A brakeman’s rescue offer, a prison escape, and a chance at romance color his wait for Manila as the transport flotilla sails toward Honolulu, with Miss Ray’s cryptic promise lingering.
Stuyvesant, thwarted from thanking Miss Ray in person after the fire, sends a florist bouquet and card to Miss Ray from Post Street, expressing regret at missing the chance. He plans to sail the next day and has not reconnected with her brother.
A childhood encounter with poet Whittier appears in a humorous reminiscence. A girl who once disliked a dish confesses parsing poetry to Whittier who gently rebukes the idea of hating poets. He jokes that one should hate wickedness, not poets or pork.
The Chicago Record-Herald discusses preventing kitchen odors through range management and cleaning. It favors soda-water pot care, proper boiling of vegetables, use of bread crust, scalds for cauliflower, fire and venting options, including hoods and trumpet ventilators to improve air flow and reduce smells.
Instructional pattern for a small sitting room work bag with swing opening and closing cords. Describes materials, cutting sizes, lining, pockets for needles and threads, crochet trim, pin cushion, rings and cords, and assembly steps with finish checks.
The new Japanese prime minister Viscount Katsura distinguishes himself in the Chinese war by winning a major clash at Kangwasai. The Duke of Cornwall, though English by birth, speaks with a distinctly German accent like his mother, while the king uses a peculiarly burred r.
A Ledger Monthly piece discusses freckles as a persistent skin blemish tied to sun exposure. It explains two classes of freckles cold constitutional and summer light, notes fading only temporary, and outlines limited remedies with acids lemon juice and facial circulation as common approaches, while stressing no guaranteed cure.
The Burmese wedding is extremely simple with the couple eating rice from one dish in front of friends. Many dislike fuss of occidental weddings yet Burmese elopements are common, as young couples feel the ceremony lacks romance.
Lace sweeps fashion with universal wear. Evening gowns, silken outfits, and even wash dresses feature extensive lace. Cloth costumes receive modest but definite lace decoration as the era’s defining style.
Italians choose Sunday for first marriages while widows honor an old Saturday custom. The text notes that Sundays are usually preferred for marriages when the principals have never been married before, whereas widows respect the Saturday tradition.
Household expert Eliza R. Parker advises renewing curtains at home to save cleaning costs. White fabrics like muslin madras and scrim wash easily with warm suds borax and air drying. Lace curtains require care using oilcloth method or gentle dipping and squeezing without ironing or starch. Prairie period piece emphasizes patience and careful drying for best results.
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