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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1906
Page
6
Editor William A. Radford advises on attractive hallway layouts and open stairways as a key feature of well built homes. He notes advantages of open stairs, hall closets, mirrors, and matching cabinetry, with practical space for coats and sewing rooms in a modern layout.
The article describes a single story house plan 29 by 44 feet with front and back porches. It favors airy living, a furnace drawing outside air, and climbers on porches. It notes cemeteries near race tracks and critiques furniture and porch styling with plant suggestions like ivy and climbing roses.
A Minnesota food commissioner argues that mail order houses threaten rural retailers by growing through advertising. Local merchants must compete with campaigns, offer special prices, and keep advertising fresh in weekly local papers to retain customers and protect pure food law enforcement.
Jack Henshaw pretends to handle a jealous prank set by Miss Pinkerton using a letter from an old flame. Grace Henshaw confronts him about a prior flirtation, and Jack’s cruel deceit backfires as the letter reveals Kate Tracey’s hidden identity and drives the scene to a dramatic, comic conclusion.
A warning essay on grafting in business outlines how temptation and empty modern methods lure ambitious men. It traces the rise of a grafting career from wealth and flattery to exposure, shame, and possible insanity, ending with a caution to enter with strict conscience.
The column notes a Victorian quip about baldheaded criminals and lunatics with quotes from J T Riley and Rev H M Neild, plus a report that 200 college professors seek Carnegie foundation pensions. Trustees set minimum and maximum pensions of 800 to 3600 dollars from a 500,000 dollar annual fund to aid eligible non sectarian colleges.
The empire of the southwest invites farmers and small merchants to occupy vast prairies with room for millions. It promises comfortable homes and healthy surroundings and urges those in the rocky east to seek opportunities in the west for rapid colonization.
J. D. Tant of Quanah Texas arranges a colony of American farmers in Sonora Mexico. Colonists will come from Texas Kentucky and Tennessee. Applicants must have resources to sustain themselves for two years during land improvement.
A detailed profile of the U S timber industry notes vast forests and high output. It highlights Maine birch demand, California redwood value, and German logging capital flows. It explains six regional lumber zones, rising forestry science, and large-scale logging operations with up to 500 000 feet daily.
The sultan of Turkey enjoys witnessing conjuring and other entertainments in a grand apartment. Entertainers passing through Constantinople are invited to perform before him with handsome pay and valuable gifts. Ladies in the harem view performances through small gratings into private boxes.
A dog learns yes and no and follows his natural dog ways. Teach plainly and consistently, and discipline without severity. Some kennel keepers use a light touch with a whip or step on the hind foot to convey the rule that jumping and caressing people is wrong.
English song birds including the lark nightingale and thrush thrive in an outdoor flying cage at the New York zoo and mix freely with American birds showcasing resilient avian life in captivity.
A Baltimore American caption notes a railroad official refusing to allow flash photography, joking that an exposure would be required. The quip reflects the era’s camera limits and the photographer’s persistence.
The Croton watershed area enlarged by the new dam covers 360 miles. Annual rainfall runs under 49 inches. The Croton dam average daily flow since 1870 is about 400 million gallons, totaling roughly 146 billion gallons yearly. The city receives 315 million gallons daily via aqueducts. Croton lake and connected reservoirs hold 73 billion gallons, about half the river’s yearly flow.
A woman finds a family crest and plans a die for stationery. The stationer notes England imposes five dollars annually to use a crest, while a tax brings in about 250000 dollars yearly from roughly 50000 crest-bearing English.
Dr Stenson Hooker describes Blondlet ray theory linking meatless diets to brighter eyes, quicker brains, and lighter colored halos around people. He cites changes such as shrinking features and more buoyant mood, contrasting meat eaters with darker red to chocolate rays.
The department plans a new dry dock with an on board machine shop to enable repairs at sea. It argues the United States lags behind other nations in docks and would locate the next dock on the North Atlantic coast, likely at Solomon's Island.
A vivid, descriptive glimpse of a Delhi tinselmaker at work. The line shows a worker crouched on the ground, guiding silk thread to a spindle, hands deftly weaving gold tinsel as sunlight makes the process blaze with color and motion.
Old blankets with large holes are repaired by covering with cheesecloth or silksline and securing edges with colored yarn. A buttonhole stitch along the edges completes a sturdy bed covering with satisfactory appearance.
Analysis from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that sea level canals resist earthquakes better, a point gained urgency after San Francisco. It argues that Nicaragua faced quake risks, while Panama, though not immune, may avoid such shocks that could damage locks and the canal.
The note surveys explanations for tar as slang for sailor. Some link to tarred hands or Stephano’s song, others favor tarpaulin as shorthand for tarred covering, with Clarendon and others using tarpaulin to signify seamen, all tracing to tar.
Professor-Suppose an irresistible force should meet an immovable body. Student-A merger. Judge.
The state coach used by the king of Spain is drawn by eight pure white horses with plumes and white harness. Plumes wave from each corner of the coach, while a crown ornaments the center.
Prof Simon Newcomb, whose Reminiscences of an Astronomer was published, receives the order pour merite for science and arts from Emperor William in recognition of his contributions.
The Midland Railway conducts experiments near Derby to test wireless telegraphy for its London to north service. Sir Oliver Lodge and Dr. Alexander Muirhead assist the railway's electrical engineer. A car serves as receiving station with 9 to 15 inch aerial wire heights testing unusually short aerials for wireless transmission.
A German scientific source reports the discovery of the kiss germ and suggests a culture-tube anti-microbial will soon be developed. Vaccination and immunity against kissing are noted as steps toward safer affection, reinforcing hygienic trust between lovers.
A friend recalls a remarkable dream of paradise and notes one angel asked if its halo was on straight. The exchange comes amid a recent discussion about gender in celestial beings.
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