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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1905
Page
9
A dramatic account follows Lot as he urges his family and two sisters to flee Sodom before catastrophe. As mobs mock him, Lot pleads with daughters and in laws while grappling with guilt and the crushing realization that none heed the warning.
An early 20th century guide by James Ritchey from Armour Institute of Technology emphasizes starting woodworking with soft woods and practicing with one tool at a time to develop hand feel and control. It argues mastery requires long, steady practice and parental direction to ensure beginners’ success.
The article argues for starting woodworking education with rudiments, stressing patient, step by step practice to train both hands and mind. It notes wood’s abundance and utility, urges broad appeal to parents, and promises simple yet thorough guidance on tool use and constructive work.
The article explains how lumber from different tree parts affects quality, with softer woods like white pine ideal for practice and harder woods for fine work. It details sapwood versus heartwood, how yellow poplar and basswood are useful, and how medullary rays create visible silver grain. It also describes log sawing methods including slab, quarter sawing, and the formation of boards from radial sections, noting the resulting board quality and width limits.
The text explains how quarter-sawed boards create narrower silver glints and finer figures, ideal for small pieces, while first boards with large glints suit large surfaces like table tops. It notes quarter-sawn lumber is costlier due to more labor and waste, and describes leftover triangular pieces turned into squares for legs and banisters.
Dr Joseph King and his family fled a Menifee county home after nightly specter disturbances. Neighbors supported the tale of unseen hands, falling gates, spectral voices, and ragtime songs blamed on spirits summoned by the former owner.
Miss Bessie Craig of Fort Worth Texas, 19, rides the Frisco passenger, guiding the engine to Valley Park. Raised by engineer father G H Craig, she works to become a full time locomotive engineer while also singing and roping, known as Engineer Girl and Cowboy Girl. Accompanied on the trip by Engineer Morrell and Fireman Giraus with special permission from Superintendent Moore.
The Washington Governor Ferguson is not allowed to leave Oklahoma without authorization. The governor notes many prisoners are in the territory, including old Geronimo and himself.
A brief note notes that newspapers rarely mark centenarians except when a person reaches extreme ages like 120. The snippet reflects on editorial tendencies for venerable longevity.
The Chicago Tribune argues drinkers contribute 3,250,000 to city hall for whisky and beer licenses. It contends without saloons the city might avoid 3,250,000 yearly police costs and 190,000 for the bridewell, and would not require a D T ward at the county hospital.
The National Temperance society organized a pledge signing crusade in 1902 and by October 1904, about two years later, more than 4,000,000 pledges were collected. This signals a strong undercurrent in public sentiment as over one third of Americans live in states with prohibitory or no license laws.
A Chicago Record Herald item records a professor explaining why a cat turns its head in alternating directions while eating, humorously noting the animal cannot turn both ways at once.
The Only One. M. Paderewski is the only commoner with a portrait painted by a member of England's royal family. Princess Louise was the artist.
Mrs White asks about dress at the inaugural ball. Mrs Black reveals a net gown studded with cut steel spikes, described as the latest fad for crush entertainments in Detroit.
The Washington Post reports officials deny that Russian soldiers are short of provisions. The note suggests commanders have not allowed time for meals, implying ongoing strain on supply lines.
A Chicago Journal quip portrays a young suitor before a stern father. The parent admonishes while the young man laments his insistence by declaring he does mean to love his daughter. The clash showcases period courtship humor.
In the Yonkers Statesman a couple exchanges affectionate quips about life with Mrs Bacon remarking the world brightens for her husband and Mrs Elizabeth asking if he invented the electric light, highlighting local wit.
The prudential committee of the American Board argues for indiscriminate hospitality toward gifts from the rich, while warning that accepting tainted money links the church to criticized methods. President Tucker notes that accepting gifts from tainted sources implies endorsement of those methods. The piece urges the church to condemn such methods publicly and avoid undermining trust in a time of widespread concerns about capitalism and moral standards.
Chemistry and physics students at Heidelberg University must insure their lives under university rule. Even those merely attending lectures and observing experiments face the same requirement.
A satirical exchange references George Washington and a wife who lies. The Houston Post voice mocks deception in domestic life with a sharp quip about truthfulness and marriage.
Canada imposes a $500 poll tax on Chinese entrants, effective July 1, 1904. No new arrivals occurred except two who escaped steamships, with lines paying the tax. British Columbia loses substantial revenue as 1903 poll tax revenue exceeded $225,000, and 1902 revenue surpassed $250,000.
Mrs. Conquest of Boston brought her Yorkshire Terrier Muggins to New York for dental cleaning performed by Dr. Andrew Armstrong. The seven year old dog weighed two and a half pounds, had teeth encrusted with carbon and tartar, and received upper and lower cleanings under ether anesthesia.
A royal figure identified as Princess Gertrude Philippine Alexandra Marie Auguste Louise von Isemburg Budin gen Waechterbach faces imprisonment for debt. A New York paper notes the possible exposure of her name as she serves time behind bars.
A dialogue from Cassell's notes a wife explains discharging a cook for mercy not beating eggs or whipping cream. The husband questions the reason as the wife explains the cook was too tender-hearted.
Mr Shonts states the Panama canal will be built on the same principle as a railroad with water added per mile expected to exceed rail standards.
In Paris, Edmond Lelouse dressed a wax figure for a joke to scare his wife. She mistook the figure’s hand for her husband’s and fled in terror, the head falling later. He learned of her madness and killed himself by ingesting nitric acid.
The Catskill region beyond Palenville on Kaaterskill Clove hosts an outdoor Rip Van Winkle performance this July. Over 200 performers, including professionals, will recreate the scene on the very spot where the tale unfolds. Joe Jefferson will be absent from the cast.
A trolley mail car on Market Street in front of the post office was temporarily turned into a barber shop. A colored employee skilled in barber work trimmed a conductor’s hair and beard in view of passersby, then the car returned to mail service.
Mrs. Ferguson scolds George for using foul language while fixing window screens and demands he stop until the children depart for school. The exchange ends with a sharp retort and renewed dispute in the home.
Siberian peasants use cleaned and dried turbot skin as improvised window panes. The skin is stretched and dried to form transparent sheets.
A New York Weekly item notes satisfaction with an engagement to a deeply religious young lady. The couple attends prayer meetings church sociables revivals and view them as cheaper than theaters balls and operas.
A witty musing notes that some people miss the obvious end but still achieve great things. The quotation from Puck suggests inevitability can be understood or ignored yet outcomes vary by perception.
In a witty panel, Young Walker Chalks questions the examiner about the constituents and production of milk. The examiner cuts in with a succinct answer about how milk is made, while the boy hesitates, fearing his father’s reaction.
A humorous quip from the Houston Post imagines a husband earning time off for good behavior, comparing marriage to a penitentiary sentence and proposing a reward similar to prison leniency. The exchange centers on John and a partner debating marital limits and incentives.
A Washington Star quote recalls Senator Sorghum saying he avoids attention and aims to distract others instead. The blunt comment frames political theater and personal strategy in legislative life.
Chicago News reports a neighbor recounts seeing Enpeck being chased by his wife with a poker. The account suggests a domineering dynamic within the household.
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