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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1904
Page
7
A fragmentary poem by M. Lewis in the Houston Post laments white and red roses and frosty scenes. It invokes snowy landscapes and Northland imagery alongside lines about sleds, steel, and icy fields amid a nostalgic mood.
Darrel McCloud accepts control of Elise Avery's search for Ezra Avery with Mrs. Gorton, planning to stay in Anaconda and direct all inquiries. He confronts Roy Lenyard to clear misunderstandings linking Elise and Lenyard as their fate intertwines with Ezra Avery's death and a coming confrontation in Sandy Bar.
Four weeks pass as Darrel stalls action, visiting with Elise Avery and her aunt, while the pair endure unseen questions in their anxious eyes. He drifts between private lodging visits and mining area drives, clinging to a fragile faith in fate and masking his guilt when Elise is nearby.
In Sandy Bar the Grand Central hotel hosts Darrel and companions after a dramatic reunion between Elise Avery and Roy. Elise collapses into a chair as Roy moments ago confronted her in the crowd. Darrel escorts Elise to a upstairs parlor while arranging rooms and luggage for the group.
A village patient seeks relief from a nagging wife by swapping his liver complaint for a grander diagnosis. The doctor names it hepatitis icterus, and the man leaves triumphant, planning to boast of his new ailment at home.
The essay compares Scots to cold mist and granite yet warm in heart when singing songs from a century ago. It praises Burns as the voice of a silent people revealing hidden emotions beneath a cold exterior and laments the Galloway land without Burns as a glowing rose on gray rocks.
A cheerful poem in which Willie greets the world with good morning wishes. He notes a robin’s smile and pleasant dreams while fearing bad days if the greeting is forgotten. Papa’s teaching anchors his outlook, urging readers to rise and say hello to the day.
Dallas Love Sharp reports from Newton Massachusetts a wild flicker nicknamed Highhole drilled into a galvanized iron rain pipe drawing astonished neighbors and a curious crowd. The bird climbed roofs beat drums and finally bored a hole amid comic menace before retreating.
Holcom Parett and his sister Manice, 13 and 15, spot a lynx in the barnyard during a bitter Quebec winter. With a bayonet on a pole and an ax, they drive the emaciated wild cat from the farm, protecting their five bantam coops.
A famished lynx near freezing is captured by Holcom and Manice after they cover it with a cow blanket and haul it to a barn. It grows tame with food yet remains furious when approached. After eight anxious days they sell the animal to a trader, but it escapes during rail transport from Three Rivers toward Montreal.
A Springfield Ill convention draws about 200 delegates as Senator Latimer urges national aid for road construction. He argues surplus government funds should help states, while some oppose. Missouri Minnesota and Illinois show progress with local materials but shortages of stone and gravel slow growth. vast distances and transport costs hinder farming markets.
The article warns that many disease bacteria enter through the mouth and linger on gums. It describes ulcerative stomatitis and noma as dangerous, rapid, and mainly in children or recovering patients, urging frequent mouth cleansing. It notes less serious mouth afflictions harm chewing and nutrition and spread via contact, toys, or shared food.
The census bureau reports in 1902 Oklahoma had 3382 acres under irrigation from 113 systems at about 11 dollars per acre. Cimarron and Canadian rivers drain the area with year portion flows capable of irrigating far more land. Subsoil looseness requires water storage for future progress.
Prof Stanislas Meunier notes rocks showing curved interlaced sand and sandstone layers as evidence of ancient ocean currents. Similar patterns appear across epochs and display wind and river transport in past seas. If seas dried, Gulf Stream histories might be traced in these deposits.
Since 1896 researchers in a Paris catacombs laboratory study how light and darkness affect cave and daylight creatures. Dark conditions cause fading color in cave animals while senses grow. in daylight kept specimens, eggs stay normal but fishes enlarge then atrophy over years.
German experimenter Dr Erbswein reports a method to extract nitrogen from the atmosphere by passing air over red hot copper to separate oxygen. The resulting nitrogen is then combined in an electric furnace with charcoal and lime to form a black fertilizer material. Demonstration of large scale, economical production remains to be shown.
A light exchange between Ernie and Eva reflects postnuptial life. He once received curtain calls for his romance, but now the wife’s quips reference constant curtain lectures as their married life unfolds.
Comic exchange in the Philadelphia Ledger shows a boy denying truancy while an older man warns of punishment, capturing a street corner vignette about schooling and discipline.
A judge recalls a humorous exchange between Cobwigger and Mrs. Cobwigger over letters from before their marriage. She says she was reading the old love notes, while he laughs at the memory.
A fragment from a Chicago American item features a quip about a missionary asking how the predecessor fared and about the King of All the Cannibals escaping, suggesting a humorous or satirical exchange.
Two Jersey City girls, walking home from school, confront a domineering boy who hurls vile names. They lure him with a calm challenge, overpower him and force a prayer, then declare they have converted him using a Sunday sermon.
The 11 year old violin prodigy Franz von Vecsey impresses London with masterful performances after arriving from the continent. His debut included Wienowski concerto in D minor and drew a tempest of applause. He notes thumb imprint to verify genuine paintings amid forgeries and now showcases landscapes.
Edward Spaeth, a New York savings bank treasurer, recalls a 15 hour 8 minute struggle with an eight pound salmon on Salmon Lake in Maine last June. He fought the vigorous fish from 3:10 PM until 6:18 AM the next day, aided by friends who provided meals during the epic feat.
A cryptic item from the Chicago Daily News hints at Diggs and Young Flasherton with lines suggesting a turtle symbol. The piece references Biggs and questions the answer while alluding to Diggs having everything on his back.
A Farm Journal description details a simple water power contrivance. A pivoted pole supports a counterweight and a water bucket with a bottom valve. Water fills the bucket, its weight drives the beam, the valve rises on impact, releasing water to descend again, creating repetitive light mechanical work.
A moving crate on wheels, used like a wheelbarrow, speeds handling of hogs sheep and calves. It can use old cultivator or buggy wheels or be made from boards. the design lets doors close and the crate be wheeled away. Grain for cows on pasture boosts winter vigor and calf thrift, with summer feeding adjustments.
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