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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1906
Page
2
A 1904 novella by The Bobbs-Merrill Company credits publication under its imprint. The item presents as a literary catalog entry noting author and copyright details.
A sprawling tale follows a Russian intriguer who sows a seed in a handsome American’s life, seeking to win a daughter while forcing the father’s dishonor. The plot unfolds with blackmail, love, and moral peril amid a clash of loyalties and states.
Readable fragments recount humor about a failed Mississippi tour and a stage manager scolding a smiling actor over a death scene. A Success Magazine joke notes a cab ride with a white horse and black horse, explaining the near-side color rule.
A French writer is credited with coining the term bull in a notable speech. The phrase signals sharp rhetoric during a public prom event. The origin emphasizes stylistic criticism by the author.
The article explains budding uses a bud with bark attached as a substitute for the scion. It notes timing late in growth is best but not after growth ends, favors stocks aged one to three years, and describes preparing the bud with an T shaped bark incision and partial leaf removal during July or August.
The text outlines budding steps from selecting a scion to inserting it into stock. It details knife angles, cuts below the bud, removing wood for most fruits, and cross-cut techniques for pears and cherries. It explains bark separation, bud placement, securing with raffia or cotton twine, and ensuring proper bark contact.
A humorous Tit-Bits quip about a French lady arriving in the country who would only eat dishes she knew. When offered a new dish, she politely declined stating she eats only her acquaintances, highlighting a comic mistranslation or misphrase.
Two old settlers quarrel over jealousy after a paper ad boasts curing one with six bottles of patent medicine while the other required seven. Farmer Corntes comments on the odd dispute.
A judge records a terse dialogue about marriage prospects and income. The woman agrees to marry only if the man secures another income source for himself, highlighting bargaining over future financial security.
A playful exchange between a couple features a shy question about first kisses and the assurance that the current beloved will be the last. The lighthearted dialogue ends with mutual affection and happiness.
The Houston Post quotes a cheeky exchange about bells and a new bonnet, hinting at a lighthearted wartime moment. A caller rings a doorbell three times in one week, prompting a witty reply about disguise and fashion.
The article outlines spraying apples to combat pests using Bordeaux mixture or copper sulphate. It details recipe ratios five pounds copper sulphate, five pounds lime, and 59 gallons water, prep steps, and cautions on purity, mixing, and straining. It recommends first spray before buds, second when blossoms fall, then two or three more at two to three week intervals.
The Farm Journal urges thorough work in spraying and pruning. Apply Bordeaux mixture to grape vines and plums before buds to curb rot and disease, and prune for air flow. Surround new trees with manure after rain to lock in moisture and promote growth.
Testing dairy cows by experiment stations is expected to improve milk cow quality. Stations in dairy states should adopt this practice widely. The public will trust test results from official stations more than from individual owners testing milk production.
The text explains centrifugal force in milk separation, contrasting it with gravity. It describes how the separator throws milk outward to skim fat, making time and force the key factors for effective separation, noting that faster speed increases skim quality but too little time reduces it.
A Farm and Home drawing shows a simple barnyard shed to shelter cows at night in summer and protect stock during winter. It notes the shed can be elaborate or plain, with plain material offering lower cost and good service.
Farm Journal advises amiable treatment of dairy cows to boost butter-fat and reduce illness. Emphasizes clean stables, odor control with land plaster, gentle handling, feeding for calf health, and using scales and Babcock tests to ensure milk quality.
The article advocates regular watering of dairy cows at least twice daily. It notes that warm water encourages more drinking and maintains milk production, even in cold weather, making returns at the pail higher when water is heated.
Peach trees tolerate up to two pounds of sulphate of copper per 50 gallons of water and should be sprayed twice before leaf emergence to control leaf curl. Plums can withstand about three pounds per 50 gallons of water for similar treatment.
Plan outlines a sequence of harvests with sailing crops followed by sweet corn after peas and oats. The note emphasizes ample yields and orderly succession to maintain supply and labor planning for the season.
The article compares ancient Roman roads to modern macadam standards, arguing Roman roads lasting 1 600 years justify higher initial costs. It asserts modern haste and poor engineering inflates maintenance, suggesting roads should be built to endure 100 years and beyond to avoid repeated reconstruction and traffic losses.
The discussion contrasts Macadam road theory with Roman practice. It notes underdrainage and crushed stone, cites France’s daily road maintenance, and reports critics who deem Roman methods unnecessarily costly and largely wasted in the United States.
Farmers advocate precise planting with straight rows to improve cultivation. Experts emphasize uniform spacing and orderly beds to boost yield and ease subsequent tasks.
Tree planting gains traction across the plains as inhabitants, many newcomers from tree rich regions, recognize the land’s lack of trees. The community undertakes stronger efforts to replenish timber across the area.
Oil sprays spread more effectively than lime and sulphur blends, though their accumulated effect often harms the tree treated.
William Kaiser gives a silver mounted cabinet Bible to the New German Lutheran church in New York City. Inscription reads Wilhelm I R Heb 11 1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen.
The gasoline engine benefits from a brief light run before demanding full power, a point emphasized by Automo bile Magazine in its guidance on engine usage.
The Bank of Ireland declines to honor checks written in Erse drawing sharp protests from Gaels who argue the bank accepts checks in Japanese and Russian. They frame the stance as inconsistent and disrespectful to language.
A new railway will connect Hodeidah on the Red Sea to Sanaa the regional hub in southern Arabia. Sanaa’s population is about 75,000. The line targets the Mocha coffee growing area and spans strategic agricultural trade routes.
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