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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1904
Page
7
The excerpt follows Mirandy who pursues acting while fear runs through a community. Darrel confronts Murgatroyd the gambler as Lenyard hints at deeper plots. A tall, shadowy confrontation ends with Darrel and Murgatroyd walking away together.
Darrel trails his foe Murgatroyd after a tense meeting in Sandy Bar. A struggle spills from the hall to a vault as a galena block pins Murgatroyd, leaving Darrel uncertain how to proceed. The scene ends with the marshal and a companion bursting in as Darrel hides the unconscious adversary.
Darrel learns Miss Avery seeks her missing father Ezra Avery, once Jake Sturgis, killed gambler in a Sandy Bar camp. Lenyard confirms the forged identity and guilt tied to a past game that nearly cost his life, while Elise feels the moral weight. The room narrows their fates as truth emerges.
Darrel insists Nate Darrel killed Sturgis is false and defends his own honor. Lenyard defends Darrel, calling him an honorable gentleman despite rumors of a feud with Murgatroyd and a plot to marry a Denver woman under an alias. The dialogue centers on accusations and loyalty.
A Cincinnati Enquirer line notes an old man selling papers who can sign a $10,000 check any day. The joke asks why he does not cash it, answering that it cannot be cashed after signing it.
A Kansas City Journal piece advises on sachet use to scent and protect the linen chest. It covers materials from cotton batting and cheesecloth to silk sachets, lavender and rose scents, and lining options with shelving paper, detailing simple assembly and washable removable pads.
The article notes a revival of fragrance in 1904 society with women using scented satchel bags and personal fragrances. It cites Re camier De Stael La Pompadour and Du Barry as historical references and highlights Parma violets white rose and water lily as popular scents.
A Woman's Farm Journal craft note explains making an entangled hearts pillow. Use blue linen as background and white linen hearts of varied sizes scattered artfully. Attach hearts, stitch edges in silk using blue and white, and add white net overlay or outline with floss. Edge with blue and white cord.
The Dogs Protective League in London opens a new field for English women as dog nurses. Fair women attend to sick dogs in a hospital setting with swaddling clothes, convalescent wards, and staff of two veterinary surgeons.
Chicago has more gocarts for young children than any city and demand grows despite medical warnings in Britain. The flat and congested downtown drive use, with prices from 2.75 to 4.95, while critics cite potential harm. supporters insist carts enable urban mothers to shop and enjoy the outdoors, folding compactly for trains and storage.
The Industrial Journal notes asphalt began usage for street paving in Paris in 1838 and that world production runs about 450 000 to 500 000 metric tons annually. It adds that U S consumption in 1903 exceeded 250 000 tons, over half of world output.
A preacher quips that a youth absent from services is in graduation exercises in prison. He explains the man began in a chain gang and, through perseverance and strict attention to business, “graduated” to the federal prison of the United States.
A London police court testimony claimed lunatic asylums house more piano tuners than any other trade. The comment notes listeners to piano tunings can grasp how nerve racking the task is.
After ironing shirts place them by the fire to dry quickly until perfectly dry. This method aims to make the fabric as stiff as possible for crispness and shape.
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat interview cites Bahrin on the Persian Gulf shore as hotter than Death Valley. It notes several thousand residents depend on divers who scoop fresh water from springs in the gulf bed, feeding the village with a unique supply amid salty waters.
The article notes 2700 year old water turbines of the shell wheel design in Chaldea near Armenia used to grind flour on a horizontal wheel with a vertical shaft. It cites canals near Van still preserved and oil mills later adopted in Europe between 1750 and 1830, distinguishing Chaldeans from Mesopotamian Chaldeans.
A nine year old Brooklyn girl Rosalie Layko had a slate pencil two and a half inches long removed from her right hand after it traveled from her stomach where it had rested since January. Doctors noted no prior record of such a large object passing through the body.
Dr Gilbert attributes baldness to tight hatbands and notes women and savages are not affected. He proposes cork fenders around hatbands to relieve pressure and allow blood flow and air exchange inside the hat.
A described device uses a wheel of insulating material with charged metal balls around the rim and a fixed charged ball inside. Water and air create a dielectric contrast, making areas above the surface attract while below do not, leading to a claimed perpetual rotation that is revealed as fallacious upon insight.
The article explains rapid epidermis renewal every four weeks and annual nail turnover, with cornea renewal by eyelid friction. It contrasts human regeneration with animals and highlights leucocytes as internal defenders generating antitoxins and fighting disease.
A Social Service account describes Russian peasant huts built from birch logs with crude walls. Two-room homes house sacred icons and a combined kitchen and sleeping area. Warmth comes from a stove built to near the ceiling, and despite dirt and harsh winters peasants favor bathing in a village pond on summer days.
The article cites Dr J A Fowler describing twenty motives for arson. The categories include insurance policy holders seeking gain, revenge by arson, discharged workers, malicious servants, rioters, tramps, thieves concealing thefts, murderers, mischievous youths, those seeking rewards, conspirators aiming to terrify, momentary rage, drunken individuals, firemen seeking glory, careless bonfire handlers, fireworks handlers, and careless kerosene makers.
Japanese are praised as top gardeners and scientific farmers. They emphasize manure, mainly from dead fish. Oil-extracted fish oil boiled into fish manure supports rice and wheat. Sardine manure aids indigo and herring manure benefits oranges. trials in California spurred export of Japanese fish manure to California.
Practical guide from Farmers' Voice on artificial swarming for amateurs. It explains strengthening colonies, removing the old queen, creating nuclei with carefully closed hives, using wire queen cages, and monitoring queen emergence. It notes feeding, brood management, and the potential honey yields during strong years.
Orange Judd Farmer describes a six to seven foot high movable shed on runners for use on lots during hot weather. It sits on earth, built of ordinary boards with 2x6 runners 2x4 cross pieces and uprights, and a battened roof. rear facing south to provide shade and cooling.
A farmer explains a simple frame with a rear floored section to hold a stone derrick and wagon stones or stumps. Built from heavy 2x6 hardwood uprights and joined securely, it can be assembled in a couple of hours and save a week’s time and labor in daily handling.
Poultry demand favors good grit size and warns against replacing it with sand. Watch for lice and mites as major enemies. Incubator failures stem from lack of knowledge. keep flocks under fifty to reduce contagion. Bone meal is beneficial. quarantine new birds to prevent disease. Ducks can succeed on many farms new to them.
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