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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1904
Page
7
In a crowded town scene the wind carries a whistled tune as Darrel confesses to murder in Sandy Bar. Dr Payton and Merrick debate motives and evidence while Darrel hints at Murgatroyd’s danger and a marked cartridge clue. The tense exchange centers on gun ownership and the coroner’s recall.
Darrel’s acquittal hinges on Lenyard’s accusation of Junius McCloud in Sturgis murder. McCloud allegedly used Murgatroyd’s revolver, with Payton, Merrick, and Glenn unraveling the plot as Murgatroyd is trapped in the vault awaiting arrest.
A fishing party near Kahpeekog to Port Huron encounters a mysterious box of fireworks as Yorker uses crackers to prank Moore. Explosions light the cabin and the lake shore while Moore, after a chaotic day, proclaims he will spend future Fourth of July seasons in Vermont.
Darrel confronts Marshal Merrick and Dr Payton at a dim office after Sturgis's death. He asserts Murgatroyd killed Sturgis to frame Darrel, while the coroner's jury had ruled the 45 caliber bullet killer as Nathan Darrel. The trio debates motive and proof as Darrel aims to reveal the truth.
Darrel remains convinced of Murgatroyd’s guilt as Lenyard reveals new hints and a clerk reports someone down the hall tuckered out. Darrel questions the doctors and Payton as the mystery deepens and the revolver’s role remains to be shown.
Instructions detail making two corset covers requiring nainsook and trims. The first uses lace medallions beading and waist ribbon with feather stitched medallions. The second is a Frenchy lute style needing light cotton and beading.
On July Fourth Mr. Taffe exclaims in shock at a loud downstairs crash. His wife dismisses the scene as harmless, noting the only activity is the new girl washing the dishes.
A columnist argues that love and mutual support can overcome poverty when a couple is truly committed. The piece contrasts fears of hardship with the woman’s role in motivating a man to pursue fortune, citing Dooley’s line on husbands fighting and wives pushing them.
Statistics from various countries show married life lasts about 27 years, a little over one third of a man’s life, assuming a 70 year span. The illustration conveys how marriage affects happiness or consolation for interested readers. The data also suggests married people tend to live longer than the unmarried.
W T Johnson and Miss Violet J Wilson of St Paul secretly married after a yearlong telephone courtship. Their wager with close friends claimed ten dollars as they planned to marry first. Johnson, a bookkeeper, and Wilson, a Northwestern Telephone operator, exchanged heartfelt telegrams from Chicago.
The article notes a superstition about marriage timing basing popular practice on Scripture and tradition. June leads in unions, with May least favored. January and December next, then July and November, while September and October show similar numbers. February and March are described as dull months for brides and grooms.
A chemical process in Austria converts skimmed milk into galalith, a hornlike substitute used for handles, ornaments, billiard balls and more. About 20,000 quarts of skimmed milk daily fuel this production as the material proves fire resistant and easy to work.
The article offers fashion guidance noting blondes need cool tones and brunettes warm tones, warns pinks reveal age and yellow dulls fair hair, and advises avoiding certain colors for tired complexions. It cites the New York Tribune and adds home care tips about kerosene for dusting and laundering.
A dated warning urges not to sweep rooms with contagious patients and to wash floors with cloth and borax solution to prevent dust and germs. It also recommends using a few drops of alcohol inside lamp chimneys to remove grease smoke when water fails.
A Farmers' Review article argues that large appetite and strong digestion determine a cow's dairy value. It notes deep, long bodies with well sprung ribs, strong jaws, and capacity to digest large quantities of feed. A famed cow with exceptional digestion demonstrates this trait's importance for breeding.
A simple two thirds cart one third sled device is shown to move a water barrel between trees where irrigation is impractical. Drawn by one horse, the cart uses a 3x4 inch axle, 2x3 inch frame timbers, crosspieces, two wooden wheels and a single runner for mobility.
Instructions by J. G. Allshouse in Farm and Home describe making a barrel carrier from a 3 by 4 inch stock with a 14 inch wheel diameter, a frame 6 feet long, and a running plank between crosspieces. It calls for a wooden or iron axle, belt mortises, and hooks to hitch, noting wheels stay in place with a pin or bolt and the barrel remains well back for ground clearance.
A compact design for a hay rack common in the east and middle states is described. It uses spruce bed pieces 3x6 inches, crosspieces, 2x12 through the middle, and four boards per side. Ladders and side arms of oak or hardwood provide strength, with bolts enabling disassembly for storage.
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