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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1902
Page
7
The speaker encounters death and hears a calm voice urging courage and mourning for one's own heart. The poem muses that silence and life are intertwined, with vast centuries and emotions mirrored in the closed eyes of the departed. It frames death as mute, not terrifying, guiding personal reflection and tears.
Fairfax confronts a hoax by Edward Bayley of the Santa Cruz Mining Co and uncovers a past betrayal linked to Gideon Hayle. A boardroom denial follows as the Argentine manager explains a scam and hints at Hayle’s motive to lure Fairfax abroad.
The article profiles Senora Estrada Palma wife of Gen. Palma Cuba's first president. It notes six children four sons two daughters. Jose 19 a Columbia law student and secretary to his father. Tomas 17 and Candelaria 14 attend Newburg. younger twins Carlos and Luz seven and Rafael six. Estrada prefers their modest Central Valley home to Havana’s palace.
After a night of unsettled thoughts about a hidden discovery near St Martin's church the narrator plans to question Mr Bayley at the Santa Cruz Mining Company. He enters the firm's offices at ten, requesting to see the managing director and waiting for his moment.
A caller on Connecticut avenue used a sweet voice to gain entry to a house with a widowed father and his 40 year old daughter. The maid who answered the phone seemed to resemble the maid described, and the narrator notes the contrast between voice and appearance in this Washington Times anecdote.
A starving barefoot boy pleads for his last newspaper, while a ragged man and two passers-by exchange cold apathy. The scene contrasts charity with callous indifference as a public moral reflection from the Atlanta Constitution.
A fashion piece surveys shirt waists in sheer linens batistes and fine silks, noting their rise into shirt waist suits in various fabrics. It highlights travel outdoor wear practicality and the shift toward entire gowns, with prices from five dollars to seventy five and monogram trends in black and white.
In Kenosha Wisconsin six families plan to open a community kitchen to ease the servant girl shortage. A large house will be used as a kitchen with a chef and an assistant to prepare and deliver meals to six homes. Women back the plan despite husbands’ concerns.
Mabie argues readers should plan their books to form a productive habit. Start small with a few titles in an area of interest and avoid an unwieldy, complex reading plan to stay motivated.
A hitherto unknown ferment named galactose is shown to aid cheese ripening. It digests old cheese and remains active at low temperatures, enabling storage in refrigerators. The discovery suggests eliminating curing rooms as cheese could be aged directly in cold storage.
The piece contrasts tact with talent, calling tact the life of the senses and the interpreter of riddles. It frames tact as superior in practical matters, equating talent with power and wealth while branding tact as ready money and momentum guiding action. It cites N Y Weekly as the source.
The article notes heavy lace has become a key feature in home decor over recent months. Tables and bed linens now use prominent lace and insertion, including a luncheon cloth with colored silk embroidery and a border of heavy lace plus a lace insertion row.
A humor caption from Puck presents a married couple exchange. Henpeck complains about a wife ruling the household while Newed jokes about the wife’s promise to love honor and obey. The quip plays on gender roles in a light domestic skit.
When wiping towels thin, double them and quilt them on the machine. They become soft cloths for washing china and silver.
A New York housekeeper recommends thorough cleaning and inspection to remove moth eggs, then bagging garments in intact calico or muslin bags sealed with a sewing machine. She suggests turpentine-dampened cloths for shelves and trunks, warns against cheesecloth, and notes ready bags can be sewn from old linens and dresses to store blankets, furs, and clothing for the season.
Two independent investigations reveal microbes accompany humans and animals. Dr. W. F. Hutchinson detects crowded air microbes over London via balloon study. M. Jean Binot finds few bacteria on Mont Blanc summit, except in the observatory where visitors bring germs from lower depths.
Good Housekeeping advises brushing the fish with oil, skin side down on the grate above a flat baking pan. Start on the second slide under burners, then move to the oven floor to finish. A three to four pound fish needs about 25 minutes. baste with oil or melted butter in the final stage.
A playful exchange quotes a young man proposing to Mabel and the response focusing on beefsteak, reflecting humor in a Detroit Free Press snippet. The dialogue contrasts romantic intent with practical appetite for wealth and food.
A short exchange notes that golf is sometimes seen as dangerous. One speaker recalls two friends who were injured while golfing last season at the golf lake, prompting reflection on golf’s risks.
Miss Clara Morris recounts a stage anecdote from Camille in which an actor improvises with celery to replace a missing camellia rose. The moment tests lines as the audience senses the substituted flower’s symbolism and the actors’ restraint during the exchange.
In a Richmond Dispatch anecdote an author recalls sending a spring idyl to the Bombardier editor. The editor felt the impulse and fired the author, humorously noting his own inspiration drove the decision.
A Chicago Tribune fragment humorously recalls a graduate and her father as the girl boasts about a striking gown while papa laments the essay titled An Appeal for Higher Standards of Thought and Expression.
Prices from New York Cleveland Chicago Toledo and East Buffalo show varied values for flour wheat corn oats hay eggs cheese butter potatoes cattle sheep lambs hogs and cloverseed. Notable figures include New York flour patents 3.90 4.15 and cattle steers 6.40 6.50 while East Buffalo lists heavy hogs 7.80 7.85 and spring lambs 6.50 6.75.
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