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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
7
Miss Carney and companions recount a voyage home with a lewd clergyman on board and plan to press duties and social visits at Carney Croft. The narrator reveals why he stayed longer than intended and fears over hidden entrances into the old house.
Mr Ware arrives at Carney Croft and helps quiet fears of haunting by remarking on new locks and wary trespassers. Miss Carney, Miss Weston, and Dr MacArdel speculate on a leading woman in the ghostly affair while sharing morning chatter and plans for upcoming visits.
The narrative traces Sam Houston’s life from a hard frontier upbringing in the Tennessee Valley to his education and early travels with Cherokee adoptive family. It covers his enlistment as a private in the War of 1812 under General Jackson, his injuries at Horseshoe Bend, and his later career as lawyer, Tennessee governor, Texas commander, and hero of San Jacinto.
A story notes a heir who plans a mansion and luxury with inherited wealth. His adviser questions the spendthrifts, recalling a uncle proving one can live on under $1,000 yearly, ending the trial as he concludes the point is proven. A St Patrick's Day toast cites two hobos debating hard times and work.
A New York World report explains counterfeiters profit from pennies by producing 100 for 18 cents, leaving 82 cents per dollar. The challenge is passing them into circulation and the need for a die and skilled craftsmanship.
A wedding expert now works on commission selecting cravats gloves and dress incidentals for groom best man and ushers. Haberdashers catering to fine trade find this service profitable as a high price is commanded for such professional duties.
Captain Gambier recalls a Royal Engineer barracks episode showing strict drill. A museum-worthy moment has Andrews the army servant losing part of his ear to a stray pistol shot yet treating it as normal, reporting only he was “looking for a bit of my ear.”
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes scarce outdoor monuments to women in the United States aside from Mary Washington’s Fredericksburg shaft. In New Orleans a statue of a seated woman with children stands before an orphan asylum, evoking the region’s early social workers and echoing one clear name: Margaret.
A municipal authority extends services beyond weddings, offering sartorial guidance for social events on request. The official is available to advise during dress preparations and at various community gatherings.
A thoughtful view frames a great golfer as not only skilled but shaped by a sunny disposition and strong golf science. The emphasis is on balance of nature and learned technique as the recipe for success.
A Journal of Agriculture correspondent describes a durable gate hinge design using wagon tire material. The upper hinge passes around the post and is bolted to the gate, while the lower hinge forms a half around the post like a Y shape. A series of post holes allows bolt C to set gate height for snow clearance or to permit animal passage.
The article explains that shallow tillage helps conserve moisture but must avoid cutting top roots. Two to three inches is ideal for flat cultivation on well-prepared ground. Proper seed-bed preparation and maintaining capillary action ensure water and fertilizers reach roots, avoiding excessive exposure to sun.
Failure comes to the faint heart. Fear of being caught stands for conscience in some men. Much of American soil fertility wasted by growers. One year trial results unreliable. The most nutritious day is when grasses or clover bloom. Delaying hay cutting by a week reduces feeding value. With a short hay crop, store sheaf oats. harvested later, straw feeds well.
Practical farming guidance notes tracking labor hours for ground work planting tending and harvesting. It advises adding machinery wear and tear and agreed interest on land investment. After harvest, compute bushels at market price and adjust practices to boost next year’s yield.
An exchange states that 1000 dollars net income on a farm after expenses is better than 3000 dollars in the city. Many readers may doubt it, yet the claim holds: the farm farmer enjoys more net security and fewer unplanned costs than the city worker who must cover all expenses.
An extensive corn grower asks if planting two year old seed is advisable and which now germinates 94 percent. Indiana Farmer says yes it is safer than 1906 seed which may show 98 percent germination. Old seed is more vigorous but needs more moisture to start germination.
The text argues that a stallion who does not imprint his qualities on his foals should not be bred to. It emphasizes choosing the superior animal between two, noting the stallion should be prepotent enough to impress traits on the colt. otherwise he is just a scrub horse.
The singer favors singing for a small circle of friends at her own home rather than a large public audience, choosing privacy and personal ease over public performance.
The article argues most farms can support honeybees and gain benefits from apiculture. It notes bee activity reduces waste of nectar from fruit trees and wild flowers, suggests cooperative farming around apiaries, and advises on learning beekeeping, handling stings, and building confidence.
A Northwestern Farmer correspondent warns that harrowing corn must be done with a light slant tooth harrow and only when the soil is workable. Move the harrow from planting to pre-standstill stages to keep weeds down, avoid late harrowing, and work promptly for best yields.
Distemper is preventable by keeping quarters clean and well aired. Wash troughs with soap or carbolic solution twice monthly, whitewash stalls monthly, scrub floors periodically, and provide abundant exercise and pure air. Animals with pasture access fare better than those confined in poorly ventilated barns. If the disease is light, it need not trigger alarm.
A historic veterinary note outlines home treatments for throat injuries in horses. It recommends olive oil and acetic acid salve, hot bran poultices with neatsfoot oil camphor and mustard, a grain sack head bandage, Glauber salts in feed, and occasional iodide or potash for fever, underscoring broodmare and farm herd care.
A Prairie Farmer correspondent outlines a six foot wheelbarrow with side rails six feet long and a 15 inch gap at the wheel. The frame supports a covered board shell with a leg extending to the bar. It is recommended for moving boxed goods and beehives.
The writer explains rolling sugar beets lightly before thinning, cultivating before and after thinning, and repeating every ten days. They continue until beets are large enough that cultivation would injure leaves, then ditch and lay by.
An estimate says reclaimable overflowed lands in several states total 50,000,000 acres. Reclamation could raise land value by more than 5,000,000,000 dollars and annual crop value by 1,500,000,000 dollars. If divided into 40 acre farms, it would provide homes for 2,500,000 families and place 12,000,000 people on productive land.
Russia claims the longest telegraph network in Europe spanning 109,375 miles of wire, reflecting its vast communications grid and historic infrastructure.
A farmer in Orange Judd Farmer describes general purpose horses weighing 1200 to 1300 pounds. He favors Morgan type, compact build, good action, large enough for hauling and daily farm tasks. Emphasis on kind handling, early colt care, housing in bad weather, ample wholesome food, and close attention to each horse.
The piece argues future horse value should guide next year's colt numbers. It warns against lice spread from hen houses to stables and advises keeping horses and poultry separate. It notes leguminous crops and domestic animals can adapt across the country and that the U S has ample horses, suggesting feasible carriage capacity for the population.
The article cautions against crowding hogs in tight sheds as it leads to colds and lung troubles and heavy losses. It recommends small individual houses for breeding sows and dispersing hogs across fields, suggesting six to eight hogs per house and multiple houses for better welfare.
A duckling is described as generally lice and mite free due to the oily nature of its skin. The article suggests that oil rubbed into the feathers repels or removes parasites as a practical remedy.
Advice warns against overcrowding chickens in a confined space as it leads to poor welfare and disease outbreaks. Recommendations emphasize adequate space to prevent health issues and maintain flock well being.
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