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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1904
Page
7
The verse images a child finishing her school tasks as day fades. A Boston published piece by Dora Annie Chase evokes homeward longing, distant comrades, and the teacher’s plan guiding a young learner toward reunion with loved ones in the evening.
In Heath Cottage a concealed room beneath the roof accessed by a hidden cupboard and rope ladder houses a billiard table and oriental decor. The guests recount a mock Holmesian outing about a nervous orchidist Paul, a bungled boardinghouse burglary, and a starchy Tarborough constable drawn into espionage humor.
In Tarborough a group of disguised conspirators, led by Number Two, discuss adding Hubbock to their council and seek to remove risk from their identities. Hubbock, a boastful duplicating figure, is pushed as a committee addition, while the leaders debate disguise limits and the need for a unified leader. A brief note at the end recalls a South Africa army correction about a soldier presumed dead.
A crowd along Washington Square watched a sparrow entangled in a 100 foot tall string. William Dayton climbed a two foot diameter buttonwood tree to release the bird and was rewarded with coins. Dayton said he lives at Berkley lodging house and works as an engineer and rigger. A separate item recalls a Philadelphia truancy officer and a mother remarking her son is “brains.”
Grandmother teaches Rose knitting steps with nibbling jokes and brisk instruction. The poem follows a grandmother guiding Rose through throwing over the thread and pushing the needle while dreamlike scenes flutter around, ending with a reminder of the seam.
A children and their teacher group hike in a winter woods. Richard discovers a peculiarly fused tree with two trunks joined into one as two rev oaks grow together beside the path. Alice notes it resembles a tree on stilts while Alfred explains the origin of the paired trunks.
In a St. Nicholas piece Richard recounted two trees whose trunks had fused. one top died as trunks grew together while both remain alive. The origination involved one trunk branching and a leaning trunk resting in a crotch, a small branch above securing the union as bark pressed against bark like a clamp.
A practical sewing room project uses three light wooden boxes stacked on a frame. The top box holds unfinished work and mending supplies with a lined cover and pockets. The middle box divides for spools, needles, pins, and other small items. The bottom box stores buttons, tools, and stocking materials, finished with black walnut stain.
Marion Meade describes a home made sewing table kept in Orange Judd Farmer. It can be varnished or plain, ornamental fringe or none. Adding a row of brass tacks around top and bottom enhances appearance. fringe is optional.
A hairdresser advised Roosevelt family on proper washing and scalp care. He outlined monthly to biweekly shampooing, cautioned against soda in wash water, praised an egg yolk rinse, and detailed drying and brushing methods. He shared a dandruff lotion recipe and stressed gentle toning with cold water. An anecdote about Lincoln and Miss Owens follows, highlighting their early courtship in New Salem. Pearls in massel shells are noted.
A Rye, New York fox terrier named Dewey, famed for riding trains along the New York New Haven Hartford line, will become the first dog granted an annual passenger pass. He travels 40 to 50 miles daily, visiting stations and staff, then returns home to Rye each night.
A Rockville Connecticut man completed a 30 inch diameter, 16 edged top table formed from 3430 wood pieces gathered since 1876. A compass centerpiece, hidden drawers, and rosewood mahogany rim showcase a vast catalog of historic woods from Charter Oak to Fort Crown Point and many sites.
A short early 20th century recipe notes that emery bags resemble strawberries and advises using firm muslin to create a secure bag. It explains folding the fabric, stitching the sides with tight over and over stitches, and hints at reusing old emeries or making a new strawberry filling for a practical home craft.
Isabel Carter explains a project from Modern Priscilla for crafting a small emery bag and a satin ribbon pansy decoration. Instructions cover cutting, sewing, arranging purple and yellow ribbons, and forming petal shapes with crosswise stitches to imitate a flower. Variations include color substitutions and decorative beards.
A Victorian column urges plain girls to cultivate healthful habits, posture, grooming, and neat attire to enhance appeal. It argues sensible self-improvement surpasses beauty, notes good carriage boosts charm, and warns against neglect of details like buttons and shoes. The piece ends with a wry quip on flattery.
A detailed guide on hotbeds using manure heated frames to start plants earlier. It covers frame construction, drainage, sash placement, location, heat preparation, manure layering, temperature progression, and optimal depths per climate. Practical notes from L. H. Bailey and M. L. Merritt are cited for two month and light hotbed depths.
The article describes a large cistern owned by George L. Clemence of Worcester County Massachusetts for collecting liquid manure from a cow stable. As the cistern nears capacity, waste is pumped into a wagon mounted cask, with a fan shaped board and grooves distributing the liquid over a six foot wide area. It is tethered with a heavy chain. Also discussed is planting trees 32 to 50 feet apart to ensure sunlight and proper spraying, with 50 trees per acre favored over 75 to 100.
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