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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1904
Page
7
A nostalgic poem from the Chicago Inter Ocean recalls a beloved family homestead on a hill. It reflects memories of grandparents mother and brother, noting vacant rooms and shifting gatherings. The verse ends with a wish for Heaven's peace to rest on the home and all who dwell there.
A conspiratorial plan unfolds at a mass meeting where Number Two leads a money handover from Germany to England amid German patriotic pageantry. The narrator schemes to snatch the bag as the lights go out, surrenders to a chaotic chase, loses his disguise, and ends battered, with the money and fate unresolved.
A Boston Journal writer argues that laziness harms both mind and body. The piece urges fashionable women to exercise, walk, and engage hobbies to preserve youth and vitality, contrasting busy, productive lives with “drones” who neglect body and mind.
A thistle pin ball is described using three yards of lilac ribbon, a small piece of green velvet, wire or rubber stems, and three-fourths of a yard of green or lilac ribbon for a bow. Cut and fringe the ribbon pieces to form the pin ball in a simple decorative project.
Instructions describe making a thistle pin ball by sewing a fringe top, shaping a green velvet circle, attaching a stem, and stuffing with sawdust to create a spiky green top for a decorative flower. The method includes sewing the stem through the velvet and pinning the top for texture.
A New York Weekly essay argues that a bad temper in women creates more disruption than other faults. It contends that men seek peace and that self control and amiability grant lasting influence, while beauty or wealth offer little compared to a calm, agreeable partner.
In a crowded Evanston room the body of Captain John H C Smith, an eccentric local figure, was found after he died by rat poison. The 112 pound man wore bulky clothing to exaggerate size, while his measurements showed a 69 inch girth and less than 35 inch waist. Once stripped, he appeared small. once known as night watchman, he kept money via locksmith A L Phill. His birth and wealth remained unclear.
Mme Lillian Nordica the prima donna has obtained a divorce from Herr Zoltan X Doehme. Justice Bischoff of the New York Supreme Court confirmed the report of Referee William H Turner. Nordica, an American soprano, was previously married to Frederick A Gower who died in an 1882 balloon accident. The couple’s fortune and settlement details were reported, with Nordica later marrying Doehme in Indianapolis in 1896 amid public interest.
A land deed dated February 28 1822 showing James Yetton of New Gloucester selling land in Windham to Cyrus Wilson of Cumberland for 100 dollars was just recorded in Cumberland county. The document had remained unrecorded for decades until discovery by the present owners and compliance with the recording formalities followed.
A poem by Annie Willis McCulloch describes the Fussing Place as the room or corner where a child is sent after misbehavior. It contrasts initial fear and shame with the later realization that care and affection can redeem the moment. The piece reflects parental discipline and child resilience in a domestic setting.
A fable-like tale from the St Louis Post Dispatch where a hippo asks a lion to teach him to roar. The lion warns of the cost and stages a painful, theatrical cure involving endless practice and a cannonball pill, ending with the hippo discouraged from ambitious pretensions.
A early instruction piece describes making a game named Battery. It explains using blocks as forts and bombshell rings as bombs, detailing materials, a half inch board eight inches long, and wedge shaped pieces for slanted supports. The draft continues with step by step construction guidance and a note on available tools.
Instructions describe making a wooden game board with blocks on a central line, attaching brads, and using brass curtain rings as the play pieces. Players take turns tossing rings up an incline to land over a peg opposite, scoring points for successful landings. A 50 or 100 point target is suggested, with 2 or 4 players possible and partners optional.
Curious claim from New Zealand notes that tuataras a large native lizard species respond to singing and music. A Christchurch observer finds they emerge on rocks when choruses play and favor lively tunes over solos. New Zealand hosts the only wild tuataras, believed by biologists to be relics from the coal period.
New York researcher Prof W T Bull demonstrates a man with stenosis of the esophagus who eats up to twenty meals daily via a gastric fistula. The patient consumes food and drink through a tube, while six meals a day shown as a practical limit for economy. Lincoln anecdote recalls his strict conscience and honesty in legal practice.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune extract condemns self pitying women as martyrs wasting time on imaginary illnesses. It urges giving them purpose through work or personal hobbies to lift spirits and restore interest in life. The piece also notes a home care tip about reviving washed silk with methylated spirits and ironing.
John Mulvey ten, of Geneva New York, wandered out in freezing rain in his night clothes in a somnambulistic episode. His father followed footprints to Lehigh Valley station where the boy was found walking with his dog, carried home, and later slept without illness. He recalled nothing and dreamed of being followed. Mosquito Plant of Nigeria described by German paper as mosquito repellent and quinine substitute.
A farm article explains a barrack frame for sheds, detailing corner post framing, sweep mechanism, and rafter setup. It specifies four chestnut poles, 22 feet long, holes every foot, plates four by six inches, white pine roof, and braces spiked to plates. Barracks are favored over stacking for convenience and quick drying after rain.
Prairie Farmer endorses General Miles plan to employ service soldiers in road building. Using modern road machinery to improve national roads could ease monotony, reduce idle time, and cut public expenses. The essay argues employed troops offer practical value and economic benefit to the country.
A Rural New Yorker note proposes a pole and rope method to prevent a jumping cow, claiming it forces the head down at fences. It argues a humane alternative to shipping veal calves, criticizing exposing calves to cold and tying mouths, suggesting humane slaughter as easier and kinder.
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