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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1902
Page
8
Poem recalling childhood visits to grandpa and grandma with biscuits honey and cream. The speaker yearns for the old ancestral house, garret room, and the kindly grandparents as time passes and life changes.
A classic mystery tale by Guy Boothby unfolds in an atmospheric narrative featuring daring investigation, uncanny events, and clues that lead to a surprising solution. The author builds tension through sharp descriptions and brisk pacing as the protagonist confronts eerie phenomena and hidden motives.
A group of treasure hunters uncovered a vast trove beneath a courtyard, planning to return to loot more. Suspicion and betrayal grow as a Chinaman sighting unsettles Hayle, while servants are found murdered. At their camp vigilance intensifies. In Burma, a wrecked Englishman is found at Nampoung, arousing curiosity about his past.
A soldier deserted his post and disappeared into the jungles taking food for several days, leaving behind friends and duty.
Lippincott's Magazine recounts how Dante Gabriel Rossetti, reclusive in later life, avoided strangers by appointment. When an armed caller presented a letter, Rossetti leaned from the banister and calmly said the line, directing the visitor that he was not at home.
The article explains how macaroni wheats react to soil and climate, noting that black rich soils with hot dry summers produce perfect grain while damp cool or low nitrogen soils cause defects. It describes Gharnovka and Arnoutka varieties, their traits, regional suitability, and cultivation in the United States and Russia.
A series of practical farming tips urging smaller fencing, better soil work, planned daily tasks, ample whitewash for protection, and building a strong manure pile. Advice covers pasture timing, quiet handling of animals, delayed grazing until grass starts, and a focus on planting valuable timber where land is poor. The notes encourage improved gardens and shifting toward vegetables with less meat.
The New York Health Department seized cheap baking powder sold in the city. Samples showed an alum powder composition of alum and pulverized rock. Authorities destroyed several thousand pounds at the offal dock and warned that such cheap powders are unsafe. High quality cream of tartar brands are economical and healthful.
The Department of Agriculture reports foreign trade in agricultural products for fiscal year 1901. Exports totaled 952 million dollars, the highest on record, up by about 100 million from 1900. Imports fell to 392 million, 28 million less than 1900, yielding a trade surplus of 560 million.
The world’s ships carry 180 000 000 tons of merchandise annually with coal comprising a quarter by weight and wheat making up one tenth of that total.
Reports from New York to Cincinnati on April 28 show varied prices for flour and grains, including Winter wheat patents at 3.35 to 4.05, No 2 red wheat around 82 4 to 87 1/2 cents, and corn 62 to 70 cents. Livestock readings feature steers 6.20 to 6.40, lambs 6.40 to 6.50, hogs generally around 5.10 to 7.50 across several markets, with regional differences and no sales reported in some spots.
Margaret Donnelly, sole woman elevator operator at the Margaret Fahnestock nurses training school, describes learning the car and guiding visitors. She says she began five months ago, enjoys the unique role, and believes women are naturally careful at operating lifts. Her coworker Katie O Connor assists.
A class of nine young society girls meets every Friday at the Central Park Riding Academy in New York City to champion side saddle reform. Led by Mrs. L. C. Mohlmann they adopt divided skirts and sweaters and plan vaulting and other rough riding feats.
The C M and St Paul Railway offers several direct routes between Chicago and St Paul Minneapolis. The Pioneer Limited and Government Fast Mail Train run on the main line with six to seven additional diversions via coaches and sleepers. Travelers enjoy scenic passes through Illinois Wisconsin Iowa and Minnesota including the Lake Region and the Dells with Mississippi river views. One way and excursion tickets are honored on any line, useful for teachers traveling to the National Educational Convention in Minneapolis.
Two promoters discuss boosting capital to one billion dollars in a playful exchange. The first asks about increasing the capital and the second implies it by typing more digits, illustrating an ironic take on corporate hype from the Baltimore American.
Ask To-Day for Allen's Foot-Ease. It cures swollen aching tired feet. At all Druggists and Shoe stores 25c. Sample sent Free. Address A S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A Chicago Daily News item notes the marriage of a deaf and mute couple, described as likely to bring unspeakable happiness and a hopeful social milestone for disabled spouses.
Letters from veterans and others praise Peruna for kidney catarrh, with testimonials from Major T. H. Mars, John Vance, and J. Brake. The ad argues Peruna cures catarrh of the kidneys by addressing the root disease, boosts kidney function and heart action, and offers free medical advice from Dr. Hartman.
A mosaic of dated quips mocks women and railway maps. Judge Piso’s cure for coughs and colds is cited. An 1900 letter from Ocean Grove, N J notes the value of keeping one’s mouth shut.
A collage of vintage advertisements and quotes includes cough cures and cold remedies like Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar, Pike's Toothache Drops, and Putnam FaceLESS Dyes. Also quoted moral snippets from Atchison Globe and Ram's Horn emphasize restraint and broad ideas.
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