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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1901
Page
7
The poem describes cattle descending from hills during a drought filled summer. It paints rural scenes with livestock, birds, and farm life as distant crowds gather and feel renewed by Mother Life’s abundance. Moses Teggart notes the piece in the Springfield Republican.
Maud and her father fume over a telephone led romance with Archie Ashcraft as Maud envisions elopement and marriage by telephone. Across the comic skit the pair plan and balk and eventually consent to a wedding with Rev Churchly, as the father mutters approval.
A Boston Globe recounts a San Salvador visit where a tourist endures a series of earthquakes. The veranda shakes, the house collapses after four shocks, and the pair salvage whisky then seek shelter, noting the seventh quake has tired them but they must press on.
A collection of brief observations and anecdotes from the era. Topics include skin troubles among sulphate makers, a Boston advertisement, Evarts’s quips on size and measures, Burke’s Peerage sales in the United States, Evarts’s east west praise, John Wilkes Booth’s unmarked grave, and Porter’s claim Booth’s body was hidden in a Washington arsenal before being returned to the family without a monument.
The article explains the oil well blasting procedure with nitroglycerin. It describes anchoring to hold the charge above the bottom, hanging the shell at the shaft top, and placing nitroglycerin in reach. Spectators retreat to safety as the charge is opened, ensuring air intake and outlet stoppers to prevent splashing.
A poem by J. W. Whitfield from the Utica Observer tells of two young Polywogs who venture beyond shore disregard warnings. They meet a predatory fish and perish, illustrating a moral about avoiding sin and folly. The piece ends urging boys to grow into men by following sensible commands.
A Cheyenne millionaire recalls an 1890 Louisiana enumerator stint, a $119 government bill, and a long wait for a check. After letters and a terse census bureau notice, he finally received the money in 1894, cashed it, and promptly lost it in a banked stake.
A traveler notes a peasant woman in Vienna rarely seen in winter without a tattered fur muff. Women carry bricks or shovels and drag wagons with one hand while keeping the other warm. Street labor is common as they repair pavements and dig trenches in masterful fashion, wearing varied clothing with baskets or a child on the back.
A witty exchange from the Boston Transcript notes a mother’s anxiety over her son Tommy being the poorest scholar. Tommy replies that his answers are selective, arguing it’s unwise to reveal all one knows to a teacher.
The article details how dogs churn dairy products, pull carts in Holland markets, haul light northern cargo, and assist alpine search parties. It notes dogs in monasteries aiding lost travelers and highlights the diverse roles canines fulfill in daily life and disaster relief.
A Chicago Record item describes farm dogs as versatile helpers on northeastern Ohio farms. The dog guides cows to milking, opens gates, and now, in a shown setup, runs a churn using a treadmill principle. Shepherd dogs adapt quickly, barking to signal start of the new task.
A St. Nicholas account describes burrowing owls living in deserted marmot and rabbit burrows across western prairies. It notes their ten inch length, gray brown speckled plumage, bowing ground stance, white eggs up to nine per nest, and nesting behavior with dogs, snakes, and dangers from polecats.
The article explains a side grafting method for peach trees and other fruits. It details stock preparation, side incisions, scion shaping, and tying before waxing, noting the technique works on trees from half an inch to an inch in diameter and can succeed in branches and larger stocks with proper handling.
In Mount Vernon New York Baby the black and tan dog belonging to Mr and Mrs George W Primrose died suddenly. The pet lay in a tiny white satin casket among flowers in the front hall with a $200 cradle. Baby traveled with the Primroses for nine years and was much loved by the household and hill neighbors nationwide.
A 12 year old girl’s public school examination essay in an English town contrasts boys and girls. She notes boys shout loudly and speak with an open mouth while girls stay silent until spoken to and respond respectfully. The piece ends by observing gender roles as boys become husbands and wade no more, while a grown woman becomes a widow and keeps house.
A description of a homemade smoothing harrow using a split log placed along its length to level land. The implement is presented as unequaled for leveling tasks, detailing how each end of the log is attached to the harrow to create a leveling tool.
A passage describes using a stout six foot wire tool with the oval side down to smooth surfaces after harrowing, as advised by E. Dickenson in Farm and Home, noting it makes the task more effective on smooth soil.
A brief exchange captures a relationship conflict as a speaker accuses a partner of breaking a promise, and the other vows to create a new one. The Philadelphia Record framing adds a period voice tone to the vignette.
An ad urges readers to ask grocers for Grain-O the grain based drink that replaces coffee. It claims children can drink it safely and praises its mochas like color. Priced 15 and 25 cents per package. Then a brief Bertha Nettie exchange and Boston Transcript quip follows.
A short ad notes Allen S. Olmsted of Leroy New York offers a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease a powder to shake into shoes claiming relief for chilblains sweating damp swollen and aching feet. It helps with new or tight shoes and calms corns and bunions. Available everywhere druggists and shoe stores sell it for 25 cents.
A family tale shows Edith noting her sisters attend a seminary while she records their activities. When asked about a geology class field day, she humorously says they are hunting theological specimens, reflecting a child’s innocent misinterpretation of grown up topics.
Miss Nevada Stout of Dyersville Iowa has earned a license to operate a stationary engine. At 18 she answered 24 of 25 exam questions and will oversee a 50 horsepower engine in a large mill, handling the task through her own knowledge and ability.
A brief exchange shows Mrs Crawford remarks her husband is hard to please while Mrs Crabshaw quips it is fortunate he is not always that way. The note reflects social banter in Town Topics.
A brief Chicago Daily News quip notes a dialogue about making sausages with a pun on “sau sages.” Grinds explains a pointer from a friend as the spark behind the venture.
A brief clipped quote contrasts quick thought with spoken word attributed to a Philadelphia Press item, noting lines by a speaker about rapid speech and gendered phrasing.
J. L. Irwin argues in Country Gentleman that a good farmer who is also a poor renter benefits a landlord when hired rather than rented. The arrangement ensures farm upkeep, soil fertility, and steady improvements, letting the worker enjoy better housing and clothing while his family gains steadier support.
Estimates from the division of statistics show the 1896 hay crop at 60 million tons worth about 4 billion dollars, exceeding the value of wheat by a third. Pasture and forage supported 16 million cows and feed 37 million sheep, 30 million cattle, 14 million horses, and 2 million mules, with total grass and forage value over one billion dollars. Arthur Henry, in Ainslee's.
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