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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1906
Page
6
The essay contrasts northern mill work and western settlement with European immigration and railroad interests aiming to recruit workers. It follows Peck's Bad Boy author George W. Peck as Pa is sent to a hospital, while the boy discourages others from joining a circus, and recounts antics with camels hyenas and farmhands.
The article explains peptines and peptones as decomposition products of albumen and traces Emil Fischer’s work on synthesizing albumen from peptines. It argues science seeks to combine peptines to create artificial albumen and potential artificial bread and meat, promising nourishment and alleviating hunger and crop failures.
The past decade marks a major national effort to reclaim arid and semi arid regions through irrigation. West and Middle West tracts once deemed worthless are now highly productive as deserts yield fruitful fields and gardens. The Department of Agriculture is a key driver, turning pioneers' dreams into reality.
A traveler back from Europe met A. J. Drexel at Monte Carlo where Drexel hosted European nobility including Russian grand dukes. Drexel recalled boasting about gambling losses and described responding to a hypothetical cheating scenario by supporting the cheered party.
An Indiana Methodist Episcopal pastor urged men in his town to whistle the tune if they could not sing along. He led by example and whistled the first verse himself to kick off the singing.
A Chicago girl efficiently repelled a burglar using a meat axe prompting a note on arming methods and old time security tools. The incident raises questions about the relevance of the time honored hatpin as a defensive precaution.
An anonymous English writer argues that love of nature is widespread across classes, yet many confuse it with enjoying fresh air and change of scene. The piece notes social pressure to claim interest in nature, politics, sports, literature, and religion, and questions golfers' true focus on scenery versus the ball and bunkers.
A humor piece notes a hotel clerk explaining a guest that the best room was already assigned to fifty others that night, so the guest would be crowded if claimed. The joke hinges on the clerk’s blunt practicality and the guest’s surprised plea.
Dr. P. L. T. Hernelt, a French metallurgical expert, predicts Canada will lead iron production within a decade. He argues current $60 million yearly steel imports can be replaced by domestic output using Canadian ore and water power, fueling rail and structural steel growth and broader industry. Sweden is noted for abundant ore to meet world demand.
In a moonlit night the elders of Ephraim gather under pressure and fear. Joshua returns as a Hebrew Egyptian overseer reveals his identity and Elishama reaffirms faith. Moses proclaims God heard the cry and delivers deliverance through signs.
The National Red Cross Society, reformed under congressional supervision, offers its services to feed starving Japanese peasants. President Roosevelt appeals for contributions to fund relief efforts. Some 680000 people face dire conditions, with deaths rising as the crisis mirrors India. Gifts go to Assistant Secretary C Hallam Keep in Washington for direct distribution.
Announcements state the National Purity conference will meet in Chicago on October 9 to 11, 1906 under the National Purity federation. The federation aims to unite groups across the United States promoting purity in individual life social relations and family life through prevention education reform law enforcement and legislation.
The will of A. W. Carson known as Kit Carson, a veteran newspaper man who died at St. Joseph Missouri, leaves one thousand dollars for the purchase of Mark Twain's How to Be a Gentleman. Copies are to be distributed in the YMCAs of the north, as they don't need it in the south.
In Nellore India Hindu Christian Endeavorers went out nightly to care for cholera stricken Mohammedans as part of a religious outreach effort.
Berlin reports Germany’s population grew from 56,367,178 in 1900 to 60,605,183 in 1905, a net gain of 4,238,005 or about 7 percent. With minimal immigration and some emigration, the growth shows strong vitality and potential to reach near 70 million in a decade.
Sir John Sinclair a Scottish baronet has given gramophones and records to 300 asylums and other institutions with the condition that the devices be played to inmates for half an hour daily.
Adam Badeau recalls in the Chicago Tribune how two West Point comrades grew into trusted allies. He notes Grant’s early promotion of Hancock to brigadier general and Hancock’s bold leadership in the Wilderness and the siege of Petersburg, underscoring Grant’s lifelong respect and praise for Hancock as a superb soldier.
In Galesburg Illinois on May 22 the opening day of the Illinois G A R encampment a monument honoring Mary A Bickerdyke known as Mother Bickerdyke will be unveiled. The famed army nurse attached herself to Sherman s forces and aided sanitation from Atlanta to the battlefield while serving in the Chicago sanitary commission tracing neglect and rascally conduct in supply distribution.
The article explains aerial photography in warfare using balloons or kites to observe enemy troops and fortifications from 10 to 12 miles away. It notes photographers determine projectile velocity and torpedo courses from elevated views and record effects similarly.
Prof P E Shaw of University College Nottingham is credited with inventing an instrument of extraordinary delicacy capable of measuring one seventy millionth of an inch. The apparatus hangs from rubber bands in a frame inside a felt covered box and operates only at night when city factories are quiet.
To aid distressed fishwives the duchess of Sutherland launches local carpet production on the Sutherland estate at Helmsdale. The plan covers material dye and labor from local sources with expert instruction supplied.
The youngest general in the world is Sultan Ahmed Mirza born in 1891. He is the Shah of Persia's son and brother to the current shah and serves as a full general with a regular staff. He reviews troops and leads an army corps as a plaything.
A military commission in Berlin surveys methods to render cavalry unseen on the battlefield. The panel weighs novel concealment techniques and practical deployment, aiming to preserve cavalry relevance amid evolving warfare.
Comrade C E Smith recalls his first Harper’s Ferry musket imperfectly balanced by kicks and his Springfield rifle in pursuit of Gen Price. He describes a 109 mile three day march with scant rations and the grim task of burying dead at Shiloh and Farmington before joining the cavalry.
A First U S S S regiment advances toward Yorktown and faces shell and shot from enemy lines. A mud bound skirmish yields a comical moment as a soldier jokes about shells being filled with oysters while chaos ensues. Nearby officers including Gen Porter are targeted as Griffith and Mott batteries position.
Excavators in St Martin de Re France uncovered trenches with skeletons believed to be locals who died defending the town against the English in 1672. A spherical iron bomb within the find contained moist black powder about one third nitre one third carbon and one fifth sulphur with iron oxide from rusted shell.
An officer must present the original report to a junior and obtain the signature as proof of mastery. A general officer cannot express an opinion until the accused has provided a written defense.
The historic Suter’s tavern in Georgetown, a stop for Washington and Jefferson and a meeting place for the commissioners who laid out Washington, was put up for auction with no bids. The structure remains nearly as it appeared a century ago.
A donor unnamed woman will fund a $45,000 YMCA building at Fort Leavenworth Kansas the nation’s largest military post. The project aims to provide a premier facility for soldiers and staff.
Mrs. W. E. Morgan of Missouri is described as the sunbonnet boss of one of the state's richest zinc mines. The employees reportedly respect her leadership and work well under her direction.
The fragment presents a dialogue with comic and melodramatic tones. It features Miss Rosenstein declaring love as a burning passion while another speaker teases about a lover growing fatter and expanding with heat. The piece reads like a humorous aside from a theatrical or literary page.
The national instrument of India is a single hollow rod of bamboo with two empty gourds tied on it. The rod’s ends feature carved figures representing an elephant and a dove, symbolizing peace and strength.
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