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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1901
Page
15
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Column offers twenty words or less for twenty five cents. Each additional word costs one cent.
The report notes 7,365 booksellers across 1,403 German cities and mentions plans to form a commercial museum in Madrid. It records the Boston Museum of Fine Arts showing a deficiency of 38696 for 1900, and values the National Gallery London pictures at about 1250000 pounds.
The Washington Star reports Charles I. Evans recalling a medal awarded to Thomas Higgins for heroism at Vicksburg after aiding a Union color guard. He contrasts this with Sheridan era panics at Cedar Creek, noting officers and soldiers avoided detailing disasters, while leaders like Rosecrans and Early faced similar reluctance to discuss panic.
A Maine First Horse Artillery private recalls a stormy spring 1863 guard duty at Battery Cameron Georgetown Heights. He describes baiting a rat infestation with a rifle and bayonet, collecting about 30 rats, and reporting the odd solo action to a sergeant, claiming to have fought the engagement alone.
A Memphis Scimitar anecdote recalls two East Tennessee volunteers in Nashville during the late war. An officer with glasses, near sighted, passes by and one soldier jokes that West Tennessee must be windy since even men there wear eye shelters to keep rocks out.
A Glasgow Times brief notes a traveler at a hotel breakfast asking for a menu after the waiter lists dishes such as calves brains fried liver and deviled kidneys. The remark reflects humor over breakfast options.
Albert D. Richardson recalls Ulysses S. Grant’s calmness under fire and refusal to judge others harshly. Richardson notes Grants purity of character and amiability during campfires. George W. Childs adds that Grants thoughts and speech were clean and pure, never crude in private.
In a New York Life narrative, Jasper asks why Bond is deemed lucky. Jumpuppe explains friends abandoned him before success, leaving Bond to start anew with a clean slate.
The St. Louis Star notes that age honors the past while criticizing current times, signaling a timeless meditation on aging and memory.
The article details Queen Alexandra as a skilled amateur musician and craftsworker, noting her piano prowess, embroidery, leather embossing, and watercolor seascapes. It mentions her support for Wagner and Covent Garden, her influence in stopping court mourning, and her patronage of the arts and dog portraits.
Danish actor Thalberg recalls a blizzard in Nebraska where a stalled train left passengers hungry. Four men and a small American ventured into a desolate house, cooked prize chickens in a giant pan, and returned to share the stew amid cheers. The stout traveler grabbed a wishbone after a cautious warning pistol threat.
From Siberia to Mexico a long jump in tone, the text notes a national holiday in Mexico on June 14 called the national bathing day. On this day all citizens from President Diaz to servants are expected to bathe, with thousands avoiding water except during this official washing time known as St. John’s day.
The Chicago Chronicle notes science emphasis on gunfire as the queen's body moved from Cowes to Portsmouth. Letters in English journals of science report shots heard 84 miles away and concussions from 60 miles that shook windows.
The designer touts a sod poultry house that is cheaper and more convenient for western farmers. Walls use 12x12 inch sod bricks with two layers and 24 inch thickness, timbers above openings, and a sloped roof. Ground conditions govern building time and durability varies with sod quality.
The article details a 14 by 38 foot two room snug poultry quarters with a roosting room of 10 by 18 feet and a nest room of 10 by 14 feet. It highlights dirt floors straw for scratching and two south windows for light, with stove pipe vents and swinging roosts on wire. This sod house is praised for warmth in winter and coolness in summer as the best low cost poultry shelter.
Brief cartoon dialogue features Mouse and Rat in a humorous exchange about fear and reaction. Rat boasts running from a lady, while Mouse refuses to frighten her, claiming he would make her scream instead. Published in a Boston Courier comic snippet.
A brief literary dialogue notes a woman boasting six marriage offers for a suitor last month. The other character praises the man’s bulldog tenacity as deserving a better fate.
A Chicago Record-Herald remark notes scientists claim a man might live longer walking on all fours as he once did, while others would confine him and care for him in a cage.
A Philadelphia Press quip shows a minister scolding a boy for fishing on the Sabbath. The lad, defiant, says if nothing is caught he will be blamed. if something is, he will not. The light exchange captures a humorous clash over propriety and consequences.
In a humorous stage moment the narrator laments unrequited romance with Mr Woodby as the King interjects declaring he already has two grandmothers, underscoring comic ill luck.
A Yonkers Statesman piece features a dialogue exchange with Papa and Johnnie about marriage and speaking rights, highlighting a humorous family moment in a local column. The exchange reflects postwar domestic humor and social norms of listening and authority within a family setting.
A Chicago Times-Herald quip questions reliability of a woman's testimony in court, suggesting doubt if another woman is involved in the case. The remark reflects gender bias in legal discussions and public commentary of the era.
Brooklyn Life notes Hewitt Gruet has a fine library but mocks him for never returning borrowed books, a recurring habit attributed to him by local commentators.
Exchange unfolds with Cora pressing for an announcement while Haven voices doubt and the judge intervenes to pace the discussion. Tension rises as the trio debates timing and disclosure in a courtroom setting.
A terse exchange in Town Topics escalates as a father confronts a suitor over his daughter. The terse dialogue suggests rising tensions and a public glare on domestic matters.
J L Irwin describes a feeding-pen gate that uses a lifting lever and pin system to admit pigs by size. Smaller pigs gain access through lower gaps while larger ones are blocked, allowing orderly feeding and preventing crowding. The device is designed to keep smaller pigs from being stunted and ensures equal opportunity for feed.
A list of boyhood precepts urges truthfulness and self discipline. It promotes avoiding cigarettes, kindness to animals, courage, physical skills, scientific fencing, chores, care for siblings, sewing, prompt errands, housekeeping, companionship with a dog, readiness to leave home, and proper door etiquette to keep flies out and heat in.
Statistics show that the college man leads in practically all the professions and in the majority of business activities.
A Drovers Journal piece warns owners they kill many farm horses through careless handling and ignorance. It urges better feeding, disease prevention, timely care, and informed management to extend a horse’s life and keep sound animals productive into old age.
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