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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1901
Page
3
The speaker recalls the children growing distant while comforting words come from an elder. He notes the flowers bloom and birds sing, yet teardrops fall as he longs for the children who are far away. The verse ends with attribution to F. L. Stanton in the Atlanta Constitution.
Describes Wahwun's guidance for the Arctides annual buffalo hunt near Lake Michigan in northern Wisconsin. The story follows the javelin ring contest to choose a leader, the victory of Wanahta, and the ritual buffalo hunt dance led by Meeme with a white pigeon feather blessing.
A Birmingham judge recalls a neighbor story of a young wife who spent days reading while her infant died, later visiting the grave with flowers. The speaker urges giving kind words and gifts to the living, not after death.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes that women unconsciously influence men through conduct and speech. A virtuous, high-minded woman can steer a man’s life, guiding him toward belief in God and goodness, sometimes without his awareness, prompting self-improvement or hypocrisy to meet her standards.
A New York Special outlines the east side Russian cafes where the educated poor, artists, scholars, and workers converge nightly. Hosts entertain, debates roam from Darwin to Russia, and loyalty across creeds under a Bohemian, liberal ethos. The piece profiles the cafe as a center of thought, humor, and solidarity. Frederick Boyd Stevenson.
A tale recounts Lord Brampton, Sir Henry Hawkins, being approached by a friendly stranger at a railway station. The man recalls once aiding him after hinting at helping him with baggage. He reveals a past tie to Crooked Billy and expresses a wish to “do a good turn” in return, citing the judge’s execution of Billy as the reason.
The Newcastle Chronicle recalls Archdeacon Sinclair preaching at Wellington and Chelsea barracks where a Coldstream guards sergeant major said soldiers miss his sermons. He learned the Chelsea chaplain had changed, and the sergeant noted the archdeacon’s voice resembled a drill sergeant’s.
Mae and Jack announce their engagement after a rainy meeting when he offered his umbrella. Ethel notes he was caught in the rain, and Mae recalls their romantic first meeting on a street afternoon.
The article notes monkeys respond to bagpipe music, citing Prof Garner on language and genetics. It claims Indian monkeys show fascination with Scottish pibroch, following Highland regiments and reacting as if to an ancient human instrument.
The article explains building a hotbed from fermenting manure with a frame and glass cover. It covers site selection, piling, heating indicators, bed depth, and timing. It notes heating to 85 90 degrees then cooling to about 70 degrees for seed sowing and ongoing management.
Lucious Stockwell explains a method to plow irregular fields by following a center triangle and half turns to minimize trampling. The diagram guided pattern reduces finish width mismatch, adds five rounds per side, and yields equal ends for easier final plowing.
C G Williams notes after three years of silo use that growing corn a year ahead and harvesting in one day reduces daily harvest work. Feeding from the silo during July and August helps milk yields, with silage plus a little grain outperforming large grain-only feeds and keeping more cash on the farm.
Mrs Emma Haven of 2508 South Ave Council Bluffs Iowa writes to praise Lydia E Pinkham's remedies for years of womb trouble and heavy flow, saying she recovered after using the compounds and liver pills and now feels like a new woman. The note is dated February 1 1900.
A legislature debate reveals one member recounts a senator elected recently was robbed by footpads in Paris, prompting a remark on French methods. The exchange reflects mid-19th century political humor about crime abroad.
A clipped composite quotes neighbors criticizing overreacting to infant illness versus stinginess delaying medical care. It contrasts a Chicago Daily News barb about vanity with a remark from Atchison Globe about seeking doctors for sneezes. It also mentions Mississippi river length and a light lambs exchange from First Impressions.
An 1870s advertisement touts Hoxsie's Croup Cure Noopium priced at 50 cents for children. The copy blends medical claim with a quoted moral remark about friendship from the Atchison Globe and editorial quips from newspapers.
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