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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1902
Page
7
A narrator recounts joining a London firm after a Pilchard Street diamond heist and a high profile Russian swindle case. Directors hire him to recover missing funds from the United States Empire bank fraud, leading to dramatic court testimony and a confrontation with two enigmatic petitioners in Old Bailey surroundings.
Washington Star notes mourning rings resurge in American fashion led by widows. Paris origin via Lalique, black pearls set in tarnished silver with cameos. Rings range from seal-cut stones to enameled wedding band in mourning, with posey bands and perfume rings also popular among debutantes and society women.
Elizabeth Robbins argues mothers can train obedience with fair clear commands and consistent enforcing. She cautions against whimsical demands and urges gentle firm authority to build lifelong respect for parental and divine law.
A detective tale by Guy Boothby set in a shadowy world of intrigue and danger. The narrator confronts uncanny clues and a mysterious adversary in a pursuit that blends suspense with exotic locations and clever ruses.
A long-haired visitor asks the editor about a nearby literary club, wordlessly confirmed when the editor reaches under his desk and asks if the guest is a literary man. The exchange portrays a quiet, local scene captured by the Catholic Standard.
A school inspector links children's misspellings to adults mispronouncing words. He cites a pupil listing fruits as Apis strorbriz rarsbriz goosbriz bnarners and another who spelled idea as idear, defended as a shorthand by the pupil.
The article prescribes cold water treatment to relax throat muscles and prevent sore throats and colds. Apply cold water to the throat and chest morning and night, sponge the chest daily in winter, and dash water on the neck and torso until the skin glows, then rub with a towel and finish with ten minutes of hand massage.
A humorous exchange cites a scientific fact that meat causes bad temper with burnt meat provoking the reaction. Mrs De Jarr confirms the observation, noting meals and mood as linked in the weekly humor column.
The piece notes women at a Leeds area forge where four daughters of the master smith work at the anvil making gas hooks and bent nails. Eight daughters trained to help, four remain, four have forged independent chains to own establishments. In Staffordshire and Worcestershire nail districts many women work at the anvil, but female smiths in ordinary shop work are rare.
A French physician cites a study that 70 of 100 corset wearers lose health and backs a proposed law banning corsets for women under 30. The bill would impose strict production and sale rules, with penalties including imprisonment or fines for sellers and guardians for minors.
At a Berlin surgeons congress Dr. Gluck demonstrated a speaking apparatus that helps patients who have lost the thyroid cartilage speak, working by inhalation or exhalation. He cited 12 successful cases where the whole thyroid cartilage was removed and 12 where half was removed, including a 74 year old man.
In a witty exchange from the New York Journal, Mrs A remarks that the neighbor bought a hat exactly like hers. Mrs B notes the irritation, but Mrs A says she gave hers to the cook, turning envy into a joke.
A Philadelphia Bulletin quote sketches Maude’s habit of dressing for events and a joked warning she would rush to a new dress if she believed she was going crazy. The brief vignette hints at personal style under pressure without detailing events.
Describes a 14 by 26 foot structure divided into a 9 foot wide driveway and a 5 foot wide corn crib with flared posts. The crib holds 600 to 700 bushels of ear corn and features a movable wagon capacity via pulleys. The 16 by 20 granary includes a 3 foot alley, two rows of 6 1/4 by 14 foot bins, 7 feet high, with capacity for about 700 bushels of grain and space for 400–500 more corn on an upper floor. Continuous roofing, hemlock construction, and a convenient chute system enable direct transfer from wagon to bin. A 6 by 16 foot space houses the milling and measuring setup near the granary, with a door connecting the driveway for easy access.
George W. Brown from Ohio Farmer suggests corn cribs store corn in a granary bin and forecasts construction costs depend on available materials. He notes stone or tile pillars ease pest access, and outlines possible framing methods including hewn timber, sawed timber, and balloon framing.
An excerpt from Farmers Bulletin No 143 by the U S Department of Agriculture describes ideal dairy cow hindquarters. The animal should be cat-hammed and slim through the lower thigh with a long quarter and a wide loin region. The body angles should be clear with no surplus flesh and an udder that is wide deep capacious and firmly attached high on the posterior side.
The old standard by Dr Wolff on digestible protein for cattle costs 2.5 lb per 1000 lb cow is questioned. New practice favors feeding protein by each cow’s capacity, as some small cows efficiently use full protein while larger cows may waste it. Agricultural Ep.
Mrs Anna Martin recalls recovery from backache dizziness and irregularities after a year of illness and Peruna use. Miss Marie Johnson praises Peruna for eleven years of female troubles cured in three months and urges others to try the medicine. Miss Ruth Emerson reports relief from two years of painful menstruation with Peruna curing in six weeks.
Granville I Woods of 323 West Fortieth Street has lawyers pursuing his patent rights for an electrical controller system to run cars on the Manhattan railway. His claim involves General Electric's train control device and Sprague Electric's multiplanit, with a 50 000 valuation and efforts to settle with both companies.
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