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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1905
Page
7
A portrait of a curious railroad shop youth who asks why and why not. He studies every detail, invents a lifting gear, earns a fortune, and remains humble, as his friends note his curiosity and generosity. J. M. Foley in N Y Times.
Tonti and Renee revisit the scene of past battles as he reads a La Salle letter confessing his heart’s conflict and his inability to wed Mademoiselle d Outrelaise. The letter reveals his obsession with exploration over domestic life and hints Renee’s fragile future amid frontier hardship.
Tonti receives news from Frontenac granting him vast royal authority in the Mississippi valley and a lucrative salary, while Renee declares her love. He faces a choice between wealth and honor or continuing the free, brave life with her. He chooses love, and the couple find peace as two storm-tossed barks reach harbor.
A hostess used souvenir postal cards as place cards at a luncheon, with guests sharing travel tales to win prizes. The event featured post cards as decorations, Irish table linen, souvenir spoons, and a menu with ramakins, hazelnut salad, and can teloupe ice cream. The piece also describes a ten year old birthday party setup with pink crepe mats, angels food cake, a hoop with candles, and candy favors.
A simple children’s activity uses soft padded tables blue or yellow Dutch bowls clay pipes and baby ribbon. Mold giant bubbles with a soap mix of shaved castile soap glycerine and water and award prizes for longest lasting most vivid color and largest circumference.
An all youth group event featured red and white corn decor, kernels counted per guest, and a bowl guessing game that awarded prizes to the two closest guests. Refreshments included hulled corn, corn muffins, popcorn, doughnuts, and coffee.
A hostess plans six unique place cards for luncheon guests by illustrating each girl’s individuality. One sits Turkish fashion on the floor with a matching advertisement, while golf, boating, equestrienne, and cooking fads are depicted to suit each guest.
A hostess at a large gathering uses a paper and pencil method to pair guests. Each man is introduced to a woman, chats for five minutes, then writes a brief description of her gown, appearance, and hair. After ten minutes the papers were collected for matching once the mingling resumes.
A mountain summer visit leads a physician to a 79 year old woman once living with epilepsy. He questions her widower about symptoms and asks if she ground her teeth at night. The widower replies that he is unsure if she wore teeth at night.
The article counsels middle aged and elderly women to avoid heavy black outfits. It favors light colors such as white blue and pink with discreet touches and accessories. It suggests pink velvet or chiffon accents on black for contrast and notes white lace and silk as elegant options for evening wear.
A daily routine recommends gentle rubbing on all facial areas where wrinkles occur. Use moistened fingers with lubricant to reduce irritation, stroke upward curves on the forehead toward the temples, and apply delicate, light stroking around the eyes and eyelids to minimize lines.
A guide to genuine rest suggests ten minutes of complete relaxation beats long periods of seated or lying still with tense muscles. It advises letting the body surrender to rest, imagining inability to move, to relieve muscle tension and refresh the mind and body.
The text outlines how a caller should behave during an afternoon visit. It covers leaving outerwear in the hall, options to bring hat gloves and cane into the drawing room for brief calls, and the custom of placing a card on the servant’s tray upon entering the room.
The official Paris prefecture cat Moumonte receives a retiring pension after fifteen years of service and is boarded out to feed on stews as the cat can no longer chew hard food.
Hatpins feature crystal heads or opaque colored bead heads worn as decorative hair jewelry.
In a remote Meade County area all residents left except one family. The father and two sons named themselves directors and hired the mother, a certified teacher, to instruct the lone pupil, a girl. They vote to hold classes in the family home and pay the teacher $40 monthly. district property taxes cover costs.
A playful tale set at supper time where Walter and Emmie hide in a barrel to defend against a pretend man-of-war approaching the bay. They fire a dried pea as a pretend cannon shot, surrender after a mock battle, and return with their mother to the house, laughing at their playful raid.
describes a homemade balance using two writing pad backs and string. A knot runs between nails as a pivot, with two pans formed from cardboards. Weigh items by balancing with weights and averaging readings, noting a smoother method using sand or water for comparison.
A humble fisherman named Alonzo discovered purple by stamping linen with a ring in slime from a shellfish mantle. The dye, produced as the slime dried in sun, yielded the color of royalty, adopted by the local king and valued since ancient Solomon's era.
A 30-year-old New Yorker, despondent over life, attempted suicide by jumping into the harbor. He was rescued after coughing up water and was pulled ashore, subsequently expressing revulsion at self inflicted death.
An English provincial theatre rendition of Hamlet featured Polonius and the prince. The prince calls Polonius a fishmonger, provoking an elderly pit audience member to protest that the moment is better than acting.
New Evening Pastime explains shadowettes as a simple drawing method for boys and girls who doubt their drawing ability. Use a pencil or pen and two sheets of unruled paper. Crumple half a sheet, place it on a flat sheet, and observe the shadow cast to form a picture under a single light.
A brief feature explains shaping a shadow picture by tracing outlines on paper then altering light to reveal faces animals or objects. Readers are guided to study lines from all angles and lightly polish with 5 to 20 pencil strokes while preserving the original silhouette for entertaining results.
A man in a canoe speaks of uncertainty as the craft may tip, comparing its form to a ship and expressing Blue feelings about its fate.
A new device merges car horn and gramophone. When the chauffeur presses it a hoarse voice shouts Get out get out toot toot and no one responds or stops.
A Missouri editor fires a pointed jab at unpaid readers by saying our wife suffered a severe disappointment last night and she went through our pockets while we slept. The remark signals pressure on delinquents without direct threats.
A Prairie Farmer subscriber from Stephenson county Illinois describes a bag holder made from a two inch strip frame with a wood back and a sheet iron hopper slanting at the top. Hooks at the bottom corners suspend the bag while a bolted strip with holes adjusts to bag size. The device aims to save labor, though some worry about tearing bags.
Farmers misjudge orchard needs relying on soil alone. Orchard crops exhaust minerals thrice what wheat per acre requires. Early fertilization with complete fertilizer plus truck crops aids growth. later switch to grass and rotting clover with acid phosphate and potash, 400 pounds per acre, to supply nitrogen and restore vigor.
The United States consumed over 100 million pounds of prunes last year, shifting from France and the Danubian provinces to American grown fruit. California leads production with 3.7 million trees in Santa Clara county and about 110 million pounds yearly, while ten thousand trays can be seen drying in the county each season, a point Secretary Wilson notes regarding foreign suppliers.
A farmer laments a hog's heavy rooting of bluegrass sod and argues there is purpose behind the animal’s behavior. He notes hogs seek bugs and worms beneath the sod and proposes keeping the hog off the ground when it is soft as a control measure.
The author notes small mistakes and disappointments from the year in farming and gardening. They urge making practical notes to correct difficulties for the next season, as rushed planting leads to repeating past failures.
A farm saying warns there is no clever cheat for calf and young stock feeding. Those who skimp rations may think they save money but will discover in the fall they have actually lost money.
Millet seed stands among the finest foods for chickens and other fowls. Scattered among dry leaves it can make a drove of chickens guay and happy for hours.
The article urges early feeding to build strong winter stores and advises placing sealed honey above the cluster. It describes insulation methods using woolen coverings and absorbent packing, plus ventilation. It notes foul brood risks, signs, and strict control measures including burning infected hives and disinfection to prevent spread.
The text notes Egyptian clover as a major forage plant from Egypt now adapted to countries bordering the Mediterranean. Its growth limit in the United States is not yet defined and the plant is hoped to perform well in climates similar to Mediterranean lands.
Snow covers wheat but harms harvest tools and warns against adulterated bran. Consumers are told to avoid market dumping to stabilize prices. Lawn care advice suggests reseeding and wood ash dressing. Final note says hornet farming is not worthwhile.
The article compares raising ducks to chickens noting hawks avoid ducks and ducks are hardier than chicks. Ducks reach market at ten weeks, require minimal fencing, and are not troubled by lice. It emphasizes a large room for killing, dressing, and grain storage.
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