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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1902
Page
3
The verse paints dawn as mist lifts and sun rises over a waking world. Birds sing, flowers open, and dew glistens as morning light fills the East. Children’s eyes open to the sun while nature awakens in a bright, cheerful scene.
Francis Lynde’s chapter follows Griffin watching a theater crowd and clues swirl around Jasper Grierson’s schemes. Griswold drifts toward radical ideas as Margery urges art over sermonizing while debating a woman’s conscience versus love and loyalty, hinting at looming conflicts.
An early summer morning scene unfolds at the Farnham house where Griffin questions Miss Farnham about a crime. She reveals a suspect admitted guilt willingly, viewing him as a gentleman rather than a brute, and she discusses his honor bound parole ending in St Louis. Griffin thanks her and leaves for a lakeside stroll.
Griswold grows close to Margery at Mereside as he rewrites his socialist tale. Charlotte remains distant though his love for her deepens. Margery guides the plot toward a novel form, diluting the original rights of man theme as the project evolves.
The ex regent queen of Spain pursues collecting playing ecards as a principal hobby. She owns many packs including an ivory set believed linked to Prince Eugene and Marlborough era campaigns. Queen Christina reportedly possesses rare cards from Egyptian Arabian French and Spanish origins.
This bulletin notes the Dorking as a hardy English fowl suited to cold, with a fifth toe and strong table qualities. It mentions origins likely spread by Romans, regional claimants in Sussex and Surrey, and three varieties White Silver Gray and colored. The breed is valued for flesh, laying, and broodiness.
H A Walker, a London and North Western Railway expert, reports in America that British railways carry more passengers with fewer accidents. He cites block working, level crossings, and coupling systems, arguing Britain should adopt automatic couplings like the United States.
A practical hog handling technique using a three eighths inch rope ten feet long. Cut three feet, make loops at ends, and tie the remaining seven feet to the short rope. Loops go on hind feet while the rope guides over the nose and back, pulling to restrain the animal. Described as effective by farmers and William Berck in Orange Judd Farmer.
Advice on constructing a tight, cobweb-free stable with rust-proof walls and three obstructed-window sides. Recommend separating species, bi monthly manger scrubs, and regular food changes to boost milk yield, noting cows merely transform ingested food.
The Rural World prescribes rest and scant rations for hogs affected by hog cholera. If the animal will eat, give a government recipe mixture of charcoal sulphur and salts, dosed at a large teaspoonful per 200 pounds, once daily. if the animal won’t eat, make a watered drench.
A Quaker city gossip recalls a dinner party where a late guest delivers a joke about sending regrets for his brother. The story ends with the punchline I lost as the host and guests react to the original but unintended humor.
A Chicago man afflicted with rheumatism nears death until a humble German offers St Jacobs Oil. After the first use the pain eases, and with continued applications the patient recovers fully in two days. The doctor is astonished by the rapid improvement. The Philadelphia Bulletin note follows.
The St Paul Calendar For 1903 six sheets 10x15 inches of pastel drawings by Bryson are ready for distribution and will be mailed on payment of 25 cents or stamps. Address F A Miller Chicago General Passenger Agent.
Wheat prices for No 2 red around 74c in Cleveland and Chicago futures at 72%c. Cattle values range from 3.50 to 7.40 for steers, veals kept around 7.00 to 8.25, and hogs finish near 6.45 to 6.75 in New York Cleveland and Buffalo reports. Butter eggs and cheese quoted, with potatoes around 65 to 70c in Buffalo as markets cycle through today’s transactions.
An advertisement touts Peruna as a cure for chronic catarrh with testimonials from Katherine Danter of Milwaukee and Jennie Driscoll of Brooklyn. It argues that word of mouth drives sales, warns against imitations, and invites readers to write Dr. Hartman for free medical advice.
In Flushing New York religious young women form a group to help single men with clothing care. They learn bachelors wear socks with holes and torn shirts and plan home outreach rather than sending hats to bareheaded men. A Willing Workers ad offers repair of socks and shirts at moderate cost.
In a Chicago Post exchange a prosaic young man asks if she can cook and she replies that the matter of cooking is not first. She insists questions be taken in their proper order and questions whether he can provide the things to be cooked. The dialogue ends with a quip on arrogance.
An expert radiologist and a hesitant patient discuss a puzzling foreign body felt in the esophagus for weeks. The specialist jokes about whether the lump is the patient’s brain teeth or a wife’s biscuit, adding a dry American tone to the exchange.
A humorous quip discusses monologue and dialogue in marriage with a married couple exchange. The piece cites Town Topics and Indianapolis News and ends with a proverb about money. It reflects light social humor from period sources.
In a clipped exchange the prosaz ask can you cook but the wise girl suggests taking questions in proper order. The dialogue ponders cooking as a task and hints at pride and shifting priorities in a brief Chicago Post style fragment.
Thoughtfulness of a Survivor recalls an incident on Lake Erie where an excursion steamer was lost and believed to have drowned. At midnight a survivor sent a telegram to Representative Southard asking to break the news gently to his wife, underscoring the human side of disaster.
A Chicago Daily News excerpt mentions Brown facing illness that impairs recognition of his wife. The dialogue mocks others who deny spouses’ identities, reflecting confusion over memory and sanity in a social setting.
In a light exchange from the Indianapolis News, Shotwell remarks on missed shooting opportunities while Sportless questions if the other ever shot, noting a clash of opinions on marksmanship.
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