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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1903
Page
7
In a Washington Star inspired musing the speaker critiques rapid transit wrecks and endorses simple travel by spring wagon. He reflects on the dangers of trains and steamboats while praising the reliability of the old spring wagon for long country travel and sea journeys without a guaranteed return home.
General King and Capt. Blake reunite with Field as tension rises over money and a court of Indian prisoners. The party travels through a harsh night to face the Sioux inmates awaiting exile, with guards alert and plans for the morning removal of four men to the main room.
In the Frayne fortress tale, Nanette pleads with the general over Moreau’s ironed prisoner while Kennedy is injured and Fawn Eyes mourns. The guard struggle ends with Eagle Wing’s daring escape thwarted. Nanette and the dying Kennedy share a poignant moment as the general delays. The episode closes with Waller’s somber prognosis and late-night departure.
The article reports on an unusual belief in oyster intelligence and training from a New York Weekly excerpt. It describes oyster schools where oysters learn to stay closed out of water to survive longer, with trained oysters supposedly thriving while untrained ones perish. It also mentions a dancing egg trick using a hard boiled egg and a china plate as a boys and girls experiment.
A Philadelphia Press note describes a method to spin an egg on a plate then catch it with a hand. It also reports 11 year old Jack Stearns shooting a 250 pound bear near the Coombs Spring hatchery in the Adirondack region with guide Dave Charbonneau present. A Salem South Dakota shop keeps a cat that winds a large clock by pulling its weights to prevent the clock from running down.
Hugh H. Meehan of Chicago marries Florence Burgess, a St. Louis society leader, ending a romance that began last summer at Mackinac Island. A cousin of attorney Tom Cannon introduced Meehan to Burgess, leading to a Chicago visit and marriage in St. Louis.
A mother mouse seeks a home for herself and five babies. She samples a stocking and a bonnet house, but each has flaws. The tale ends with the discovery of four baby mice nestled in an oriole’s nest, while the narrator recalls a fifth fallen to the floor.
The German government has erected a new flashlight on Heligoland in the North Sea. The device features a parabolic mirror and a revolving reflector, claimed to be the largest and most advanced, visible for 23 leagues in clear weather. Initial trials near Nu remberg reportedly surpassed expectations.
The British Army reports a new intoxication from eating cordite strands found in cartridges. Major Jennings tested the effect and described a sweet taste with a 36 hour headache. Dissolved in tea it causes instant exhilaration and demoniacal actions, followed by 5 to 12 hours of stupor. Adding it to beer worsens behavior and quickens intoxication.
Prof Dunbar of Hamburg after seven years of work claims hay fever is caused by pollen toxins not mechanical irritation. He inoculated animals with pollen toxin to create a serum and then injected it into patients, proposing a new curative serum method.
Autumn crickets chirp to indicate air temperature. By counting chirps per minute one can estimate temperature within a couple of degrees Fahrenheit. Early counting is hard as crickets stop and distractions occur, but accuracy improves with practice.
A brief excerpt explains counting chirps per minute to estimate outdoor temperature and mentions malaria fought in tropical Africa with breeding places like wells and barrels. It notes Bathurst’s small island-like capital and a grant of £200 yearly, then reports on ultraviolet photography in Vienna and a Town and Country dialogue about a marriage proposal.
A Hawkesbury Agricultural College bulletin from New South Wales describes underground pit silos built 40 by 12 by 15 feet, timber lined with ironbark planks, with a six inch drain and clay puddle. The pits used heavy framing, roofed semicircular ends, a crown rail carrier, and screw ratchet compression, costing about $10 per ton of capacity. They are strong and durable but not the best option despite high cost.
An illustration shows an enhanced road scraper consisting of a heavy cart tire cut in two with the ends straightened. A hole is drilled through the tire to mount or secure the mechanism for improved planking surface and leverage.
The driver uses a spring scraper mounted to take a bolt or hook from the chain. In spring frost, the scraper levels ruts quickly, with a plank across the middle for the driver to stand. Extra weight a stone on the plank adds to deepen the smoothing effect and curved rear gathers dirt for a smoother road.
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