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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1903
Page
7
A Chicago Record excerpt recounts Uncle Abner noting people flock to doctors with conflicting cures. He recounts wife Liza Army resisting choices between Dr Brown and Dr Gray, delaying decisions, and eventual recovery, urging readers not to follow every external counsel.
In fall near the Platte region of northern Wyoming a veteran Covenanter style commander leads troops and scouts into hostile territory seeking a raiding wagon. Crabb returns with five exhausted men after tracking wheel tracks across prairie to foothills while the main pursuit presses beyond the river and into the breaks.
The narrative follows Maj. Flint at Fort Frayne as he weighs drastic steps for the rogue post adjutant amid rumors of Sioux captivity. Pete the Sioux speaker, pursuit legends, and tense post life unfold toward Gen Field’s arrival and a telegram recounting Field’s injury near Crook Canon.
A man loves his cat so deeply he would marry her if she were a woman Venus grants the wish and transforms the cat into a young woman They wed but a mouse frightens the bride who kills it Venus reverts her to a cat proving form and nature cannot differ permanently
A Nature account explains ant behavior at night linking nest sealing to sleep like humans. Ants stack pebbles to close the entrance, nap two to three hours, wake, wash, then resume duties tending brood and foraging. Thunderstorms allegedly spoil milk and other foods, with a German theory attributing an electric influence and mood effects before a storm.
General Cade and aides search rugged riverfronts after a dawn ambush report. A wounded outrider lies dead. another rider and a pony are found shot and scalped, with mule tracks leading toward distant hills and the Big Horn region.
Marl dredged from Michigan lakes feeds large scale Portland cement plants. A Michigan syndicate controls 17 lakes while plans expand to 1,000 barrels daily. Two plants operate with more to come, supplying Chicago foundations, tracks, sidewalks, and bridges as demand rises and new towns emerge.
A traveler’s account in the New York Tribune describes Turkish women, especially the old matrons, as pivotal in matchmaking. The piece outlines the ritual from gift exchanges and parental consent to the groom’s public arrival, the bride’s veil, and the moment of meeting the bridegroom with her.
Naturalist debunks the myth that gorillas attack with clubs. He explains they rely on strong teeth and arms to bite and maul, targeting faces and limbs. The orangutans may lose fingers when grabbed by the wrist, leaving them unable to climb or feed. Read from the N Y Tribune quotation.
Lisbon reports the crown prince of Portugal may visit the United States next year and meet American leaders after admiring the U S Navy visit led by Admiral Cotton. The piece praises good manners and notes the prince, born 1887 in Lisbon, is Duke of Braganza and heir to King Carlos. A separate anecdote jokes about a Rochester judge and a Hartford monkey incident offer light color.
In a brief excerpt from Youth's Companion, Alay E. Nichols describes a scene where a mother reads two notes and questions whether a party guest will attend. The dialogue reveals plans about hosting and informing friends, ending with a thought about future notices and hosting.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune description explains a semicircular box toy with centrally placed clowns or figures fixed at the ends. Dolls rise through openings in a cardboard lid covered by elastic hinged flaps, bobbing as the toy rocks, creating alternating visible figures.
A young tree endures sun and gentle rains until a fierce storm tests it. Wind and thunder bruise its branches and loosen roots but prompt deeper growth. With each struggle the tree gains girth and vigor, finally becoming mighty enough to defy hurricanes, a testament to rough usage forging strength. Well Spring.
Emil and Adolph Reiss, once separated twenty years, reunited at the Ellenville New York fair after recognizing each other through pigeon exhibitors and a shared owner’s card. The brothers planned to meet again the next day.
The Orange Judd Farmer article describes compact three-compartment coops for fattening chickens, built from lath and small frames. With four to six-week fattening periods, four birds per coop, and a diet of ground oats skim milk and occasional fattening add ins, weight gains near 200 percent were reported in tests, suggesting higher market returns for confined fowl.
Prairie Farmer cautions farmers on feeding the new corn crop as it ripens. High moisture and palatability tempt overfeeding, especially in hogs whose diets favor concentrates. Start sparingly, feed even milk stage corn, and gradually increase while serving whole plant fodder to prevent herd disease.
An article details a 24 by 12 by 10 inch feed box with a slide board to regulate grain flow, preventing waste and bolting. It explains how removing the slide yields an ordinary feed box. A separate note urges keeping colts away from mares during work to prevent drag, accident, or heartbreak.
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