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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1904
Page
7
Fragmentary verse from F. I. Stanton printed in the Atlanta Constitution laments the sweet world of blossoms and a dreaming night. The speaker longs for life, light, and harvests, asking how long to tread the path to peaceful rest beneath shifting visions.
Old Cy and Martin wrestle with bringing Amzi back to sanity as the hermit regains a childlike state and bonds form over camp life. Officers return seeking a fugitive, Martin defends due process, threatens legal action, and welcomes the pair for a cordial, uneasy sleep.
Martin guides Officers Scott and Sol through a forest to a hidden cabin linked to the fugitive McGuire. They discuss risk, plan, and the likelihood of a deadly confrontation, while Martin weighs Angie's inheritance and a possible return to Greenvale.
Levi and Martin track a feared criminal through a stormy forest to a moose skull marked cabin. Officers Scott and companions hesitate at the door as a rifle shot echoes, and the owner McGuire remains unseen inside the smoke rising from the hut. The scene closes with a silent stand and a cliffside echo.
A long reader letter discusses using soda in stewed fruit to cut sugar but warns it harms flavor and acidity. It favors cooking methods that preserve fruit flavor, suggests using fruit juice as a base for puddings or sauces, and recommends keeping fruit whole and tender while avoiding front-range stewing.
The Detroit Free Press describes a quaint barrel swing for a country porch. Saw part of a barrel, screw four eye bolts into the sides, thread ropes to an iron ring above, and seat the barrelhead half with cushions or bare wood for a rustic hanging seat.
A Parisian manicure claims beauty secrets for prolonging lovely hands with skin food or oil baths, hot washing, and nail care. A Chicago News writer notes that proper sleep, light, and cleansing can prevent wrinkles at low cost, aiding youthfulness for modest budgets.
Fashion makers expect a long pleasant autumn and present between-season garments. An Eton coat and skirt in light brown linen feature tucking and embroidery, paired with a white straw toque. A pale blue voile gown with sapphire silk trims is shown with a blue plumage hat. The Times notes reliable toilet accessory hints for autumn and winter.
A flood year caused Asher Brand to harvest a bumper pumpkin crop. Seeds spread by freshet sprouted across Belvidere New Jersey, filling streets gardens and even Joshua Ketcham’s coal bin with pumpkins. Vines climbed walls and dotted homes, turning the town yellow with gourds.
Carolyn S. Bailey recalls a child’s sorrowful summer when a mother leaves for weeks. The speaker, alone with siblings, endures tears, a sink of mishaps, and the ache of absence until a comforting return, all told in a simple verse from Good Housekeeping.
A natural history note explains how young flounders hatch with eyes on opposite sides and vertical bodies, then transform to horizontal swimming, with one eye migrating across the head. The piece details observation tips and the life stages from egg to juvenile, including keeping specimens in salt water for study.
The article describes how a flounder changes as its right or left eye moves to the opposite side, causing the body to tilt and the fish to swim with its blind side downward. It notes right and left sided species, and that mixed populations are rare.
A vintage collage of quick craft and curious facts. Instructions describe making a paddle driven cigar box boat with masts and a rubber band propeller, plus tips on waterproofing and rigging. Other items recount birds drinking at sea, Grover Cleveland’s youth, and a quip about the name biscuits.
Instructions advise a strong peroxide solution with a teaspoon of ammonia per pint, soaking the hair overnight until light, then rinsing in bluing water. It warns that bleaching may take long and that consulting a druggist is wise before using any printed recipe due to possible letter or word errors that could ruin the remedy.
A Chicago Inter Ocean note describes a rainy day pastime. Readers thread needles to improve throwing distance and accuracy, enabling darts to stick in a paper target. The trick involves placing threads in needle eyes, then tossing from a short distance to achieve nearer bullseyes with many successful attempts.
The piece recounts Columella on Roman poultry, detailing desirable hen features such as plumage color, robust build, five claws, and white ears, plus characteristics of roosters including color, combs, beak, wattles, and a double row of tail feathers, emphasizing temperament and guard against crossbreeds.
A short passage describes numerous plain one story houses with low poorly ventilated chambers and unattractive exteriors. It argues these homes can be made more comfortable to live in and more appealing in appearance through improvements.
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