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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1902
Page
8
A poem excerpt portrays Kitty Clare, a tall, sturdy milkwoman of London streets. The speaker admires her firm stride, strong arms, and working ethic while noting pride in her appearance and independence. The verse frames work as noble, with Kitty choosing a married life built on labor.
In the town of Wabaska Miss Margery Grierson seduces public favor by charity and church work while using money from a hidden source. Edward Raymer of the iron works becomes entangled as Margery seeks social ascent, facing resistance from old families and a developing romance with Jasper Grierson’s wealth.
A lengthy verse account recalls the noon to dusk fighting at Gettysburg on the third day. It honors blue and gray troops, describes cannons and muskets tearing the hill, and notes the sacred ground and fallen soldiers. The poem closes with tribute to valor and national unity.
A Texan in Washington recalls Capt. S. H. Barton firing the last shot of the war at Brazos Santiago. Barton, now a Del Rio rancher, says the shot ended the long conflict as Union and Confederate lines withdrew. He cannot recall the victim's name.
A New York ex Confederate recalls a Missouri folklore tale about General Franz Sigel and the saying he fit mit Sigel. The anecdote ties to hog theft trials where a jurist interpreted murky speech as a confession, leading to the prisoner’s discharge.
Emily V. Mason recalls soldiers bickering over peas during wartime dining. The piece notes dried peas as a staple, shortages, and debates over food, comparing morale at front and supply discipline, with reflections on McClellan era rations and imagined outcomes if beef had been shared.
The author recalls planting sugar maples along a highway and near the house over 12 years, preserving hard maples, ash, and chestnut. Trees provide shade and help climate and flood control. The piece urges farmers to plant trees as future work and to consider benefactors who never eat the fruit of their labor.
In the day of its beginnings Wa siaska served as a trading post on the river frontier. Local traders and Indigenous routes shaped early commerce as settlers arrived seeking fur and goods from distant markets.
The great man shook his head when doctors asked to X-ray him. He quipped that he objects to being interviewed, a remark attributed to the Chicago Daily News.
Quote notes a man desires advice only if it confirms his view, illustrating a common preference for validation over guidance in everyday decision making.
After the Spanish American War General Fitzhugh Lee visits a Civil War veteran who stays cool toward him. The veteran asks to hear Jubal Early’s reaction at the golden gate when Lee arrives in a blue uniform, prompting Lee’s surprised chuckle.
The article notes postal rules require one of 15 box styles for free delivery routes and mentions acceptance of box location along highways. A diagram shows a turnstile-mounted row of boxes. I cut a six foot post square at both ends and planted two feet in ground with four feet out to mount the end wheel of a device.
A method to mount four mail boxes on a single wheel with boards and screws. Rotating the wheel lets one box be filled at a time, signaling the selected box with a flag. The design supports four or more boxes on one wheel, as illustrated.
Two stiff boards two inches wide are fastened together with a wedge to form a simple implement designed to reduce back strain while pulling cabbages. The description notes an accompanying cut illustrating the method.
The cabbage puller description shows a simple tool with a 10 inch by 2 inch head bolted into forks. The text notes Cuban vegetables such as onions tomatoes potatoes and squashes appearing in Chicago market signaling potential large trade. Cuba’s climate could make it a major winter garden and source for early plant stock under proper transport and science.
Letters from Congressman D F Wilber and singer Julian Weisslitz extol Peruna as a cure for catarrhal afflictions and colds. They report rapid relief and strong recommendations to others. The ad invites readers with slow results to write to Dr Hartman for free advice.
A traditional belief holds warm milk does not absorb odors until it cools. Wisconsin experiment station trials and farmer observations refute this, showing milk can pick up odors regardless of temperature if surroundings are odorous. Keep environments odor free to protect milk whether warm or cold.
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