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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1904
Page
7
A Chicago Evening Post verse by J. B. P. extols a brilliant girl who prioritizes mind over looks. She stores facts, applies persistent method, and polishes her skill until success. Suitors flock, yet none pass the front door, as a bachelor’s fixation drives him mad.
Martin and two guides navigate danger at a moose cabin then settle a hermit Amzi with caretaking and legal moves. Martin plans winter shelter improvements, secures papers, and prepares Angies return while old Cy and Amzi adjust to life in the wild. The voyage continues toward spring.
In a rural church near Arbroath officials plan a harvest thanksgiving amid a poor farming season. Johnstone, a regular attendee with failing crops, misses the service. The minister asks why, and Johnstone replies he dreads approaching his Maker in a spirit of sarcasm, a wry Scottish remark.
A fashion world observer notes that wedding expenses beyond the trousseau now escalate. Jewelry for bridesmaids, dresses, and farewell dinners add to the outlay, driving some brides to skip bridesmaids to curb costs.
John T. Pearce and Mary Chappalee, both 65, married in Danbury after a long courtship that started before the Civil War. He left Norfolk for Danbury, fought in the conflict, later married there, and now reunites with his longtime sweetheart who is widowed as the couple begins their honeymoon visiting Danbury and Norfolk.
A historic spa style bath uses hot water and bath vinegar to revive muscles. The guide recommends a quart if affordable, or a pint or a few tablespoons as alternatives. It claims to drive away rheumatism cure neuralgia soothe stiff neck and relieve tired bones.
A Vogue description details a light weight navy India serge suit with white maille collar cuffs and apple green black soutaches. The skirt features navy taffeta lining, narrow bias ruffles, and 24 gores with tucked seams. A double breasted coat mirrors the skirt with rich trimming and long shoulder line. Accessories include a blue satin hat with coque plume and a blue chiffon scarf.
The piece argues that maintaining temper is crucial for mental health and warns that anger is a form of madness. It suggests developing the art of not hearing petty annoyances as a lifelong aid, citing the New York Weekly as a source.
A French traveler notes steam’s power in a railway carriage conversation. The other passenger claims fortune came from railway accidents that killed rich relatives, while denying being a manager or an engineer. Tit-Bits reports the exchange.
The French chamber of commerce in Milan reports artificial cotton made from fir cellulose. Process involves pulping, bisulphate wash, bleaching, and electrochemical treatment to produce paste and threads. Bavaria also reports successful trials using pine wood.
Paris scientist Dr S Leduc, of the Academy of Medicine, claims electricity can replace ether and chloroform as an anesthetic. He tested 10 to 30 volt currents on dogs, rabbits, and pigeons, applied head and skull electrodes, and anesthesia occurred within ten minutes. Subjects woke when current stopped, with no apparent harm, and Leduc himself attempted the method on his own body, reporting no adverse effects and a tonic sensation.
The article notes the adoption of electromagnets to lift and carry loads in cranes, rolling mills, foundries, and machine shops. These magnets, energized by electric current, save time as lifting power is imparted in two to three seconds and can support many tons.
Copra oil is extracted from dried coconut meat after manual nut breaking and sun or kiln drying. Oil is used for soap making and increasingly refined for edible use. Copra uses a cylinder press followed by a box press with no distinction between oils from both steps. High grade oil is clarified and filtered. copra cake rarely undergoes chemical treatment.
A Chicago man claims a safe third rail system that hides the charged rail and prevents contact by people or animals. The device inverts the rail to keep it out of view while maintaining electrical function.
In warm southern regions and hot northern summers the housewife faces keeping perishable foods fresh. The article explains that ice chests or refrigerators are essential to store fruits meats and vegetables away from heat to maintain perfect freshness.
A compact, wall mounted chest refrigerating unit is proposed as a convenient substitute for a traditional icebox. It stores perishables in adjustable inner compartments and swings on brackets outside the kitchen window for easy access, then tucks back against the wall.
L. D. Holden describes a practical dehorning setup in the N. E. Homestead column. He notes dehorning calved cattle calms herds, reduces feed disputes, and lowers costs by eliminating ferried professional fees. The article details a five by five and a half foot chute, a stout fixed stanchion, and a quick dehorning process using a sharp knife or saw, claiming hundreds of cattle dehorned with no unfavorable results.
Weather bureau guidance from Prof. W. B. Franklin at Lehigh University stresses a good ground, a wide or thin walled rod, and a straight path to the ground. A mountain hotel strike described to the New York Times confirms rods can safely conduct lightning away from structures, avoiding direct damage to buildings.
The New York World notes that across a vast eastern stretch from the Adirondacks to the Catskills and Blue Ridge mountains only two poisonous snakes exist the rattlesnake and the copperhead. Rattlers warn before striking while copperheads blend with the environment and retreat.
The Swedish government tested firing against pasteboard on Karlskrona wharves using mill board targets three inches thick. Small arms bullets failed to penetrate, while machine gun projectiles perforated the pasteboard. Carbines could penetrate five inch wood but not the three inch pasteboard, yielding notable results.
Silage offers higher digestibility by about 20 percent and greater bulk per acre than other feeds. It can be grown from most corn varieties, harvested in wet weather, stored long-term, and used as both winter and sailing crops. Its stability lets farmers extend feed over multiple years, increasing farm stock capacity according to Farmers' Review.
A farm building plan from Orange Judd Farmer shows a 12 by 30 foot workshop area under one roof for horse and cow housing. Horses and carriages share space with a lean-to cowshed and stalls, with room for farm implements if needed.
Road maintenance advice urges using a grader before ground freezes to level surfaces and prevent water depressions, improving midwestern earth roads. Emphasizes drainage and selective grading as key to better roads despite high costs.
C 8 Phelps of Connecticut reports to Godall's Weekly that pot experiments over three years show orchard grass and meadow fescue increase in nitrogen and protein with nitrogen fertilizer. Corn requires mineral fertilizers to supplement growth, while cow peas and soybeans respond to mineral fertilizer to raise yields.
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