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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1903
Page
7
A nostalgic poem by Olin L. Lyman in Youth's Com about a street minstrel and his act lifting weary workers, the monkey fee and dancing children, and a brief breathing space from squalor through sidewalk perfumed by music and grace.
General King’s narrative follows Ray and Field as they defend a cottonwood grove against a Sioux force led by Stabber. The troopers form improvised entrenchments in the stream bed, repelling a first Sioux assault and preparing for a drawn-out stand with shifting Indian leadership and a mysterious young chief nicknamed Red Fox in the opposing rencounter.
The account recalls Reuben Jenks of Heatley who calmly enters a farmhouse fire scene. He directs villagers to proper priorities, seizes a boy’s bucket, and shouts a terse warning to evacuate. His restraint contrasts with frantic neighbors as smoke and sparks billow from the roof.
The Francois vase, a premier sixth century BCE Grecian ceramic piece, has been restored after years of work and is now exhibited again at the Florence Archaeological Museum. Connoisseurs view it as a priceless monument of Solon and Pisistratus era temple art.
The Francois vase once smashed in 1900 at the Crocet gallery in the Detroit Free Press account is restored from 638 pieces. Signor Alesandro Francis found fragments in 1844 near Chiusi Fonte Rotella and Dolciano, with more pieces later joining the collection. The vase, once damaged, was reassembled in 1866 by Marquis Charles Strozzi and stood intact until the 1900 catastrophe.
The piece argues that hurry is a harmful national habit leading to nervous strain and poor work. It cites quick lunch signals and alienist notes, warning that hurry sacrifices thoroughness and masks lazy tendencies, urging slower, deliberate effort.
A new summer craft feature describes potpourri sachets as a tasteful way to carry scented petals. Two elegant patterns are shown, one white china silk with crimson rose embroidery and a second pale blue silk with rose ribbon work, each with a removable inner case for refilling.
The article notes miniature embroidered sachets to scent linen, often with mottoes. It describes potpourri makers guarding inherited recipes passed from mother to daughter. Foundations include rose petals alone or with lavender, while others blend queenly perfume with scents like clove, pink, lemon verbena, rosemary, bay, or orange blossom.
A New York Sun note describes an Adirondack bear that visits the Sander's Mill school daily to eat crumbs and lunch, gradually sharing meals with pupils and the teacher, effectively becoming part of the class routine. It also mentions an Alaskan adventurer's bride tracing her way back by blazing a path in a Canadian hotel, and a quirky tip about onion juice sealing paper to metal.
A club of women questioned 600 city grammar school children about money earned or received and how they spend or save it. Ages 9 to 15, mixed native and immigrant parentage, most spend freely on candy with few receiving allowances. Parents rarely advise on money use. advocates urge regular allowances plus lessons in thrift and value.
The article explains how to calculate a sleeping room's volume to ensure 1,000 cubic feet of air, using length breadth and height. It gives examples for a ten by ten by ten setup and a room eight feet high, then urges ventilation and vigilance to maintain air changes. It also includes brief anecdotes and recipe notes from periodicals.
In a Glen Island scene, four year old Evan Healey, watched by trainer Frank Healey, bonds with elephants Basil and Babe. The child rides and interacts safely on their backs as the animals protect and permit gentle contact, a family tradition of animal training spanning Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
A boy uses a grocery bill as a math lesson. He orders sugar rice tea coffee milk at bulk prices to practice arithmetic before school. The grocer spots the quirk, offers the goods, and jokes about clever lessons while approving payment.
The Lincolnshire Agricultural Society awarded premiums to laborers with the most children at its Lincoln exhibition. Thomas Vought of Tealby Market Rasen won first prize for 19 children born, 17 raised, and 12 placed out, with other entrants reporting up to 33 children. Prizes also recognized long service records from 41 to 57 years.
Frank Mullen a wood hauler from Joplin Kansas narrowly escaped death after his wagon collapsed trapping him under cordwood. His dog Bruno guided Mrs Mullen to his location aiding rescue though Mullen was weak from exposure and hunger and sustained a shoulder wound.
A Philadelphia Press quip notes a young woman insists she is 20 while another says she is 30. Rostow report tells of a 27 year old woman undergoing a delicate operation after vows to wear chains for two years. Chicago American humor and Texas law on prairie dogs round out the page.
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