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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1903
Page
7
A rustic tale from the Chicago Daily News recalls a flirtation with a flashy showman. The narrator, pondering a rival, sees Belle’s quick, quiet response as wiser than grand stage bravado. The scene closes with Belle’s decisive line, “I guess I mought as well.”
An excerpt from A Daughter of the Sioux portrays frontier conflict with General Charles King’s narrator describing a fierce prairie blaze and a charge by Sioux warriors. Soldiers like Tay Field and Trooper Denny fight fire and foe in a perilous marshaling of courage amid smoke and danger.
In a desperate defense at a cottonwood grove, Ray and his men hold back a Sioux assault as prairie fire rages. Five are dead or dying, many wounded, while Webb and relieving forces approach to reinforce field hospital hopes. Ray awards brave effort amid smoke and gunfire.
The Louisville Courier Journal describes a mineral locator using dry batteries two metal posts and a resistance meter to probe ground for metal deposits. A stake is fixed in the ground with a second connected by wire. current traverses the earth and reveals deposits by resistance changes.
A Review of Reviews discusses open air treatment for consumptives in Massachusetts camps. Patients amid forests perform exercises and housework, with women forming winter camps and small stoves or fires heating simple three sided sheds to improve air flow.
Observers on a west coast Scotland voyage used rhombus box kites hauled from a tug to study air conditions over land and sea. Heights up to 1500 feet were reached, with notes that higher winds might yield 5000 feet. Ben Nevis temperatures lagged behind nearby free air, indicating cool air and cloud levels affect measurements.
Edison announces a perfected phonograph device that records and reproduces testimony and dictation more efficiently. Two machines have been produced, allowing one operator to replace eight under prior methods. The compact record holds nine inches by half an inch and can capture eight to nine letters. it can be shaved 175 times at costs rivaling cheap paper. powered by electricity. Plant defense against slugs and snails shown by experiments. tannin, acids, oils, and bitter substances deter pests. Carrots resist treatment with potassium binoxalate. Some aquatic plants lose protection after tannin extraction. A California inventor dubs his airship The Angel, though no one has seen it fly.
Dr. August Greth of San Francisco says his self constructed dirigible stayed under control during an ascent from the city. He steered up and down and around in still air, with Captain T. S. Baldwin aboard, as observers praised the flight and the inventor eyed future aerial races at St. Louis.
The passage surveys national cheeses and their origins. Swiss gruyere from goat milk with holes. English cheddar. French brie and camembert from Normandy. Roquefort from goats and sheep on thyme banks near Arno. gorgonzola Italian and milder but cheaper. parmesan very hard and grated. Limburger from Belgium ripened by putrefaction with strong odor. a German saying contrasts gorgonzola and limburger.
An article argues potatoes surpass other staples in world value with 4 billion bushels produced yearly versus 2.5 billion for wheat. Europe dominates production while Ireland consumes most per capita. The piece notes U.S. meat and beer consumption and sugar intake, and includes a humorous exchange about a kiss on the balcony.
The fad for painting lace offers artistic options for those with ideas beyond skill. Selecting parts of lace designs, light color application, and careful touch yield attractive results on parasols, fans, and hose. For wash laces, indelible dyes with gasoline as a mixer create durable color fit for trimming gowns.
A vintage style mission cradle rocker appeals to fans of old furniture. It features a rush bottom chair end for mamma and a shut-in end for baby, with a two–in–one layout and a complete ensemble including rug and mantelpiece china.
The article walks readers through making elaborate darned bands on duck toweling shirt waists. It covers materials, color choices, and techniques, noting coarse threads for ease, handling patterns like hexagons, and practical uses for bands on bureau scarfs, bags, and doilies.
The article describes using a milkhouse design to keep milk fresh for daily use. It notes 120 patrons supply milk to the Dairy School creamery and suggests windmills and livestock tanks on farms. A diagram is referenced for erecting the milkhouse with cans stored in a tank and cooled by water circulation.
Prof. E. H. Farrington explains farm milk handling to keep milk sweet. Use windmill or gasoline engine power, eight gallon cans, and careful cooling in cold water. Emphasizes thorough washing of cans, scalding daily, and airing in sun to prevent souring before testing.
The Troy Times advises careful dairy practices to improve factory butter quality. Emphasizing clean sterilized utensils, proper cream cooling, and avoiding mixing milkings. It notes irregular deliveries and the farm separator system can work if farmers keep equipment clean and cows well cared for. A separate Farm Journal tip suggests a basement feeding chute for pigs and calves to keep pails clean and reduce filth.
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