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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1904
Page
3
A nostalgic verse urging beautification of the schoolhouse with gardens and trees to inspire boys and girls. It envisions a memorable, nurturing place by hill plain and sea, shaping the nation yet to be, as read in Youth's Companion.
Nezer, called Scar Face, plots revenge on David Curtis as nightly mischief escalates at Mizzy mill and grist mill. Aunt Comfort and Angie, moved by mercy, tend the ill man, while Martin and Angie drift toward renewal amid village gossip and supernatural fear.
Mme Baker discusses chic lines and fabric choices for winter gowns and shirtwaist suits. She explains how back shaping, lace cravats, belts, removable collars, and edge trimmings define style, with warnings against circular-plaited skirts and guidance on gores and ruffles.
An editorial excerpt argues courtesy yields practical rewards. It extols polite greetings and small talk as humane social glue, noting kindness often backfires on no one and can unlock help when needed, even amid impudence. It cites Cincinnati Enquirer as a source for the virtue of civil conduct.
London women report burning sandalwood as a home pest deterrent for flies and mosquitoes. Imported from the orient, sandalwood is prepared in small pieces and burned to smoldering ashes. The method, once set, leaves fine gray ashes and is available in London and American importing houses.
Miss Nannie Foster Carroll, aged woman of Cincinnati, left her aunt Mrs Frances A Taylor’s Highland avenue home to live in a Groesbeck road cottage with her 19 cats and kittens after a dispute over pet ownership. The aunt demanded she part with the cats or move out, leading Carroll to rent and relocate, living alone with her felines.
A feeding trial compares two pig lots. Lot 1 fed corn meat and water gains 118 pounds, while Lot 2 fed corn meal and skim milk gains 309 pounds. The article notes cost but cuts off before details.
A playful verse about pink pigs rooting about and being tucked away in a sock and shoe pen. The owner scolds the pigs for peeping and, amid whimsy and laughter, captures five and ten pigs into the sock and shoe sequence.
A Chicago Inter Ocean note describes a science trick where air pressure upholds a card clamped to a filled glass of water, then extends to lifting the glass via a string attached through a card hole, creating a hanging pendulum experiment.
A hunting tale from Chicago Record-Herald tells of Tom Jones who brings two large rabbits home in thanksgiving week. Lady Gray the Maltese cat tries to reach the rabbits, falls into a pail, shivers, and is later kept away from the shed. Myrtle nurses the cat back to warmth and the family notes she never again touches a rabbit. Also a brief note on Japanese thin paper kettles used for boiling water over fire, reusable eight to ten times at about two cents.
A hostile ship anchored off a headland faces a daring nighttime boarding by four to five armed boats. Gunfire erupts as gatlings and revolving cannons blaze, with searchlights and bells signaling alarm while riflemen rush to repel boarders. The outcome hinges on whether the boarding party can seize the ship before its defenses respond.
The article argues that feeding clover with a little grain during grass grazing boosts young shoats from five months to 156–175 pounds, versus 125 pounds on grass alone. It claims early gains cost less and that such pigs fetch higher prices due to better fat distribution in hams and shoulders, pleasing consumers.
The article describes an awkward barrel handling problem for market gardeners and farmers and presents a frame rigged with iron rod construction and attached handles. Aimed at simplifying moving multiple barrels, the device can be made by any blacksmith and suggests practical farm tooling improvements.
Reed McWaters describes a portable barrel carrier that uses hinged rods at the top where handles attach to prevent slipping and accommodate barrels of varying sizes. Leather strips secure the frame, edges prevent slipping, and a pole through the handles allows two or four workers to lift heavy loads.
A compact farmers column notes gardening value and urges care of fences and drainage. It cites pig exports rising over 500 head and advises saving own seeds. It mentions women workers, electricity use for nests, and a description of the baya bird in India with a glowing nest at night.
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