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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1904
Page
3
A reflective verse laments changing seasons and memories of past fishing, budding trees, and familiar skies. The speaker notes that fish bite less and natural signs lack the same perfumes and beauty as in earlier days, urging silence.
Angie resumes teaching as autumn colors rise around the village. Martin plans a wilderness trip with old Cy to rekindle friendship and uncover truth about David Curtis and the mill mystery. Angie's guarded feelings surface as she reflects on past neglect and possible reconciliation.
Angie faces a hard choice between love with Martin and duty to Aunt Comfort as Martin departs for the wilderness with his old hermit quest. She battles longing, recalls memories, and resolves to remain in Greenvale to care for Aunt Comfort despite a growing inner ache.
Old Cy accompanies Martin into the wilderness returning to Greenvale’s memories. Their trek shifts from bustling trains to forest lakes and a hermit tale that may link to Amzi. Cy hopes a possible reunion could end a village mystery and ease a long-held longing.
The article explains homemade water telescopes for fishermen including wooden and tin designs. It covers construction: glass end, watertight box, sealing putty, and ballast sinkers. It notes blackened funnel interiors to prevent light glare and mentions practical uses at picnics for viewing underwater sights.
Scientists unveil a surge of devices designed to eradicate mosquitoes. Researchers report growing options from traps to chemical emitters, promising broader control of malaria and dengue threats in affected regions.
An article describes several American and foreign mosquito destruction devices. It details a large white shaded lamp with magnetic coils and harp wires that attract and kill insects, musical sound drawing mosquitoes to the trap, and a cone shaped death tunnel using a suction wheel and poisonous fumes to overwhelm breeding swarms.
A veteran recalls leading the Eightieth Ohio color bearers on Missionary Ridge November 25 in a fierce assault. He describes carrying the stars and stripes, losing color bearers to casualties, and being wounded in the left arm while retreating with the colors. His lieutenant and son were captured with about 400 others, and the narrative ends with a note of continued capture.
The narrative chronicles a Chicago veteran known as a walking lead mine. He describes carrying bullets during battles, his scarred body, and a daring escape by rolling a rebel cask, then swimming the Tennessee River to safety while dodging gunfire.
A collage of clippings features veteran anecdotes from the Allyn House about a Northern Virginia campfire, a New York trip fantasy with steak and newspapers, a tale of a missed chimney, and brief humor squibs. The mix includes a Cincinnati Enquirer anecdote, a Nervous joke, and a punchy barbed remark from the New Yorker.
David G. Fairchild describes Japanese paper usage from wall panels to rain mantles and sacks. Oiled papers prove cheap durable coverings for tea loads and packaging, while leather papers for tobacco pouches resemble tough translucent calfskin.
A Cincinnati inventor, Joseph A. McCall, unveils an electric automatic typewriter attachment that records spoken words and prints them. It can render text in any language, with a 2500-word phonographic limit and removable disks for proper names. Separate notes cite unusual heart rates observed by Dr. Seiffert of Berlin in two patients.
A described sterilizing oven built of matched lumber with a zinc lined interior and double beveled door uses asbestos or rubber packing to seal. It introduces steam via jets along the floor, drains through the floor, and includes an inclined rack for bottle drainage while preventing dust entry.
Farmers' Review explains that neglecting salt for dairy cows reduces milk volume and can lead to flat tasting milk. An experiment at the Mississippi Experiment Station showed milk output rising from 454 to 564 pounds after reintroducing salt, recommending free access to rock salt to avoid overconsumption and prevent stray poultry from touching it.
An illustrated guide describes a six inch diameter three-pole drag built with short chain links, a mid pole board, and an old mowing-seat to keep poles independent. It notes its soil leveling ability and space saving storage. Also discusses early swine maturity aiding marketability and disease risk management by rapid hog sales.
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