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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1901
Page
7
The Old Man Armour and a Wichita burial dispute
The article recalls Philip D Armour known as The Old Man who aided discreetly with gifts. A Wichita man sues a church over burial rights for his daughter and wife, seeking damages. It notes the ongoing need to supply the Philippines with ships moving through Suez and Pacific routes due to perishables and climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip D. Armour
Mr. Armour
Light Travels and Cosmic Scales From Earth to the Stars
Special correspondence recounts vast cosmic scales from the sun to distant nebulae. It explains light years, star distances, and the Milky Way, with reflections on thought transference and historical insights from astronomy expert Simon Newcomb and researchers like Neptune observers. E T Gundlach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Perseus
Simon Newcomb
Milky Way
Moster
Neptune
Valley of the Nile
E. T. Gundlach
Possible Explanation for Missed Invitation to Daughter's Wedding
In a Chicago Record snippet a reader speculates on why the Strutts did not invite them to their daughter's wedding suggesting possible reasons they did not want the writer present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strutts
Chicago
A True Fish Story Says Wife and Husband Joke
A Yonkers Statesman style quip recalls a fake fish tale. Mrs Yeast asks about her husband fond of fish and Mrs Crimsonbeak confirms he enjoys lying about them in a humorous exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeast
Crimsonbeak
Yonkers Statesman
Notable Figures Move Across Waters and Professions
Joaquin Miller buys two acres in Nuceses county Texas to make a future home. Frank Doster, Kansas chief justice, reportedly aimed at railroading then soldiering, acting, and finally law. James J. Hill recalls starting as a Canadian frontier youth with no money or friends. Six Swiss women hold professorships across Zurich and Berne. Archbishop Baker plans to honor Ladysmith siege with a new church bearing British soldiers’ names. Lord Salisbury’s speech teeters on a pile of books. J Saxton Mills becomes Cape Times editor after guiding from Daily Mail to Echo and Daily News.
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Joaquin Miller
Nuceses County
Tex
Wil
Frank Doster
Supreme Court of Kansas
James J. Hill
Berne
Telluric Observatory
Zurich
Baker
Ladysmith
Lord Salisbury
House of Lords
J. Saxton Mills
Cape Times
Cape Town
South Africa
F. Edmund Garrett
W. T. Stead
Pall Mail Gazette
Mr. Mills
Daily Mail
The
Echo
Daily News
Surgery on Whale Ships in Arctic Furor
Sailors aboard whalers in the Arctic performed improvised amputations with crude tools. Capt. George B Leavitt describes operations on a Mary D. Hume crewman and West of Navarch, using chloroform cones, caustic for veins, Todoform as antiseptic, and cocaine or morphine for pain. All patients reportedly recovered.
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Arctic Ocean
New York Sun
Call
Bear
Alaska
George B.leavitt
Newport
Leavitt
Revenue Cutter Service
Herschel’s Island
Mary D. Hume
Mr. West
Navarch
Herschel Island
Prices Rise for Siamese Cats in England and America
Fashionable English ladies increasingly keep Siamese cats prized for affection and talkative nature. Prices range from 50 to 300 dollars for high quality specimens, with royal connections featuring temple and palace varieties. Champion listings include Lord Southampton and Zaida, reflecting growing demand and rising values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
New York
Dr. Nightingale
Siam
Romeo and Juliet
Marcus Beresford
Lord Southampton
Iainwood
Zaida
America
Violent Fates of Royal Rulers
A New York Post tally shows among 2550 sovereigns to date 300 overthrown 154 assassinated 123 captured in war 108 executed 100 slain in battle 64 Abdicated 28 death by own hand 25 tortured to death 23 went mad or imbecile. Of 113 Spanish kings 55 assassinated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
N. Y
World tennis clash prompts American challenge
English players have challenged Americans to a global tennis contest to decide world supremacy to be played in the United States. Syracuse students remove the letter S from sweaters amid co op athletic emblems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse University
Pretty Little Greenhouse A Farm End Extension
A Vick's Magazine inspired eight by ten foot greenhouse can attach to a house or stand alone in a sheltered spot with superior drainage and an underground drain. Cedar posts set at corners and doorways support a four foot six inch frame, covered with boards and glass, with optional vents. Heating options include a coal oil stove or a heated cellar with circulating pipes for warm climates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vick’s
Dairy herd records to gauge profitability and efficiency
A dairyman outlined his system for tracking a Jersey herd of 157 cows to reach 300 pounds of butter per cow yearly. He uses quarterly butter fat tests, a two-page per cow ledger, and a service calendar to plan calvings and manage barn needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Good Horses Scarce Says Chicago Dealer
A Chicago horse dealer just back from the West says good horses are scarce with mules in short supply. He notes he could not find a single good horse on the trip and that prices have risen dramatically, citing a Nebraska mare offered at 3000 dollars that would have been worth 800 three years ago. He predicts a spring boom in high class harness horses and a revival in breeding.
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Chicago
West
Nebraska
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