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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1900
Page
8
A Washington Post anecdote recounts a dinner encounter where a woman berates Jay Gould. The young man present, George Gould, responds casually revealing he has done business with his uncle. The story highlights wit and Wall Street dealings across generations.
President John Quincy Adams once said he would not give 50 cents for all the works of Phidias and Praxiteles and doubted America would value sculpture for two centuries. William Morris Hunt countered with a dry joke asking whether the sum reflected Adams’ estimate of sculpture or merely 50 cents.
An eastern poet writes verses showing a born diplomat. A sample line mocks a girl’s red hair called by a grandiose compliment. The quip uses floral imagery and classical names to label Evadne’s hair as splendid yet overshadowed.
Trumbull White recalls attending a Greek church baptism in Tiflis Russia for a four to six week old infant. The rites required three immersions in a font, with blessings and oil. The kindly priest tempered the water with hot from his samovar, allowing the baby to plunge without protest.
The telegraph line between Dawson City and Ogilvie has transformed interior camps, despite service outages from severe weather. First two months receipts reach $12,000, marking notable early success per the Philadelphia Record.
Columbus April 4 A House bill limits shipment of poultry to 100 pounds per crate and sets minimum crate dimensions for turkeys geese chickens and other fowls. The measure also requires daily feed and weather protection for poultry in transit.
Ensign Kenneth Castleman recounts Bishop Potter in Singapore at Hotel Ruggles and a Singaporean miscommunication about shaving water leading to seven sherries. He notes a missionary school of 600 students from 31 nationalities where Potter jokes about the Anglican church and joss pidgin.
Mrs. Humphry Ward recalls an 1851 anecdote about Charlotte Bronte visiting London. Thackeray greeted her after a lecture, and Bronte, though flattered by the attention, was almost offended. She later comments on the lecturer's restlessness in Vilette.
Darwin observed bees visit about 900 flowers per hour and 648 000 in six months. A. S. Wilson showed 125 heads of red clover yield roughly 15 grains of sugar, totaling 7 500 000 florets. To produce two pounds of honey bees make about 2 500 000 visits per pound of honey.
Week ending April 3 1900 uncalled letters include Mrs Elisabth Raws Bryan Weisberger Mrs Simeon Smith Peter Mauser Dr E P White Pelhan M D Smith HH Lloyd A Walker M Williams Letters uncalled for after 14 days will be sent to the Dead Letter Office Advertise with date of list Postmaster C J Thompson
In the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Western Division a bankruptcy case for Fredrick A B Lowe is filed. Creditors are informed a meeting will be held April 14 1900 at 1 p m at the probate judge office Defiance Ohio to appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and conduct business. Referee in Bankruptcy John J Snook will oversee.
Notice to creditors of William F Mently in Defiance Ohio that on March 26 1900 he was declared bankrupt and the first meeting of creditors will be held April 4 1900 at 2 oclock in the probate judge office Defiance Ohio to prove claims appoint a trustee and examine the bankrupt Referee in Bankruptcy E N Snook announces proceedings
Notice to creditors of Peter Schlosser of Defiance in Defiance County Ohio that on March 26 1900 he was duly adjudicated a bankrupt and the first meeting before Judge Snook in Defiance Ohio will occur April 14 1900 at 9 o clock am to transact other business as may properly come before the meeting.
Auditor's Office Defiance County Ohio announces a meeting with assessors to review county assets for instructions books and blanks. The session is set for Tuesday April 10 1900 at 10 o'clock am at the auditor's office. Assessor must bring township clerk notice of bond and qualification as required by law.
In the Northern District of Ohio Western Division Lydia M Moll has been adjudicated bankrupt. The first meeting of creditors is set for April 21 1900 at 3 PM before Referee John B Snook. Notice to creditors announces the bankruptcy proceeding and meeting details.
Assignee for creditors of John A Bechel will sell at auction in the Flickinger building Defiance Ohio on Monday April 16 1900 the entire stock of drugs notions fixtures furniture soda fountain and related property in bulk. Stock appraised at 3146 56 sale starts 1 pm cash terms Enos Johnson F Ferguson Attorneys Assignee.
A Neighborhood Humorist recalls a Civil War veteran who avoids beans, saying they stayed in the diet from Shiloh to Nashville and Antietam to the Wilderness. The veteran notes beans are now used sparingly in soldiers’ homes kitchens and may need a new generation to regain favor. The item also features a quick exchange about George and commuting on a streetcar with a punchline about in-law visits.
A Detroit Free Press piece recounts a wealthy but stubborn man who recalls his past life of wealth and luxury. He describes disdain for social pretensions and the arrival of a butler, provoking a sharp tale of class and expectations inside a library anecdote.
A local listing shows corrected selling prices for flour and mill feed from A. Growey & Son. Items include Rye flour 49 lb sacks, Graham flour 12 lb bags, middlings per cwt, belted meal per cwt, and various poultry products such as live turkeys ducks and geese, with dairy sacks also noted.
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