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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1900
Page
3
The narrator details diving the Papeasaea Falls near Apia Samoa with guides and local girls. He recalls the thrill of the plunge, the smooth rock, and the roaring foam, then describes Samoan customs from kava to lava lava attire and a forest route to the falls.
An ostrich in Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo is shown with a bandaged throat and rheumatism. An attendant humorously replicates a barber sign with colorful bandages as the bird receives thrice daily neck massages and leg treatments using fresh cloths.
From a Philadelphia report, a prairie colony near Winnipeg Alberta and Saskatchewan uses women as draft labor in plowing and hay work as farmers shift to modern methods. The piece notes poverty, government aid, and planned reforms to improve colonists lives in the North West.
Buoy a Drink and Get Your Name In the Papers. The liquor question is one that Vermont always has with it in one form or another. This is because the law providing for the establishment of liquor agencies in towns and cities, at which alcohol and liquors may be ob-
Town meeting in Northfield endorses publishing the names of all liquor buyers and those refused, with reasons, tying the move to Marshfield's famous license fee. Vermont papers debate the plan as civic satire and revenue idea, noting local liquor spending and per capita costs.
Professor Ek of Beerwald warns against cold baths when the body or mind is overtaxed. He says cold immersion excites the system and worsens fatigue, while warm baths ease strained nerves and aid rest. A cold bath may invigorate after sleep but should not be used during the day if nerves are strained.
London dispatch notes several prophecies on Pretoria’s capture. Lord Wolseley fixes May 15, Evelyn Wood shifts to June 21, Buller predicts a return to England for the hay harvest in August, and White says the duration depends on the Boers.
A poem by William 4 Lempton from New York Sum celebrates spring’s warmth and the lazy days of April to June. It depicts sunlit valleys and hills, blooming roses, and trees in leaf, urging fishermen to enjoy streams, rest, and the simple pleasure of a life spent outdoors.
A brief item notes a quip about eye color and a remark that the eye turns green before clearing. The snippet cites Hogan Grogan and Indians tied to a press mention.
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a beauty aid cleaning the blood to improve skin. It claims benefits for pimples boils blotches blackheads and bilious complexion with a promise of satisfaction and prices at 1c 25c and 10c.
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