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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1904
Page
3
A fragmented travelogue depicts Vladivostok in deep winter with frozen harbors and markets, Chinese influence in the bazaar, and sledge racing as a popular sport. It notes brutal cold, reliance on fur clothing, and harsh living conditions for residents and soldiers alike.
The 120th anniversary general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church opens in Los Angeles on May 4 with about 720 delegates representing over three million members and six million adherents. The body, the church’s lawmaking authority, will address unification talks, publishing houses, and bishop elections amid a backdrop of historic growth and missions.
A missionary to the Reichsbote argues Africans defended against massacre charges amid the Herero war. He lists women reported dead who are alive, cites native Christians aiding refugees to military stations, and recounts protectors like Eliphas and Brockman guiding women and children to safety despite danger.
A missionary alleges Herero rebels responded to trader oppression and German misconduct by violence. He cites rhinoceros whips delivering lethal blows, tradesmen killed, and the killing of Willy Cain’s mother as a sister to chiefs. He questions German accountability for such acts.
A fragment notes a remark about telephone use and distance with a quip about exceptions, mentioning listening as the speaker reflects on distant conversation and the Town Popies.
A dialogue about luck and picking up pins, with a jest that gathering all pins prevents the baby from swallowing them. The humor centers on practical tidbits from a father and friend, reflecting domestic wit in a Brooklyn setting.
A Chicago Record Herald snippet shows Mrs Oldcastle gossiping about attendance at Williston funerals while a hostess recalls attending their grandmother's funeral recently. The exchange reveals social routines and rumor in a domestic scene.
A detailed look at Newchwang in the Russo Japanese conflict era notes its strategic position on the Liao-ho river, the port Yingtsze, and the likelihood of Russian ships destroying rather than surrendering. It describes foreign presence, river traffic, and the role of wharves and rail lines amid growing eastern trade.
The narrative extols German housewives as both scientists and artists of daily life. It praises their disciplined kitchen as a laboratory and linen room as a studio, noting their elegance, restraint, and flawless tidiness as a model of breeding and high living. A Chicago memory highlights Frau von Ritter’s poised kitchen mastery.
A Brookyn Eagle piece describes five cousins learning early career ambitions from women’s clubs. The eldest aims to be a musician while others test sculpting, teaching, or becoming a policeman. youngest declares motherhood with a tambly, amid playful chatter.
President Eliot argues that perfect labor and employers associations pose a monopoly risk raising life’s necessities. He urges democratic oversight to curb secrecy and class selfishness, warning that monopolistic unions curb liberty and invite conflict, urging publicity and discussion over violence.
The piece traces shoeblacks of the seventeenth century and contrasts them with today’s cobbler trade. It notes the shift from home shoe repair with improvised tools to mass produced cut soles and ready made cobbler kits, and explains regional adoption in the United States. It highlights how modern tools and cut soles affect cost and accessibility for rural and urban customers.
An essay contrasts the old time hired man who lived as part of the family with today’s farming, noting how changes in agriculture and urban lure draw youths away. It cites Hiram and Nathan as emblematic losses and mentions high salaries in westward farms and an Italian circus law penalizing misrepresented acts.
The Westminster Gazette notes a pancake tossing rite known as Grease at Westminster School, tracing its roots to Queen Elizabeth I era with famed alumni like Heneage Finch John Dryden and William Cowper. Also covered are a forged Etruscan chariot claim by the Metropolitan Museum and brief quips about a musical audition and traveler Rider Haggard.
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