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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1905
Page
3
The Algerian wine crop of 1904 stands at 7,915,581 hectoliters or 209,105,903 gallons, well above the average annual yield of about 5,000,000 hectoliters. In Guatemala the 1904 coffee harvest fell short of expectations due to heavy rains late in the season that knocked many kernels from the trees.
Foreigners in China buy nearly everything on credit by signing chits for each purchase. They avoid loading up with silver or native coins while paper money fluctuates too much.
From Smolensk Russia German education heads received offer of cheap skeletons for sale well bleached at 1.15 dollars each. Berlin skeleton prices previously ranged from 7.59 to 12.50 dollars.
The magistrate rules a sale completes when money is paid, allowing purchase of liquor during lawful hours. The article notes a shift in meat trade with declining American hog products in Britain and rising Canadian imports, suggesting American packers are losing market share in the English market.
A syndicate of German merchants manufacturers and exporters plans to open Abyssinia trade routes. After the German expedition returns German commercial travelers and technical experts will be sent to investigate and establish business connections.
Mobus, the euphonic term for new gasoline motor buses, spread through the provinces and into London. They carry 36 passengers, are lit at night and in fog with acetylene, and run three times faster than the old horse buses they will soon replace.
The Rankin family of Tarkio Missouri extends the largest farm into Iowa. David Rankin and his son W F Rankin now own 23 500 acres in Atchison county and have acquired additional land in Fremont county Iowa. Elder Rankin is worth about a million from farming.
A car carrying delicacies for wounded soldiers in the East was halted before leaving Moscow and Saint Petersburg after dummy packages were found. The real goods were missing, suggesting theft by officials in charge, military or civil, with proceeds likely pocketed.
Berlin street car firms finance street paving under contract with the city and are billed by the municipality for extensions or changes. The Great Berlin Streetcar Co paid $5,000 for permission to switch its overhead lines to an underground trolley system.
A group of Princeton Indiana residents forms the Supreme Anti-treating League of America to stamp out the custom of treating. The organization has filed articles of incorporation and adopts signs pass pros and grips for member recognition. Membership requires male over 18 who believes in a Supreme Being.
Local legends tell of a Spanish priest cursing Pensacola for sins in the late 18th century saying no progress for 100 years. The 100-year period ended about a decade ago and the city, once dormant, has since revived in population and commerce and grown rapidly.
Prof A J Corchester likely the oldest continuous instructor of physical culture in the United States. Since 1865 he has taught fencing at Annapolis for 40 years, training over six thousand pupils from captain to midshipman, with most naval academy officers having studied under him.
Two former Jewish pack peddlers in New York rose to wealth through savvy business moves. William Vogel started with a Canal Street shop after street pedaling, while Meyer Guggenheim built a vast empire from shoe polish to embroideries, white goods, and Colorado smelting. Their careers illustrate bold risk taking and lasting impact on industry.
The piece discusses how real financiers like Guggenheim Seligman Kuhn Loeb and Schiff appear in Edwin Lefevre’s Wall Street in McClure’s Magazine. It notes the vivid, fictionalized portraits based on true figures, their conservatism and charity, and the authenticity of the banker characters.
In a New York reminiscence, Col. John Stevens bought Hoboken 121 years ago for 18 360 pounds sterling. At six percent compound interest that sum would now grow, as the Stevens family remains in Hoboken near Castle Point. The piece recalls Hoboken’s notable past, the Elysian Fields, and the era’s figures. It also notes the Old Tilden House and Samuel J. Tilden’s later legacy at Gramercy Park with the National Arts Club plans for a new tower.
An Austrian statistician reports a multi year study of 723 crimes by day. Sunday shows the highest total at 254, followed by Monday 125 and Saturday 103. others range from 69 to 62 incidents. He attributes Sunday alcohol consumption and Monday intoxication as drivers, with a drop toward Friday.
The author argues for selecting only large men for all prominent positions on the board. Even the stewards, who handle soup plates, are described as big, often with a distinguished military bearing and fine physique.
The piece compares past land costs with today's sky high values across Manhattan. It notes an acre bought in 1664 for a dollar would not cost 28 million per acre for 50 more years, while current “key plots” fetch over $4 per square inch and $650 per foot. It cites Drexel Morgan sites, old custom house land, Rockefeller bank purchases, Fifth Avenue rates, Waldorf Astoria area values, and historic gains from Union League, Henry Clews, and others showing land earning charges and profits through time.
The Chicago Kennel Club bans all dogs from visiting the building during the beach show except those entered in the event. Guards will prevent any cats from being smuggled in by practical jokers, spoiling plans for dog lovers to bring pets to the show.
Michigan clergy pass resolutions opposing Sunday funerals they deem in bad taste and desecrations. They condemn large floral displays bands and marching groups at services and push for private ceremonies while pledging to avoid public display wherever possible.
A 240 pound sea pie was the centerpiece of a recent Gorleston meal. An elderly North Sea skipper baked the three deck pie for nine hours with meat and vegetables arranged on each tier.
An ex mayor recounts that office holding costs more than pay due to campaign dues and social duties. A department clerk reveals a $90 net from $1200 salary after political costs. An alderman notes politics pays little and temptations rise with the pace. many seek public office for wider opportunities despite heavy personal costs.
Mrs Cobwigger relives a chaotic Easter bonnet episode caused by a store crush at Soakem and Stickem’s discount sale. A cable car scare at Dead Man’s Curve and a playful bet about the bonnet add color as friends praise the hat’s style, while no bill is paid.
A man recently robbed says being held up is not pleasant. Two listeners a girl prone to fainting spells and an unsuccessful inventor of airships respond in silence. The scene unfolds in a brief vignette from a Woman's Home Companion item.
The article notes that Hindoos replace the word friend with brother, saying there is no native term for friend. It explores cultural usage and social etiquette reflected in this linguistic choice. The piece highlights how kinship language shapes everyday interactions.
A critique of English assembly methods and the stifling effects of oversystematization. The piece argues freedom of speech should be a universal privilege and rejects artificial displays that fail to excite genuine public sentiment.
The article argues that a balanced, organized meeting method outperforms rigid formality or freewheeling speech making. It notes such structure aids newspapers in reporting proposals, oppositions, and outcomes concisely and clearly.
The article argues colds arise from a hostile microbe rather than exposure alone. It cites Arctic expeditions and St Kilda observations where exposure did not protect or prevent illness, noting infection requires the micro-organism and higher immunity reduces risk.
A 1905 essay notes that haste wastes effort and time. It contrasts the slow, steady editor with the hurried Dixon, then follows Edna Sholes and others on Parker Street as they chase perfect outfits and early starts. The piece urges starting before need and avoiding constant rushing.
Thirty young women left England aboard a troopship to marry soldiers serving in India. Each bride was engaged to a British Army man stationed there, symbolizing wartime loyalty and connections across the empire.
Henry A. Robinson a 58 year old Louisville Ky veteran motorman for the Louisville Street Car Co died after a strange cat bite on his lip six weeks earlier. He developed hydrophobia days before his death and spent his final days in a coma with painful spasms. The incident occurred when a stray cat entered the car barns and bit him as a companion freed his lip.
A Chicago Sun line notes the strain of neighborly affection when the neighbor's oldest boy starts learning the cornet, illustrating tension in a shared street life and family ties.
Brazil praises its mosquito brigades for nearly eradicating yellow fever in Rio de Janeiro. Last summer the capital recorded 50 cases, a sharp drop from prior years when the illness circulated at higher rates.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat contrasts two kinds of Indians in the Indian Territory. It describes the real Indian hidden in the east and the picture Indian unknown in the west as the federal policy confronts them.
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