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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1904
Page
3
President Roosevelt urges a balanced national ethos combining material prosperity with intellectual and spiritual development. He warns against equating wealth with worth, stressing duty, wisdom, and high-minded action as the foundation of true greatness. He calls for learning from history to improve present service and elevate the nation.
A chaotic collage describes Korea’s stone throwing fete during curfew hours, crowds, targets, prizes, and village rituals. A humorous dialogue then shifts to a dialog about buying heavy clogs for a noisy plan to prank a neighbor with daily footwork.
A compilation of humorous snippets from a press page including a horse court scene where a witness confusingly clarifies if the question referred to the mare or the lady, a stage realism quip about paying actors in stage money, a jailhouse wedding banter, and odd facts such as whale skin thickness and ancient stocking origins.
A Detroit Free Press piece notes railroads will push into Asia Minor but true freight routes to Turkestan Persia and Arabia remain caravan based for months or years. U S shippers must know camel capacity and road constraints to pack tin or zinc cases under four by two by one and a half feet weight limits of two 260 pound packages per camel and 163 pound per mule, with routes winding through dizzy defiles toward inland Asia.
The Bermuda islands feature tiny rocky fields mostly under two acres, yet numerous enough to sustain a large Bermuda trade in New York markets. Prices vary by elevation, with land under $500 per acre in valleys and limited total acreage driving high cultivation. Indians in Porter, a new town, are noted as discerning shoppers, preferring stylish, costly clothes over cheap goods and candy, indicating a strong emphasis on appearance over food.
The Topeka Capital reports a new whisky peddling scheme in the Indian Territory tied to food preservative experiments. District officials north of Herbert note whisky was sold through agricultural experts to many parties, with the scheme active for months as officers examined 5,500 samples.
The piece notes the French courts ruling against Colombia clearing the way for transfer of rights to the United States and imminent construction in the Culebra Cut. It also outlines lab work in spores, olive oil adulteration, insecticide analyses, and sugar testing, plus a Russian Dvina to Dnieper canal concept and a description of feeling music via electrical transmission of sound.
The article discusses cotton price spikes from government crop reports and imagines a tobacco exchange. It notes sugar leaf consumption rising by about 33 million pounds in a decade, with production lagging since 1898. It suggests an imagined tobacco exchange would fuel large price swings, rivaling cotton market frenzy.
The article analyzes immigrant origins, noting shifts in European inflows, and quotes Senator Hale on Navy plans to retire battleships in 1908 for coast defense. It argues ships age quickly, guns wear out after limited use, and naval costs make warships exceptionally expensive to operate.
A note advises not avoiding shellfish but ensuring thorough cooking. It recalls that oysters from sewer mouths have long carried typhoid risk and now clam beds face possible contamination. Despite small numbers, the danger is real and serious to consumers and public health.
Hon Henry C Payne discusses shifts in immigrant origins from 1880 to 1901 noting western Europeans dominated early arrivals while eastern Europeans and Asians now supply about 75 percent. Other items describe Colorado’s famed grizzly Old Two Toes, Japanese women's dress, clams safety, and Charles Schwab’s grand Seventy Fourth Street mansion nearing completion.
The Boston Herald notes Luncheon as the daytime meal for many homes and urges careful, appetizing prep. Tips cover reimagining yesterday's roast, presenting hot dishes, hearty soups, and cream vegetable soups with pale sauces. End with practical kitchen steps.
The piece surveys seasonally styled dress elements including long chains, gold trimming, and the banana tint called apricot. It highlights fringes, Holienne fabrics, and decorative motifs like flowers and garlands, plus large jeweled pins and jet revival in brooches and buckles. It also mentions coin jewelry, natural Shantung silk, and other accessories shaping spring outfits.
The piece notes snow melt revealing winter losses and spring rebirth. It details dead birds recovered, meadow mice' devastation to young trees, and the vast mouse population. Migrants like bluebirds Canada geese robin arrivals track seasonal change, with a robin injured but cared for, illustrating wild life vs captivity. ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES.
A defendant claims he did not desert his wife but is a refugee, pointing to welts and a black eye as evidence. The judge is urged to rule on the complaint, reflecting a tense courtroom moment captured in Chicago Tribune style.
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