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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1904
Page
2
Entered at the Defiance Ohio Post Office as second class mail. Daily-Evening Edition delivered by carriers to city subscribers. Rates include 10 cents weekly, $3 yearly by mail outside city, cash in advance, six or three month options. Weekly press deadline Wednesday evenings. Long Distance and Northwestern telephones listed.
A Cincinnati Post critique notes a rise in chaotic wedding antics across the country. Reports describe mobs at Philadelphia weddings trampling brides dresses, New Brunswick revelry, Stratford rice tossing, and other costly mischief.
The age favors farming as a profession as farmer boys move from cities back to the soil. Colleges now train agriculturalists who are botanists chemists and scientists. The Cincinnati Post notes shorter hours and more leisure, boosting independence and drawing men from other professions to rural life.
Modern sanitary science emphasizes prevention over cure as typhoid and tuberculosis kill thousands yearly. They are largely preventable, creating a major public health issue and state interest. Experts advocate universal attention and a scientifically managed sewage disposal method for modern conditions.
The big armored cruiser Colorado on her first trip developed a speed of 25 miles an hour. She is almost as formidable as a first class battleship and can outpace other craft. She could even dodge a Japanese torpedo boat if pursued.
The mayor, who urged stricter policing, was fined five dollars for disporting bicycles on the city sidewalks. He paid the penalty promptly, acting as a responsible citizen.
London considers a tax on cats to increase the public exchequer as rodents reportedly show enthusiasm for the idea. The proposal aims to curb pests and raise funds through pet taxation.
A quirky saying notes a man marries his beloved not for typical traits but for her differences. The quip contrasts ordinary expectations with an odd rationale, highlighting unconventional romantic motive.
The piece argues Judge Parker’s telegram to the St Louis convention was not unselfish nor honorable nor truly courageous. It contends he risked nothing, misled the convention, and failed to declare his gold standard position, challenging the telegram’s praise as misapplied.
The Brooklyn Eagle lauds Fairbanks as prudent and dignified, not magnetic or flashy, with judge like temperament and steady reliability. It notes his past support for Gresham and McKinley, suggests he could be McKinley’s successor, and argues he offers cautious republican leadership without risk to Roosevelt.
A Cincinnati Times-Star editorial criticizes the state's use of voting restrictions arguing it harms representation. It notes denying rights does not grant Congressmen or electors power and warns of reduced representation as punishment for abridging suffrage. The piece singles out Democratic rhetoric on the Constitution as selective.
The Chicago Post argues ex Senator Davis lacks physical fitness for the presidency though intellectually and morally capable. The piece notes vice presidential nomination should not place a man the country would fear as president in that top role, reflecting on the St. Louis convention discussions.
The Troy Times comments that the Democratic party silences itself at the national convention and endorses William Jennings Bryan’s currency stance, while Parker admits the gold standard is irrevocably established. It credits Republicans for honest money and accuses Democrats of pushing a cheap dollar.
United States Senator Stephen B. Elkins, temporary chairman of the state convention, opens with praise for protectionist policy and the Dingley bill. He criticizes the Democratic ticket, defends Roosevelt and Fairbanks, and urges unity under a protective platform.
The Troy Times presents a framed comparison between Theodore Roosevelt and Parker Hill highlighting Roosevelt as decisive and proven, and Parker as inexperienced and evasive. It notes Roosevelt’s battlefield valor and public duty, while labeling Parker as weak on executive experience and spouting vague platform rhetoric.
Editors note Republican and Democratic lines clash over Parker and convention telegrams as Bryan contemplates rest after strenuous convention work. Commentators mock populist platforms and the dynamic within the Democratic camp.
The Davis bid may mark the peak of party organization as Parker's team dominated the scene. Critics warn the Davis base in border states plus a larger campaign fund may not overcome age and a perceived lack of appeal in the western region.
The article lists birthplaces of numerous U S presidents, highlighting Theodore Roosevelt as the first New Yorker to hold the presidency. It cites locations in Virginia, Ohio, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, Vermont, and other states, noting varied settlements and towns as birthplaces. The compilation covers early leaders from Washington to Grover Cleveland and mentions New York born presidents Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Chester Arthur, and Grover Cleveland.
A fragment notes ad agencies in a department show restraint and taste, praising how advertising avoids public criticism and maintains a refined presentation.
A Country Life writer says the popular bulldog is often misrepresented by the press as savage and strong. In reality bulldogs are not great fighters, possessing only about tenacity of grip and limited fighting power. The piece contrasts true bulldogs with half bred fighting terriers and notes public misunderstanding.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes Americans drink more coffee than most but Brazil leads in per capita consumption with about 14 pounds yearly, while Belgium and Holland average 11 pounds. It compares U S consumption to these totals, highlighting national differences in coffee habits.
A columnist notes merchants prize beauty in window displays over sheer practicality. Salaries for window-dressing artists reach thousands annually as they craft attractive, nonessential touches using plants and ribbons to lure shoppers, even if costly.
The article notes Russia’s quick response to strikes with troop mobilization and a police notice from Gen. Trepov banning workers who refuse to return to work. Printers in Moscow led a protest for shorter hours and overtime pay, but threats of permanent exclusion halted the movement.
The British Empire reports about 2.5 million German emigrants since unification, with 90.7 percent heading directly to the United States. Emigration to Brazil and German colonies in Africa and Asia has shrunk to a mere fragment despite efforts to attract them.
The report notes England consumes about eight pounds of coffee yearly while the U S averages half a pound per person. It states English tea consumption per capita is five times that of the United States, highlighting strong tea cultural differences.
M. E B. Cross, a headgear dealer, tells the Washington Post there will be few Panama hats in stores this year. The Panama craze peaked in 1902 as fake imitations flooded the market, driving fashion away from the prestigious hat to plain straw styles.
A letter from 1860 Oregon to a New England father discusses the west’s scarcity of women and the strong desire to marry. Postscript notes a humorous urge to send “the girls” some new teeth and bring them west.
A poem about a boy named So-so who drifts through life with little effort or ambition. The narrator contrasts his easy pace and contentment with the expected consequences of a life of passive, effortless motion, warning that such a path leads to hardship and falling behind.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat reader recounts a cat named Tom whose keen curiosity leads him to inspect new objects and eavesdrop on conversations. He claws walls in amusement at dog pictures and frantically darts between groups to hear everything.
A simple water play device using a large tin funnel. Submerge mouth down in a tub of water and press down rapidly to trap water, forcing a jet up through the funnel. A wide mouth and small tube can produce a fountain reaching ten feet, delightful for boys to watch.
Japanese cities feature young women who work as professional entertainers visiting homes of patrons, offering sociable company. They are educated, can converse, recite poetry, tell stories, sing, play guitar and dance.
A claim details that a fly’s wings beat about 400 times per second and that microphone technology can reveal the sound of a fly walking, illustrating the precision of acoustic detection.
A Dew Drops note describes the gray wolf as common and dangerous, detailing appearance such as pointed nose and upright ears. It outlines seasonal feeding, including rabbits, deer, and livestock, and notes wolves attack horses, pigs, and cattle in scarcity. Farmers hunt them to protect sheep, reducing their numbers in settled areas.
A bulldog at Peacedale, R. 1, saved two year old Edward McGuire from drowning. The dog jumped into the brook, hauled the child by his clothes, and swam until bystanders retrieved them. The episode sparked talk of unlikely canine devotion.
Frank W. Mahin reports a Lecessiter Hosiery Trade Journal account of an Algerian enterprise to make a natural soap from the sapindus utilis tree. The tree yields 55 to 220 pounds of fruit in its sixth year, with a saponaceous extract obtainable by water or alcohol, producing a mild, non alkaline soap claimed to superior to common soaps.
Rear Admiral Charies O'Neill U S N recently evaluated French armor and armament in Paris and said American ships are equal to or superior to the best foreign fleets. He received a permit to visit Toulon Cherbourg and Havre fleets and dockyards before touring German ports. He noted American rapid fire guns compare well with foreign types despite claims of European superiority.
A London Spectator note on Con sul the chimpanzee insured for 100000 dollars after dying of bronchitis in Berlin. It cites high prices for animals in entertainment and breeding, including boxing kangaroos, Isinglass the racehorse, Donovan, and Lord Wilton Bull, with historical comparisons and compensation payouts.
Donald watches his father the clergyman preach on training the affections. After the sermon the boy pretends to hug then jokes he loves his father but lacks his working clothes. The tale highlights the value of service in love.
An American plow company agent visited Argentina in 1899 and sold 40 plows, with last year’s sales reaching 7,000. American sewing machines also report strong sales in the market.
A superstition in Spain holds that hares visit churchyards at night to burrow into graves and feed on the dead, preventing people from eating hare meat in the country.
In a lake side fishing tale, Brown loses his clothes to wading and ends up with a fish attack that shaves his hair. A pickerel hooks the wet strands as the fish drags Brown toward the channel, delivering a football style neck and hair cut with no shampoo.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quote recalls John Philip Sousa: a boy in Washington shows a new waltz to an old Scottish musician who says it carries him back home. The musician shares a tale of a fiddle solo at a Scottish asylum where an audience member quips about being daft.
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