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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1907
Page
2
A long column discusses coeducation in state universities, eyeglasses for schoolchildren, and warnings about incompetent oculists. It also features profiles of railroad presidents at leisure, including Harriman and Gould, and notes on gardens, hunting for sport, and personal hobbies.
A Cosmpolitan essay summarizes sleep as temporary death of sensitive functions and outlines three death forms: natural death from old age, sudden death with no pain, and death from disease with dying and possible recovery. It notes no consciousness at transition to sleep and compares dying to birth, then cites Manila Times snake skin tale and various brief items.
More than 5,000 people witnessed the unveiling of a bronze statue of Thomas F. Bayard in Rockford park Wilmington Delaware. Ex President Cleveland prepared an address read by Prof John das sett Moore of Columbia University Judge George Gray spoke The unveiling was attended by Oscar S Straus secretary of commerce and labor Mrs Mary Clymer Bayard and her daughter The statue stands on a Brandywine rock pedestal with two bronze tablets including a Grover Cleveland inscription and Bayard public services record The statue was modeled by Effie Stillman and cast in Surrey England and given by an unknown friend to the Bayard Memorial association
London notes describe striking Kirghese grave mounds called maghila built of sun baked clay near Lake Baldash. The piece links them to Kirghese horse culture and historic Kalmyk migrations from Russia to China, highlighting varied designs as a form of local architecture.
This excerpt describes harsh polar winters with thirsty explorers, thick ice averaging six feet and sometimes over eight feet per Nansen, and vivid sunset tones in polar zones. It notes the monotony of the polar night, the dry air reducing thirst, and a vignette of Irish dialogue about warmth and endurance. It also mentions William Pryor Getchworth as a long-serving charity commissioner named by Gov. Dix in 1873.
A long narrative traces the dower chest to Scottish legend, recounting Mariadne and a loyal betrothed who fill a carved chest with tokens from loyal soldiers. It notes famous chests in England and Elizabeth I’s “Great Willoughby” and links to the Raymond family in Springfield Massachusetts. The piece ends with a humorous Chicago race track vignette about Bets and a narrator's misadventure at the track and in betting.
General Ainsworth, longtime Adjutant General in Washington, is poised to succeed Major General Leonard Wood in the Philippines as part of a planned transition. Brigadier General Hall and Major General Weston are discussed as possible successors in the adjutant general and department commands.
A French priest, Abbe Furst, often called the Cure de Graincourt, is renowned for repairing bicycles and motor cars across the countryside. He built his own car, maintains a portable workshop at the vicarage, and is a trusted mechanic when vehicles fail on the Seine Inferieure circuit. The article also notes light, humorous exchanges about gondoliers and paddling.
Mrs. E. D. Martin of the New York W CT U advocates a library campaign against novels whose heroes drink champagne and heroes smoke. She notes women err when tackling topics without skill and recalls a Paint Rock First Aid club incident. The Yonkers Statesman jokes about language and marriage in a short quip.
A short dialogue notes a borrowing of $10 about a month ago. Jill admits memory gaps while Bill confirms the debt. The exchange highlights imperfect recall as a recurring theme in the Yonkers Statesman item.
Health Culture notes reformers die early, attributing it to extremism harming body and mind. The piece argues for humane, thoughtful reform over harsh methods and highlights risks to mental health from zeal. It ends with a Chesterfield quote about engraving enduring values on minds.
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