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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1907
Page
2
Defiance Ohio newspaper notice lines indicate second class mail status and city delivery by carriers. It lists subscription prices: 10 cents weekly, 3 dollars yearly prepaid by mail, and six and three month options. Also notes weekly press day and long distance telephone numbers.
An opinion piece warns mothers about boys drifting into loafing in villages and cities. It argues idle time harms character, suggests constructive work like carpentry drafting gardening or painting, and cites Youth's Companion praising crafts as guards against idleness. The piece urges practical occupations to deter loafing.
A national flower debate unfolds as columbine leads among candidates amid school child endorsements for five states. Indiana favors corn, while legislatures pick sunflower and Eschscholtzia. Congress is tied to the carnation worn for McKinley’s birthday.
A Washington treasury clerk suffered a broken thigh when a bundle containing over a million dollars in notes fell on him. Rich men sigh over wealth, but few feel its burden as he did, the incident underscoring the heavy weight of money in transit.
A newspaper notes the Belgian parliament uses brandy to help its listeners endure lengthy debates and suggests a cloakroom retirement scheme for statesmen during speeches could be better.
Weather men across the country plan to issue new rules for forecasting by a process likened to kite flying. Projections of the weather have long been described as uncertain and "up in the air" in common talk and literature.
The king of Siam is a practical exemplar of nepotism. His one brother and 20 half-brothers fill all the important administrative and executive posts in the government.
Expressions of goodwill accompany the arrival of distinguished guests from the island nation. The community anticipates cordial exchanges and cultural diplomacy during their visit.
A provocative remark proclaims America will smash its enemies, followed by a jab about a woman being too gay. The phrasing reflects a combative mood and gendered intrusions in the dialogue.
The remark playfully suggests that resistance to the Teddy bear stems from envy of the beloved stuffed doll. The notion frames the dispute as a lighthearted, anthropomorphic sentiment about a popular toy.
Miss Sadie American’s advocacy in Chicago and New York highlights reform in women’s education. Her work on vacation schools and municipal playgrounds spurred broader advancement, tying home training to schooling and elevating women from pupils to teachers and leaders in public education.
A bohemian outing centers on Clara Jane and John Henry with Bud Phillips at a New York City scene. The trio encounters a New York matinee, a Bohemian dining venue Muttheimer’s, and a group of colorful locals including Ikey Mincen and a night watchman as they drift through restaurants and conversations about art, luck, and wedding bets.
A narrator witnesses a tense party scene where Bohemia and Lizzie B spark flirtations. Tom Barclay inflames Clara Jane with gossip about Lizzie B, while the narrator engineers a tense exit and contemplates a safer, quieter life. The tale ends with a plan to distract Clara Jane with trolley cars and a trip to the Badlands.
A New York woman with a Catskills summer home offered three cents per plant for native orchids. Children brought 60 plants first day, 300 second day, and 3,600 third day, prompting farmers to abandon work to gather orchids. She continues to study how to distinguish orchids from potatoes.
A narrative from Lippincott's Magazine describes Eleanor's beauty as volatile, shining when her hair and gown align, but plain under poor conditions. She hurries home after a dentist visit and unexpectedly meets her younger brother who begs her to ignore him as a crowd of boys approaches.
Discussion notes that women largely avoid dentistry as a profession. The piece asserts dentistry appeals to few women and that the field is not threatened by a feminine influx. It mentions scant female presence around dental colleges.
A graybeard describes ways to accelerate honey production by bees. He claims surrounding flowers, artificial combs, nearly empty combs, and extended daylight boost gathering, while cautioning against excessive electric lighting due to health damage.
A philosophical reflection on life as a duty to fulfill. Happiness comes from fulfilling duties, and humans gain experience in the world to use it for inner benefit as stated by J. H. Marshall.
A dated French proverb claims labor frees society from evil, vice, and poverty. The item presents a succinct historical view on labor values and social improvement cited in the era.
The British and Foreign Bible Society had issued almost 2,000,000 Bibles Testaments and portions in 18 languages before it reached its 13th year. The range spanned Manx Gaelic Eskimo Syriac Ethiopic and other tongues.
A fragment quotes Pall Mall Gazette describing a hot cross bun as a dysphagitic incubus a morsel of unadaptable antiquity and a pious fraud.
George W. Woodruff, named by President Roosevelt as acting secretary of the interior during Garfield's absence, is a prominent outdoor games expert and an all around athlete. He captained Carlisle’s 1889 crew, played football and ran track at Yale and Penn, and later helped organize national forest reserve policy as chief aide to Gifford Pinchot.
James J. Martin the newly appointed New York City chamberlain is a leading Tammany figure and ally of Mayor McClellan in the campaign to oust Charles F. Murphy. A lifelong office holder, he rose from Ireland to power, touting candor and direct promises as political virtue. He served in the Ninth New York volunteers under Gen. Dix and later led the city’s police and Tammany committees.
Lyman Wheeler Wachenheimer, 45, Toledo native and Democrat, served as prosecuting attorney. He led a campaign that jailed 23 local brick and lumber men for anti trust violations and pursued an Ice Trust case that resulted in fines and brief confinement for members. Previously police judge nominee Scott Kelly was defeated.
Japan's chief diplomat Viscount Hayashi, minister of foreign affairs, travels to Seoul amid palace tension after Emperor's abdication request. Named after brief chaos around cabinet reshuffle, Hayashi's career highlights include the 1896 China treaty and involvement in the British alliance revision. Admirers praise his scrupulous, single minded approach and loyalty to duty.
A Tokyo mercantile firm sought a translator with vernacular English. Many applicants failed the test until one educated in the United States answered, I am fluent, and was hired after saying, Sure, Mike.
In a brief Chicago Tribune exchange, one person notes a thunder storm last night. The other claims there was no storm, revealing he sleeps near an elevated railway within three feet of the track.
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