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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1905
Page
3
A 1905 party idea for children centered on a zoological guessing game using numbered slips and an animal drawing round. Activities include animal crackers, cocoa, sandwiches, and a bevy of trees trivia with prizes for top guesser and a consolation prize for the lowest scorer. A Noahs ark donkey souvenir is suggested. A Salimagundi party follows with multiple tables of games and rotating partners for lively fun.
A refined dinner honoring the bride-elect featured a white net and satin table setting with hundreds of pink to white sweet pea blossoms, diamond dust, and opalescent glass lights. Guests enjoyed a bells and bow chair mark, candies, and a menu including grape fruit, lamb roast, quail on toast, and mint ice.
A playful wedding puzzle staged as breakfast service uses a mock menu of foods to pose questions about the couple. The bride Ed becomes guest of honor and a quiz reveals cheeky answers tied to romance and humor.
An at home event idea for school or church features a Tree Evening. Guests decorate space with leaves, branches, and vines and refreshments include tree products like chocolate and figs. Conundrums on cards engage attendees as they answer.
The Tehama County board of supervisors posts a reward of one dollar for the head of each eagle. The offer follows a petition by sheep men citing numerous lost lambs and expressing the need to protect flocks.
For fifteen years no death by own action of a Jew was recorded in the seven highly populated central London districts. Recently several such cases have occurred.
A Calico party offers a playful dress code with wash costumes aprons and neckties paired by fabric. Guests sew aprons or ties in time, prizes awarded, and a grand march follows. The piece also shares tea and snack ideas including English Breakfast tea with pineapple and rum, Maraschino, lemon, and cocoa with subtle enhancements.
Fred Racik of San Francisco traveled to England to shine King Edward's boots but ended up serving as a city mayor's boot cleaner. He slipped past guards with a torn letter to Lord Knollys asking help to meet the king. Knollys refused to assist him.
An old remedy proposes using beaten egg white with lemon juice and borax to create a whitening wash. The mixture is claimed to soothe sunburn and wind irritation from outdoor exercise like riding.
Mediterranean moths have closed two Minneapolis flour mills and threaten more shutdowns to combat pests. The moths gather under the silk cloth used for sifting flour and form webs up to four inches thick, while also eating the cloth, making sifting impossible.
A home remedy suggests adding borax to facial wash to prevent blackheads and reduce excessive oiliness of the skin. The tip notes borax helps cleanse and tighten pores during washing.
After sun exposure, if the skin is tender, bathe the face with water and a little lemon juice. Do not use soap, and dry with a very soft towel.
A fashion feature extols exquisite scarves from heavy embroidered pieces to diaphanous silk gossamer items, highlighting their diverse textures and craftsmanship.
One economical woman repurposes white shirtwaists into corset covers. Though the style is out of fashion, the covers remain too good to waste and showcase frugal craft.
A legend from South Africa claims the Tugela river surged as much as 40 feet overnight after mountain thunderstorms. The tale cites an extraordinary flood event, though exact dates and sources are not specified.
Officials say nurses at Acton public hospital fear entering certain rooms due to rats. Rodents allegedly terrorize patients at night by sitting on beds and a committee with power to act was formed to address the issue.
The barkentine S. N. Castle arrived in San Francisco with a record cod catch from the Okhotsk Sea, totaling 208000 fish. The remarkable haul highlights a historic fishing season for the vessel and crew.
Miss Oldham awoke to find a burglar ransacking her trunk. She did not scream but stared him down and ordered him to leave. The intruder reassured her he had no intention of taking her as he backed toward the door.
Gladys Beautigirl and Dolly Swift discuss Dr Hug gins explanation of a blush as a temporary erythema of the face caused by heightened perception in moments of imbalance. The exchange ends with Gladys admitting she understood only after she blushed.
Brief sports note hints at football taking precedence over baseball in the season’s focus. The line references Cleveland Plair and a dealer, implying a local sports culture piece with lyrical phrasing.
The Philadelphia Press notes Yalevard, a freshman, is being tried for a place on the football team. Reportedly viewed as a potential half-back, observers mention expectations he may progress toward a starting role.
A humorous exchange about telephones in the home. Mrs. Tungay praises the convenience while her husband notes nine missed calls, each blocked by her conversations with others. The dialogue highlights modern communication troubles and domestic commentary from a Chicago Tribune strip.
Yonkers Statesman recounts a humorous exchange where Patrice recalls Will standing on her foot for ten minutes during a proposal. The misunderstanding reveals her surprise and his moment of romance.
A Bible story recounts Joseph interpreted Pharaohs dream after years in the Theban prison. The king honors him with ring, robes, and a royal seal, proclaiming him ruler over all Egypt while Joseph attributes the wisdom to God and remains steadfast in faith.
In a light exchange from the Philadelphia Press Miss Flyrt responds eagerly to Mr. Faintart's proposal of meeting. He suggests an evening when the weather warms to share ice cream, signaling a cheerful social moment.
A short note in Tit Bits implies Mamma suspects Ethel of spending the evening with Mr Softleigh while the mother attended a sick friend. The dialogue hints at love sickness and domestic suspicion.
A witty exchange between a vain boyish future president and a veteran politician. The veteran cautions that forecasting a boom too far ahead of an election is unsafe, illustrating the men’s debate on political timing.
A judge notes the social venture as a man with six millions marries a widowed woman of ten. Clancy cautions that the world favors those with best prospects for gaining more.
A satirical remark attributed to Louis XIV features him declaring I am the state and a courtier replying that your majesty is North Carolina and I am South Carolina. The monarch is humorously forced to reset the stage.
A-I visits his native place and shows off his success to old schoolfellows. B-Did they appreciate your rise in the world A-Well, I should say so. Almost every man I met wanted to borrow a sovereign.
The speaker claims the judge is not as miserly as rumor suggests and asserts a personal closeness that contradicts common belief. The exchange centers on perceptions of the judge’s frugality and a tentative personal bond.
A Chicago Tribune fragment presents a lively exchange about a music teacher praising a boy's potential clarinet skill while the father suspects the family above is orchestrating revenge using a graphophone and a parrot. The tone blends neighborhood comedy with accusation.
A brief quip from the Cleveland Leader plays on family authority as a father labels his new racing automobile What Ma Says, reflecting the joke that the matriarch’s pronouncements rule the household and the car’s identity.
A fragmented social note cites Miss Verne Rich and a dialogue about love and money. The item hints at a column or comic gag referencing affordability in romance as part of Philadelphia press content.
Dialogue fragments show Miss Boarde and Mr Stoplate in a tense moment as they discuss a late visit and a fatherly annoyance. The Cleveland Leader captures a clipped exchange hinting at propriety and family authority in a pointed social scene.
A dialogue notes a wedding gift dilemma for Miss DeStyle with Mrs. DeFashion refusing publication of a guest list and suggesting a plated saltspoon as a present. The exchange appears in a light column style from the era.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer cartoon caption about a young man in polar country where nights last six months. The humorous verse notes a guest who arrives for the evening and never leaves promptly, reflecting remote-life quirks and social idle.
A brief item notes Gebhart and Carsone toiling late before Christmas as Carsone jokes about a costly gift from his wife prompting extra hours. The Chicago Daily News snippet suggests a light workplace moment around the holiday season.
A Philadelphia Press item recalls a visitor presenting a gun as the great grandfather’s revolver. Ridley Kadd remarks that the gun belonged to the ancestor but the ancestor’s man did the carrying, not the owner.
A brief note quotes Puck advising a widow to watch number two as the surest safeguard. It presents a sharp, curt caution with no further context or details.
In a Washington Star quote Dustin Stax says the many investigations and arrests will not end graft but will deter incompetent and unprofessional competition.
Police arrest a man and his wife for holding up and robbing women in Golden Gate Park. The suspect husband is questioned about the wife’s involvement as assertions arise he could not reach victims' pockets himself.
A wary buyer questions a young horse’s knee bend. The dealer explains the horse lived in a low stable and had to stoop, revealing a practical, plainspoken exchange about animal condition.
A Yonkers Statesman item describes a humorous line about a horse laugh, defined as the sound a nag makes when pulling a disabled touring car back into town. The anecdote frames rural wit and transportation quirks in a tongue in cheek tone.
A hotel clerk jokes that guests seem healthy upon arrival but exit with gout and dyspepsia, reflecting a humorous Life magazine tone about dining and health concerns.
A brief Chicago Daily News exchange notes that if women did the proposing the outcome would be fewer engagements and more marriages, highlighting social expectations of courtship.
A dialogue snippet shows a child begging for a pony and then a horse, while a parent responds that the child is too old for ponies and requests a gift shift to a horse. The exchange highlights family negotiation over a prized animal.
A Yonkers Statesman snippet records a playful exchange about the drum as possibly humanity’s first instrument. Egbert questions how anyone could know it was music while the remark from Ever Hear Drum Music? hints at ancestral rhythm and curiosity.
A witty exchange from the Houston Post recalls a summer resort flirtation where a woman confesses she would not marry the only eligible man if he alone existed, highlighting social conventions and playful dialogue.
A Chicago Record-Herald extract recalls Little Jimmy Johnson’s birthday party last week with a teacher noting the celebration was swell while many attendees caught the mumps.
A Chicago Tribune item notes a customer unhappy with a stone sold as a fancy opal for 25 cents and the dealer’s retort that a genuine opal was not expected at that price.
Chicago health officials warn of staphylococcus and streptococcus lurking in furnaces. Dr. Herman Spalding, chief medical examiner, says these bacilli emerge when registers open in fall, causing influenza and various ailments.
The Haida nation is split into two main kin groups, ven and Eagle. Intermarriage within the same group is forbidden for Raven and Eagle men, while each group contains multiple families linked to local village communities and bearing distinctive names.
The article describes how Indigenous families erect totem poles in front of homes to display husband and wife crests and honor deceased chiefs. An illustration shows a Raven clan memorial pole with a sea lion figure above and a whale below, connected by a drift-log shaft.
A clever New Balance trick uses two balancing setups with common tools. A looped string, two knives, two pencils, two pens form a linked balance that spins on a door frame nail. Proper alignment yields a near perpetual spin once balanced.
Benjamin L. Winchell Jr., son of Chicago, Rock Island founder, leaves Yale to start as a rodman with a surveying crew in the Southwest. He emphasizes earning success on merit, not privilege, and plans to work his way up, following his father’s lesson that the only way to learn is to start at the bottom.
Two country women study a terra cotta bas relief of a Greek shepherd. One asks where Terra Cotta is, the other jokes that it must be a dreadful place if they execute harmless young boys there.
Conversation touches on history and geography as a teacher explains that all lines of longitude converge at the poles while a pupil asks why explorers do not always follow a single meridian to reach the north pole.
A man recalls his boyhood romping barefoot through dewy grass. The pampered daughter of the four hundred asks if he endured Kneipp treatment as a child in a playful exchange reported by the Chicago Sun.
A courtroom scene features playful banter about stirring incidents in a cookbook. Clara agrees the book is fascinating and Alice notes its many stirring moments. The judge comments on the book’s engaging content.
Simple tests assess grip and wrist strength among boys. It notes that those with big arms may lack grip, while strong hand squeezers need not be most muscular overall. The article describes two boys sitting opposite each other to perform the test.
The article outlines three tests for fore arm and wrist strength. Test one uses pressed forearms with fingers interlocked to force the opponent’s hand flat. Test two keeps backs of hands together to bend the wrist inward. Test three uses the index fingers back to back and aims to force the opponent’s finger to shut into the palm.
A New Times tale from Hotel Belleclaire tells of a wife who defies her husband by getting her hair done. Daughter Bessie overhears and keeps the secret until six, then tells Dad. The mother reproaches the child, who replies she can easily lie it back.
Dorothy went to a drug store for iodine to treat a shin bruise but asked for arica by mistake. Dick followed, puzzled, until they returned home where he told their mother that Dorothy had mixed up her memory and got an anchor instead of dynamite.
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