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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1907
Page
3
A newlywed couple postpone their Europe trip to furnish their home spending on prized items like an exquisite Castellina Apollo marble statue and other decorations. Sylvia's restraint collapses with each purchase, yet steady deposits finally fund the journey, yielding a hard earned voyage to Europe.
In Finistere Brittany travelers encounter circles of old women summoning the devil and a culture rich in talismans and incantations. Necromancers pass knowledge down generations while villagers seek cures from seers as priests show little opposition.
Washington remembers Belva Ann Lockwood the first woman admitted to U S courts and a presidential candidate. Born October 24 1830 in Royalston New York she taught school and earned a law degree at National University in 1878. She built a law practice and ran for president in 1884 and again in 1888 while remaining active with the international peace bureau.
A sea captain disputes views that dust aboard ships is from space arguing that heavy dust build up results from frequent foot traffic and deck activities. He cites his voyage from San Francisco to New York, noting 261% barrels of fine dust swept from decks in 98 days and mixed debris like leather cord and vegetable fiber found with sea dust.
A humorous exchange notes that diamonds beyond a certain size lose market value as too large to wear. One character remarks a football sized sparkler would be unwieldy, implying big stones are less marketable and disappointing for diggers.
A provocative saying suggests that those who suspect others tend to uncover what they seek. The idea highlights how perception shapes the evidence they collect and the conclusions they draw.
Mr. Herman Schaus took a varied summer trip described by the New York Herald. He began in New Mexico with Albert L. Groll studying scenes for new works, including a painting titled the Enchanted Mesa. He then toured the Pacific coast, returned to Narragansett Pier through early August, and proceeded to Europe. There he spent time in the south of France Paris and Holland, notably touring canals by motor boat.
The quotation urges diligence and fidelity in work, comparing effort to Rufus Choate's reverent advocacy in any case. It emphasizes meticulousness, conscientiousness, and high standards of purpose in daily tasks and professional conduct.
A Paris city report shows about 18 cents per square yard is spent annually to keep streets clean, while Berlin allocates four cents per square yard for similar sanitation.
The British navy submarine service adopts a new pennant in red blue and yellow for Portsmouth Devonport and Chatham depots. The flag quartered shows a submarine aid and three torpedoes in two divisions while two quarters feature white mice. Mice aboard subs detect gas leaks and help prevent accidents.
The Boston Herald notes despite many heat prostrations last week, the mortality rate was exceptionally low. It credits improved infant care and pure milk for better health outcomes, saying babies are better protected than in prior hot periods.
A Harper's Weekly writer notes 1906 horse and dog slaughter for food in Saxony totaling 12 922 horses and 3 736 dogs, up from 1905 by 224 horses and 133 dogs, while Germany overall saw 182 000 horses butchered, up about 20 000 from 1905 and 47 000 from 1904.
Coroner Harburger of New York states trolley cars kill about one person every fifteen hours in the city. He blames the high death rate on insufficient control measures for operating cars.
An elderly Georgia man told the judge he had fought in three wars. He named being a cook in the Confederate War and said that after freedom he married twice, a reply reported by the Atlanta Constitution.
Constantinople imposes a requirement that all fish sold in the city be kept in shops paved with marble or marked with Malta stone plaques, effective in the local market.
A long distance setup uses old iron telephone wire and a buzzer relay to draw plugs from an arc light switchboard. Coils release springs via a small arm and momentary contact, closing the circuit through the coils. The design could work without the relay if distance were shorter.
The Electrehen electric incubator in a glass oval design uses a 103 degree controlled heat from a 110 volt lamp to hatch and brood chicks. A metal base and nickel plated finish frame a fenced 3 to 4 foot square display and a drawer for chicks, appealing to schools and homes.
Arrangements are underway to inaugurate a general express system for all electric lines. The service has begun in Springfield Massachusetts and will expand nationwide. Separate express and freight stations will be built on all lines using standard interurban cars for express and baggage. The consolidation of merchandise traffic under one head is expected to boost efficiency and economy.
The British post office department continues preliminary experiments linking two stations 15 miles apart to test high speed wireless transmission of received signals. Experiment aims to assess practical viability and potential improvements for long distance telecommunication.
The signaling occurred with extreme speed as the operator manually transmitted signals. The rapid pace caused occasional missed dots and shortened transmissions.
A brief note describes experiments where received oscillations drive a wireless receiver that controls a syphon recorder. Morse signals appear as a continuous wavy line at a speed around 35 words per minute, with an accompanying illustration.
The London Electrical Review notes experiments showing Wheatstone working is a practical possibility. Other tests use the Wheatstone transmitter that makes and breaks contacts in the spark coil primary circuit, with 35 words per minute and spacing illustrated.
A collection of satirical lines on gender, marriage, and manners. It skewers self-made men, the truth of appearances, and the contradictions of virtue versus vice. Wry aphorisms poke at divorce causes, vanity, and social pretensions with sharp humor.
A poem from the Detroit Free Press laments that a single unkind word from a loved one can chill more than arctic cold or blazing sun. The speaker contrasts icy landscapes with the warmth of love that cannot thaw once trust is broken.
A caption describes Harold seated on his father’s knee in a crowded tramcar as he is instructed to yield his seat to a standing lady. He asks the lady to take his seat with a polite remark.
The Chicago Daily News notes a wry exchange. A man praises slow and sure as a motto while another thinker argues one thing cannot be slow and sure a watch. The quotation habit adds a humorous twist to the debate.
A humorous exchange from a New York weekly notes a husband unable to endure politics due to whisky. A daughter suggests urging him toward politics, but he already tried and found whisky sickening him, undermining any political career.
Experiments on aluminum wire insulation use an oxide layer formed by water hydration and heating to 150–300 C to create alumina insulation. A coil dried in water gains a protective oxide, allowing insulation at low tensions up to about 450 C average, with surface 300 C and core 600 C. Benefits include smaller coil size, better heat radiation, and reduced centrifugal force in moving parts.
The Swedish government starts electrifying its rail network with a test line from Stockholm to Jaffra. Trains will be electric powered, lighted, and heated, with pneumatic braking. Full electrification awaits a reliable waterfall power supply to replace imported coal.
The Western Electrician notes the hansom cab may disappear from London due to the underground electric railway and rising motor bus use. Birmingham reports a hansom cab maker ceasing operations amid heavy market decline.
A Popular Mechanics explanation shows using a single return wire with a closed circuit gravity battery. The two bells share current continuously, but pressing a push button creates a short for that bell and then rings the distant bell.
The instruction describes how to hold a telephone with the transmitter in the right hand and the receiver to the left ear. It explains crossing hands when passing the instrument to another person to extend the transmitter and receiver to each hand and avoid inconvenience or breakage from both hands changing at once.
Mr R Lavachery of Chapultepec Mexico patents a life saving at sea device using a rifle cannon to launch a projectile with a cable anchor and rocket. He asserts the mechanism is simple and has not been patented for humanitarian reasons.
The article notes a marked decline in the cab industry due to rising demand for street railway systems in Great Britain and the widespread use of automobiles across the kingdom.
A bamboo guitar from Madagascar is built from a six foot bamboo cane with the cavity acting as the sounding board. Strings are cut from sections between joints and stretched by bridges to produce tone.
A nearby stranger offers to guide an elderly man with poor vision, warning of rough characters about and proposing companionship on the way. The exchange implies concern for safety and mutual aid in a dimly lit area.
An intimate friend recalls an amateur elocutionist's triumph over Miss Tartan, finding satisfaction in making her sick by reciting aloud. The exchange highlights pride in humiliation of a rival during a company reading.
A quirky exchange cites a Sandy Pikes-Dispatch claim that science concedes the world is going insane. Gritty George agrees and recalls a tale of a man traveling 4000 miles to drink water, as reported by the Chicago Daily News.
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes a shift in Tompkins as he no longer runs people down the way he used to, as he has sold his automobile.
A playful Antigua couple exchange taunts with a pun about manners and figure, ending in a lighthearted jab from the husband about behavior versus appearance.
A short adage notes that true fame comes to those who die for virtue, reflecting on lasting honor rather than worldly renown.
A humorous exchange frames Uncle Jim scolding city fishermen as the largest fabricators. He recounts four hours fishing with spoons from kitchen to silver tea, yet reports no nibble, highlighting mockery of local lore in Chicago.
The orator declares his platform as amended is leave well enough alone. The chairman, a prominent Boston citizen, whispers a correction favoring the phrase let well enough alone. The Chicago Tribune quotes the exchange as a witty moment in a public meeting.
Dialogue reveals Princevard stating he is left back on the varsity team while the captain believed he was not up to the mark. The exchange hints at team selection tensions and perceived performance.
A sobbing widow informs her suitor that she must call off marriage plans after telling her daughter about the wedding. The daughter objects, saying the idea makes her tired and she cannot become stepmother, leaving the couple at an impasse.
A wry aside notes the gas man as a poet, joking that his verse explains the brisk meter. The exchange blends humor with everyday utility work, reflecting light city life.
A tired business man lives with a splitting headache and a wife who fears taking away his pain could provoke him. She says she dares not, as the only way to keep him quiet rests on painful compromise.
A traveler portrays Ispahan as a decaying Persian city once home to a million now only about 100000. Streets are alleys between high mud walls with few openings, few named streets, and ruins dotting the landscape including walls falling, palaces ruined, and deserted mosques nearby.
An actor praised a cinemagraphic capture of his stage performance as the most extraordinary experience, saying it let him see himself acting. A prominent dramatic critic replied that the moment helps readers understand the burdens critics endure.
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