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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1901
Page
7
A Chicago Herald poem in which a dreaming narrator witnesses Heaven’s world of toil and judgment. He meets hardened workers, flawed flirts, and radiant yet burdened laborers, learning that eternal reward hinges on earthly effort and character rather than ease. The scene shifts as the bed breaks and the dream ends.
A prisoner woman faces death in the moonlit circus as bronze collars and windlass chains control two gate-tigers. She fights back with a sharpened bone, drawing gasps from onlookers while the narrator notes policy over mercy in Atlantis society.
The Atlantean woman Nais confronts Deucalion at a gate near the city walls after a tense pursuit. He offers her a pact to free her in exchange for her trust and aid, while the gate captain and guards watch the unfolding drama and the tiger-guarded enclosure remains nearby.
The engagement links Miss Helen Margaret Kelly of New York, granddaughter of the late Eugene Kelly, with Frank J. Gould. Their families have a long feud, rooted in banking ethics and railways. Gould, 24, is a director with a vast income, while Kelly 17 studies at a convent.
A witty reflection on truth and deception notes that a man can mislead by being utterly candid. The remark appears as a pithy quote attributed to the Chicago Daily News, highlighting paradox in honesty.
Chauncey Raynor reports in the New York Sun on a Michigan upper peninsula lumber camp cook who created beaver tail soup from the tail of a trapped beaver. The tale highlights regional cuisine and contrasts it with Eastern Shore fare. Col. Park hunted with Raynor near Rainy Lake, noting the camp’s revelry over the dish.
A home remedy guide notes using breadcrumbs and charcoal formed into a poultice to cleanse and disinfect sores, offering an alternative to bread slices for poultice preparation.
Minnesota earns the title Bread and Butter state as mills produced 26,630,500 barrels of flour and churned over 100,000,000 pounds of butter in the last year.
An essay argues practical housekeeping training should be part of girls education. It warns neglecting domestic skills harms family harmony and notes the mother as the home mainspring guiding household policy and outcomes.
The Baptist Record urges that worry wastes energy and hinders life work. It argues worry shows lack of confidence, breaks balance, and drains vitality while a self-assured stance taps “infinite power” and steadies the soul.
A Chicago Daily News item praises a kitchen cabinet noted for completeness and usefulness. It highlights a top to bottom flour bin that keeps flour fresh, a sliding sifter in a drawer, three large drawers, a cup board, a 20 pound tilting sugar bin with lid, and a spice drawer with six partitions.
A reflective fragment urges steady progress over mere enjoyment or sorrow. It cites Longfellow’s call to shape each tomorrow to reach further than today, embracing purposeful steps toward growth.
The text extols fresh fruit as healthful and curative, detailing five fruit classes with the grape highlighted as a universal remedy. It prescribes gradual daily grape consumption from half to nine or ten pounds, and notes specific fruits for stomach troubles, articular rheumatism, and gout prevention, with emphasis on the acid class including berries and citrus for digestive benefits.
A French Alpine tale tells how the Princess of Croy, disguised in male attire, accompanied by her husband to the Grande Chartreuse monastery. A monk greets them and invites lunch, then spots the princess and declares ladies are not allowed inside, sending her outside with polite apologies. The Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette praises Walter Baker & Co. of Dorchester for cocoa and chocolate purity and proven nutrition.
The Yonkers Statesman reports a Philadelphia composer has produced a quickstep used in Chicago for a funeral march, signaling a notable cross city musical connection.
Agents sought to sell Co operative Mercan tile contracts with territory allotted from January 1 1902. Bright insurance men or bankers preferred. Fidelity Assurance Company at 377 379 Broadway New York City accepting inquiries.
A collage of witty lines and humor tidbits from various papers contrasts wit with humor, notes about laughter, and short exchanges. It includes quips on furniture sales, home remedies, and playful wordplay about borrowing tools and shaving ice.
A Louisiana clergyman troubled by a neighbor's mischievous boy seeks help from the boy's parents who dismiss him. The clergyman's rough brother vows to discipline with strong language. He admits only imitating swearing so harshly that the wall whitewash appeared blue, ending the harassment.
Mrs Biggs notes her husband is quiet in public but becomes loud at home with a collar button rolling under the dresser. Mrs Diggs comments on the same man as the Chicago Daily News reports a domestic quip about behavior and dress.
Advertises Cascarets as best for the bowels curing ailments from headache to cancer. Claims natural, easy movements with no gripe or pain and a 10 cent start to health. Promotes genuine metal box tablets stamped C. C. C. and warns against imitations.
Advert suggests Nickel Plate Road provides lowest rates for East or West journeys with efficient service First and second class passengers receive attentive service from uniformed attendants Dining car meals range from 35 cents to 1.00 Pullman service standard Semi weekly transcontinental tourist cars run Atlantic to Pacific States Contact nearest Nickel Plate agent for details
Travelers hail Lackawanna Railroad for using smokeless coal that produces no smoke or dust. The policy spares passengers and nearby communities, earning gratitude and patronage from a public grateful for cleaner travel.
A pithy adage notes that persistent effort can fix even deeply bent matters. The quote frames moral resilience and diligence as tools to straighten faults through steady, earnest work.
A compact OCR fragment shows old advertisements and quotes including Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets at 25c, Piso’s Cure for Consumption praised, and Putnam faceless dyes. With line quotes from Town Topics and Ram’s Horn, the snippet notes Ocean Grove New Jersey publicity dated February 17 1900 and references to social commentary on moderation and cosmetics.
William E. Davis of Flora Indiana a Forty second Indiana veteran reports finding a Roman coin during the Philippine campaign. Numismatists date the piece to 236 A D during Emperor Maximinus reign. The bronze coin about the size of a dollar bears the obverse with Maximinus Pius Augustus Germani cus and the reverse showing a man with an olive branch and Pax Augusti. It is well preserved with legible inscriptions and is believed to have traveled from Spain to the Philippines and been lost in Luzon.
In Tit bits a man asserts domestic control and the wife defers with humor as Gilbert names their baby Henry. Mason questions the name, highlighting the couple’s dialogue on authority and consent.
A Kansas exchange editor quotes a rival remark on proposing a Ceres statue atop the new statehouse while suggesting Chief Fewclothes as a more fitting, albeit comically nude, ornament. The exchange highlights opposition to the proposed statue.
A quip by Mr Pozenby questions why papers lack a Man's page while Mrs Pozenby notes such pages exist, listing prize fighting and horse racing as examples. The exchange satirically highlights gendered media sections and public perceptions in a Youth's Companion dialogue.
A fragment notes a cautious woman about gossip who supposedly shares stories with her husband. The text suggests rumors escape through her, implying private confidences become public via her spouse.
Mrs Vernon Brown warns about cutting off whiteners while Mrs Smiffian Jones favors letting them grow. The exchange appears in Stray Stories reflecting lighthearted domestic banter and playful advice.
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