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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1905
Page
5
Partial OCR text shows a classified notice offering newspaper delivery options. It references a city carrier rate of 10 cents weekly and outside city at 2 dollars per year with cash in advance, plus mass six months and mail three months. Mentions telephone numbers 14 and 84.
The Christmas edition issued Sunday December 17 contains 116 pages and 370 columns of news and instruction with advertised business notices. Isaac Stroel, Civil War veteran and Fremont resident, died at 80.
Total mayoral vote shows Node Ork McClellan with 897 and Hearst 224,929 while opponent turning 187,193. McClellan gains a plurality of 3,468. The figures reflect the city’s latest election tallies.
Van Wert pioneer businessman Donx A Coon died this week and served as part owner and cashier of the First National Bank of Van Wert. He is survived by his wife and three sons.
Frederick Seilsor dies at home in Bellefontaine after awaiting a Christmas tree party. Egwoon Hovcaiss, a Lakeview ta 'chant, stabs Dr. Aaron Teile, likely to cause death. Castle alleges spousal alienation. Misa Bersie Radabaugh injured in Van Wert drive by incident. blood poisoning and uncertain condition.
Harvey C Garber, chairman of the Democratic state committee, accuses the National Guard of being converted into a political machine and predicts Gov Pattison may seek repeal of the law requiring the governor's staff to be military. He argues retrenchment is needed while military leaders dismiss disbanding plans as rot.
An anecdote from a western journalist in Denver recalls a clerical man seeking to place a sermon in a newspaper. The monkish figure asks the editor to publish his manuscript, and the editor warns to submit it early. The tale underscores newspaper hustle and exclusive timing.
In Spain's Sierra de Guadarrama a notorious band of outlaws with women, notably Suzanne, clashes with troops. Captain Miguel Mendoza spares Suzanne, helps her escape, then pursues her. A dramatic chase ends with Suzanne captured but Mendoza’s fate entwined. years later she reclaims him to her realm ending in a sealed, unresolved sequel.
A fragment recounts joining an Uncle Tom's Cabin troupe in Davisburg with a five dollar weekly pay, rough lodgings, and comic misfortunes including Aunt Ophelia and Simon Legree. The second item notes three preserved lungs in an English museum showing Eskimo white, miner black, and London soot exposure.
The piece surveys Black Hand and Camorra activity in major cities, urging stricter immigration checks and deportation of suspects. It cites Frank P. Sargent and Detective Sergeant Joseph Petrosino, notes an estimated 5000 members, and recounts Jersey City arrests, guarded Sicilian families, and a New York incident involving a Gimavalya grocery. It also recalls Joe Jefferson helping Laurence Hutton.
In Chicago Tribune style, a Mrs Parmelee seeks help to break her husband's amiable temper through persistent nagging. A confidant suggests overload and mischief, while a dental of a doctor reveals his health scare and how calm exertion affects him. The piece follows a talky, morally frail tone.
The article notes a maritime superstition in China where nearly all junks bear large painted eyes on their bows. It is believed the eyes guide ships and protect them from destruction. if an eye is damaged at sea a replacement must be painted immediately. Even English passenger boats to the Servos Bas follow this custom.
A humorous exchange from Illustrated Bits features a girl seeking guidance to write to a young man she has never contacted. She declares the matter urgent because she wishes to arrange marriage, prompting advice about writing only for serious business.
A terse Cleveland Leader item notes that Peck appears worried as he contests his wife's will. The twist reveals the spouse is not actually his wife, hinting at a contested marriage and possible intrigue in a local probate matter.
A Geethe saying warns that long speaking in front of others without flattering those present awakens their displeasure. The proverb emphasizes restraint and tact in public discourse.
A man named Pa Perkins argues a wild plan to stack a four story beehive to stop swarms and boost profits. Bees overthrow the scheme causing chaos, stings, and property damage as neighbors and Aunt Hanner suffer. The plan collapses amid laughter and a costly, chaotic lesson.
Glycerin resists freezing and evaporation under moderate heat, but decomposes with odor when heated strongly. It forms sugar‑crystal like solids when frozen, crystallizes with water, and melts back to liquid on warming. water addition aids crystallization but glycerin remains viscous. It yields pale fumes when ignited at high temperatures and serves as a vehicle in pigments and printing ribbons.
Technical World describes salvage of the steamer Flavian wrecked near Cape Race. A damaged hull sat hard by, while salvage cofferdams sixty feet by twelve built at St John’s were towed to the scene. Logs passed through side holes, water pumped, cofferdams lifted and the ship dragged to St John’s for permanent patching.
The piece quotes a Nubian masseur describing the origins of massage with a cake of mud and plant essences. He praises Nubians for beauty and says the craft involves kneading and full body massage. He also depicts Nubian eating, elephant hunting, and stone cooking as cultural quirks.
Justice Gaynor of the Brooklyn Supreme Court ruled that amendments allowing increased assessments by the Royal Arcanum violate member contracts. The case involved James J. Mock and others against the Supreme Council. Witness William O Robson testified the order holds about $575,000,000 in insurance certificates and Massachusetts law may allow rate changes under proper procedure.
Market reports cover grain futures at Toledo with cash and May quotes for wheat corn oats rye and seeds. Hog cattle calf and sheep prices shown for Toledo and East Buffalo with receipts described and ranges for prime choice and common grades.
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