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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1904
Page
6
The notice advertises a carriage or service plan labeled Defiance Express with a yearly rate of $1.00 cash in advance. It outlines payment terms and availability, indicating a subscription or delivery option under prepaid conditions. It targets potential customers seeking fixed annual pricing.
A collage of international notes covers tourism in Italy and Britain, German garrison discipline, Irish guards enlistment, Shanghai and China slave mentions, and pension buyouts for Napoleonic generals. Berlin police regulate baby carriages. Liverpool land arbitration results spark prices.
A survey cites 1756 distinct London trades and tallies last year’s coal consumption by region in Britain. It notes bananas becoming common, a Prussian offer for Russian army cigars, Dutch palm seed exports, a New York catnip farm supplying pet dealers, San Francisco unions planning a city temple, and over a million harvesting machines sold in the United States with most used domestically.
A compact survey of fashionable dress trends featuring lace frills pink carnations veils kimonos and university veils in blue chiffon with red borders. Notes on fur lined coats bead bags taffeta ruffles designed trims and handwork plus hairstyles hatpins and jeweled combs for eveningwear and lace hats with crystal heads and amethyst pins.
Watercress is praised as a blood purifier while carrots are linked to gout prevention. Beets are described as wholesome with fattening qualities, and celery is noted for rheumatism relief due to high pipbur content.
An editorial discusses Theodore Roosevelt shaping a dominant U S role and expanding influence abroad while urging Democrats to sever ties with antiwar rhetoric. It critiques McLean and Bryan's stances, warns against party obstruction, and predicts a cautious Congress in 1905 with Republicans holding the legislative edge and Democrats under pressure to unite.
Vice President elect Fairbanks argues for careful, orderly tariff reform within four years. The Chicago Inter Ocean notes Republicans will not tolerate stagnation yet oppose haste, insisting changes be advisedly made in line with economic necessity and sound policy.
Speculation on President Roosevelts future policy stresses conservatism with progressive edge. Critics quote editors from Norwich Courier Milwaukee Sentinel and Hartford Courant on tariff readjustment and trust enforcement. Observers note continued GOP strength, voter shifts, and a vigilant party forward with McKinleys road map.
A survey contrasts fading opal superstition with a modern liking for the gem worn by brides, recounting royal misfortunes linked to an opal ring. It then discusses Professor Thomas on inventive ability as a sign of mental soundness, noting the universality of invention across races and the indirect problem solving mindset in human progress.
A historical survey notes Britain and Russia pursuing self sufficiency in cotton. It highlights Kokand in Central Asia as a seed bed for American cotton, with Zarafshan valley producing substantial yields. The piece discusses Kokand’s Russian annexation, regional demographics, and traditional farming methods in India.
A Lynn Massachusetts man, E A Ingalls, carried the first cultivated fruit trees to California about 55 years ago, launching the state’s famed fruit growing era. He sailed around the Horn during the gold rush, a 133 day voyage, as pioneers ported goods for trade and profit.
A Covent Garden fruit auctioneers firm received from France an unusual order featuring Portraits of Edward VII printed on apples. The feature explains the method used to apply the images and the novelty has drawn market curiosity and speculation about novelty pricing and display appeal.
The column blends quirky notes from Lynn California and Fremantle with market chatter. It recalls Mr Ingalls a Lynn lawyer esteemed in town history, fruit growing in California, and a venture for a Fram arctic voyage under Norwegian authority. It also notes portrait apples tied to King Edward VII, stamps seasons, wine prices, and odd Fremantle names.
Progress toward American cotton independence records early notes on Indian cotton and trees bearing delicate fleece fibers used for cloth. Calico name derives from Calicut with fine threads hardly visible to the hand. A collage of humorous quips follows about jokes in papers and public opinion.
A study tests 20 college students at 14,000 feet to measure arterial blood pressure and pulse rate changes from altitude and post exercise. Two test sets used with cuffs, mercury columns, and repeated measures indicate pressure rises at altitude and decreases after rest. Researchers aim to apply findings to invalids and determine who may benefit from high altitude exposure.
A description of a self propelled sled invented by two New Yorkers. The device can be added to an ordinary sled with a cross bar and footrest. Two actuating levers are pivoted on a bracket at the front posts to drive the mechanism.
A New York Herald description details laboratories using glass enclosed balances with sliding doors to prevent air flow, allowing weight measurement down to a hair. Small samples and autographs in pencil on equal weight papers shift the beam, proving signatures as light as two milligrams or a fifteenth of an ounce troy.
A clock fashioned entirely from pins powers a propulsion sled. Levers insert through rear posts with pivot pins and nuts, aided by a slide guiding stud and a spiral spring around the propulsion rod. A cushioned device dampens jarring from rapid strikes, the rod ends sharpened to pierce ice or snow, controlled by the rider pressing the front rest. The exhibit at St Louis features a mechanism with during 15,000 to 20,000 pins in the displayed tower and piece.
A Mexican egg testing method is described where sellers use temperature senses to judge freshness without tasting. The piece also notes a proposed North Dakota and eastern Montana irrigation project with $25 per acre payments, and compares coal waste by pipe heat radiation, highlighting energy efficiency.
A written description explains a delicate balancing act using two corks a glass and a thread. A coin or small weight is lowered into the water causing the glass to tilt and dip while the corks act as fulcrums. Removing the weight lets the glass rise and the setup seems to dance in time to music, suggesting a playful, almost mechanical illusion with buoyancy and tension.
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