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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1904
Page
2
Defiance Express is listed as a second class mail matter in Defiance Ohio. The daily evening edition offers home delivery by carriers to city subscribers. Subscription options include 10 cents weekly, $3 per year by mail in advance, with six or three month mail terms available.
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A reflection on how each year defines womanhood from masculine to intellectual to athletic types. The piece notes that despite trends, the eternal feminine endures, with the 1904 woman likely to blend traits while clinging to enduring feminine appeal.
The Argentine wheat crop, now in progress, is expected to surpass local records by ten percent and reach 25 percent above earlier harvests. With a small domestic population, about 70 percent of production is slated for export, potentially equaling half the U S market. Advances in machinery and transport enable rapid export growth.
A Roman Catholic priest announced in church that he would donate half his year’s salary to support the editor who exposed local political corruption. He urged parishioners to patronize paper advertisers, saying he fights for fair play and decency as brothers Americans with the Protestant editor.
The piece claims China is rapidly studying warfare, identifying weaknesses and external pressure. It notes foreign officers training Chinese troops and progress in recent years, but warns that ignorance and superstition hinder national advancement and altercations in the Far East.
A country minister started a summer program to take about twenty poor city children to stay several days with farm families in his small parish. The idea grew from that initial modest effort into a beloved charity that brings many youngsters into the country air each season.
One half of the world’s rubber supply reaches the United States as demand rises from muddy roads. The situation affects the poor who walk in rubber boots and the wealthy who ride in rubber-tired cars.
A reflective note warns that observing others stumble does not make one steadier and urges care in every step to avoid similar missteps.
The article states the call for the Republican National Convention was issued by the national committee without sinister design. It rebuts rumors of district delegate unitary voting and asserts established rules on delegate elections remain in force. It adds Hanna is unlikely to run for president and Roosevelt is expected to be nominated by acclamation.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes Democratic leaders push negro disfranchisement in 1904 as a keynote in Maryland and Kentucky and hints a plank on the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments. It argues Republicans would gain northern states and Maryland, while the Democrats would collapse elsewhere. It predicts an even larger Republican majority in the 1904 electoral college.
The excerpt surveys editorials on Bryan’s presidential stance, Panama Canal treaty, and party dynamics. It notes varied Democratic reactions from praise to criticism, highlighting Bryan’s influence, canal policy, and Hanna’s legislative reelection amid harsh opposition.
A reader cites Georgia's shift from gold to cotton and manufactured goods, noting 1903 values of 101 million dollars versus 75 million in mined gold. The piece frames southern prosperity as nationwide Republican progress, praising industrial gains and referencing historic figures like Toombs Stephens and Joe Brown.
The Indianapolis Journal argues that critics in the Senate fail to undermine the president's Panama action. It notes Newlands and others concede undoing the move is impossible and cites world powers recognizing Panamas independence as proof of vindication. It highlights Gormans fall from candidacy and the quiet support from Bacon and Newlands.
W T Stead in the Review of Reviews praises William Jennings Bryan as a representative figure in England while noting he resembles an American evangelist more than a politician. The excerpt contrasts American treatment of Bryan with British reception and quotes various editorials on American politics of 1904.
A veterinary hospital display shows surgeons performing an ether aided operation on a dog with a stiff knee and leg deformity. Tendons are lengthened and the leg straightened, the wound closed, and the animal regains awareness as instruments gleam in a disinfection bath.
A report notes ongoing advances in gun steel as metal in larger weapons shows increased strength. The text highlights rising elastic strength and the pressure resistance reaching new levels in artillery alloys.
Superintendent Arthur C. Van Kirk of the strawboard mill claims a centrifugal device, similar to a cream separator, will render mill refuse harmless by extracting poisonous matter and allow it to be returned to the Sandusky river while the byproduct can be used as fertilizer.
The article explains the painful drying-out process boxers endure in final training for a major fight on the Pacific coast. It notes Corbett and Hanlon undergoing this prep and mentions general public ignorance about the practice.
Governor Franklin Murphy a leading New Jersey businessman and former chairman of the state Republican Committee is cited as a potential chair of the national Republican Committee. He enlisted at 16 and was mustered out as a first lieutenant in 1865 and belongs to the Society of Sons of the American Revolution.
The article notes armor and gun steel strength reaching 50 000 to 75 000 psi for larger and smaller guns, respectively. It argues this margin mainly provides safety against heavy recoil and carriage forces, warning that further lightening offers little gain.
The piece notes that few boxers reach true prominence outside the pure heavyweights and describes the difficult drying-out process. It explains abstinence from liquids as essential to make weight, with success tied to resisting Spartan training demands and the challenge of shedding final pounds before a bout.
An American traveler condemns Athens for being raw, garish, and imitation filled with paint smells and varnish. He praises the Acropolis as calm and timeless, noting the royal palace as among the newest and most raw constructions.
Following success in recovering antique riches from wrecks researchers begin expeditions to locate Xerxes lost fleet around 2300 years past. They plan to use the hydroscope to scan the sea bed and then seek the Pompey chartered ship carrying seized Athens treasures wrecked about 1350 years ago.
In his British Mammals, Sir Harry Johnson states that man is the commonest mammal in our islands today, with the doubtful exception of the long tailed field mouse. He adds that, apart from the common mouse, brown rat, and black rat, man is probably the most recently arrived mammal in Britain.
A brief note states that the Coreans use neither bedsteads nor chairs, hinting at a traditional or minimalist approach to domestic furniture. Authorities or observers mention avoidance of conventional sleeping and seating structures in daily life.
The harbor at Fusan, Coreas key southern port, faces strategic tension as Russia occupies Masanoho 20 miles away while Japan bases at Tsu Shima. Japanese demand for evacuation of Masanoho looms but seems unlikely to be granted, threatening Corean control.
A survey of European monarchs and leaders famed for shooting pheasants and deer across royal preserves. Kings and presidents from Austria Hungary to France and Russia are noted for marksmanship, with Dom Carlos of Portugal and Alfonso XIII among the keenest.
In a colorful Chicago American quotation, a colonel says the pace on Wall Street was moderate but stock manipulators using water overwhelmed him. The remark highlights water-based market tricks as a notable concern.
A breakfast cynic notes that selecting a spouse for dancing or fudge making alike reveals shallow criteria. The quip contrasts a woman choosing a husband for dancing with a man choosing a wife for fudge skills, as reported by the Chicago Daily News.
The article portrays Menelik of Abyssinia as a amiable yet determined ruler with liberal mind and progressive policies. It praises his authority unchallenged across his realm and notes his focus on arming and equipping his country with ample war supplies.
A Louisville Courier Journal report discusses a pneumatic milking machine designed to reduce contamination. The device milks cows automatically, seals milk in a airtight receptacle, and moves milk to the creamery for processing before sale, addressing health board concerns about milk-borne fever in cities.
A.L. Craig describes a simple oak frame weeder built from three by three inch pieces, bolted for hinge action, with center handles and back braces from wagon lengths. Twelve harrow teeth shaped like a shovel plow attach to the outside frame, adjustable by bolt holes to fit row width.
Farmers' Review explains grinding corn cobs with corn increases digestibility and feeding value, enabling cows to utilize cob meal nearly as well as ground corn. Nebraska cattle feeders buy cobs ground with shelled corn, showing the practical benefit of mechanical form in dairy feeds.
Experiments at the Ohio station show apple scab as the main destroyer of crops and prove spraying keeps this fungus under control. Four sprayed crops outperformed unsprayed trees, but director Prof. Thorne warns that soil fertility depletion, water shortage, and insect damage can still worsen yields. He urges restoring soil conditions, conserving water, and preventing weed growth under trees to curb rapid evaporation.
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