This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1901
Page
7
Corrected by A Groweg and Son, price paid for baled hay timothy per cwt, straw per bale, with livestock inputs including hides and sheep pelts listed among grain hay and straw items in a fragmented OCR excerpt.
The raid led by John Morgan crossed from Cumberland River through Kentucky to the Ohio River at Brandenburg, then into Indiana and near Cincinnati before being driven back and captured at New Lisbon. It caused panic in Ohio and Indiana, but achieved no Confederate gains. Union forces pursued and peaceful districts felt lasting resentment for decades.
A chemist notes that a bottle of water can focus sunlight and ignite nearby combustible material. Affected by sunlight, a top layer concentrates rays like a burning glass, starting a store room fire. The warning targets chemists and apothecaries to prevent such incidents.
An Uncle Sam sailor aboard the Owl describes a wreck after a collision that tore the Owl apart midships. The stern held, steering gear failed, all hands were thrown about, one passenger injured by a shattered port hole, no deaths, and the crew later picked up by the Albatross. The sailor longs to be aboard the Albatross again.
The Pan American Exposition will feature a large beekeeping display with a special structure. The exhibit aims to showcase bees and equipment for 300000 enthusiasts, with honey and wax value over 20600000 and 110 societies backing beekeeping studies. It will allow bees to enter hives from outside while viewer glass sides remain visible.
Mark Bennitt reports on a bee exhibit showing how bees fertilize crops and support farm economies. The display covers apiary operation, honey and beeswax uses, movable frame hives, cross breeding work, and regional honey production in New England and western states.
The St Louis Globe-Democrat notes many towns and counties named Washington, and reports lawyers exploiting pension filings for colored Civil War veterans. It cites a regiment with 28 George Washingtons and a company with 18 such claims, highlighting bureaucratic attention.
The St James Gazette recalls a historic event when a box from Ireland arrived at the House of Commons bearing a pair of worn trousers for a former speaker. The parcel carried a cryptic note "God's will be done" and an odor unlike violets, leaving the origin and purpose unresolved to this day.
A short quotation notes that selling by weight should consider that others have scales, attributed to the Atchison Globe. The item reflects a modern caution about weighing practices in commerce.
Case No 7394 files appear with plaintiff John G Dotterer against defendants Mary Stillwill et al on June 6 in the matter pending before the court.
A rich widow cured of deafness by Dr Nicholson's Ear Drums gave $10,000 to The Nicholson Institute in New York to provide free Ear Drums to Deaf people who cannot afford them. Address 3162 and 7380 Eight Avenue, New York.
The County Board of Examiners lists exam dates and locations for teachers across Phelps County. Examinations will be held on April 2 in Hicksville, April 6 in Sherwood, and April 4 in Defiance, with recommended readings including Roark's Method in Education and TilkeSpeare.
Alba highlights the link between neurasthenia ante Mar and malnutrition, noting how nerve energy loss causes tissue inervation and widespread debility. He advocates three weeks of absolute in bed rest in a proper institution with a full diet to halt the vicious circle and restore muscle and nerve tone.
Dialogue shows two burglars debating a kitchen theft while one jokes about dyspepsy and being under treatment as a ruse. They discuss cleansing provisions to avoid suspicion, with Ali the detectives noted.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.