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Newspaper

Defiance Weekly Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1901

Page

3

Renew Your Youth The Christian Path to Eternal Youth

Washington February 17 In a sermon Dr. Talmage argues believers can renew youth of spirit and body by following spiritual laws and healthy living. He cites Thomas Parr Hippocrates and modern science noting longevity or renewal comes through faith mental calm and avoiding fretfulness. He envisions heaven as eternal youth with reunion rest and supreme joy.

Louis Klopsch Washington Jean le Blanc David Jehoshaphat Mount Olivet Thomas Parr Shropshire England London Harvey Hippocrates Darwin Gall Boerhaave Jenner Ruysch Plato Franklin Carlyle Goethe Buffon Halley Sophocles Louis II Hungary Haydn Humboldt William Cullen Bryant Isocrates Liontinus Gorgias Herschel Masinissa Numiatia Titian Bismarck Gladstone Hawarden Moses Paul China Edward VII America Jason Medea Jesus Heaven Gospel Army Noah Webster Daniel Webster Christ Milton Chrysostom Handel Gibbon Mohammed Barak God Archbishop Leighton John Foster Southey Chaucer

Mrs McKinley to wear New York gown for inaugural ball

Mrs McKinley selects a white brocade gown from New York samples for her inaugural ball attire, rejecting Paris in favor of an American-made dress. The prior gown was made in Chicago, while the current gown comes from a New York firm. France has 320 600 miles of roads and vast wealth, compared to 49 600 miles in 1835.

France

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus in Gethsemane

The lesson covers Jesus guiding His disciples from the brook Cedron into the garden, Judas leading officers with lanterns to arrest Him, and Peter’s sword incident. It notes Jesus’ calm bearing, the betrayal by Judas, the healing of Malchus’s ear, and Jesus being bound and led to Annas as the disciples flee.

H. C. Lenington Jesus Cedron Judas Jesus of Nazareth Simon Peter Malichus Peter Annas Caiaphas Gethsemane John Christ Matthew Mark Luke Trike Temple Jerusalem

Ram's Horn Blasts Spark Calls for Time for Thought

Editorial remarks warn against overbusy service that distracts from serious reflection. An aphoristic piece contrasts the danger of gold and dirt, whitewashing versus washing white, and the resilience of roots during storms. It also notes the gap between claiming truth and aligning with truth.

Jottings of Fact and Antiquities Abroad

The note mentions jute crop growth from 18 tons to 500000 in a century and explains hornet sting pain as a venom effect. It cites Spain banning antiquities exports following Italy Greece Egypt. It recounts Artemisia wife of Mausolus with a splendid tomb, and predicts autograph letters fading as great men sign with rubber stamps on typed docs.

India Italy Greece Egypt Artemisia Mausolus

Canada crime records praised in 1901 editorial

The Times-Herald editorial extols Canada with low murder indictments in 1899 and swift punishment. It contrasts Canadian justice with U S delays, urges Americans to seek Western Canada settlement, notes lands opening in 1901 including Saskatchewan valley reserves, railways, and government lands offered at nominal prices with inquiries to the government agent.

Chicago Times Herald Dominion of Canada Dominion Canada New York Chicago Quebec Vancouver Times-Herald Western Saskatchewan

Alleged Pauper Hoards Gold After Township Aid Ends

In Belleville New Jersey Clement Slawski faced charges after assaulting landlady Ellen Marshall when asked for rent. Local relief had funded his alleged hoard, with authorities discovering twenty dollar gold pieces in his pockets. He proclaimed poverty but appeared with cash bail of five hundred dollars.

Belleville N. J Clement Slawski Slawski Ellen Marshall Justice la Fancherie

Scotch Bride Prescribed Patience After Telegram Mixup

A Scottish American tale recalls a groom who missed his wedding train after a chatty grocer delayed him. He sent a telegram to his bride saying Do not marry till I come, which the Jilted bride likely forgave as the man’s momentary confusion. The Chicago Daily News notes farsighted planning.

Peebleshire William Chicago Daily News

Stability Wins Ram's Horn In Personal Crisis

A fragmented column notes social ironies and gossip from Philadelphia Boston and Atchison. It references a death by own action club among rich townsfolk and a private insane asylum entertainment with audience encore. It mentions fashion hints and a department store future with a railways sale.

Department Store Cleveland Plain Dealer

The Minister Disagrees With Boys Over Dog Trick

A minister finds boys seated before a ring with a small dog. They explain the game: the boy who tells the biggest lie wins the dog. The minister expresses disbelief, recalling his own childhood honesty, and a chorus calls to hand up the dog.

Lordon

Marriage in Haste Told by Lee County Story

A Georgia tale from Lee County recounts a Black man who sought a justice of the peace to wed him. With no money, he offered a string of fish as the fee. A year later the judge asked about married life and the man replied I wish to God I would eat the fish.

Lee County Baltimore Baltimore Sun

A Stenographer’s Quandary in a Quick Winded Speech

Johnny and Pa discuss how a rapid speaker like Page the kind can overwhelm a stenographer. The exchange notes that news reports often add a brief line such as Mr. Breeze also spoke, implying the main talker’s eloquence can overshadow others.

Johnny Breeze Boston Transcript

One Hundred Dollars Reward for Catarrh Cure Claim

An advertisement offers a $100 reward for an incurable catarrh case with Hall's Catarrh Cure. It lists F. J. Cheney & Co as proprietors in Toledo Ohio and features endorsements from Truax Walding Kinnan & Marvin wholesale druggists. The cure is sold at 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available. Hall's Family Pills are also advertised as best.

Hail F. J. Cheney & Co Props Toledo F. Cheney Oe . Truax Toedo O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin

Barroom Distinction Provokes Historic Question

A stranger asks if women may practice at the bar in this country and a Kansas retiree, a former saloon keeper, declares that they cannot be kept from it when they take a notion. The Chicago Tribune notes the exchange as a reflection on women's access to bar work.

Kansas Chicago Tribune

Empire State Express Sets Speed and Service Benchmark

The Empire State Express runs 440 miles from New York to Buffalo at about 53.3 mph on business days, with four stops and twenty eight slowdowns. The Public Ledger notes it is the only US line exceeding 50 mph for 100 miles, highlighting American machinery and methods. The Syracuse Post Standard credits New York Central & Hudson River Railroad for a remarkable public advertisement of national progress.

Empire State Express Public Ledger Philadelphia the Ledger New York Buffalo New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company United States Syracuse Post-Standard

Familiar Sound Ends Dinner Guess in Tit Bits

A brief anecdote reports Mrs Johnson asking if Mr Johnson has returned for dinner. The reply notes a dog named Leo growling over a bone, clarifying the sound she heard downstairs.

Special Low California Tickets From Chicago and East

Special low rate colonist tickets to California offered February 12 and every Tuesday through April 30 via Southern Pacific Ogden and Sunset routes. Fares: Chicago $30, St Louis Memphis New Orleans $27.50, Omaha Kansas City and others $25. Details from SP Company representatives in Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburg St Louis and Kansas City.

California Southern Pacific Ogden Chicago St. Louis Memphis New Orleans Omaha Kansas City Southern Pacific Company W. G. Neimyer 8. P. Co Clark St Ill W. H. Connor C. A S. P. Co Chamber of Commerce Cincinnati Ohio G. G. Herring Park Bidg Pittsburg L. E. Townsley P. Co Olive St C. C. Cary Sheidley Bidg

Queen Wilhelmina Marries Dutch Duke in Royal Union

Despite not being an American heiress, Queen Wilhelmina has wed a Dutch duke in a royal ceremony reported by Detroit Free Press. The event marks a significant alliance involving the Dutch royal family and European nobility.

Wilhelmina Detroit Freeess

Florida Limited inaugurated by Louisville and Nashville lines

The Florida Limited, a daily wide vestibuled steam heated gas lit train with dining car service, runs to Thomasville Jacksonville and St. Augustine. The Cincinnati sleeper at 11 15 a.m. attaches at Nashville and travels via Birmingham Montgomery Plant System to Jacksonville and Florida East Coast to St. Augustine arriving 7 30 p.m. next day. Me C L Stone, General Passenger Agent, Louisville and Nashville, Louisville Ky, answers inquiries and provides printed material.

Louisville & Nashville R. R Florida Limited Thomasville Jacksonville St. Augustine Fla Cincinnati Nashville Birmingham Montgomery Florida East Coast Me. C. L. Stone Louisville

Cascarets touted as largest liver and bowel medicine sales

An advertisement proclaims Cascarets as the world's top selling liver and bowel remedy with over six million boxes sold yearly. It promises a full refund if unsatisfied after a fair trial and highlights low prices 10c 25c and 50c per box with a month’s supply in a 50c box.

C.C.C

Grain-O Promises Coffee Substitute From Pure Grains

A new preparation named GRAIN-O has been placed in grocery stores as a substitute for coffee. It is gentle on delicate stomaches and tastes like coffee, costing 15 or 25 cents per package. Children may drink it with great benefit.

Remedy for the Grippe Kemp's Balsam Ad

Physicians recommend Kemp's Balsam for grippe patients, noting its throat and lung benefits. Do not wait for symptoms, keep a bottle ready to prevent pneumonia by easing cough and reducing lung inflammation. Available from all druggists for 25 cents and up.

Lane's Family Medicine Promises Daily Bowel Action

An advertisement claims Lane's Family Medicine moves the bowels each day to maintain health, acts gently on the liver and kidneys, and cures headaches. It lists a price of 25 and warns that fortune favors the brave, noting a ram in a proverb.

Hoxsies Croup Cures and Gum Ad Jumble

Fragmented ad lines mention Hoxsies Croup Cures on receipt of 50 cents and Beeman’s Gum. Includes stray phrases about stomachs, chewing, and a burglar saying haye doesn’t shine, all from Chicago Daily Globe comparisons.

Haye Chicago

Peruna Miracle Adverts by Dr Hartman in Early 1900s

Belva Lockwood lauds Peruna as a cure for catarrh and a tonic for the aged and frail. Patients like Mrs. Bennett and Mrs. Pelton report relief from headaches, palpitations, and fatigue. Dr Hartman claims catarrh can affect any organ and offers free advice to readers seeking help.

Hannah J. Bennett Belva A. Lockwood Hartman

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