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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1904
Page
4
Defiance Ohio newspaper item notes Senator Hanna will not serve as committee chair though the political chatter remains. It cites a long, illustrated column referencing Bryan Columba Tolstoi and other figures, plus weather in Newport and hotel man Lipincott’s death from a fall.
Monday in Okaysville saw D Hall and wife assist Frank Christie butcher. Tuesday features Eric Keoppe and wife in Defiance with a visit from Tuesday Keoppe of Glenburg to Mrs Laura Keoppe. Wednesday Mrs Belle Gilbert and son visited Mrs Kate Figley. Thursday Samuel Dun in Defiance. Figley and wife and others spent Christmas with John Hancock. Sunday gatherings included Mr and Mrs M D Hall with Kerns in Defiance. Frank Hancock's Delaware Valley family visited W M Figley. Henry Appel obituary notes a death after a period of illness.
Suffering farmers and ill health mark the week with Perry and Grandma Stackhouse both described as poorly. Marriages unfold at parsonage with Conkey Donley and Richardson Ridenour, followed by a Cleveland visit and a birth announced Tuesday night. A funeral and Christmas Eve church entertainment are noted, plus local social visits and a purse snatching report in Toledo amid icy streets.
A travel letter from California dated December 9, 1903 details a long cross country trip from Bucyrus via Santa Fe. The writer extols California’s climate and landscapes, describes the Missouri River crossing, Kansas City, Topeka, and the Colorado Plateau, and recounts dramatic scenes through New Mexico Arizona and the Grand Canyon with vivid observations of Las Vegas, Albuquerque, Williams, and Bright Angel Hotel. The narrative blends travel milestones with lyrical descriptions of canyons, mesas, and the canyon river.
An old column discusses medical advice from a chief physician for Invalids and references Dasara for women. It notes offers of free confidential guidance from a fully qualified doctor and critiques remedies described as “just as good” by the expert.
Travelogue revels in the changing light and colossal cliff forms along the Grand Canyon of Arizona. Authors praise the scenery as ever beyond repetition, noting its shifting shadows, majestic walls, and the emotional impact of sunset over the Sierras and California journey.
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