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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1907
Page
6
A Defiance Ohio newspaper snippet lists pricing for daily and weekly editions including city delivery and mail rates. It also mentions telephone numbers and a brief assortment of unrelated global notes including Mohammeds wisdom and Persian royalty, plus a quip about Persia’s ancient history.
The piece notes Count Boni as an arts writer paid 100 dollars a time and hints at a chance to retaliate against flippant American journalists. It cites a Chicago doctor arguing marriage should be chosen like a horse and mentions Eastern traveling men breaking up tipping. A Washington Times claim suggests vegetarians influenced meat consumption data.
A fashion writer notes tiaras will be worn by theater ladies next season. He warns that even in good times few women can afford tiaras large enough to obstruct sightlines from behind.
A Denver woman collected $2,000 for a hospital by selling kisses and smiles. She may earn more for charity by writing a testimonial endorsing a remedy for chapped lips.
The Pennsylvania railway questions the practicality of using electric motors for trains in Washington. The phrase reasonably practical is noted as a diplomatic cliché covering many cons and agreements.
A medical journal notes the paradox among professional motor-car drivers who take perilous risks for money fame or excitement yet avoid having the number 13 on their cars. Spectators hold their breath as these drivers confront obvious dangers while shunning a trivial superstition.
A college baseball coach proposes letting batters run bases in either direction from home plate to first or third and back to home. The idea would force all players to run that route once the first batter goes left, signaling a clash as football players push for rule changes.
The Chicago Record-Herald questions the premise noting that in the near future people may prefer air travel to a car that lasts fifteen years. Edison asserts a vehicle could be built for about $200 lasting 15 years while trends point to rapid flight adoption.
A Cincinnati musician posing as famed journalist Richard Harding Davis tricked Nashville’s “400” social set, enjoying a lavish onstage hoax while the host crowd paid for the faux spectacle in a high society scene.
Walter Wellman fears losing control as his balloon nears a pole and he struggles to stop his descent. The problem centers on maintaining speed and steering to avoid a crash while continuing the daring voyage.
The first steamship carrying immigrants to Charleston recently arrived. On board, 29 couples were married. They face the challenge of starting new lives in America with renewed strength and resolve.
The remark suggests a claimant asserting artificial vegetable life would only create extra work for Professor Wiley, reflecting contemporary debates in science circles.
A reformed football player is cleared for return to the professional ranks after completion of rehabilitation. Clubs monitor his progress as he trains with potential suitors and works toward a new contract.
Detroit Free Press notes a German professor asserts the world is 890 million years old while examining the history of jokes as traced in London Punch. The item links academic talk to humor history in a concise news blurb.
A Bayonne resident describes encountering a creature with a rat head a cat body and a squirrel tail. His wife searches magazines for liquor cure remedies.
The article notes Carnegie recently purchased a new motor car, continuing a pattern of what observers describe as excessive spending. It focuses on public reaction to his ongoing purchases and financial decisions.
The secretary of the treasury has estimated next year’s cost to maintain the Washington Monument at 11820 dollars. The plan includes elevator operation and staff such as a custodian, steam engineers, foreman and guards, plus fuel, lights, tools and other supplies.
Henry Oldys, assistant biologist in the department of agriculture, has 1000 bird songs transcribed in popular form so people can imitate songsters. He records tones in musical keys and aims to publish a bird opera with notes from species such as the wood thrush chewink song sparrow field sparrow Baltimore oriole wood pewee and Carolina wren.
Navy department officials protest private eavesdropping by secretary H C Gauss private detectives in the exchange. Operators have been listening to calls to monitor nonbusiness conversations and a bureau chief was notified of two private uses in one day. Officials fear censorship of their messages and plan to raise the issue with the secretary.
Washington patent commissioner urges bigger offices more clerks and higher pay as a flood of new devices swamps the office. Motors submarines and aerial navigation lead the list with weapon and explosive improvements rising alongside. Even so small devices like the wooden ball with a rubber string or globe catch for purses could yield major rewards.
Maj. Sylvester, superintendent of police, will urge district commissioners to seek a congressional bill banning all pictures and posters from district billboards. The plan covers dry goods ads, corsets, hosiery, patent medicines, and navy recruitment sheets. It aims to make Washington a clean city by allowing only plain reading matter.
Paris reports show a rising craze for lemurs and other small primates as city pets, with owners posing in motor cars to prove their animals ride along. The trend includes toy terriers and diana monkeys, but observers note the animals may not enjoy the car rides.
A religious study tracing Adam and Eve's temptation in Eden, the Tree of Knowledge, and the ensuing consequences. It outlines the origins of sin, the serpent's role, and the promise of victory through Christ with practical points on facing temptation and living a faithful life.
A description of Afghan marriage practices where wealth buys a wife and where widows must refund the purchase money. If a husband dies his brother may marry the widow, and others seek the brother's consent before any remarriage. The system highlights economic disparity and customary rights within marriage.
General Grosvenor reproaches Representative Williams for missing prayers. Williams replies he avoids pressuring the chaplain to pray for the public enemy, fearing accusations of instigating such prayers.
A reflective quote from Johnson on life as the craft of recognizing and grasping available chances, framing opportunity as a golden moment to act and benefit from.
A Brooklyn park expansion raises plans to preserve the 17th century Schenck homestead. The old Dutch residence, linked to Washington’s sleep, is eyed for a children's museum and shelter within Highland Park’s Jamaica Avenue addition.
Ena Land of New York plans a perilous journey to Alaska to find George Daniel Craman, presumed dead after a four year silence. He lived in Denver briefly after serving in the army and in Manila, and his loss prompted suspicions until dream visions spurred her quest.
In 1890 the United Kingdom led with 384.5 million dollars to Germany’s 306.6 million. By 1904 Germany reached 549.9 million against Britain’s 545.0 million. German profits rose from 2.2 to 6 percent while British stock profits fell from 4.8 to 3.9 percent after water. From 1890 to 1904 Germany added 8,000 miles of rail. England added 2,400.
The article estimates the United Kingdom uses 500 million matches daily, about 90 tons of wood per day and 30 000 tons per year. If a day’s supply were laid end to end it would stretch about 15 000 miles. Sweden and Norway export over 25 000 tons annually. France shows lower consumption due to a five cent tax per inhabitant.
The German emperor unveils the world’s grandest railway train, costing 1 090 000 dollars and built over three years. It offers twelve saloons including two nursery coaches a gymnasium a music room and a treasure room with burglar-proof safes and a secure drawing room filled with oil paintings and statuary.
A Harper's Weekly summary recounts Sir Evelyn Wood's account of Prince Louis Napoleon's death in 1879 as Zulus ambushed a small retinue. The prince fought bravely as Labanga and Langalebele closed in, with a fatal assagai wound and a broken saddle wallet contributing to the fall.
A railroad man recalls how fair treatment to staff built loyalty and led to a loyal customer base. He shares how a young employee rose from office work to road service, earning trust from shippers and securing large orders. A hat maker imagines a philanthropic factory town with homes, schools, and pensions, dreaming a just workplace future.
A New York tombstone dealer describes three automobile themed monuments created in eight months. The first honors a down east millionaire who invented a car attachment. the second crowns a renowned racer with a winged girl in a wind swept car. the third memorializes an automobile manufacturer with a carved panel.
The Kaiser, his wife the Kaiserin, and Princess Victoria Louise hide in a simple fir hut near Lyit tkehmen. Built of bark covered boards with antlers above the entrance, the small room holds a deal table and wall hooks. They roast potatoes over a wood fire in this secluded hunting retreat.
Judge John J. Jackson of Parkersburg West Virginia, in his eighty third year, remains vigorous with a clear mind from a long federal career of forty four years. He was appointed by Lincoln and once joked with Judge Holt about a near train and his failed gubernatorial bid, urging a quicker pace.
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