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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1904
Page
8
Sheriff wires Chief Hubbard about a horse theft at Paulding with a suspect headed toward the area. The thief traded a horse and rig plus 15.50 for another horse, then sold the rig for 20 to Mr Lawton. The suspect was found in Henderson's saloon and searched. only 1.20 found. Local updates list numerous social visits and travel notes, ending with an ad for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea.
The Defiance region saw celebrations at Sherwood and Miller City with parades races and a fiery display. About twenty travelers went to Lima on the C L M and many returned reporting a glorious time. Notable events include Peter Leithauser’s recovery post operation and a severe railcar collision near Marshall Michigan injuring A L Spitzer and others. John Wisman’s suicide attempt in Bryan drew attention while local social scenes and visits to Toledo are noted.
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century column discusses marriage odds and social norms. The piece notes a professor's bold claim about courting rules and women facing public scrutiny, though the text is garbled and names, dates, or places are unclear.
A Monday Golden Wedding celebration for Michael and Otillia Webber on Division Street gathered exclusively by their children spouses grandchildren and one great grandchild. Born in Wurtemberg they married in Buffalo July 4 1854 and moved to Michigan then Noble Township before settling in the city. They have 7 children 42 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild with 43 of 50 direct descendants living. An early mass at St. John's and an elaborate dinner accompanied gifts of rockers for the couple.
The Baptist Sunday school held its annual picnic Friday afternoon at Island Park with good attendance and various games and races followed by a bountiful supper at six. Miss Carrie Dicus hosted a six o'clock dinner Thursday at her sister Mrs Wayne Lee’s home in honor of Miss Marion Cone of Toledo, with music and games into the evening. Mrs J Burns and Miss Jennie Kyle Burns hosted a Friday luncheon for about thirty five guests honoring Miss Margaret McReynolds of Terra Haute Ind, with music and conversation. Tom Myers reports a perfect pumpkin from last fall, sound and unrotten, grown in Ohio. Miss Fay Dozer received a dedication song by Eva Atkinson, a former city elocution teacher, sung at a school entertainment before print. Herbert Lee Bostater, son of B F Bostater of Washington township, recently graduated from Ohio State University as a mechanical electrical engineer and now with Bell Telephone Co in Dayton.
The Local Cigars Makers Union No 166 elected officers: Pres Wm Rothoff Vice Pres Henry Houtz Sec and Treas Carl Brenning ee See Geo Eding. Finance committee Wm Widmer Henry Kline Geo Eding Trustees Henry Kline Wm Widmer Geo Eding Sergeant at arms Wm Widmer. Rural social notes mention family visits and a 21st birthday celebration for AO Sloppy. others report barn roof work, school closure, and community events in Paulding Hicksville Evansport and nearby areas.
An advertisement touts HOLLISTER'S Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets as a busy person’s medicine for indigestion and general wellness. It claims renewed health with a golden view and suggests a tonic for breathing and digestion. Printed as a Madison Wisconsin product by Houseren Dave Coxray.
A garbled column reports a Chicagoan family stranded in New York with under $2, mentions Butler's endorsement of Roosevelt, cites former Sen Mitchell's death in Wisconsin, Col Brigham's death in Delta, a rail strike sign of wage shifts, a Cincinnati burglar, George Rice challenging Standard Oil, a Wanasa doctor grafting skin, Frank G Blue’s county surveyor bid, and Helen Keller earning a degree after years of deafblind isolation.
A frail girl refused barriers to education and earned a Radcliffe College BA cum laude. Other notes mention local visits, sermons, and a Catholic mission report in Korea with detailed church statistics and Cardinal Satolli's U.S. visit.
Bolts of black silk moire and emerald green chiffon vests feature shamrock designs. Seaside fashion includes white linen hats and embroidered batiste. Misses summer suits use wash materials with Empire or Eton coats. Linen batiste tops warm trends. Teneriffe wheels trim. Japanese crepe waists are evening friendly with low necks and short sleeves.
A roundup of notable personal histories and curiosities including President Roosevelt’s rapid handshakes, Princeton’s Alexander H. Phillips as radium discoverer, Japan’s emperor’s wrestling past, Philadelphia mayoral beginnings, A Palmer’s rare book, Cody mayor Jacob M. Schwab’s rise, ex Senator Davis’s return, Fitz-Hugh Lee’s Jamestown Exposition role, Gregorio Zelich’s kindness to Magin Castro, Colonel Herring’s Tucson partnership, Bradford’s 1775 flag car and Rear Admiral Casey’s long naval career with a famed bluff personality.
A collage of satirical blasts and social quips from major papers. The Indianapolis News mocks Russia’s threats, the New York Mail notes Ton Perdicaris' bound life history in Morocco, and the Baltimore American jokes about printing a good chauffeur name. The Cincinnati Times-Star praises the kitchenette, while the Washington Post quips radium heat in England versus U S politics. The Syracuse Herald reports a Philadelphia court ruling on spousal financial disclosure and a caution to men seeking wives’ opinions before acting.
Wabash railroad offers Sunday one fare round trips to any point reachable in a day with sale limited to Sundays. From April 25 during the Exposition, three tickets: daily sale with 15 day return for 13.00, daily sale with 60 day return for 14.70, daily sale with December 15 1904 return for 17.60. Future coach excursion will feature special low fares.
Tickets on sale daily offer $18 to Chicago to St Paul via the North Western Line and $22 round trip to Chicago to Superior Duluth. $15.59 round trip Chicago to Jaluit Ste. Marine. $12.85 Chicago to Marquette and return on sale June 7 and July 19. Low rates from other points. Through sleeping cars, well appointed train service. Information and tickets available from A J Cleveland, 234 Superior Street, Cleveland Ohio.
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