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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1902
Page
7
A compact note presents Guy Boothby’s tale My Strangest Case from 1901. The brief entry announces the work and credits Ward Lock Co for publication. It highlights intrigue and mystery typical of Boothby’s adventure fiction.
A London audience watches a growing temperance campaign threaten to remove barmaids from pubs across Britain. Glasgow leads a push, with about 1,200 workers involved, aiming to curb the popular drawing card behind bars. If successful, the movement could spread to England, backed by strong religious sentiment among Scots.
A Belchertown tale recalls Rev Justus Forward who chased a swearing workman after a field obstacle. The man taunts him to swear, yet Forward proclaims he did not swear while panting and completes a round of the field. The worker quips that Forward told more than fifty lies.
Eugenie Buffet the popular French singer repeats a charitable street performance to raise funds for a home for street Arabs of both sexes. One day receipts neared 6000 francs as coins rang from windows and carriages applauded along the boulevards.
An early 20th century note summarizes dietary beliefs linking meat types to mood and vigor. Pork allegedly cools optimism, beef boosts strength and audacity, mutton fosters melancholia, veal lowers energy, eggs and milk aid health in women, butter causes laziness, apples aid brain work, potatoes dull with excess, and mustard preserves memory at any age.
M Frantz Glen ard argues in the Revue Scientifique that corsets suit aesthetics and can align with hygiene. He claims clothing exists for adornment, that women favor curved lines over straight ones, and that corsets preserve and accentuate the waist’s silhouette.
A New York Sun report says washing blue mixed with water can remove yellow tints from aging hair. The method, copied from Paris hairdressers, lightens hair to white over a day or two with repeated baths if needed.
Kaiser Wilhelm’s sister in law Sophia crown princess of Greece is described as having literary aspirations like Victoria’s grandchildren. She is English German and Greek by family ties with Queen Victoria’s grandchildren known for public triumphs. Sophia is writing a book, though completion date remains unknown, and court ladies note her wish to be recognized as Sophia the literary.
Miss Sarah Blockson a young Russian girl suffered years of hiccoughs and melancholia. Doctors tied a cord around her waist to restrict diaphragmatic movement and the spasms ceased after ten minutes. cord removed the patient was told she was cured.
Franz Rosner and Ann Renner of Oberpoltz Bohemia married on Rosner’s deathbed after a 75 year courtship. Rosner died two days after the ceremony at age 100, leaving a widow aged 93.
To make a first rate hair wash shred an ounce of white soap pour over it a quart of boiling water and stir till dissolved When cool add the whisk yolk of two eggs and a tablespoonful of spirits of rose mary Cork tightly and shake well before use
The article outlines Exodus 20 1 12 and explains the Ten Commandments as a guide for worship and daily conduct. It discusses the first table focusing on God and the second on relations among people, with notes on conscience and interpretation.
The Colorado Special on the Chicago & North Western and Union Pacific routes now departs Chicago at 6 30 p m and reaches Omaha at 12 55 a m Denver at 8 00 p m and Colorado Springs at 10 20 p m. Passengers from Atlantic Coast points can reach Denver in two nights, while Detroit Cincinnati Cleveland Indianapolis and Chicago travelers need only one night. The service runs solid between Chicago and Denver with a through sleeper to Colorado Springs. Eastbound departures rename the train the Chicago Special with daily Colorado Springs departures at 10 00 a m Denver at 1 00 p m and Chicago arrivals at 4 00 p m. A Des Moines connection allows 7 00 a m departures reaching Chicago by 4 00 p m. Accommodations include free reclining chair cars dining buffet smoking drawing-room sleepers and day coaches. A second daily Chicago to Denver train leaves at 11 30 p m.
A guide from Senator Fee’s office led schoolchildren through the Capitol visiting the vice president’s room. He points to busts of Washington Jefferson and Henry Wilson, noting their deaths. A girl asks if the guide himself has died, prompting gentle humor in the tour.
Ocean Grove New Jersey resident Samuel reports using Piso’s Cure for consumption as a mobile medicine for coughs and colds dated February 17 1900 highlighting popular medical remedies of the era.
Market reports from New York Cleveland and Chicago with commodity prices for flour wheat corn oats hay eggs cheese butter potatoes and cattle hogs and sheep including ranges for prime steers and lambs and current wholesale values. Local Buffalo listings show none for cattle with prices for hogs and lambs and mixed sheep ranges.
A humorous clash from a Kansas City Independent item shows Jinks ruinously obsessed with ping pong and other games. a keeper escorts him from the asylum as his rival banter dissolves into a padded cell gag. The Chicago Daily News quips about mushrooms versus toadstools in the same breath.
The article discusses death by action rates in European armies, cantinieres in the French army, a straw sandal for German troops, and General T J Wint rising from private to brigadier general. It notes colors are kept in safety before campaigns and mentions two British peers named Lord Grey.
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