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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1901
Page
3
A young girl from Amesbury Massachusetts recalls her father’s unusual birthday pet a porcupine he captured seven miles from civilization in the Nova Scotia woods. She describes the quilled animal perched on a birch limb eating leaves and recounts the trip that produced the strange gift.
A boy recounts gifting a porcupine named Bluenose to his family. They trap and transport the animal seven miles to Bridgetown, then ten more by team to a home. The creature watches for breakfast, eats birch leaves and apples, and attracts visitors, though dogs dislike him. The narrator grows fond of the gentle pet from Nova Scotia.
Mary E. Owens of the Chicago police is the sole woman holding sergeant rank. Since 1889 she has patrolled sweatshops and shopping districts, focusing on child labor and truancy cases, while avoiding general detective work. She supports four children, earns respect from officials and business leaders, and continues her dedicated service.
A charming tale by Youth's Companion shows Jack and Janie neighbors who quarrel but mend fences. After a moment apart, Janie offers cake by the garden fence and Jacky takes a bite, leading to reconciliation and shared play from noon till night.
Three jars A B and C hold fresh water salt water and half salted water. An egg sinks in A at bottom, an egg floats in B on top, and a third egg sinks to middle in C. To the ordinary onlooker this appears astonishing but is explained by density differences.
A description from Golden Days explains two egg tricks using sand and wax to fix the egg in any orientation. The obedient egg uses sand filling a quarter of the shell to allow tilting, while the disobedient egg uses shot and sealing wax and heat to force an upright position that returns after being knocked over.
Across the water reports hail Mrs Langtry wearing a luxurious leghorn hat in her new play The Royal Necklace. The straw is trimmed with a simple wreath of May flowers and has inspired talk of a fashion raid on millinery counters.
A traveler asserts natives of the Sandwich islands show extreme laziness, preferring idleness to work as they live on natural abundance. He notes Honolulu and other areas also have lazy but cheerful people, with little effort required for sustenance.
A Newfoundland dog with a muzzle chased a bull terrier near City Hall park in Pittsburgh. The bull terrier fastened on the big dog’s ear, pulling him into action. The airborne scuffle led to tar from a nearby pail coating the terrier as the big dog escaped, leaving the smaller dog singed and wiser.
A San Francisco case features a defense attorney claiming a legal authority misnamed browney on Frauds. Judge Greene jokes about pronunciation as the lawyer vows to reserve judgment until the court rules on the present point.
A pupil humorously defined an optimist as an eye doctor and a pessimist as a foot doctor during a school examination. The quip contrasts hopeful and doubtful outlooks with medical specialties.
A Somerville Journal snippet notes Lulu-Elsie once praised her fiancé as perfect and, after marriage, calls him a perfect brute. The diary-like remark contrasts idealization with a harsh married reality.
The Indianapolis Press quips about Mrs Gillwazzle, noting she seems not a day over 30 yet acts as if she were 20, highlighting cheeky aging banter in a light society vignette.
A mystery over belongings unfolds as an athletic man questions his wife about an item in a hip pocket. She determines the contents by scent, declaring smelling salts hers and branding the rest as his. Noted in Leslie's Weekly as a witty domestic quip.
The report centers on a plea of not guilty following a family quarrel with a child defending himself after a claim of injuring another child. The dialogue reflects courtroom or police interrogation context with a youth and parent figures.
A Chicago Daily News piece notes fashion swings between athletic and soft styles as summer 1901 approaches. It argues athletic women wane in favor of a more genteel type resembling grandmothers, with many maidens secretly preferring quiet social pursuits over sport.
After more than fifty years apart two Irish sisters, Annie Quinn and Mary ONeal, were reunited in New York. Annie, now Mrs James Quinn, learned Mary had been living in an orphanage then as a servant. Annie sent money and a ticket. Mary arrived on the Jeutonic and joined Annie at her home.
A witty exchange saves a ribbon bow from a pile driver. The clever woman warns her excited sister to avoid extreme methods for a simple decorative task.
The National Magazine describes Mexican women by class noting wives defer to husbands and dress differences. It highlights masses’ simple attire, wealthy figures, aging patterns, and the habit of wearing rebasos. Higher class women avoid hats yet cover heads with reboso in church.
The piece notes a renewed trend of passengers carrying lunches on trains as dining cars fade, then shows how the practice shifted to caterer prepared baskets among the well off, with England cited as a parallel. It comments that the lunch basket once reserved for the less affluent now becomes a refined choice.
Dr. A. J. Sanderson in Good Health argues cheerfulness depends on correct physician conditions and cannot exist if the body is harmed by bad habits. Mind power and positive outlook are essential, aiding rational living and health as one sees God at work even in adversity.
Harlem Life records a brief exchange where Deacon Humsted claims he traded his old horse to Squire Keeler. Murray Hill questions if the squire knew the horse was blind. Humsted confirms the squire learned of the horse’s blindness after keeping it for a time.
A Philadelphia Bulletin item notes a change in Sue's engagement from an artist to a dentist, with a quip about the dentist still being an artist because he draws from real life.
A pompous man boasts of being a self-made man while another observer questions him with a critical look. The exchange ends with the remark that the boastful excuse is satisfactory, as reported in Brooklyn Life.
A city man tells a friend he will abandon chickens and start an egg plant business instead, citing the difficulty of managing many birds in quantity. The quoted remark appears in the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The Indianapolis Press quotes a maxim on success stating to discover what people want and provide it, urging timely action with the line now corner it. The item presents a brisk editorial or syndicated quip reflecting business or public sentiment.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes the country is new and lacking fairy tales. The speaker invites the listener to inspect tablets on monuments to find tales.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from papers including Columbus State Journal Philadelphia Times Cleveland Plain Dealer Washington Star Crabshaw Town Topics and others. It captures jokes about training schools misused remedies social nerves ambition and manners with playful dialgue and aphorisms.
Wheat prices ranged from 67 to lend across New York Cleveland Toledo and others with cash and July futures Mixed allocations show wheat at 67 to 71 for various grades Corn and oats quoted with modest shifts Butter cheese and eggs move slightly in dairy markets Cattle hog and sheep prices noted in several regional reports Oil balances show little change Credit balances and certificate bids reported in Oil City
A fiery tale recalls the Boy Jones intruding Buckingham Palace during Queen Victoria’s early reign. He spied in the queen’s apartments, ate in the kitchen, and claimed to have witnessed royal councils. Kept briefly, he later emigrated to Australia after two capture episodes and jokes about his soot covered escapades.
A young man asks if he has been a conscientious worker as he faces being dismissed. A practical politician says the fault lies in misapplied effort, noting the man serves taxpayers rather than himself. The exchange underscores the tension between diligence and political judgment reported by the Chicago Post.
A child on a street corner hugs a bundle of rags as a doll and calls it her baby. A passerby asks for its name and she proudly replies my dolly Bum Annie, a scene reflecting poverty and childlike play.
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Daily News features a summer hotel guest and an old guest arguing about hearing a university glee club practice on the piazza while mosquitoes sing in the room. The bit illustrates light city humor and campus sounds.
Ted berates a girl who avoids ice cream. Ned notes her fear of microbes extends to kissing. The exchanges hint at a playful social commentary on health anxieties in a domestic scene.
A massive gold nugget valued at 264 dollars was uncovered in a wash along American Hill in the Klondike. Reports from the field say water runs freely across creeks as 1901 cleanup continues, with double shifts and strong activity at Sulphur Creek Eldorado Hunker Goldbottom Bonanza and other camps. More men flood the camps than the season can require.
A young man asks if he has been an earnest worker and faces being let out. The practical politician critiques his industry as misapplied, saying it serves taxpayers' interests instead of theirs and that the man lacks judgment. The exchange appears in a Chicago Post excerpt.
A chinaware clerk pitches a pretty cup and saucer for ty nine, but Mr. Porquepacque objects that the saucer lacks a mustache guard, while the clerk insists it is correct. The exchange highlights a humorous mix up over an apparently mismatched mustache accessory.
Mr. J H Malkmus of New York City reports a severe hand burn from a dull red hot iron on June 20 and states he is cured by Palmer's Lotion as of June 26. He urges everyone to use it and offers samples via Solon Palmer at 347 Pearl St.
A dispute ends with one man cuffing another on the ear. The victim questions whether it was a joke, and the assailant replies in earnest, remarking the outcome was lucky for the injured party. The Philadelphia Times attribution appears in the quoted exchange.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot Ease a powder for the feet. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy cures corns itching swollen hot callous smarting sore and sweating feet. All druggists and shoe stores sell it. 25e Sample sent free ad dress Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY
Report notes Tess asking if her skirt is pretty and Jess affirming with a remark about having two similar skirts when that style was popular. The exchange captures fashion chatter from the era.
A Minneapolis letter by J W O'Brien dated January 6 1900 promotes Piso s Cure as a cough remedy. The Detroit Journal notes irony as it remarks some girls kill themselves over rope jumping while others gain fame through writing problem stories.
Advert appears to promote a coughs colds and croup remedy named Hoxsie's Croup Cure with Noopium priced at 50 cents. Bibbs quotes No man snovrs himself and Gibbs remarks That’s so He would lose his best friend if he did as printed in the Smart Set.
Mrs. Hartley of 221 W Congress St Chicago Illinois suffered indigestion exhaustion womb displacements fainting dizziness headache and backache. She was cured by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and her portrait is published as a warning and proof of the remedy's unfailing efficiency.
English fashion of breakfast jackets with low sailor collars is spreading among beauty enthusiasts. Society girls are choosing collarless house gowns, claiming improved neck and throat color as a result.
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