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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1906
Page
6
Defiance Express announces its office at Court Street in Defiance Ohio with postal mailing details and long distance telephone numbers for Northwestern Telephone. The notice highlights its status as a mail matter and defies further details.
Movements in several American cities form Work Horse Parade associations to improve work horses. Parades invite owners and drivers to enter horses, awarding prizes for condition, manners, and harnessing. Age favors older horses, with parades modeled on English city events that foster pride and humane treatment.
Professor Milne identifies 153 earthquake regions from 30 000 yearly shocks with 60 world shaking events. He maps two principal rings of centers: a 65 degree radius ring encompassing Alaska, California, West Indies, Chile, New Zealand, Krakatoa, and Japan. and a 50 degree ring from the Sahara including India Madagascar Azores and Tashkend. Sollas argues the earth resembles a pear with ends at Africa and the Pacific, aligning with these rings and locating crustal weaknesses.
A Plainfield New Jersey merchant prints his thumb over check figures after writing them. The ink impression is kept by his banker for instant comparison to detect any alteration or forgery.
Western city school boards mandate that high school entrants know the words to The Star Spangled Banner America and Hail Columbia. The piece notes that few audiences can sing all of America and argues knowledge of national songs is part of general culture and patriotism.
Joe Tung Lee, a Chinese junior at a New York university, earned second prize in an oratorical contest. The winner was Limonze, a young Jersey man, a licensed Methodist preacher working his way through school.
Judge McVey of the district court at Des Moines ruled that a man who smokes cigarettes is not a fit person to have the care and custody of a child. The remark notes that some district judges know what's what.
A reflective note on consistency and peak form, as the star athlete delivers season best when fully prepared. The piece hints at audience expectations, timing, and the effort behind notable performance without sensational detail.
The Kickapoo Indians are now governed by a woman and this marks a notable shift in their leadership. This change reflects similarities to broader society as female governance takes root within the tribe.
The statement endorses William McKinley’s tariff view that protective schedules should adjust to industry and finance needs. It argues tariffs lift national prosperity when used for the common good, warns against local or individual profit motives driving changes, and urges changes only to advance overall welfare.
The Des Moines Capital cites Henry Wallace of Wallace's Farmer arguing that tariff disruption harms farmers' best customers the laboring class and questions Albert B Cummins stance on immediate tariff changes. It warns Cummins’ 1908 campaign could drive policy toward tariff ripping harming state prosperity.
A collage of 1908 campaign takes across Chicago Record-Herald Indianapolis News St. Louis Globe-Democrat Chicago Inter Ocean Chicago Chronicle American Economist Chicago Tribune Washington Post and Louisville Herald. The pieces discuss Bryan's rising momentum, Cleveland and Parker as rivals, Missouri folk endorsements, and evolving party dynamics.
The piece reflects on the fiftieth anniversary of the Republican Party's first national convention in Philadelphia, noting its cautious origins on slavery and later aggressive action. It warns that the party's new adversary is radical popularism and socialism, urging unity to preserve representative government and defeat this looming threat.
The piece cites Consul Pike via the Dresden paper to illustrate low German wages in Erzgebirge trimming, lace, flower, and toy industries. It notes earning rates as low as one-half to seven cents per hour, long 90 hour weeks, and home workshop conditions, arguing this supports protective tariff views.
The piece notes higher customs and internal revenue than last year, with the county holding more cash for larger purchases at home and abroad. It cites limited home supply as a reason for greater imports, as mills run at full capacity but cannot meet rising demand, and concludes Uncle Sam grows richer as the world learns of it.
A terse courtroom exchange centers on a defendant Pa who denies involvement in a fight and claims his purpose was to collect a debt of four dollars and twenty seven cents as the judge remarks. The brief overheard dialogue captures a legal confrontation over motive and payment.
A man was hired to cut grass and weeds on the golf links but growth outpaced his efforts. The El Reno Republican notes the rapid growth and the humorous futility of the mowing attempt.
Comrade G C Burlingame of the First Massachusetts H A recounts the June 18 1864 assault before Petersburg Virginia. He describes the deadly no mans land a lonely tree as shelter and the fearsome Confederate sharpshooters while his unit remains mostly silent and falls back at dusk. He names Alvin W Hurd of Lincoln Maine of the First Maine H A as a nearby comrade he meets while seeking cover.
In a courtroom exchange the judge notes the first burglar took little from the latest burglary. The second burglar, nearly empty handed, followed his lawyer’s advice and pleaded guilty.
A British soldier will possess three shirts instead of two, expanding basic kit allotment. The change affects standard issue clothing, reflecting updated supply policy.
A playful exchange shows Jinks saying you cannot make both ends meet while Winks refuses to be introduced, highlighting a comic moment of reluctance.
A short crossfire over a couple's nightly routine. He accuses her of going to the club while claiming she stays home, and she asserts that is how it is. The Houston Post quotes the exchange as a domestic dilemma.
A judge quips about whether loving a woman with money is acceptable. Naggsby concedes pain in loving, while Waggsby argues it is one of the best reasons to love.
During the 1861 62 winter near Green River a Thirty first brigade under Col Cruft confiscated seven geese from local property. A humorously told incident describes Quinn and the cook serving the geese to headquarters, leading to a payment settlement and later a military joke about goose.
A Milwaukee Sunday Telegraph anecdote recalls Gen. Grant’s simple act during the Civil War. A Memphis mother seeking permission to visit an ailing daughter near headquarters received a curt denial. A private helper then issued a pass signed by Grant, revealing the commander’s subtle kindness.
A 1906 sermon by Edson extols deliverance of the Hebrew people from Egypt. It cites Exodus 14:10-21 to frame faith and guidance in perilous journeys. The text presents a devotional exhortation from a byway preacher group.
Moses guides the Hebrews as Pharaoh pursues them, the cloud shifts to shield the camp, and the sea parts revealing a dry path. The Egyptians are overwhelmed as the walls of water close, securing deliverance and prompting a celebratory hymn.
During a patrol near Baton Rouge Breckinridge rode to a pine woods vidette who mistook him for a stranger. The general identified himself with a smile and the surprised picket greeted him warmly before Breckinridge rode on to brief his aides on messes about Mrs. Breckinridge.
The Cleveland Leader notes Tommy says his school day yielded two maxims: “The mere haste the less speed” and “The longest way around is the shortest way home” prompting a humorous remark about U.S. senators.
A chaotic exchange over a circus stunt draws sharp remarks about risk and crowd safety. The quarrel hints at a risky auto feat and questions timing and control during the performance.
A brief Milwaukee Sentinel joke notes that occasional quarrels between lovers are good for a man to get caught up with the florist as a humorous aside.
Quote from Philadelphia Presa depicts a man denouncing social pretensions and blaming his wife, labeling him as the worst sort for feigning indifference to society. The exchange highlights hypocrisy and social pressure within a tense dialogue.
A quotation by J. G. Pennington on belonging and purpose. It reflects the idea that effort and environment shape where we are sent and where our work lies. Moments of doubt give way to results later, often without deliberate force.
The Osage progressive party nominates Bacon Rind for principal chief and Ches-Sho-Ponka for assistant chief at Pawhuska. Cyprian Tayrien is named among eight council candidates. Oh-Lo-Hah-Walla fails to gain renomination as principal chief. A special Indian department agent is alleged to have visited Pawhuska amid lease matter disclosures. Big Heart faction to nominate later. Election slated during the week of June 4.
A poet is reported to sing a dandelion themed song and likely resides in a flat. The notice notes the artistic focus and the probable living arrangement without further details.
Police experts deny ink marks on money as common. They describe the pin-prick method, inserting two tiny holes through the bill’s design, invisible at a glance, to prove prior possession. The marked notes are kept secure and later shown in court to secure convictions.
In a lighthearted exchange from the New York World, Westside and Rivers discuss their daughters’ cigar band collecting. Each man boasts vast caches, with one child claiming about seven thousand bands and both families trading duplicates as bands inspire rival hoards and nightly trades. The dialog ends with plans to meet and share cigars.
In the Los Angeles Herald a light domestic quarrel unfolds between Mrs Charming and Mr Softly as he seeks another chance and she replies with reproach about past favors. The exchange hints at lingering romantic tensions and spites toward Miss Lovely.
Redd He holds his head high after buying an automobile while Greene questions the pride noting he has been fined four times in Yonkers.
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