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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1906
Page
2
In this chapter excerpt Warburton helps Miss with a bruised heart after a mishap with Pirate. The scene centers on kisses hair and a drive home on Dick as Warburton escorts the reluctant rider five miles to the manor while their unspoken tension lingers.
Betty rides with Warburton amid a tense day of errands plotting a possible climax. James the groom endures scrutiny while Miss Annesley and Mrs Chadwick admire the surprising pair as a TV-like sequence of meetings leads toward a dinner and unknown resolution.
W. W. Durgin of Stoneham Maine recalls being the first orderly to serve as bearer at President Lincoln's funeral. He details the selection, the line of march from Washington to Baltimore Philadelphia New York and more, and notes receiving a medal from Gen Townsend with a cautionary message about truth.
A southern narrator recalls an old colored man who joined the Episcopal Church then the Methodist and finally settled with the Baptists. He explains the Episcopal church is too argumentative, the Methodists hold too many inquiry meetings, but Baptists simply dip and move on.
Ex president grope through rain in Barnegat Bay district while fishing and hunting. Guide John Camburn recalls Cleveland losing his party during a cold wet night and finally finding a house. A window on the second floor opened and a gruff voice allowed him to stay briefly before he moved on with his gun.
Rhode Island moves to honor Battery B First Rhode Island Light Artillery with a 300 dollar tablet at Gettysburg marking where Alfred G Gardner placed the fatal shot. The Hazards unit suffered heavy losses and Gardner died after his arm was torn by a shell while delivering the fatal shot.
An Alabama regiment veteran narrative in Grand Army Sentinel recalls a field officer and a sentinel whose gun was in pieces. The exchange centers on duty posture and a makeshift salute as the sentinel improvises a return to form. The humor highlights military etiquette and wartime routines in a memoir tone.
Uncle Eben warns against judging by popularity. He recalls a famous visitor to Foggy Bottom who proved to be a confidence man, cautioning readers that charm can mask deceit.
A Cleveland Leader snippet captures a brief exchange between Mr Wade Parker and Mrs Wade Parker about silverware cleanliness. The remarks hint at a domestic moment involving two daughters and a lighthearted claim.
In wartime reminiscences the captain recalls soldiers vowing never to march again and to avoid uniforms. Michael Higgins imagines waking at home with buglers and drummers, while others plan island retirements and college presidencies. The tale shifts to veterans traveling rough, sleeping on floors and barns, and rediscovering discipline.
Admiral McCalla placed a bronze tablet on the chaplain’s house at Mare Island navy yard noting that David Farragut occupied the residence from 1854 to 1858 during his tenure as yard commandant. He was the first commandant to reside there.
A distorted excerpt praises the enlisted personnel of the U S Army and Navy, extolling their importance and character as a backbone of the country. The passage emphasizes the value of young officers and sailors to national strength.
In Wigton Scotland a man who deserted his wife told the court that his wife punctured his bicycle tire 42 times with a hatpin, as part of his explanation for leaving.
On a Norwich England beach children race down a 130 foot high sand bluff. The soft sand summit attracts hundreds who slide down the steep slope for one of the finest sports on the coast.
A joke from Chicago Daily News about a new Egyptian cigarette brand claiming Cleopatra and Mark Antony smoked it. The press agent wants testimonials but both figures are dead, sparking a humorous ethical conflict. The second item notes a fitness conversation where a person promotes a home exercise named after them with eyes like its mother.
A witty exchange ends with the suitor winning permission to marry the daughter after remarking she takes after her mother. The joke underscores swift courtship and parental skepticism from Cas Sell's Journal.
A fragment features a tense exchange between an editor and a visitor about a poem written on snow. The editor insists it must be written on paper, rejecting the snow message as unusable. The scene ends with the editor directing a door knob and a cheerful greeting from Royal.
A Yonkers Statesman item quotes a woman saying she has made money from humor. She reveals she is not a writer, but her husband gives her a quarter each time she laughs at his jokes.
The Philadelphia Press quotes a bygone cry “Shut the door” with a closing line asking “Oh, what's the score” as a historical remark on public sentiment and timing.
A mother scolds Kitty for rough play with a freshly given doll. Kitty protests and demands a meat baby like the one at Nelly Smith's house, showing a preference for a different kind of toy.
A weather forecaster in the Washington Star laments personal strife as he predicts snowstorms for today and frostbites for tomorrow. The poem reflects uncertainty and sorrow in a weather messenger's life.
A quip recaps a married man's moment of advocacy for free silver as he nears the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, framed as a playful exchange between Gyer and Myer in the Chicago Daily News.
In a courtroom exchange a playwright explains ticket sales suffered after the first performance. Dolly notes they sold many tickets to friends for the initial show, leaving no friends to fill seats for subsequent performances.
Dialogue excerpt features a judge presiding over a humorous exchange between Willie and his father about sharing a banana. Willie questions fair treatment while Papa asserts generosity and equity in a light legal setting.
A humorous quip contrasts buying a dog with a husband. The shopkeeper quips that the dog is worth £20, while noting a husband would be harder to replace. The exchange plays on romantically practical fears with light domestic wit.
In a Cassell's Journal quip, the gravelly line mocks Risington for claiming to be self made while Witte-Well notes his habit of confessing faults. The exchange contrasts humility with boastful self fashioning.
A quip contrasts Lyre considering poetry with Dyer asking about becoming a poet. The punchline credits editors as the judge of such choices.
In a compact life moment a ticket seller notes no lower berths remain and Fat Man requests an upper. The exchange hints at a confidence that the lower berth holder will concede, reflecting a bold wager in a dramatic life snapshot.
A coroner’s inquest follows a hazing incident as reported by Yonkers Statesman. The brief note frames the inquiry as a key development in the unfolding case.
A speaker vows to avoid follies as they fly and risks death by own action rather than miss the shot. The lines convey self restraint, fatalism, and the weight of personal consequence in a tense moment.
A brief quip notes Mabel married well, Grace confirms she did so splendidly, and mentions she did not consider divorce for nearly six months. The line reflects social humor from the Chicago Daily News style.
A Washington Star observation notes how speakers claim they shield others yet keep finding more to say. The quip highlights the endless nature of public rhetoric and self-justification in discourse.
The exchange uses a folk radio style joke about chores and prayers. A child asks if everyone is ready for bed and the mother answers, noting they divided the tasks and recited them all at once. The quip implies efficient household division of labor.
A Washington Star quote frames a practical politician praising safety in power as a man who yields only when the opponents concede. The dialogue contrasts a safe candidate with hard bargaining.
A humorous exchange on a warm day questions why one wears a heavy overcoat. The reply notes that without the coat, others might assume it was still in the pawnshop, reflecting a playful street conversation captured by the Chicago Tribune.
A Topeka State Journal exchange ponders why many dislike Shakespeare as Miss Askit asks and Mr Conceit replies that it is physically impossible to show everyone how Shakespeare should be played.
He walked among the hives daily without protection and even sat among the bees. In the end he was stung, a fatal outcome that followed his long friendship with the insects.
A Cleveland Leader quip notes that many old landmarks have vanished from the village. The town pump, once a familiar sight, is described as a watermark rather than a landmark, illustrating a nostalgic shift in local memory.
Cleveland Leader notes Jones jokes about his dead wife and calls her sister in law in a lean, sharp aside. The remark highlights a macabre humor in local social circles.
Miss Gusch praised the performance and Miss Kreech completed her solo. Mr. Crabbe was asked his favorite air and answered with a wry joke about fresh air as he prepared to leave the stage.
Lawyer asks about insan ity in family. Witness responds with a joke about a daughter who jilts a plumber and runs off with a poet, provoking a judge to comment.
The text reports Camille Flammarion predicting an extinction about 5,000,000 years from now. It questions scientists for causing public anxiety and suggests readers begin counting days until the predicted end in 5,001,906 A D.
A London lecture on X-ray shadows shown as a rat in a sealed tube was revealed as a hoax. The speaker had been duped and the supposed demonstration proved false.
The plovers egg season opens in England. The first robbed nest is sent to the king. The second clutch of 11 eggs was sold for just over 15 dollars, and all 11 did not weigh as much as two hens eggs.
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