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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
12
Rates listed for daily insertions with a one year contract and varying inches. Prices include 5 cents and 10 cents per inch for transient and amusement while noting 8,000 and 1,000 and 500 inch blocks.
The report notes that the weekly Express maintains prices and quotations aligned with those published by the Daily Express. It highlights consistency across rate cards and suggests market stability for readers comparing both papers.
Ten cents net per line for each insertion with no discount for time or number of lines. Local readers see standard pricing for classified listings editing and placement.
The want column offers concise notices at a penny per word after twenty words. Readers can draft brief items for quick publication.
The Chicago Daily News notes public reaction as Josh Hardwood's son becomes a highwayman, sparking incredulity and laughter from local folks who shrug off the danger with bemused hands.
A Baltimore American panel features a character noting relief at earning less than a million a year and joking that taking a day off would cost too much, reflecting humorous views on salary and work.
In Manuel's cantina the aging American, known as the Drunken Gringo, clings to a mescal ritual and a monthly check that funds the town. When a music box plays Home Sweet Home, he declares a return to his lost homeland, despite laws and risk, as Manuel fears for his safety and future.
Manuel to the United States as old man Chamberlain, driven by dreams of New York, finally reaches El Paso with him. They cross the Rio Grande sands to safety, the music box plays Home Sweet Home, and the Drunken Gringo sings of being home once more.
A bachelor, wary of feminine influence, visits a minister's home and finds the modern decor baffling. He recalls his boyhood church ties and comments on the wife’s lounge furnishings, noting seven sofa pillows on a single sofa and his difficulty sitting down.
The article recalls Baron Fava the Italian ambassador and his recall amid long standing U.S. protests over Italy’s padrone system. It contrasts this with Celso Caesar Moreno’s earlier crusade against forced labor and his dramatic career from Hawaii to Europe, ending with Moreno’s death in Washington.
The Chicago Tribune notes Buffalo may levy up to 200 dollars for dismissive or offhand remarks this summer as a strict anti-expectorant ordinance remains in force in the city.
The Atlanta Journal notes a Kansas statistician calculated each newborn is valued at 1000 dollars to the state, a figure not accepted by the parents.
The Philadelphia Times notes that most contagious disease bacilli have tails, making them easier to attach to a disinfectant can. This description frames germ theory in a vivid, if informal, modern-leaning tone.
London report on Great Britain 1900 agricultural returns notes a drop in corn crop area from 9,548,000 to 7,335,000 acres and a large fall in green crops while grass and clover acreage rises. Livestock numbers gain slightly but fail to offset reduced grain production, increasing dependence on imports.
A State Department briefing from Deputy Consul General Hanauer in Frankfurt says Russia will soon meet its own cotton demand. Russia imposes a tax on cotton imports, about five dollars per 110 pounds, roughly two thirds of the value. In 1899 imports fell by over 72 million pounds while production rose 34 percent as vast fields are planted for cotton cultivation.
A Chicago Daily News witty quip recalls Mr. Dubrau averting a duel with a near sighted count by sending a porous plaster labeled as target practice at fifty yards. The count declined to face a so-called dead shot.
A brief Chicago Daily News feature notes that men claim women are born with a bargain instinct. A quip about a woman allegedly reducing her age from 40 to 29 is cited as example.
Washington correspondent notes Mme Ali Ferrouh wife of the Turkish minister now rides a bicycle with modern American style. Once cloistered and veiled she has emerged with her sister Mile. Ferrouh and is seen in public without the former strict observances.
A bicycle described in Cyclings Gazette features a front wheel as the driver with gearing in an enlarged hub. Steering uses a backrest and arm supports, turning the rear pinion via handles to steer the front fork crown and wheel. The design claims potential for hands off riding by body movement against the bars.
An associations report notes strengthened elevated Berlin Zossen track for experiments on rapid transit. Two experimental cars with four motors each and 1100 to 3000 hp will run at up to 125 mph. Cars 71.1 feet long weighing 90 tons with movable trucks and transmitters.
An Irishman visits a bicycle shop to buy a wheel and learns how the brake works. He tries to climb a steep hill with full brake applied, and onlookers shout to pull off the brake. He replies that the brake keeps the wheel from rolling backward down the hill.
The LA board of control introduces a new series of championships at 25 50 and 100 miles for both amateurs and professionals after the strong showing of last season's 25 and 50 mile unpaced races. Promoters expect large fields and lucrative per mile prizes, with indoor 25 mile events proving popular and exciting during winter.
The Cleveland Cycling Gazette reviews the Hansel electric motor bicycle from France. It notes a storage battery boxed under the saddle and a motor in the frame driving the rear wheel, but says the device offers no real aid to the cyclist and is mainly for emergencies.
An American traveler in New York describes Emilio Aguinaldo as an accomplished horseman swordsman and boxer who enjoyed cycling in Hong Kong Manila and Luzon. The anecdote claims his wheel aided escapes and that good tires might have changed his fate, contrasting Funston as a fighter.
The bicycle hold on rural England is strong as laborers aged 20 to 60 cycle to work year round. While many bikes are old and tough to ride on poor roads, modern pneumatic tires spread, and villages with 500 to 800 residents typically host a cycle repair shop powered by local demand rather than travelers.
The article notes that neglect causes the most damage in wheeling. A loose spoke, pedal pin, or other small fault can worsen if ignored, leading to ruined pins or cranks and greater inconvenience and cost. A quick fix like tightening or sealing threads can prevent major damage.
The text lists diverse statistics including 1,500 Tennessee convicts claiming college status, about 45,000 Italians in California with $50 million in property, major New York newspapers burning roughly $1,000,000 annually, and city debts per inhabitant in Boston Montreal Cincinnati. It notes two Franklin portraits in Boston Public Library and over 1,000 uncontested divorce actions yearly in New York County with about 75 percent decrees, highlighting simple procedure and quick outcomes.
In a brisk exchange at a social scene, Bagster belittles rival Smythe as he recalls a remark about Miss Flite. The Philadelphia Times notes Bagster dismisses Smythe’s statements amid the dance’s pauses.
A seller laments a first class article that won’t move until a critic notes the tag reads Beware of imitations. The Chicago Post reports the exchange as a cautionary remark on mislabeling goods.
A reader questions cruelty in fishing, noting angleworms are cut for bait. The other replies that worms survive and may even benefit from increased numbers, sparking a moral exchange in the Chicago Tribune.
Town Topics asks readers what causes global poverty and notes that love is central to human relations. The column explores moral causes behind hardship and hints at social remedies.
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