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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
3
Advertises per inch per insertion rates for transient and amusement content with 20 weekly expressions. reiterates same rates quoted for the Daily Express.
Classified note indicates rate of ten cents per line for each insertion with no discounts for time or quantity. Includes no further details on publication date or conditions.
Want column offered at twenty words or less for thirty cents total. Three entries maximum, twenty five cents for base each. Each extra word costs one cent.
Silas Say and Cy report a rumor about Josh Wardwood's son turning highwayman. The city reacts with disbelief and humor as they hold up their hands at the tale.
Comic exchange on salaries and leisure. A cartoon caption questions the burden of high pay, joking that a million dollar salary would force costly days off, reflecting humorous views on work life and compensation.
In Manuel's cantina the aging American known as the Drunken Gringo clings to a mescal ritual and a music box. A plan to return to the United States leads to a careful crossing toward El Paso, with Chamberlain attempting to reclaim a lost home as the cantina keeps its monthly check and a festive rhythm continues.
A bachelor, set in his ways and habitually solitary, visits a minister's home with a wife who decorates in a modern comfortable style. He finds the arrangement strange and comments on seven sofa pillows on one sofa. He recalls the minister's boyhood church and shares a pointed, humorous observation about the wife.
Smith D. Fry recounts the recall of Italian ambassador Baron Fava amid allegations of padrone slavery in the United States, linking it to Celso Caesar Moreno’s earlier exile and controversial career across Hawaii, Europe, and China. The piece contrasts their fates and notes Moreno’s death in 1880 after a life of diplomacy, conflict, and flamboyant ventures.
The Chicago Tribune notes a summer warning that Buffalo enforces a strict anti expetoration ordinance with potential fines up to two hundred dollars for violations, highlighting the city’s unusual regulation and enforcement.
The Atlanta Journal notes a Kansas statistician calculated every baby is worth $1,000 to the state. The piece adds he did not accept parents’ figures on the matter.
The Philadelphia Times notes that most contagious disease bacilli are described as possessing tails and humorously suggests attaching a can of disinfectant to them as a safeguard.
Washington dispatch notes Mme Ali Ferrouh wife of the Turkish minister has begun riding a bicycle in Cleveland Park. Once cloistered she now appears in modern American dress, often without the veil, accompanied by her sister Mlle Ferrouh.
Data on convicts Italians debts and taxes in major cities. Notes include 1500 Tennessee convicts 22 graduates, 45000 Italians in California with 50000000 property, New York newspapers spend 1,000,000 yearly, Boston and Montreal per inhabitant debts, two Franklin portraits in Boston library, and New York County divorces with 75 percent decree rate.
The Cleveland Cycling Gazette notes the Hansel electric motor bicycle from France places a storage battery in a box under the saddle and a small motor in the frame driving the rear axle. Pedaling remains primary and the device only aids on demand, with charging possible downhill but overall the system deemed overly complex for limited benefit.
London correspondent notes 1900 agricultural returns show a continued decline in Britain's farming. Under corn crops drop from 9.55 million acres in 1870 to 7.34 million. green crops fall similarly while grass and clover rise. Livestock numbers inch up, but not enough to offset reduced grain production, increasing England’s dependence on imports.
A state department report from Deputy Consul General Hanauer in Frankfort says Russia may soon meet its cotton needs. Russia imposes a tax near five dollars per 110 pounds, about two thirds of the staple’s value. In 1899 imports fell by 72,000,000 pounds while production rose 34 percent as large fields are cultivated for fiber over wheat.
A witty exchange records how Mr. Dubrau avoided a duel with a near-sighted count by sending a porous plaster with a note about target practice at fifty yards. The count declined to rise against such a "dead shot."
A Chicago Daily News quip notes women purportedly born with bargain instinct. A speaker suggests a woman once aged 40 claimed to reduce her age to 29, highlighting gendered valuation in a witty exchange.
The engraving shows a bicycle where the front wheel powers speed via internal gears and the rider rests against a back support with arms on a steering frame. Turning the bars moves a rear pinion and chain to steer the front wheel, enabling hands-off riding theory per Cycling Gazette.
An American traveler claims Emilio Aguinaldo, the Filipino leader, was an accomplished horseman and wheelman. He supposedly rode a high geared American bicycle in Hong Kong and Manila, using it for mobility until tires failed, aiding his escape from pursuers.
The 1900 report notes strengthened elevated track on the military road between Berlin and Zossen for experiments. Two cars with four motors each and 1,100 to 3,000 hp will carry 40 to 50 passengers. Trials aim to assess feasibility and impact on rapid transit.
An Irish buyer questions the brake in a bicycle shop then struggles up a hill. Friends cry to release the brake but he insists it keeps the wheel from going back down. The tale ends with his stubborn stride and a humorous misunderstanding.
The Los Angeles bicycle association announces new 25 mile 50 mile and 100 mile unpaced championships for amateurs and professionals. Large fields are expected with prizes per mile and per five mile increments mirroring past contests. Indoor 95 mile races on indoor tracks proved popular.
In southern English villages cycle use is widespread among laborers aged 20 to 60 who ride year round, facing wind and hills on ancient bikes. Modern pneumatic tires appear, and rural repair shops in villages housing 500 to 800 residents depend on local demand rather than passers by.
The note stresses that neglect harms wheels more than obvious faults. A loose spoke or pedal pin is minor when fixed early, but riding with it loose can ruin the pin or crank and cause extra loss and inconvenience.
Bagster, in a pause during a dance, remarks to Miss Flite about Smythe, whom he hates. He questions Smythe's credibility, hinting at rivalrous contempt as reported by the Philadelphia Times.
A merchant boasts a first class article while a veteran warns it won extra sales because the package lacked a Beware of imitations label. The exchange underscores the value of branding and clear warnings in marketing.
A terse railroad notice lists lines and junctions including Columbus, Lima, Milwaukee, and Wabash routes with references to Kentucky Missouri West Lutz general superintendent and several rail segments such as Wabash Fr and L and T St. L and W.
A reader letter argues fishing is cruel from start to finish while noting worm baiting methods. The other correspondent questions whether doubling creatures by cutting worms into two is benevolent, reflecting on humane disposal and empathy in angling.
Town Topics notes a humorous exchange on poverty and love with a casual, witty tone. It highlights social questions through a lighthearted chat format.
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