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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1900
Page
7
A reproduction titled Ten Colors From a Late Photograph was shown with special President’s seating at the request of the publishers, described as a size 14 by 21 inch piece.
Lady Sarah Wilson reports from Mafeking on shell fire refuges. she describes luxuriously built bombproof shelters with steel rails, sandbags and round windows, noting a 94 pound shell once exploded without breaking wall glass. The piece also recounts a humorous domestic tale about keeping books and a missing sixty dollars.
The diary man asks the newly elected alderman his occupation and he struggles to answer. He considers saying statesman but hesitates, as reported in the illie Journal style.
Fragmentary squabble among choir members described with tone of amusement. The exchange mentions bells being tolled and an organ resisting, reflecting a lighthearted, humorous scene from a Philadelphia newspaper item.
A New York public school lecture on the solar eclipse drew praise for the speaker’s apparent candor but ended with ridicule after he claimed to see Neptune in daylight. The audience treated the remark as a comic error, noting Neptune is unseen without a telescope.
In a humorous vignette from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Count de Mouscalonge protests a doctor’s vaccination attempt as an insult and to avoid “beastly” law, then calls for swords to duel. The doctor proceeds with a slight prick, claiming honor is satisfied and vaccination delivered.
Mr Wintergreen quotes a Detroit Free Press remark about an Indian bureau special agent who is a woman earning eight dollars a day. Mrs Wintergreen notes the need to sell many, while questioning demand for that bureau’s furniture.
The Ohio Sunday School Association held its 41st annual convention in Akron June 5 to 7 with nine delegates from Defiance and attendees lamenting the absence of Estella Fullmer and Mrs Haver. Highlights included keynote by Prof. Bilhorn, a gavel from Mary Bird’s blockhouse, and Meigs round table on improving conventions.
The Nickel Plate Road announces schedule adjustments with No L leaving Buffalo at 1 00 AM and departing intermediate stations about an hour later than before. No 5 leaves Buffalo at 12 50 NM and arrives intermediate stations roughly 40 minutes later. No 4 from Chicago at 3 30 PM arrives intermediate stations about 30 minutes later than winter. Minor changes at other stations. Sleeping car improvements east and west. Dining car meals available. Inquiries to C A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Ind No 95.
Report claims Ashanti dissatisfaction forces Britain toward renewed conflict. King Prompter, blamed for past outrages, may lead a 100000-strong force on the border as Ashanti demand the return of the golden stool. Sir Francis Scott’s expedition previously failed to quell the rising rebels.
The Wabash announces sale of one fare round trips for travel to Philadelphia for the Republican National convention with tickets valid for return by June 26. Oberlin College reunion events in June receive similar round trip pricing with departure by June 27 and return by July 20. Napoleon and Toledo service also features a 60 cent round trip for June 19 20 and a Sunday $1 round trip to Toledo via the Wabash.
An advertisement by Major's Cement touts superior materials and higher costs for better performance. It claims competitors use cheap glue and acids, while Major's uses costly ingredients. It cites $3.75 per pound and $2.65 per gallon elements, $0.15 to $0.25 per bottle price, $5,000 monthly ad spend, and 1876 establishment. It pitches Major's rubber and leather cements for home repairs and offers mail order free postage.
An advertisement from The Woman's World promotes a five thousand pound ornithological contest. It claims reliability and urges inquiries through London advertising agents, listing address at 9 Engine Street Brentford London W Eng.
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