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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1904
Page
2
The notice outlines daily and weekly delivery options for city subscribers, with prices for carrier delivery and mail subscriptions. It includes terms for six months and three months by mail and indicates a weekly press run on Wednesdays. Cash-in-advance payment is required.
The piece argues the United States should alone bear the name American, contesting Canadian and Mexican use. It cites Archibald Colquhoun and The Chicago Inter Ocean to support that only U.S. residents are truly Americans, dismissing European usage and invoking national unity and citizenship under the U.S. government.
The Review of Reviews criticizes Cossacks as brave yet ignorant, lacking reading ability and initiative, though effective in battle. It cites their historic role against Sweden, Napoleon, and in 1877, while contrasting them with Japan's modern army and Westernized defense ideas. It notes contemporary discussion on Manchuria, Japanese military reform, and liberty in Japan.
A feature on the Amana Community in Iowa describes the Inspirationists living in five villages along the Iowa River. Elders govern communal life with shared stores kitchens and redrawn from old Germany. Prophetic leadership has centered on Barbara Heinman, yet youth seek external ties and a new prophet may emerge. Compulsory education, work emphasis, no musical instruments, pacifism, and non oaths characterize the faith as elders worry about modern life encroachment.
Washington dispatches report Democratic leaders holding conferences in the capital to map a campaign. They seek to keep conservatives aligned while attacking the administrations trust record. Tammany aims to control New York City and influence national results, with Pettison and Hill figures shaping the tactics.
A collage of editorials debates Hearst and Parker as self made candidates, Roosevelt mediation, and party divisions. Citations critique Bryan, Cleveland, and the Democratic outlook, arguing for a firm stance on tariff race issues and presidential strategy across multiple papers.
The piece argues that California Wisconsin and Tennessee Democrats oppose the Panama Canal treaty and criticize the administration, claiming it harms American interests. It urges the national convention to avoid politicizing the canal and predicts a strong Republican showing in November with Hobson Bryan and Hill as national figures.
An Amana community note describes funeral customs with prayers and feet washing, then lists courtship rites requiring a year of separation. The piece shifts to humorous quips about Mark Twain, a photographer's blunt portrait critique, a churchgoing man in a silk hat, theatrical lovers quarrels, and a flat rental rule about cats.
The article surveys mechanization of jockey posture from later seconds to modern forward seats, notes shorter race distances and rising betting, mentions Arthur Duffy's planned sprinting tour to England Australia and New Zealand, includes results from The Brooklyn Handicap and Cambridge Springs chess, tenpin, and cycling records, plus light humor bits.
A Chicago Tribune column muses on how a man’s back posture at lunch counters signals character and life history. It contrasts the round-backed regulars who order quickly with a glance and the straight-backed patrons full of energy, noting various dish nicknames and the humor of restaurant jargon.
A veteran Colorado nurseryman reports he has developed a seedless apple after years of grafting and budding and will share details once he has 40 productive trees. Experts inspect the fruit as similar claims arise about seedless grapes tomatoes and other crops, with varying credibility.
A collage of brief items spans humorous clippings and reminiscences. Tales of a young female doctor and her parrot intertwine with anecdotes about Togo’s boyhood aboard the Worcester, Navy wit, and quips from various papers, ending with light quips about life and luck.
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