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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1906
Page
7
Local newspaper notice lists pricing for city delivery at 10c per week and mail rates outside city at 3 per year with cash in advance. It specifies weekly press schedule on Wednesday evenings and provides long distance telephone numbers for contact.
The piece argues arbitration has become settled international practice, reducing war to rare exceptions. It notes about 100 arbitration settlements in the decade and cites major cases such as Chile–Argentina, British–Venezuelan boundaries, Alaska boundary, and the North Sea incident as examples of high‑level arbitration.
The Century club house built by San Francisco women last year draws former skeptics who now seek to rent it. Pacific Union club offered 500 dollars monthly, but the women prefer to gift the house to the California Supreme Court, hoping the justices will handle the furniture with care and avoid damage from social events.
A New York committee led by Joseph H. Choate plans tablets on buildings tied to William Lloyd Garrison and Henry George. Subscriptions capped at ten dollars. Garrison died May 24, 1879, in a house still standing at Seventeenth Street and Fourth Avenue. Henry George died October 29, 1897, at the Union Square hotel, his campaign HQ during his last mayoral bid.
A New York man advertises a method he calls cruising for salvage. He follows novices with new machines, arrives as breakdowns occur, and offers tug services or about half the machine’s value if the owner wants to sell, exploiting distressed buyers.
A Cleveland man who married four wives was fined 106 dollars and sentenced to 90 days in jail. The report notes that polygamy is viewed as serious as other public nuisances such as spitting on streetcars or keeping an unlicensed dog in some jurisdictions.
A Chicago man paid $2165 for a five dollar gold coin claiming a unique or rare value. The purchase contrasted with others who bid high for items at the Masonic Temple, highlighting divergent prices for similar collectors’ pieces.
The text notes two hundred and forty thousand insect species known on earth. It remarks that any one species and all together are aggravatingly superfluous in tone.
A farmer attempted to hang himself in a stable but his horse kicked him out, demonstrating that the horse sense may deter fatal actions. The incident highlights unexpected aid from animals in dire moments.
The article notes admiration for John Paul Jones as the first Admiral and explains the delay until his death before honoring him with a commemorative ten cent stamp.
The senate passes the free alcohol bill and supports statehood and railway rate regulation. Oklahoma and Indian Territory near statehood, with celebrations planned for the Fourth of July. Key measures like pure food and Philippine bills advance. Santo Domingo treaty contested. Republicans tout strong legislative performance into the 1906 campaign.
The Troy Times says a Republican Congress passes a rail rate regulation bill urged by President Roosevelt, achieving a national gain credited to the president. Democrats accused of opportunism see their amendments as mere posturing. Roosevelt’s letters and Moody’s communications confirm commitment to the Hepburn principle and necessary safeguards against court challenges. He welcomes bipartisan input but stands by the core goal, keeping faith with senators and the public in enacting a major reform.
A compilation of editorials and quotes discusses tariff reform versus free trade, the Cummins reelection angle, Bryan strength in Missouri, and the broader 1904 political climate. Notable notes reference Gov. Cummins, Alton Parker, Hearst, and party harmony amid tariff debate.
Criticsm is cheap says the Cleveland Leader about the U S role in the Philippines as imperial responsibility grows. British and Hong Kong papers warn of liberty granted that may threaten control while American papers show waning anti imperialist interest and the nation's growing acceptance of Filipino liberty and self rule.
The American Economist notes the secretary of war uses the term tariff wall in public addresses and sees it as a shared expression with free trade reformers. It suggests protectionists approve of the metaphor as guarding American prosperity, while noting the irony of a defender of protection using a rival slogan.
Dialog from a Chicago Tribune piece shows Mr Wrightsort pleading not to be judged by appearances and Miss Hope testing his claims. The exchange reveals social flirtation and comic overtones in a restrained scene.
A tale of an angler chasing a famed big fish ends when a sheep’s fleece strands on the fly. The fish bites, is killed, and the angler learns a moral about superstition versus judgment. The incident leads him to keep a tuft of wool on his fly and caution against overconfidence in fishing lore.
William A. Radford extols a square 34 by 35 foot house plan with eight rooms and central hall. He highlights the old fashioned exterior, well lit corners, and generous hallways delivering comfort, hospitality, and democratic American hospitality for a good sized family.
The piece argues for a well designed house plan with ample dining and living space, open fireplaces, and thoughtful second floor layout. It cautions against selfish isolation, urging young people to provide for guests and neighbors while outlining budget ranges from two to five thousand dollars depending on finishes.
Gordon Dinsmoor describes a cheap shelf support using four screw eyes and two galvanized iron wires sized No 8 to No 14. A strap iron tool aids bending, screws must reach studs, and shelves may share upper screw eyes for adjacent levels. Extra wires prevent bending on long heavy shelves.
A reflective piece traces the penknife with origins in quill writing and its role for writers and pen menders. It notes how the modern pen replaced the penknife, ending a craft once essential to scribes and village teachers.
Punch highlights a recent exam paper at a boys school that allegedly asserts holy matrimony is a divine institution for the provocation of mankind. The line is cited as a sensational example of religious instruction content.
The Houston Post quote features a girl declaring her life is an open book while her father assesses her new shirt waist, remarking on whether she should conceal more. The exchange captures a moment of generational stance on modesty and appearance.
A humorous remark in the Chicago Record-Herald notes a grass widow asks why she should be chaperoned. She explains one of her former husbands will attend, adding a wry, social-ritual tone to the exchange.
In a Philadelphia Press item, Miss Ann Teek confesses Mr Kallow has shown more than ordinary regard and Miss Knox adds that he may value her affection now that his mother is dead.
Five million hot cross buns were eaten in London on Good Friday signaling the decline of the tradition. The cross bun traces to Saxon Eastre rites, and though worshipers converted to Christianity they kept the buns with a cross as a compromise.
British Columbia hatcheries have secured a full supply of salmon spawn and fish ladders have opened extensive districts that were cut off from salmon for years. The number of young salmon heading to the ocean this year will exceed all previous years, with a very large run expected in 1907.
A Cleveland Leader excerpt shows a young boy asked what he will be when grown. He insists he wants to be a man though his mother is raising him as a lady, expressing a defiant view on gender expectations.
Strong westerly winds push Lake Erie water toward the outlet causing the Niagara cataract flow to rise as much as 40 percent above normal volume. The increased surge occurs when wind piles up the lake, boosting discharge over the falls.
The Osage are described as avid gamblers with a unique form of poker as explained by Ret Millard. No draw is used. nine or ten dollars sit in a circle, five cards are dealt to each, and players bet on their hands. Stakes often soar into the hundreds after a payment.
Kaiser Wilhelm has donated a Bible in a silver-mounted cabinet to the New German Lutheran Church in New York City. The inscription reads Now faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen Heb. 11 1.
The National Tribune explains a simple gate hinge made from two round iron pieces. Heat the rods and twist them around twice to form the hinge. The method emphasizes a basic blacksmithing technique suitable for DIY repairs.
A simple hinge design uses a twisted portion bent into screw holes so the gate swings shut by its own weight. The ends are bent and flattened to fit mounting points A and B, creating a self closing mechanism.
A 900 horsepower water turbine designed for Sewall's Falls New Haven uses three blade sets to adapt to falls between 16 and 12 feet. Upper and lower runners discharge downward while the middle discharges upward to balance the shaft and ease thrust bearing strain. The Electrical Magazine notes its use for low variable falls and potential for similar installations without steam power. Efficiency is estimated at 75 to 78 percent.
A missionary reports that an Amazon tribe began venerating the German chancellor after a farmer shared a cut from a German paper. Following the image, drought relief appeared as rain blessed the tribe and the chief established Bimbarko as a deity with offerings of reptiles in a temple ceremony.
To distinguish steel from iron apply nitric acid and wait briefly. Rinse with water. iron leaves a whitish gray spot while steel yields a black stain.
The article describes vast marshlands and levee construction for New York’s barge canal near Oneida Lake. A German built machine with scoop pans digs and piles earth, while early methods required many laborers. the new equipment excavates 1,200 cubic yards in eight hours and doubles as a canal slope cutter.
Popular Mechanics reports a novel exterior cleaning technique in England. A workman in waterproof gear uses a jet of steam directed by India rubber tubes to spray the building, producing a clean finish.
The famed dragon tree of Teneriffe is described as 4000 to 6000 years old and over 70 feet tall. A 1819 storm broke a large branch, and a 1867 storm stripped the trunk of its remaining branches, leaving it solitary.
The text notes Canadian mica's value rising steadily from 1895 to the present, while Indian mica declines. In 1895 Indian mica imports were nearly three times Canadian, but by 1904 Canadian mica surpassed Indian in value.
A note indicates a milking machine has about one unit available with patent protection granted last week.
A young motorist argues with a country innkeeper about motoring as a pastime. He cites a 40 horsepower car as equal to ten relays of coach horses, then faces a bill reading feeding and stabling 80 shillings. The landlord explains the charge for asses at two shillings per head, equating the machine to forty asses.
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