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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1906
Page
3
A Defiance Ohio announcement details mail matter as second class in the Daily Evening Edition and Weekly issue schedule with press days. The piece on character and clothing argues for simplified dress and some uniformity to free energy for the world’s work, citing the Chicago Tribune.
A medical authority condemns training regimens for college athletes as harmful and criminal for growing boys. He argues sports are essential for education when they build perception and nerve function, but excess strain and gambling culture undermine youth health and duty of educators to regulate play.
A London beauty doctor visiting New York for three weeks charges a $250 consultation yet attracts numerous patients. She brings recommendations from titled figures, reportedly including Queen Alexandra, and despite the high fee, her limited stay allows only a few treatments per client.
The Ohio legislature weighs a proposal to chloroform incurables, a move seen as aiming at office seekers and harming the population. Critics warn the plan would throttle rights and ruin careers by making unfounded charges impossible to refute.
Historical note claims King Edward previously wore a No 7 hat and now sports size 7 due to a reportedly larger head after becoming king.
Washington gossip centers on Senator Benjamin Tillman of South Carolina his blunt style and reform zeal against corporate monopolies especially in railroad rates and investigations but his stand on building a mercantile fleet under the American flag gains traction with Frye and Gallinger guiding the bill toward passage. Tillman seeks reelection amid opposition from South Carolina’s silk stocking aristocracy while farmers and western exporters rally to the cause of national shipbuilding to carry U S commerce under the flag.
The winter scene follows Thomas MacDonald Patterson, an Irish born Democrat, who rejected party discipline on San Domingo treaty ratification. He faces sharp rebuke from Senator Bailey of Texas yet vows to return as a Colorado delegate at the next national convention.
After years of debate a ship subsidy bill gains momentum in Congress. The measure, already passed by the Senate, would provide a ten year bounty to ships built in the United States and sailed under the American flag funded by an added tonnage tax, with no immediate draw on treasury revenues.
The Congress declined to authorize a whipping post in the District of Columbia after a lengthy, humorous debate. The bill drew diverse amendments including tortures from the dark ages and even exemptions for the president and members of Congress. Nicholas Longworth laughed during the vote as he neared his marriage to Miss Roosevelt.
A brief quotation from the New York Sun noting the chain of consequences from one missing item to a lost horse and ultimately an automobile, illustrating cause and effect with a historic proverb.
A brief Chicago Daily News item records Signor Fattoro asking ladies if they will take seats, hinting at social or stage venue etiquette. The note reflects period manners and crowd seating norms in a city column style.
A brief quip records a Houston Pest remark about embarrassment when meeting royalty. The man jokes he met four kings last night and remains embarrassed, reflecting witty social bravado.
In Folsomville, Grace Lacy, a store clerk, struck with a shovel after a farmer, Thomas Condit, asked for chewing tobacco. Condit swore out a warrant. the court fined Lacy ten dollars after admitting the facts. She quipped she would have finished him if she had known the fine.
Johnson County Iowa justice of the peace Henry Walker recounts a lifetime of accidents and near death. From lightning and snow to stampeding steers and somnambulism he survived dozens of injuries while building a farm, caring for stock, and even building his three story home. Now nearly 77, he remains energetic and cheerful amid long years of health and hard work.
French aeronaut Charles Levee recounts a dramatic ascent from West Point to Kingston halted by a storm at thousands of feet. Wind, cold, and enveloping clouds forced a risky descent as he spotted a distant light and landed in a Dewitt farm field after ripping the balloon open and being saved by an anchor on a stone.
Engineer Frank Barlow and fireman William Brewington battled a giant eagle that boarded the Rocky Mountain limited west of Agate and fought for 20 miles to Limon. Brakeman John Snyder was wounded as the crew, aided by combined efforts, subdued the bird and bound it for exhibition in Denver.
The narrator recalls a Washington visit with the senator's son and the president after stamping elephants. A trained seal swallows a clock to a midnight alarm, causing comic chaos as the circus crew heads toward the White House for supper and a wary retreat.
A humorous exchange recalls a crowd of Scotchmen curling each other's hair as a playful misunderstanding. Mrs Stubb clarifies the joke, saying they curled one another's hair.
Becker suggests a playful concept where the house sings while the stage talks, reflecting a whimsical art note from the New York Sun. The quirky exchange highlights inventive theater thinking in a lighthearted column.
Farmer Corntessel asks about Josh in studies. The professor replies Josh attends regularly but never answers questions. The farmer roughs it as a possible sign he could become a high finacier.
The Detroit Free Press notes a grim quip about borrowing money with a punchline where sympathy turns to frost. The exchange highlights the era’s humor and economic anxieties reflected in a brief, tongue in cheek banter.
Patrice notes Patience is not improved but is described as very forward now in a Yonkers Statesman exchange. The remark centers on Patience's learning pace and social development.
A maddened steer escaped from a Lynnfield slaughter-house, threatening pedestrians in Wakefield and delaying an express train. Police and about fifty volunteers chased the animal for two miles to Melrose Highlands, firing revolvers along the way. Women fled in panic and a bicyclist was forced onto tracks. the steer was killed after reaching Melrose Highlands.
A compact reflection on how many influential figures perform numerous small deeds that collectively shape outcomes. The piece highlights everyday actions of powerful men and their quiet impact on broader events.
The Houston Post quotes a tense exchange where a husband challenges a man about his wife, alleging an affair and a claim of love. The reply asserts no such love existed, prompting the husband to ask why they married if no love was involved.
The notes reveal Miss Goldrick’s overwhelming popularity with young men and her father issuing a printed form to decline marriage proposals, reflecting social customs of courting and matchmaking.
Maj Frank Foote of Evanston Wyoming describes bears as common in the countryside. He notes hunters pay little attention and bears roam mountain sides unmolested because Wyoming offers no bounty on skins. He estimates about 50 large silver tips encountered in recent year.
A Pearson's Magazine excerpt estimates city pedestrian hazards. It breaks down risks by cause: ice and slips six times, falls from cars six, horse and wagon injuries six, dog bites four, banana peels two, with miscellaneous mishaps and occasional car collisions completing the pattern.
A historic report notes that only a handful of Russian trains exceed about 22 miles per hour, highlighting unusually slow rail speeds and travel times across the system.
An anxious lecturer asks how long to clear a hall. The janitor replies he cannot say exactly but offers to time the crowd starting when the lecture begins. The exchange highlights a lighthearted campus moment.
A judge remarks that Dyer has not pursued liberal education and notes Dyer has never been married. The comment frames an inquiry into Dyer's education and personal life, with the judge providing the thrust of the discussion.
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