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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1907
Page
12
Peter MurLenpick was appointed postmaster at White House to replace John M. Epler, who was removed from the position.
The Defiance Express invites photos of local women to prove Ohio has the prettiest in the state and possibly the nation. Entrants must be nonprofessional locals. send photos with names and addresses on the back for secure handling. Also notes Col Samuel Bachtell, chief engineer, died in Columbus.
Dr J Clark a former Bleffton physician died at 75 at the home of his daughter Mrs F J Cornsell in Van Wert. Funeral held in Bluffton Maple Grove cemetery. Also funeral services for Daniel Copen haver at Zion's First English Lutheran Church with Rev R E M Enger officiating. Bishop Post G A R attended. Pallbearers named and interment in Riverside.
Mrs Polly Campbell visits with Geo Campbell over Sunday. An outstanding Northwestern Ohio Teachers Institute was held Saturday March 9 in Defiance. Attendees from this place included V E Hagy Theo Schwarzbek Jr Wen Kintner Jay Yarlot Lizzie Kintner Clare Garver Letta Haynes Grace Haynes Grace Yarlot and Mise Bradshaw. Mr and Mrs Roy Yarlot visited Ol Rich of Hickeville. Grace Sherred visited W W Welker in Bryan. Mrs Lulu Dirrem of Hamilton Indiana visits Mre Allman and her mother.
Perry Adams found his Fifth and Clinton street second hand shop unlocked Monday morning after a theft during the night. Eight watches and two guns valued around $40 were taken, with burglars entering under the glow of an arc light, securing the loot and departing.
A historical guide lists social duties for Muslim guests at meals. It details priority for honored guests, host responsibilities, and manners to avoid offend notables, plus rules for eating pace, conversation, refusals, hygiene, and leaving the table with proper decorum.
Adding power capacity, The Defiance Tick Mitten Co. secures a separate circuit from P G E and installs another motor and new machinery. Their new building will boost manufacturing as the firm enlarges facilities. Carl Hench adds a 10 horsepower motor to run his plant.
Sheriff Kopp and his son Paul started for Highland township Friday morning when a frightened team bolted on Hopkins Street. The sheriff held on as the buggy hit a tree near the Preston Run trestle, throwing them into mud and bruising them. The horses escaped injury and were later hitched to another vehicle.
A account from Putnam's Monthly describes Artemus Ward as refined and sensitive though not handsome. He preserved perfect poise and gravity while delivering oddities, with a soft voice and delicate features, lacking any coarseness or local coloring in his manner.
The text notes that the Iron Age claims a well recognized fact that a lighter, neater shop reflects better work and personal habits. It argues that dress matters, manufacturing conditions influence manners, and neat workers tend to be neater in work. It closes by stating there are 11 world cities with populations over 1,000,000.
The London Mail notes the Garter is England’s rarest title, held by reigning kings and emperors such as the Shah of Persia and the Kaiser. Founded in Edward III’s reign with legends of a Salisbury countess, the order’s blue velvet garter bears the motto Honi soit qui mal y pense. The ceremony at Windsor includes the king buckling on the garter, placing the ribbon, and presenting the insignia, with mantles and collars described in regal detail.
The article traces early standards of France from Clovis the Frank to Charlemagne and Louis IX, noting the shift between blue Saint Martin flags and the red oriflamme, the introduction of the fleur de lis, and the banner’s evolution through Acre Crecy Poitiers to the fifteenth century. It cites sources on emblems and argues for the blue flag with roses or fleur de lis as the emblem in different eras.
Demand for freight cars prompts a nationwide push as 2,000,000 cars are already in use and new units enter service rapidly. The industry pleads for more cars to meet ongoing needs with cars moving into service almost as soon as they are painted.
A compact piece contrasts the kiwi bird from New Zealand with its lack of wings and large egg relative to body, noting its flightless nature and swift legs. It then cites Wynne’s London Statistical Abstract data on London’s population, housing, births and deaths, post offices, telephones, trade totals, tax values, and early motor vehicles and licenses.
For the first time a weekly paper for the blind begins publication at a penny, printing events of the week, parliamentary doings, and East war news. Named Braille Weekly after the French inventor, printed in Edinburgh on a cylinder machine enabling a copper coin price.
A long profile portrays Frederick VIII as a wise, flexible Danish king with ties to Britain Greece Austria and Sweden. It notes his plans for a Scandinavian union, his regency experience, Paris visits with Queen Louise, and his financial acumen, contrasting him with King Oscar and King Leopold.
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