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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1901
Page
4
An uplifting verse from the Baltimore American extols the value of a simple smile. It credits kindness and cheer with driving gloom, costing nothing while offering rich returns. A cheerful expression is described as universal, enduring, and contagious, spreading warmth to others.
In a tense scene, Louise confronts Raymond Holbin over a plan to marry his mother’s heiress daughter while keeping Louise and her child in exile. Her crisis escalates as she reveals a past murder, demands a note registry, and vows to act, threatening major fallout for all involved.
An elderly, bedridden man sits in a well appointed chair in a Richmond hotel on a sunlit morning. Wealth and convention surround him as sympathy and quiet solitude hover, with velvet carpet, damask curtains, and delicate spring light shaping the tranquil scene.
Clement Scott recalls a Washington Post correspondent tale of a British officer on Lord Roberts staff in India South Africa. The witty aide-de-camp meets a pompous military secretary who offers two fingers to shake but learns the governor gives him three.
Gen Benjamin F Butler provoked a witty exchange in Congress about time and eternity. When a fellow member complained that Butler had divided his time, the general replied that he had indeed divided time but not eternity, a quip preserved in the magazine piece.
A playful poem by H C Dodge from the Chicago Daily Sun narrates a boy’s dread of baths. He endures rough washing by his mother yet ends feeling clean and happy, admitting baths beat playing in dirt. The piece captures rural slang, child voice, and domestic bath time rituals.
The dragon is a revered Chinese symbol, not a demon. Richard H. Geoghegan argues the creature represents cultural memory and wisdom, with legends dating back 2,800 years to Fu-hsi teaching writing from the River Lo. A Tacoma-commissioned Chinese artist depicts the beast amid waves, flames, and the pearl of mystical virtues.
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes that butterflies sleep head downward on grass stems, folding wings to resemble seed heads. Blues and brown heaths differ in concealment and posture, while moths hide their bright lower wings by folding forewings over them.
Buck and Brandy were paired oxen famed across the countryside. Brandy fell lame and was rested but proved unmovable when tied. freeing him led him to breach any fence to reunite with Buck. The owner sold two stall-fed oxen instead of one, and in death the pair remained together.
Willie Washington asks if men are developed from monkeys. Miss Cayenne responds that some may be while others appear to have remained stationary, reflecting a playful exchange at the Washington Bar.
Australia debates a national banner after becoming a confederation on January 1. Melbourne and Sydney prizes drew designs, with a leading pattern showing six red stripes for states and Tasmania, a union jack reminder, and five southern cross stars, summing to The United States of Australia under Britain. Adoption rests with the Australian congress after a widely watched contest closed February 1.
A cow roaming near a Rochester area lake swallowed a small package containing firecrackers and matches left by visitors. While chewing, a match ignited, igniting a firecracker in her mouth and causing a brief explosion that startled the onlookers before the cow regurgitated the burning object.
Professor Boutan achieves snapshot photographs of fish at about nine feet depth using a white sheet and bait to attract them. He aims to study natural movements away from artificial confinement. Proposals to lower cameras two or three miles deep face objections due to extreme pressure crushing the equipment.
A Philadelphia Press quote notes a man’s daily routine of drinking glass before work, revealing his profession as a glazier, despite appearances suggesting otherwise.
Mrs Greene wonders how Miss Prettiwan married the homely Hudg king while Mrs Gray explains he was after the money she wanted. The brief exchange reveals social sniping over an arranged match.
A girl's doll dressed as a boy prompts little Daisy to declare the figure a good girl, despite the gender ambiguity. The aunt then resolves the moment with a practical, playful comment.
A 100 dollar reward offer asserts that Catarrh is incurable by any remedy except Cheney's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo endorse the cure and note long-standing trust. Wholesale druggists Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin in Toledo vouch for the firm. The cure is taken internally, priced at 75 cents per bottle, with testimonials and Hall's Family Pills promoted.
The Cornfed Philosopher from the Indianapolis Press notes that a man who tells all he knows is far more common than one who knows all he tells.
A historic note touts Palmer's Lotion as the sole reliable remedy for barber’s itch of long standing after trials with many doctors. It urges readers to request samples from Solon Palmer, 374 Pearl Street, New York, and mentions widespread testimonials. The text adds a quip comparing plaintiff and defendant in a lawsuit to boys ducking under water.
The writer lists signs of aging in women from letters to friends addressed to Mrs. to caring about supper at events. It notes interest in church charity and aging fashion, attraction to younger men, and shifting tone from sober colors to kittenishness as youth fades.
Blanchard Bros of Chaffee County Colo report threshing 182 bushels of Salzer's Speltz from 100 pounds of seed sent last spring. Neighbors praise results and most of the harvest sold at 2.00 per bushel. Speltz and alfalfa are described as money makers. Farmers urged to try speltz and write to Salter.
An ad style excerpt notes Grain-O made from pure grains replaces coffee for delicate stomachs and costs less. It targets children and claims near indistinguishability from coffee. The text also includes canned slogans and promotional quips from Detroit Journal and other papers.
A 19th century advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as stopping coughs instantly with free sample bottles. It markets larger bottles at 25 and 50 cents and urges immediate purchase to avoid danger, quoting moral lines from Ram's Horn.
An antiquated advertisement notes daily bowel movement as health, claims gentle liver and kidney action, and that it cures headaches. It lists prices of 25 and 50 cents and ends with a Danish proverb about wine.
Readable scraps show multiple premodern ads and quips about cough cures, eye inks, and nostrums from Carter’s Ink Co to Hale’s Honey of Horehound. The text includes testimonials, free samples, and pithy sayings typical of early 20th century classifieds.
A Chicago Record item notes an outspoken girl named Powser who has asked the new clergyman to become his second wife, illustrating bold social chatter of the era.
Hortense notes Berenice has chosen a Lenten sacrifice by giving up the poor young man for the rich old one in Town Topics.
In a playful note from the Chicago Post the remark is made that someone may be preparing for the stage by practicing pedestrianism. The exchange underscores a lighthearted view on performance readiness and everyday habits.
A classroom exchange shows a teacher praising politeness toward younger students while a bully warns that kindness signals weakness. The dialogue, printed in the comic strip Puck, captures a clash of wisdom and bravado.
Dialogue between Cillman and Rusticum notes early talk of plans for harvest labor and delays in advertising for boarders until late spring, as reported by the Philadelphia Press.
A brief vignette notes a dialogue about why the Strutts did not invite them to their daughter's wedding. The exchange hints at social expectations and romantic choices in a Philadelphia North American column fragment.
A domestic notice urges mothers to seek medical guidance for daughters with menstrual irregularities. It cites Lydia E. Pinkham and her Vegetable Compound as a remedy, detailing a Wisconson mother’s letter about her daughter’s two year struggle with pain headaches and swelling relieved by the remedy.
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