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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1901
Page
8
In Defiance Ohio the Daily Express offers a one year contract at five thousand inches per insertion with varying totals for eight thousand inches and one thousand inches rates. The Weekly Express repeats the same rate structure as the Daily.
Local readers advertise rates at ten cents per line for each insertion with no discounts for time or number of lines, indicating standard display in the classifieds.
Classified column seeks brief ads at a rate of twenty words maximum. Each extra word costs one cent, up to policy limits. Readers may use this space for concise notices and small announcements.
Queen Victoria was born at four o clock on May 24 1819. Her first railway trip occurred in 1842 from Paddington to Windsor. Her favored poets included Shakespeare Scott Adelaide Proctor and Tennyson. Upon accession she paid off debts of £50 000 incurred by her father.
A Washington letter traces the patent office from its 1790 origins in the state department toward the interior department. It recounts William Thornton’s role, the 1836 law creating the commissioner and examining clerk, and notes ample delays and the reality that invention often yields fame rather than wealth.
William K. Vanderbilt Jr in his White Ghost automobile hits a mongrel dog near Elmhurst and returns to offer ten dollars to Murdo Scurry, a Long Island Railroad flagman, who receives the payment and forgives the incident as news spreads from Hunter's Point to Hempstead.
Secretary Long forms a special board to study wireless teleg raphy for naval service. Captain Chadwick Lieutenant Powellson and Lieutenant Commander Hodgson will meet at Newport to determine practical use and explore Marconi and other systems for naval applications.
A Chicago Daily News quotation recalls a blind beggar who touched a man for ten cents, illustrating the delicate sense of touch attributed to blind people and prompting reflection on charity.
A Detroit Free Press exchange depicts Penelope praising a masquerade ball and Perdita agreeing. The remarks highlight the event as a standout social occasion.
The controversy centers on a dispute about a horse traded between two parties. The judge pressures Waggles and The Limit to reveal what horse was exchanged and which side holds the stronger claim. Evidence in court hinges on witness recall of the animals involved and prior statements.
A collection of humorous quips from various papers including the Indianapolis News Boston Gazette and Philadelphia Press. Snappy lines cover art luck romance and stage life with playful twists and city-patent quirks.
A former sailor turned police gripman is cited after a Broadway collision when an express wagon struck a surface car near Rector Street. The crash damaged the car and wagon. no other injuries occurred. The tale includes remarks from police and a witty note about naval lingo haunting officers who once sailed.
A stationmaster recalls a Great Eastern train with guards Goose and Gander and engine driver Drake. A boy from the office rode in the van named Duck, a curious naming coincidence reported by Tit-Bits.
Elias F. Brown explains durable crates for farms with exact dimensions and materials. He notes elm corner pieces, Norway pine slats, and elm pickets for nail holding, plus corner post and slat lengths. A wagon rack holds 52 crates to load 50 bushels of potatoes, aiding efficient market deliveries.
In a brief Philadelphia Press excerpt a bookkeeper asks if the boss carried out a plan. The clerk says no, but Mike likely will, naming the porter as the executor. The boss discards the plan by throwing it into his wastebasket.
In Tit-Bit style the quip contrasts a penny-slot box that fails to play a popular air, instead pausing after each note. The bit plays on humor about novelty devices and public tastes.
A reflective aphorism contrasts a youth’s rise to fame with a downfall when returning to his old neighborhood where locals nickname him Bud. The verse underscores caution about pride and social roots.
A jailhouse style dialogue from the Chicago Chronicle shows a merchant asking about habits and drinking in a blunt job interview scene. The applicant replies casually about drinking, highlighting a terse exchange.
A Detroit Free Press snippet notes that clothing signals character, with a satirical exchange about old shoes creating a cringing air. The dialogue playfully critiques judging by appearance.
A brief misquoted exchange describes Agnes as a reversionary man and Edith as similarly labeled. The dialogue suggests Agnes easily becomes the butt of jokes, with Puck noting Edith’s ease in provoking him.
Judge comments on the era's pressing demand as a mobile with horse sense, reflecting a wry exchange about progress and practicality.
Farmers face tree loss from borers that show only as yellowing leaves in midsummer. Dead bark and worm dust mark the trunk, and rot can hasten death. Keep land weed free, cultivate well, and apply washes such as a lye solution or pine tar carbolic acid soap mix two to three times in spring and early summer to prevent attacks.
The excerpt presents a brief humorous dialogue where a suitor asks for the daughter’s hand and the father comments on crowding at home. The suitor reveals plans to marry and move away, prompting the father to react with a witty concession. The piece mirrors lighthearted social manners and wit.
A Washington Star quote asserts strong belief in a friend's religious sincerity. The speaker notes there is no doubt about his conviction and jokes that the man would choose church on Sunday over golf.
A Philadelphia Inquirer snippet recalls a lament about a party where a girl claims she did not dance but fought downstairs with Willie Richard son and says she won each time. The quoted exchange frames a stubborn, defiant moment at a social event.
Fragmented timetable shows station listings and arrival times for routes from Baltimore to cities including Deshler Fostoria Tiffin Mansfield Newark Wheeling Pittsburg Washington DC and Philadelphia New York City with scattered times and annotations implying a historical rail schedule.
The New Hampshire legislature passes a strict milk inspection statute granting local health boards control over milk sales. It bans milk from breweries and distilleries refuse, adulterated or colored products, imposes penalties of 200 dollars and up to 60 days. It sets minimum solids and fat contents seasonally and requires skimmed milk to be sold only in labeled cans.
A Knapp Wisconsin farmers institute urged a profitable dairy method using home treadmill separators to skim cream, store it in refrigerators, and deliver cream to a factory weekly. The plan promises cheap factory construction and avoids delivering warm milk or skim milk to handlers.
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