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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1906
Page
4
Classified notice lists mailing options for the Daily and Weekly editions with prices. It notes delivery by carriers, rates for in city and outside city, and annual and six month prepaid terms. Includes long distance and Northwestern telephone numbers.
The Republican legate convention for the Third Sub-division of the Third Judicial District will meet in Bryan on Thursday at 10 o clock to nominate a candidate for Judge of the Court of Common Pleas and handle other business. Each county earns delegates based on 1905 Herrick votes with Defiance 10 Fulton 12 Van Wert 17 Paulding 14 Williams 15. delegates chosen per county rules and required deadlines.
Martin Cox, 87, died of heart disease at his Findlay home Monday. In Lima a man is jailed. Joan Fats of Dayton has become insane from excessive cigarette smoking.
Heazra Officer Rhinehart warns of a potential rabies epidemic in Toledo and urges wholesale euthanasia of dogs to prevent spread. The stance aims to curb an outbreak, stressing public health concerns over animal protection.
The resignation of Count Witte as Russian premier has been accepted and M. Goremykin has been appointed his successor.
Jupan James Donovan of Napoleon declares his bid for common pleas judge in the district covering Ry and Putnam counties. He seeks the attorney general seat as part of a regional race.
Jopnn C. Nosse, a prominent retired farmer and businessman of St. Marye, died suddenly of heart disease Tuesday at age 62. He was a longtime member of the G. A. R. and served three years in the Civil War.
Mrs. Joan Jacoby of Marion dreamed of a drowning in Elkhart Indiana and awoke with a scream An hour later a message arrived stating her nephew Roscoe Dobber had drowned in Elkhart Indiana
Wurie asylum guards reported two inmates, Tyaac Reynolds and Ralph Doty, escaped from padded cells during a baseball game. They are considered dangerous and are being sought by authorities in Columbus.
Roscoe Carle files a suit to enjoin the $18,000 monument to Gen Gib at the Tiffin courthouse lawn, arguing the statue would mar the surrounding beauty and scenery.
Barry True a leading central Ohio banker and prominent Mason died in Marion on Monday He served as grand treasurer of the Royal Arch Masons of Ohio at the time of his death.
Within a week after the disaster hundreds of books were prepared in various cities to tell the full story. About one hundred thousand agents were mobilized to market the book, with some copies offered to the public before the embers cooled.
Henry Taylor and Simon Benner Bryan of the Sixth regiment depart Bryan on horseback for the Pacific coast. They expect a 120 day journey and carry a canvas tent blanket and a stock of photos to sell to defray expenses en route.
A New York syndicate proposed to fund San Francisco’s rebuilding with a $100 million bond and mortgage plan announced via telegram from Senator Newlands. The city will accept foreign aid, establish a large free employment bureau, and use remaining congress funds for supplies. San Francisco’s finance committee reports $791,231 in total relief receipts and foresees hospital support at about $1,000 daily.
On May 2 two suspected thieves entered the C G Bowers post office and blew open the safe. They took stamps valued at 50 dollars and 500 postal cards plus blank money orders, but left about 1.54 dollars in coin. A $150 stamp package remained unread. The explosion woke villagers. two suspicious men were seen, thought to be Toledo crooks.
Mrs. Lee Fox died from severe burns after a gas explosion at their home on Tuesday. Her husband, Mr. Lee Fox, was seriously burned across his head arms and hands when a hot plate connected to a rubber tube pulled free, filling the house with gas and causing the blast. He staggered to safety after attempting to light the gas and calling the alarm.
Miss Flossie Newman of Bryan High School won first place in the Belle Vue oratorical contest. Edgar Beach finished second and Miss Alice Killits third among nine contestants.
The Defiance post office lists uncalled letters for the week ending May 1 1906. Ladies Jennie Dearborn Mary Daring Margery Mondabough Gentlemen Chas Boyd John W Bowersox Arthur Rickof Levi Shorter Milton Scover John J Wyles If not claimed within 14 days they go to the dead letter office. Postmaster C J Thompson notes to say advertised and give list date.
Charles H. Rowland and family express thanks for the sympathy shown by neighbors and friends during the illness and burial of their loved one Catherine Rowland Grace Kingsley Rowland Mrs E C Walker Mrs W Smith and Mrs Hugh Smith for their acts of kindness during the illness and burial.
Real estate transfers include Martin Detzer et al to George D Edgar for two lots in Defiance. Harvey A Dirr to Fred B Steffel for riverfront property. Flora Miller to Irvin R Homan and to George Streicher to Flora Miller in Defiance area. Roy W Webb to Elryge Hower in Defiance. Lyman Trowbridge to Odell Oldfather in Richland. G M Watkins to John Dominy and other noted transfers in Mark, Highland, and nearby towns. Total listed values reach hundreds to thousands of dollars.
Mrs Belle Knapp wife of attorney Arthur S Knapp of Paulding died at her sister’s home in Meadville Pennsylvania on Tuesday. The notice appears in a local obituary style with family names and location.
The 30th semi annual Sunday school convention will be held in Farmer Union church at Farmer Center on May 19 with an afternoon and evening program featuring devotional exercises, talks on restoring backslidden S S, reports, officer elections, round table discussions, and primary work. J A Ropners president and C O Haskell secretary invite all to attend. news to Miss Emma Stock Defiance Ohio.
Cloud Spear reports a brood mare loss for a local farm last week. Isaac Gorrell moved his saw mill between Edgerton John Moons then to Hicksville for barn timber work. Charles Webers near Holgate did carpentry work two weeks. Several local residents visited each other including Sam Clotfelter Bryan to Warner family and John Arnold Toledo visits to Berner. Mrs Logan ill with pneumonia. School board hired ten teachers for nine month term. Isaac Gorrell moved band stand to Water street. Charley Gardner, John Billow sold two fat steers to Duwhse Bryan at four cents per pound.
Ney Dessie Welker improves while Clara Garver plans to attend college in Angola Indiana this summer. The Chicasaw district No 4 school closed with a picnic and a program. Grace Yarlot received a gift. Commencement for Ney high at Bethel church on Friday May 4. Kate Yarlot staying with S W Yarlot in Ney. Local social notices mention many residents visiting Bryan last week and hosting dinners.
Hicksville reports the death of nine year old son of H E Perrine after a four day illness. Remains were taken to Hinkley Illinois for burial. J W Tanpehill and Wm Miller celebrate new baby boys in their homes. Miss Lizzie Michaels of Chicago visits Hicksville.
The census shows a surge in U S book publishing across 209 cities with output near 119 million dollars. Illustrations and decorative bindings drive demand and publishers seek broadly educated artists. top illustrators earn from five to ten thousand dollars yearly, while a few surpass twenty five thousand.
A historic overview of Halloween origins and customs. The piece notes Halloween as a relic of pagan times, linked to spirits and divination. It highlights nuts and apples as central entertainments, with “Nutcrack Night” in northern England and apple games for love-divination.
England is praised as the best country for debt by experts who cite easy credit and slow county court processes. A London note recalls the ducking stool’s swift use in 1809 at Leominster and 1817 cases, with no further use since.
The article warns against misusing get to indicate possession or motion, advises saying have the picture not have got the picture, and explains lay and lie forms with examples. It emphasizes proper tense and form, noting common confusions between laid and lay, and between lay and lie.
The inventor describes drawing ideas from nature. He cites hollow pillars from wheat straw, horse hoofs for carriage springs, tortoise jaws as scissors, squirrel teeth as chisels, hippopotamus ivory as adzes, bee jaws as planes, and woodpecker trip hammers.
The guide advises not to expose bright steel directly to fire. It suggests placing in a covered box with bone dust or charcoal or smearing soap on the item. Plunging in water or oil is common. petroleum gives extra hardness. Mercury or salt water increase hardness but cause brittleness. Oil best preserves toughness.
Professor M. P. de Wilde of the University of Brussels outlines a method using tin chloride in sea water to form a gold tin compound. Limewater fixes the precipitate, gold is freed with potassium cyanide, and recovered by standard methods. He notes much gold may settle at the bottom but profitability remains unproven.
An old tale recounts Sir Morell Mackenzie arriving in Antwerp after a false death report. Three mourning men claimed the patient died, offering full payment while inviting him to operate. At the city hospital he performed multiple procedures, later learning the supposed death was a ruse and he was paid twice for similar surgeries.
The rpir n'doob or bird of death is described as a venomous marsh bird native to Papua New Guinea. It is the size of a pigeon with gray plumage and a long tail, its beak hollow and hooked. Venom glands near the upper mandible release poison into wound tissue when the knob in the mouth is pressed. No one survives a bite.
The fruit of the India rubber tree resembles that of Ricinus communis and castor oil plant but larger. Seeds taste mildly and yield purplish oil, useful as a linseed oil substitute, though it dries slower. Mixed with copal blue and turpentine it forms a varnish. oil aids soap and lithographic ink manufacture. Seeds resemble small dark chestnuts and Indian girls wear bracelets and necklets from them.
A Burlington Republican editorial argues loafers cause nine of ten town quarrels by meddling in others’ affairs, noting they have no business of their own to attend.
Charles Lamb described himself as a fierce tobacco smoker and recalled puffing with Dr. Parr and toiling after it like pursuing virtue. In later years Elia relaxed his habit, calling himself a burnt out volcano. He penned a Farewell Ode to Tobacco and delayed sending it to Wordsworth due to tobacco headaches.
The saying traces to Eric VI who died in 907 AD and was famed for allegedly directing wind by turning his cap. The term windy cap reflects trusted power, while bagful of wind links to Aeolus and captive winds in myth.
A Bangor Missouri judge pressed a debtor to promise payment by next Wednesday. When the man failed to appear, the judge announced the debtor had died in the newspaper. The following day the bill was settled.
The New York Medical Journal notes that in some places girl babies are drowned and poor daughters are sold into prostitution, while history honors childless figures like Plato Joan of Arc Washington Nightingale and Spencer for their vast philanthropic and intellectual contributions.
The passage compares three generations of the Dumas family, highlighting each member's pride in a distinct talent. The grandfather values athletic prowess and leadership, the second admires culinary knowledge over writing The Three Musketeers, and the third prides himself on art over La Dame aux Camelias.
The editor of Trun Topics testified on the stand denying moral knowledge of blackmail while admitting demanding $10,000 from a man. The lawyer pressed on the meaning of morality and blackmail during questioning reported by the Philadelphia Ledger.
Openwork designs dominate winter pillow styles with pillow coverings featuring intricate patterns. The fashion emphasizes handmade, attractive details beyond prior expectations for pillow underlays.
A simple preventive measure suggests placing a wrung wet cloth over furnace registers before removing ashes to eliminate dust drifting into rooms. The tip recommends keeping rooms cleaner during ash removal.
Toledo and East Buffalo market notes show wheat at July 81 cents, corn May and July 48 cents, oats cash 34-4, rye cash 66.4, cattle and hogs steady with varied ranges. East Buffalo reports firm beef, veal, lamb and sheep prices. city market lists prices for butter, eggs, hay, corn, wheat, hides, ducks, fowls, beef and hogs with mixed grades and receipts noted.
In Defiance County Ohio George D Edgar sues to quiet title to Lots 11 and 12 in the Original Plat of Defiance City. He claims open continuous possession for over fifty years and asserts defendants hold no right or interest, asking judgment to bar any claims and grant relief as just. Defendants must answer by June 2, 1906.
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