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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1901
Page
11
A Chicago Times Herald poem by S E Kiser questions whether a man should endure grief with strength or yield to weakness. It ponders facing duty with resolve, resisting drunken temptations, and maintaining manly sobriety in joy and sorrow.
Reggy Billette, an American with blue blood and a social niche, moves in European circles while courting Maymye Smythe and Daisy Fields in Grassville. He denies kissing Maymye while pressing vows to both women, delaying a risky return to city temptations.
Reginald Billette aims for Miss Orada Wabash while two village girls Daisy and Maymye elicit his heart. Grandmaternal pressure and a cruel twist reveal he has written identical love letters to both. Orada exposes his duplicity and chastises him as the letters confirm Daisy and Maymye’s affection.
In Town Topics style a cheeky note reports that the number of women employed in Finland's factories stands at 19,395. The item uses a humorous aside about a loud suit to close the note.
Architect George A. W. Kintz outlines a detailed ten room residence with steep roof, circular living-room end, parlor fireplace, bays, and a full basement. The design includes 2x4 studs 2x10 joists, cedar shingles, brick chimneys, and extensive finish work with oak trim, maple and pine floors, electric bells, and emerald green exterior.
A New York Weekly excerpt urges maximal use of sunlight in apartments to boost health. It recommends placing the sunniest rooms where occupants spend most time, and arranging layouts by street orientation to ensure bright interiors.
Shumway in Shelby County Illinois stands out for brick sidewalks funding its 700 dollar liquor license. With about 150 residents the town boasts over two miles of brick paths. The mayor and aldermen volunteer as police, the saloon keeper holds policing powers, and the clerk earns 18 dollars yearly. Disturbances trigger townwide arrests and fines fund more sidewalks.
A city man questions a farmer about origins with the farmer replying simply that he was born in the east. The exchange appears in the Youkera Staatesman.
A New York Evening Post report describes the aseptic pillow, a double pillow split to hold a dry sponge and drugs for germicide relief. Each germ has an antidote and each sore tissue a remedy, with camphor oil, camphoric acid, and listerine cited as popular additives. The diffusion increases when in use, offering potential benefit for coughs, colds, and coryzas, though called partly a fad.
Ad touts Grain-O as a grain based beverage that substitutes coffee without distress. It promises rich mocha like color, appeals to delicate stomachs, and notes price at 5c and 25c per package with wide grocery distribution.
A brief dialogue portrays a family dispute over surviving on $2.50 per week. The exchange includes a woman declaring disbelief in the feasibility, but offering moral support by saying she would be a sister to him. The snippet captures social hardship and interpersonal tension in a domestic scene.
Mr Joseph Ink rat of Cincinnati praises Palmer's Vegetable Cosmetic Lotion as a wonderful skin healer after long eruptions. The dealer is urged to send samples from Solon Palmer at 374 Pearl Street New York if the druggist lacks the product.
A fashion page note from the Philadelphia Press jokes about Leghorns becoming popular this season. The exchange includes a quip on a leg horn and the influence of tight trousers on attire.
Joseph Choate former ambassador to Great Britain extols Lincoln from early life to later years and his administration, praising his fame. The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway offers the address for six cents postage, paid to F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago Ill.
The society reporter notes the challenge lies not in listing costumes but in crafting descriptions that make every woman feel she is the best dressed at the event.
Free sample offer for Allen S Olmsted of Leroy to try Allen's Foot-Ease powder for feet. The ad claims relief from chilblains sweating dampness swelling and aching feet and helps with new or tight shoes. Also marketed as a cure for corns and bunions with 25 cents at druggists and shoe stores.
An advertisement promotes Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily bowel movement support, gentle liver and kidney action, and headache relief. Priced at 25 and 50e with no further medical claims.
An advertisement-like excerpt promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. claiming to cure constitutional catarrh through blood and mucous surfaces. It promises a hundred dollar reward for any failure and notes availability from druggists for 75 cents, with Hall's Family Pills also recommended.
The speaker at an annual Boston beanband meeting uses stammering humor to promise a frank but awkward delivery of the topic, quipping about the decollete truth in a playful aside.
An old newspaper notice urges readers to visit a druggist for Kemp's Balsam to halt coughing and prevent consumption. It promotes free sample bottles and mentions large bottles priced at 25 and 59 cents with urgent language to act quickly.
An exchange contrasts views on chess between The New Yorker and The Philadelphian with Yonkers Statesman quips about the game’s appeal and pace, noting it is seldom played and requires staying awake.
Baltimore American notes a witty courtroom exchange where a judge questions a female witness about her age and offers three chances to guess. The item cites a light moment from a trial and mentions a separate medical claim about Piso’s Cure for Consumption. The snippet ends with a dateline from Trinity Springs Indiana in February.
A new air torpedo powered by self generated gas from a slow burning material is propelled after being started by a torpedo gun. Trials show the missile flying 16,000 feet. Inventor is Swedish Major Mr. Unge, with German government funding the tests.
A mobile register ad seeks a competent and well-mannered nurse. The brief notice pairs with light social chatter about a young mother asking if a baby resembles her or the father and remarks on Mr. Jenkins being handsome.
In Neo desha Kansas a mild husband confronted an acquaintance who hugged his wife. He warned that such conduct is improper and that a repeat offense could provoke real anger, possibly even a slap, if he loses self control.
Two American women in Venice enjoy a moonlit gondola ride as lovers in a passing boat draw sly stage whispers. The scene blends sentiment with a cheeky American accent heard from another gondola, signaling a playful encounter in the city of channels.
In the Children’s Playground Muriel Mulligan and Muriel Mulligan Rupert Rafferty discuss eloping yesterday afternoon. Fifi Flannigan-Why questions the plan while Muriel Mulligan explains fear of not returning in time for supper.
The exchange notes a parent's awe at a child growing up in Kentucky portraying a punchy Southern
Mr. Smithers deducts bills from his monthly pay to reveal a $15.98 balance and imagines a new hand me down suit. His wife storms in boasting a $15 spring jacket billed to him, prompting a dazed reaction. The Ohio State Journal notes the scene while the Boston Transcript quips about cheerful gossip.
A Washington Star quip shows Senator Sorghum acknowledging he foresaw danger in a new trust and admits fear of losing access to stock purchases, with a humorous exchange about foresight and influence.
Miss Anna Bryan of Washington writes of Peruna as a tonic and cure for catarrh, praising its effects after weeks of use. Bertha Kockler of Brooklyn also reports relief from nervous stomach catarrh and weight gain, endorsing Peruna and Manalin for ongoing use.
Miss Marie Coats of Appleton Wisconsin endorses Peruna medicine as a spring and summer tonic. She says it cures languor and restores appetite within a week after three seasons of use. The ad urges readers to write Dr Hartman for free advice if results are not prompt.
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