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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1901
Page
3
Poem by S. E. Kiser in Chicago Times Herald questions whether one can maintain strength and dignity in grief and joy. It contrasts sober endurance with temptations of drinking and boasting, asking if one will be seen as cold or weak or as true, resilient man.
R Reginald Billette, an affable young American with blue blood, flirts with Maymye Smythe and Daisy Fields in Grassville after a Brussels posting. He denies kissing Maymye while promising fidelity, then reassures her as Daisy's suspicions loom amid social intrigue and staged emotions.
Reggy Billette pursues Miss Orada Wabash while two village girls Daisy and Maymye hold his heart. After a test of love via rushed letters and a rash bet on romance, Miss Wabash reveals her choice and exposes his duplicity, leaving him confronted by a cold ultimatum from his social circle.
In the Town Topics note the figure 19 395 is given for the number of women employed in Finland's factories. The item underscores female labor participation amid industrial activity.
Builder George A W Kintz presents a ten room residence with reception hall parlor living room dining room and five bedrooms. Specifications cover steep roof cedar shingles brick chimneys oak trim maple kitchen floors and extensive utility rooms with cellar furnace and laundry. Exterior color light emerald green with decorative art glass and iron work proposed.
An article from the New York Weekly argues apartments should welcome healthful sunlight. It urges placing the sunniest rooms where occupants spend most time, using indirect light when direct rays are unavailable, and balancing room light by street side.
A New York Evening Post note describes an aseptic pillow split into two halves with a central sponge pocket. Users add germicidal drugs or essential oils to scent the air around the sleeper, claiming benefits for coughs colds and coryzas despite it being a fad.
In Shumway Illinois near Pana Shel by county the town boasts brick sidewalks funded by a $700 annual saloon license. With 150 residents the town has over two miles of brick walks the mayor and aldermen serve without pay and police powers rest with each alderman and the saloon keeper. The clerk earns $18 yearly and fines fund more sidewalks.
A Swedish major, Mr. Unge, develops a torpedo that moves using gas escaping from a slow burning interior material. Started by a torpedo gun, the weapon flies by its own thrust. Trials show a range of 16 000 feet with German government funding backing the experiments.
A quiet husband in Neo desha Kansas confronted an acquaintance who hugged his wife. He warned that repetition would provoke real anger and possibly a slap, choosing calm words over violence.
In the Children’s Playground Muriel Mulligan-Rupert Rafferty seeks elopement with him after a gunny sack of excuses. Fifi Flannigan-Why asks why not and Muriel Mulligan cites fear of not returning for supper.
A city man asks where the farmer first saw light. The farmer replies he was born in the east, a quiet exchange reported by the Yonkers Statesman.
In Kentucky a father notes his child’s growth while the mother recalls the boy now carrying his own corkscrew. The lighthearted exchange comes from a humor cartoon panel featuring the Colonel and the Major as observers.
Senator Sorghum admitted to the Washington Star that he foresaw great danger in the new trust and that he feared initially he might not be able to buy any stock. He confirmed his belief in the risk but hoped to participate as an investor.
Advertising copy touts Grain-O as a new beverage made from pure grains that mimics Mocha and Java in color and flavor. It claims to suit all ages, with gentle digestion, and sold by grocers for 5 and 25 cents per package.
A dialogue on family finances features a claim that a family could live on $2.50 a week. She expresses disbelief but offers sympathy. The exchange reflects early 20th century social commentary on poverty and frugality.
An old testimonial extols Palmer's Vegetable Cosmetic Lotion as a fifty year standard for skin care. Joseph Inkrat of Cincinnati credits it with curing a long standing facial eruption, calling it a wonderful medicine. Samples offered by Solon Palmer at 374 Pearl Street New York.
A brief fashion note from the Philadelphia Press jokes about a new term leghorns in the summer wardrobe. Two men discuss “leg horns” and shoe horns as they skim the fashion page, pondering the line about leghorns.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway offers an address by Joseph Choate on Abraham Lincoln detailing his early life career and later years including his administration. The piece notes the speaker’s praise and invites readers to obtain the speech for six cents postage by mailing to F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago Ill.
A society reporter notes that while obtaining costume descriptions is easy, the real skill lies in writing them so each woman feels she is the best dressed at the event. The remark appears in the Baltimore American.
The ad offers a free sample of Allen’s Foot-Base powder for foot comfort and shoe ease. It claims to cure chilblains sweating damp swollen aching feet and corns. Available at druggists and shoe stores, 25 cents.
An to describes Lane's Family Medicine claims bowel and liver effects and a joke exchange. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio as a constitutional remedy with a money back promise and tests. Sold by druggists for 75 cents plus mentions Hall's Family Pills as best.
An annual Boston beanband meeting features a speaker who promises to reveal the core truth in a muddled, humorous style. The quotation echoes a playful, rambling digression about clarity and candor.
Advertising copy urges readers to buy Kemp's Balsam to stop coughing immediately. The pitch offers a free sample bottle at the druggist and lists large bottle prices of 25 and 59 cents, warning that delays are dangerous.
The New Yorker and Philadelphian spar over chess popularity in Philadelphia. The Yonkers Statesman notes Philadelphia players find chess slow and require staying awake to play, contrasting views on the game's appeal.
An illustrated item cites Hoxsie’s Croup Cure promising a one hour cold cure for 50 cents. A courtroom quip features a judge cautioning a female witness about guessing ages. The Baltimore American notes Piso’s Cure for Consumption as highly effective, with a reference to Boyer, Trinity Springs, Indiana, in February.
A playful dialogue snippet shows a young mother asking whether her baby resembles her or the father while a nurse playfully agrees with the mother and mentions Mr. Jenkins as a handsome man. The page also features a classified ad seeking a competent and well mannered nurse and several humorous quotes from various newspapers.
A collection of light vignettes from newspapers: two American women in Venice enjoy moonlit gondola chatter and gossip about lovers. Mr. Smithers recounts bills and a hoped for a new suit while his wife purchases a spring jacket. Brief exchanges reveal humor and social quirks from various papers including the Philadelphia Record, Ohio State Journal, Boston Transcript, Chicago Daily News, and Chicago 2 News.
Miss Anna Bryan writes that Peruna made her feel like a new person and praises the tonic for catarrh. Bertha Kockler of Brooklyn reports Peruna and Manalin eased nervous stomach catarrh and improved appetite, weight, and health, promising to keep them in the house.
Miss Marie Coats of Appleton writes Peruna is an excellent spring and summer medicine that renews taste and energy within a week. Mrs Al Wetzel of Terre Haute testifies Peruna cured fatigue and hearing and smell issues. The notice praises Peruna as a universal tonic and urges readers to contact Dr. Hartman for free advice.
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