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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1905
Page
2
A Berlin curiosity features champagne curtain corks gilded for display. Paris and London test a rapid telegraphic link claimed to send 40 000 words per hour. A note on Turkish women gaining control of private fortunes after marriage says one third may be disposed of without the husband’s consent.
In Ottawa Kansas a dentist discovers a one ounce minie ball embedded in the jaw of Civil War veteran Reese who was shot in 1864. The fragment notes the long lived wound from his 1860s battle injury.
The Spanish government will establish an experimental station at the Instituto Agricola de Alfonso XII to test the quality and working capacity of agricultural machines and implements and issue official certificates of the results.
The text notes the median age of Negroes in the United States is 19.4 years, meaning half are younger. It states whites have a median age of 23.4 years, linking the difference to higher birth and death rates among Negroes.
The article notes mandatory accident and disability insurance for Belgian miners. It also mentions a government national fund for retiring pensions started January 1, 1900, which is voluntary and provides a pension of 69.50 dollars at age 65 to each member.
The passage notes tobacco's global use surpassing most goods aside from tea and marks it as the world’s most heavily taxed product. It cites U S government revenue from tobacco at over 44.56 million annually, with a historical peak near 62.25 million in 1901, and Britain collecting about 55 million annually.
Leo V Feaster a Camp Stotsenberg wheelwright with two natives hunted between the post and Bambang river when a 27 foot monster python loomed within 10 yards. He fired his carbine killing the serpent and found a two year old deer with four inch horns inside it. The natives carried the deer home for food.
The article notes that both presidents have been notably successful in private business and that Cleveland acts as consulting counsel in law cases. It mentions high fees for his services and compares them to Harrison who also earned substantial sums as legal adviser and constitutional law lecturer.
In northern Minnesota, feral cats and their descendants from a lumber camp supply base have run wild across the timber counties. An old program that released about fifty cats to curb rats left many to fend for themselves. The cats now thrive in large numbers, alarming residents and foresters.
Consul General Guenther of Frankfort outlines a method to boost U S exports to Germany. He argues any manufactured article with demand in the United States will sell in Germany if properly marketed at a reasonable price, noting Americans are well regarded by the public there despite rivals among German manufacturers seeking to disparage them.
The metropolitan police show 1,925 people arrested for begging last year in London with 1,539 convicted. About 4,000 people live by begging, average 30 shillings weekly, over 1.5 million dollars yearly. Many arrestees held money and even bank books with deposits totaling hundreds of pounds.
A tiny 13 foot engine named Oregon Pony stands at the Lewis and Clark exposition. Built in 1861 in San Francisco, it powered a seven mile portage on the Columbia during Oregon’s early gold rush era. Reused for sand hauling in San Francisco, it was restored by David Hewes and now travels to Portland’s fair, destined for the Oregon state collection.
The report notes growing American plant capacity in Jamaica with rising demand for agricultural implements, furniture, footwear, and hardware. Vice-Consul Or urges reciprocity as a material method to expand trade, seeking mutual tariff concessions to boost consumption.
A New York woman has trained her dog to perform tricks on command issued through a gramophone. She speaks into the machine and times the actions, noting the dog only responds to her voice, finding it amusing to watch the animal watch the gramophone mouth for orders.
The examination of an antique Leucade bridge convinces M. Ph. Negris that the Mediterranean sea level is about ten feet higher now than it was two thousand years ago.
The circus thrilled 1600 Chicago waifs from stockyards, ghetto, orphanages, Hull House, and courts. Children from Cripple School, Home for Destitute, St. Vincent orphan asylum, and John Worthy school joined a day of performances, clowns, elephants, ponies, and a special seats program for disabled youngsters.
Washington report states after a year the board of appraisers decides frogs legs are not turkey. A New York importer had been assessed a five cent per pound duty when frogs legs were misclassified as turkey under the Dingley tariff. The importers appealed the board's classification decision.
The clown visits a large Chicago building to entertain diverse groups of orphans and children. He recalls his boyhood, shares jokes with Jewish, Polish and Baptist groups, then moves through Hull House and Syrian and other nationalities. The scene blends humor with tender moments as smiles meet hardship.
The Houston Post reports a humorous prompt scene where a speaker asks Miss Elderly about revealing her age and negotiates a no answer agreement in a playful exchange.
At a Washington meeting the board ruled frogs legs are not turkey but a non essential unmanufactured article and will incur a five percent ad valorem duty.
Dolly explains the hold up by noting the thief did not seize her garter purse after she admitted its contents. The exchange suggests a clever thief targeted only her money, branding him as a selective offender in a Town Topic item.
A humorous travelogue by George W. Peck recounts a father son trip through London and Paris. They tour sites linked to highwaymen, mock the nobility's pretensions, and joke about bandits and royalty while exploring English high life versus American ambition.
A Cent Per Cent writer reports that American industrial dominance is established based on government commerce statistics. Cotton, pig iron, and coal consumption show double to quadruple growth versus Britain and Europe. With 82 million people and wealth around 106 billion dollars, the nation expects near unprecedented prosperity in the new year.
A Thanksgiving quip in the Houston Post jokes about sending gifts to a wealthy uncle to hint at suicide as a Christmas message. The remark framing suggests dark humor about self harm rather than a real plan.
A short dialogue snippet from a Kansas City Star piece expresses contempt for Jack Dashing and jokes about marriage as a remedy. The exchange frames a humorous grudge between two speakers.
Franklin channeling lightning drew a crowd as a meek man advised hinting to his wife about extravagance to explain the feat. The man then melted away with a sniff of contempt for science among onlookers.
The dialogue notes Goldust cutting an auto record to a hundred miles with only two arrests. Gundusta confirms the figure and the implied pace.
A Technical World report describes using a large compressed air augur on a wheeled truck to loosen and mine salt piles in Muskegon Michigan warehouses. The device drills five inch holes quickly so two men can extract as much salt as two dozen by hand, preventing hard cake buildup.
Spoofer quote exposes bold stance on daring challenges and bravado. Ally Sloper voices edgy comment on facing modern risks and crowds. The line signals a tongue in cheek valorization of risk taking.
A humorous exchange in Tit-Bits contrasts opinions about a woman's voice. The first young man asks about its quality, the second notes admirers call it a soprano rivals deem it a shriek and her husband labels it perpetual motion.
Yonkers Statesman notes a witty exchange on matinee idols. Patrice says the term fits since only idle men have time for matinees revealing social satire on leisure and popularity in the era.
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