Local Reapers Ten Cents Per Line Classified Note
Ten cents will be charged per line for each insertion in the local reapers section with no discounts for time or number of lines.
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 29 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1901
Page
3
Cleaning Clock Misreads in Busy Week
Want Column. Twenty words or less, three times, 25 cents, one cent each additional word. Needed Cleaning. Mr Staylate says clock needs cleaning after two to three hours of operation. Miss De Pink confirms timing drift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Staylate
Miss de Pink
Wn. Y
Don't despair Edward for marriage five years hence
A witty Philadelphia Times line advises wary Edward not to lose hope about marriage, noting the father could still deem him young enough five years from now. The remark underlines parental control over courtship timelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Philadelphia Times
Dan Gregg Honored As A Great Man Of Honest Labor
A Chicago Record-Herald tribute praises Dan Gregg for a life of steady work, family leadership, and moral character. Though not famed for offices or wealth, he raised two sons to be honest and true, a legacy the author deems worthy of greatness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan
Gregg
Dan’l
Napoleon
Grant
Lee
Pierpont Morgan
Dan’l Gregg
Golly
Dan’t
Chicago Record-Herald
Mystery of the fifth floor neighbors in June
A narrator living in a modest fifth floor lodgings describes spying on two neighboring women across the yard. The elderly mother cleans and works while a young daughter visits late at night in fine dress. He notes near sightedness, windows opening times, and a sudden call from the concierge about the sick daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Antoine
Mons
Jules
The Courageous Fifty Year Old Cashier in a Café
A doctor visits a 50 year old cashier living alone in a cafe who conceals her labor on the night shift with wig and rouge. Her sad past includes the killing of an intended husband in a railroad accident and a life of resilience, devotion to her work, and care for her ailing mother. The doctor learns the full story from Mme Benoit and Mme Antoine on a stair landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Benoit
Mme. Antoine
Mr. Jules
Mme. Benoit
Monsieur
Antoine
N. O. Times-Democrat
Somebody's Birthday Poem Excerpt by Ethelwyn Wetherald
A celebratory poem from Youth's Companion recounts children of various ages marking birthdays. It envisions birthday joy through cake, plums, dolls, balls, and watches, with lines about happiness and daily life. The piece emphasizes universal birthday cheer across ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethelwyn Wetherald
Racist Folklore Narratives From 19th Century Cincinnati
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune account repeats dehumanizing stories about Black people, detailing mocked behaviors and animalistic imagery. The piece frames jokes around Black victims and uses sensationalism to mock culture and labor, including beekeeping and fishing anecdotes.
Dog With A Conscience Proves Loyalty In Maryland Mines
Bundy the dog regularly carried lunch to his coal mining employer Mr. Anthony in western Maryland. One day he left without the basket and reappeared weeks later with the basket in his mouth, and a freshly buried hole nearby revealed a hidden lunch basket. The owner now praises Bundy for following conscience despite risk of disgrace and punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bundy
Maryland
Mr. Anthony
Anthony
Chicago
Tribute to Old Ase Pedantic Old Gentleman Quietly Honors Elders
A witty exchange from Tit-Bits features a pedantic old gentleman insisting on not speaking ill of elders. The restaurant waiter acknowledges the point, prompting the elderly patron to fall silent about the fowl just delivered.
Getting Even in Politics and Recipes Jibe
A Kansas husband vows to get even as his wife enters politics with speeches. He counters by planning to publish household hints and angel cake recipes, a quip cited from the Washington Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Washington Star
Quiet quarrel over hammer mishap in playful dialogue
A New York Weekly cartoon dialogue shows a husband avoiding swearing after hitting his thumb and a wife retorting that his failure to drive nails himself reveals his selfishness and poor consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Young May Breezy to wed this month in city
Miss Gotham notes the upcoming nuptials of May Breezy, a local young woman, as Miss Jackson Parke comments on early marriages. The exchange reflects Chicago social opinions on matrimony timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotham
May Breezy
Chicago
Jackson Parke
Philadelphia
The Cynic's Fling Reflects on Marriage Motives
Town Topics notes a reflective line about marriage where a woman marries to prove her partner can live without her. The exchange likens Benedick's cynicism to doubt over motives and commitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benedick
In the Editor's Family
A humorous cartoon caption where Ethel asks where their little brother came from and Tommy jokes they found him under the gooseberry bush. They mention Papa took him in on subscription in a playful family scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Tommy
Puck
Remembered His Instructions Prompt Social Lesson
A Philadelphia Evening Bulletin quotation shows a child defending his sister, saying he must “always take sister's part” after taking Ethel's half of an apple, illustrating a moral lesson about fairness and family loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Ethel
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
City
Good Pike
Hearts in Will Traditions Through Century Old Testaments
The article notes rare past practices of heart bequests in wills. Examples include Edwin I consigning his heart to the Holy Land, the Earl of Millent and Leicester directing salt preservation at Brockley, and a Berkhampstead heart burial via a silver cup to Tewkesbury. Modern instances are few, with the Marquis of Bute seeking Mount of Olives interment and Whitehead's heart left to Lord Le Despenser for West Wycombe mausoleum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin I
Holy Land
Earl of
Millent
Leicester
Brockley
Henry III
Berkhampstead
Tewkesbury
Marquis of
Bute
Palestine
Mount of Olives
Whitehead
Lord le Despencer
West Wycombe
The World in Generalities and Curious Observations
A collage of observations on nature science and culture notes that humanity favors fruit production, cold hardy butterflies recover after freezing, American love of victory is praised by an English critic, long standing practices have strong roots since 1776, geometric relations yield square from round metal, optical view of stars reflects ancient light, and the concept of light from stars spans eras.
Four-Year-Old Awakened Foot Sleeping Quirk
A child named Bessie aged four sat cramped with dolls. She stood but fell to the floor exclaiming that her foot was asleep and asked her mother to ring the breakfast bell to wake it up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie
Young messenger saves infant from Allentown flood
In Allentown Pennsylvania during a severe flood weeks earlier a 14 year old messenger boy named Cleveland Downs waded into waist deep water to rescue a nine month old Italian infant whose mother could not reach the child. The dramatic rescue saved the infant from drowning as the mother held another child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allentown
Cleveland Downs
Life of a Silver Coin in Circulation Span
A silver coin typically circulates for about 27 years before retirement from everyday use. The note outlines the coin’s expected lifespan and turnover in circulation.
Water rats of Naples dive for pennies
Two Naples youths, raised near the water, swim skillfully and elude authorities as they dive for pennies offered by passengers from arriving American ships. They live by diving for coins near the docks, often the sons of fishermen, and crowd the water to collect dropped pennies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Naples
Italy
When Stovepipes Were Scarce Reminiscences From Kansan Settlers
A Kansas memory recounts pipe shortages in pioneer days. Frank Seaman tells how his stove vented through a window in a dugout, then shifted to another window when the wind blew, a common winter refrain of moving the stove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Frank Seaman
Boston Gazette
Seaman
Kansas City Journal
A Necessary Weakness in Marital Judgment
A Chicago Record item quotes a remark about a woman's imagination and its role in marriage. The exchange questions whether a wife would marry a man if she could not imagine him superior to reality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Unclear Text Fragment Briefing
The readable lines show disjoint time stamps and symbols without coherent event or names. No identifiable people organizations or places are present to form a factual summary.
Doctor's Sorry Over Misjudged Patient Prognosis
A judge records a somber exchange as a doctor admits error about a patient’s survival time. The remark highlights the tension between medical certainty and outcomes. The judge notes the physician’s expressed sorrow for the miscalculation.
Nice Man Miss Meeker Lament at Dance Offer
A Philadelphia Press snippet shows Mr Cadleigh asking Miss Meeker to dance many times. She taunts that his fiancée would object, noting they have quarreled and she pursues the dancing for that reason.
His Fascinating Way
A playful line from a Chicago Record fragment shows a speaker lamenting a friend Skitts owes five dollars and fearing to ask lest more debt follow. The exchange captures social humor and character dynamics in a brief, quotable vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Judge Finds Daughter’s Voice Guilty in Music Probe
A Philadelphia Presa note reports Mrs. Nexdore as a prominent music professor judging a daughter’s vocal audition by Mrs. Pepprey. The judge, identified as Mr or Mrs Nexdore, declares the voice guilty in a sarcastic verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nexdore
Pepprey
Philadelphia Presa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Defiance Express
Chas. J. Thompson
Latty Bldg
Court ST
Defiance
Ohio
Weewkly
Northwestern Telephone
Defiance, Ohio
Weekly Express
Daily Express
Toledo
Central States
Detroit
Dayton
Ginginnati
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
C. H
D. Ry. Z
D G Edwards
Cincinnati, Ohio
Buffalo
Kansas City
ST. Louis
Mater
Bates
CRANE
Louis
Omaha
Ervenes
Jlro
Newline
Rockford
Dubuque
Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Council Bluffs
Buffettee
Guneiee
Co. R. R
Nson
Coon
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Dog With
Baltimore& Ono Railroad
Deshler
Fostoria
Newark
Pittsburg
Akron
Washington DC
Baltimore
New York City
Vais
Dermir
Lou Floeraszx
Fostoria Weer
Mansfield
Wheeling
Cleveland
Wee
Wyandotte
Trent
Carleton
Sefie
Maybee
Dundee
Tecumse
Adrian
Sand Creek
Randolph Ey
Denson
Wauseon
Naleon
Inta
Hamlet Een
Wees Sees
Leipsic Ottawa
Columbus ‘Grove
Cairo Peewee Tree Tenet
Lad
America
N.Y
Pullman
Washington
FS Bowley
BN Austin
Ill
D . Mart N. Mgr
Lima
Catro
Columbus Grove
Ottawa
Leipsie
Hamlet
Malinta
Napoleon Ena
Scofiel
Flat Rock
Trenton
Andotte
Delray
F. E Dew Rank Ferris
Gen
Pass Agt Detroit
Mick
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Louisville
Evansville
Memphis
New Orleans
Pensacola
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Florida
Co. L. Stone
General Pass. Agt
Loussville, KY
Columbus
Milwaukee
H. G Baker
MO. W. Lutz
Lyma Ten Neal Stor
Wabash. c
S. L
T.st.l
W. Ft
T.h
D.&l.n
C.8
P. Ft
Secere
A& m
Aten Mayon
Ly Defiance
Ly Toledo
Ly Fostoria
Athens
Jackson
Ar Pomeroy
tDaily
Is Tees
Pomeroy
Webster’s International
D. J. Brewer
U. S. Supreme Court
S.corre
U.S
C. Merriam Co., Publishers
Springfield, Mass., U.S.A
Nettie A. Belau
J. D
Clinton St
Myers
Mahlon E. Wilson
Wilson & McConnell
Hicksville
Henry & Robert Newhegin
Benjamin B. Kingsbury
Attorney AT Law
B. Kivessorr
City Property
Turnbull Wagon Works
Hopkins Street
Trom
Seton
Fine Pike
Pike Road
Jima
Dozers Co
Singer
Grocery Store
Clinton Street
Mars
Coponichts &c
Communica Sons Aero Consential
Handbook On Patents Agency
Neo Munni, Co
Charrce
Scientific Alimerican
Sada Teal
New York
Washinete
Bill Heads
Search the Defiance Weekly Express Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Defiance Weekly Express?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.