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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1907
Page
2
Odd clippings discuss a supposed disease called circular insanity or wheels, mail subscription rates, a joke about a baseball reporter coining slang for base hit, Admiral Schley’s VP bid, vegetarian endurance, milk origin tale, a Swiss patent for paper waistcoats costing four cents and warmer than wool.
The article suggests Mexico will be allowed to participate in the Central American intervention and hopes she will introduce her soothing and celebrated salve.
Turkey has allotted more money to strengthen its army, while the Hague conference is expected to be a pleasant outing for attendees.
A Yale professor asserts that vegetarians can endure more than other people in an investigation. Respondents counter that vegetarians not only can endure but do endure more.
The Baltimore Sun mockingly calls lawn tennis a molly coddlish game and hints the editor’s view stems from players wearing white flannel trousers on the court.
Col. Joseph Leffel of Springfield Ohio is described as the smallest business man in the world. He stands 46 inches tall weighs 65 pounds and at 73 years old remains unusually active both physically and mentally.
A Boston streetcar conductor found a package containing almost $6,000 and was smiled at by the grateful owner when he returned it. He later thought it over and believed he was not charged interest on the funds for the half hour he held them.
A Pennsylvania man has devised a method to burn ashes to yield heat comparable to coal. The Record-Herald notes the invention may not win favor in Chicago, where ashes are said to produce little smoke.
Mrs Greer, dubbed the richest woman in America, visits the Chemical National Bank in New York daily or so. She asks incisive questions while maintaining a balance near five million dollars, and employees discreetly endure her presence.
New York City experiments with waste handling by pairing two sheet iron cans. The lower can has a grate for draft while the upper serves as a receptacle with a door. A constant fire burns as the wheeled furnace moves through streets, consuming paper refuse.
The text argues America should accept a Nelson bust from King Edward for the naval academy. It notes Nelson’s career straddled the two wars with England and suggests if he had lived to 1812 there might have been more naval action for the U S Navy. The piece reflects on how both navies learned from his strategy.
Miss Maneta Toskatomba a full blood Choctaw maiden with education and a hundred thousand dollars in her own right announces she would rather devote herself to charity than matrimony.
The woman justice of the peace in Evanston Illinois says she will omit the word obey from all marriage ceremonies she performs. She also refuses to let her husband practice in her court, revealing a critical view of men.
William Trotter of Ripley County Indiana recalls driving the stage that bore Horace Greeley during part of his overland trip to California in the summer of 1859.
A religious note cites Judges 16:21 31 as the authority for a scripture reference. It credits W. 5. Edson as author in 1907. The brief mentions a biblical episode and its citation.
A sermon contrasts evil's blindness with divine mercy. It notes Samson's downfall from Delilah’s temptation and his eventual repentance, forgiveness, and renewed strength through God. The prison at Gaza becomes a confessional where God can restore despite human failure.
The ancient narrative recounts Samson, a chosen Nazirite and deliverer of Israel, imprisoned in Gaza. Philistine captors mock his blindness as he endures iron fetters and grinding chains while Israelite voices lament their fate and God’s perceived abandonment.
The story recounts Samson’s return to strength after repentance, his prayer to God, and his final act of vengeance as he leans on the pillars of a Philistine temple. The roof crashes down, killing the lords of the Philistines and more than those he slew in life.
A compact reflection notes Cervantes claiming heavenly aid surpasses effort and early rising in pursuit of virtue and diligence. The aphorism contrasts divine assistance with human habit to prod readers toward a balanced work ethic.
The United States flag is not a toy, a decision by the board of United States General Appraisers. A Chicago based Japanese importer sought 35 percent duty on silk flags about 1.5 inches long, but the flags were assessed at 50 percent as silk manufactures. The ruling states the American flag, even tiny, is not considered a children's plaything.
A brief item notes a saying that a full stomach yields good mood or disposition, attributed to Lord Stowell, suggesting dinner improves business relations.
An Italian monastery near Rome, the Abbey of Tre Fontane, houses Trappists famed for silence and penance. Monks endure strict fasting and vegetarian meals, rise pre dawn, chant seven penitential psalms, and manage extensive vineyards and livestock. They manufacture eucalyptus products to service a government debt and fund charitable works abroad.
Paris officials plan to train dogs as enforcers similar to Ghent’s canine squad. Three dogs aged under a year, named Duke Black and Bob, will begin active duty within a month after daily training at Neuilly.
A courtroom dialogue questions a witness on sight and color perception. The attorney exposes color blindness, arguing the witness cannot reliably distinguish colors, including skin tones, to challenge the defendant's guilt. The exchange centers on credibility and eye examinations as a railroad job claim is invoked.
The Chicago Record-Herald quotes a girl asking a senator if graft stories are true. He replies that most politicians are not fools but few let their grafting be exposed by newspapers.
The Zulu chief Yeast Dinizulu enjoys a graphophone to entertain guests and a self built English organ for performances. The note mentions a decline in Crimsonbeak missionaries gathering in Yonk ers Statesman style.
The Chicago Tribune reports a defeated boxer answering questions about being counted out. He says he felt distant, thinking he was a billion miles away during the moment.
The story follows Henry C. Marrau, a Michigan boy who joined Beloit Wisconsin’s Company G at a young age and rose from sergeant at Gettysburg to captain by 1865. He later served as mayor of Norfolk Nebraska and held roles in school board and Loyal Legion circles.
In 1852 two soldiers crossing the western plains baited a buffalo herd then sheltered near a bluff as about 50 Indians closed in. Peel guided their escape while his partner held, ensuring quiet retreat to camp without engaging the attackers or shedding blood.
Mrs Roosevelt wife of the President agrees to provide an American flag to drape the bust of Admiral Lord Nelson for the Naval Academy. Edward W Matthews a former British navy chaplain requested the gift with participation from King Edward. Queen Alexandra plans to make a British flag for the same occasion.
In August heat Babe Sweet and James Holton play near a hotel boathouse. Beads fall from Babe’s pocket and are saved by James who promises a reward. Babe offers a tin watch and chain. James keeps it, later recalling how a tin watch saved Captain Holton’s life in the army, making the keepsake precious.
The lesson text explores Moses' call from God at Mount Sinai as he is commanded to lead Israel out of Egypt. It outlines Moses' objections, God's replies, and the call's implications for divine presence, purpose, power, and speech, with practical points on individual calling and timing.
A portrait has been obtained of John Jefferson Williams, the last Union soldier killed in the Civil War. Born in Jay County Indiana, he served in company B of the Thirty fourth Indiana. He fell at Palmetto Ranch Texas on March 13 1865 during a battle after Lee's surrender, Williams the sole fatality.
Gen Morris Schaff notes in Atlantic that the West Point Cemetery, reached along chestnut shaded roads, offers serene beauty and haunting pensiveness. The river, Crow Nest, and lofty trees frame a calm, unlonely graveyard where war’s glories fade as the bugle sounds softly and butterflies hover over monuments of the great.
The Presbytery of New York adopted an amendment to its by laws proposing that the same person may serve as moderator year after year, seen as a step toward a permanent bishopric. The vigor of Episcopalian administration in the city has spurred Presbyterians to favor centralized, strong leadership.
The 1907 year book reports 2,899,000 communicants, up 3 percent by 8,000 from the prior year. Ohio holds the largest Methodist population though it ranks fourth in state population. The book lists 19,000 ministers across Methodist conferences.
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