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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1907
Page
2
Defiance Ohio postoffice listing for the Daily Evening Edition describes second class mail matter with carrier delivery in the city and mail rates for outside city subscribers. It notes weekly press on Wednesdays with yearly, six month, and three month prepaid prices and long distance telephone numbers.
Cynthia Westover Alden notes in Success Magazine that Mary will play Chopin or Beethoven and the crowd will applaud showing good manners while Lucy Smith, untrained, performs a lively coon song. The scene contrasts refined piano enjoyment with popular taste and a mother’s critical remark.
The piece quotes physicians and naturalists praising walking for health and country knowledge, notes that men walk less than women, and observes a social shift toward riding, driving, sailing, and sports. It laments the reluctance to walk despite modern mobility.
The Department of Agriculture in Washington ordered Latin inscriptions recut in plain English after the head of the department found some phrases poorly rendered. The article argues against foreign language inscriptions on public buildings and notes a broader belief in the virtue of foreign tongues in culture.
The bishop of London prohibits clergy from officiating on marriages to a deceased wife’s sister despite recent British legalization. In the United States remarriage after divorce is legal unless banned by court, but the Catholic Church forbids such marriages.
The piece notes New York millionaires acquire Paris residences after wealth built in the West. It asks where this eastern social migration may end as buyers seek prestige from Fifth Avenue to London and Paris, with hints of further moves to Turkey or Persia.
Milk costs are climbing in many cities, increasing danger to poor infants. The rise may invite fraud by unscrupulous dealers, warranting heightened vigilance from public authorities and tighter oversight to protect vulnerable youngsters.
The article notes that leading scientists are studying psychic phenomena while skepticism remains about researchers who perform supernatural demonstrations on demand for a fee.
Gabriele dAnnunzio purchases an automobile capable of 86 miles per hour and has drawn up his will. He asserts a basic truth that two and two make four.
A contemporary asks if diamond overproduction can alter general price levels, noting irony that higher carat output could influence the cost of turnips. The remark highlights concerns about commodity pricing dynamics and market interdependence.
A sardonic remark notes the great American banquet fuels after-dinner orators with indigestion, a witty critique of ceremony and speechmaking.
Prophetic remark warns that even after disease is conquered authorities must learn to curb automobile use to prevent future harm. The comment ties public health progress to road safety oversight and responsible driving.
Pedro Alvarado of Parral Mexico is portrayed as fabulously wealthy from the Palmilla silver mine yet struggles to raise even 300000 dollars. Eyewitness accounts describe lavish displays, poor management by relatives, and his charity that employs many, while the mine yields and operations appear mismanaged and underreported.
Motor suggestions and polite chauffeuring guidance offered by the Goggan Girls. The column provides advice and sympathetic assistance in dilemmas of any nature.
The Googan Girls perform at the Toot-toot Studio located in the 365 Tallest Building. Details remain unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
In a playful caper, the Googan sisters borrow a luxury car to take a reluctant captive Archie Percy on a country ride. Sheriff and crowd jeer, yet the boy ends amused as Lilly returns with the owner smiling at the escapade.
In a 1907 scene the Googan sisters use Motoropathy to swap a missing car for a troubled motorist. They manipulate a sheriff and deliver Archie Van Stile to a debutante dinner, claiming social salvation and a chance to enter society. The plan ends with Archie socially rescued aboard the Googan plot.
William A. Radford offers free advice on building cement block houses based on his long experience. He explains cost factors material sourcing and on site block making and how to reduce expenses while noting local sand stone and cement supply considerations.
An editor outlines practical guidance on cement block walls and cellars. Key points include using clean sand and stone, drying and wetting mixes, hollow blocks for strength, proper drainage, and ensuring cement floors and frostproof features around windows for long lasting foundations.
An article promotes feeding horses New Orleans molasses to restore vigor and weight. It recounts Brooklyn trials where two weak horses gained hundreds of pounds and returned to work after two months on molasses. Also notes Islington’s population reaching over 300,000 with slower growth in 20th century.
The Touring club of France and the Automobile club plan dividing France into 80 zones and building first class hotels for motorists and cyclists. Hotels will include garages, repair facilities, electric car charging, removable shelters with restaurants, bedrooms, shops, and garages at convenient points.
The text urges cultivating lovely grace and kindness to increase happiness and usefulness with age, while noting rude, ill-mannered behavior is shunned in all circles and hard to form if not developed early.
An American contractor views the great pyramid with disdain and says its stonework would be roasted if done in the United States. He consoles himself by riding a camel, noting the animal meets the usual descriptions.
A shopper vents frustration at slow service and crowding, learning that tipping may hasten attention. A fellow customer explains the system: slip the clerk a dime and you advance in line and receive quicker service, as meat prices rise and others tip less.
A short exchange turns on timing and romance. Dick boasts he proposed on Friday, known as bargain day, and Jack counters with six rivals rejected by a beautiful blonde.
A compact aphorism by Whitefield declares humans are immortal until their tasks are completed, framing life as unfinished duty driving persistence and purpose. The quote emphasizes work as ultimate measure of longevity.
In a dramatic scene the villain lurked in shadows but was overpowered and bound by two armed men in slouch hats. The outlaw curses his luck and proclaims he is caught in the act as the curtain falls on the scene.
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