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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1907
Page
6
Discussion on governing airspace and neutral rights for balloons over foreign territory, suggesting an international accord to treat airspace over two miles as neutral and addressing measurement questions. The column also riffs on proposals about love, transport, and social quirks, ending with musings on humor and a stable purse.
Reverend Grantham reports a elephant raid at Lomagundi farm causing two deaths and multiple injuries among natives. He calls for public action against protections for elephants, arguing self defense justifies shooting and that elephants threaten crops more than lions.
Rev. G F Miller of Brooklyn argues gospel armor applies to steadfast faith. The article notes one seventh of Britain’s foreign trade passes through the Suez Canal, highlighting its global importance.
A collection of essays and anecdotes discusses overcoming worry through thought and action, critiques American education in language studies, and recounts historical notes on biblical printing errors and early English windmills. It mentions quotes from George Harvey and observations on French instruction.
A Connecticut studio tale follows the Googan sisters as they attempt to convert Mrs Pike to motoring. Mr Pike pushes for automotive change, while Mrs Pike embraces motor garb and Lavish outfits for a fashionable Arctic motoring life. The piece features comic interchanges and a humorous billing of the Googan firm.
A playful quarrel between a mother-in-law and her husband centers on party line loyalty as she calls out the son in law for impertinence. The husband contemplates loyalty while invoking a metaphor that 99 devils plus one mother-in-law equals 100. A reference to the test of political institutions follows, noting that a nation’s fortunes reflect its institutions.
Scottish amateur swimmer Wolffe attempted a British Channel crossing and swam forty miles in fourteen and a half hours, fourteen and a half hours in water. He would reach Calais if straight distance alone applied, while Webb covered thirty-nine and a half miles in twenty one and three quarters hours. Witte followed Webb’s route from 1875.
A Chicago memorial project by the Irish fellowship club aims to erect a statue of Gen. Philip Sheridan in Chicago. The piece recalls his Civil War exploits and lasting popularity, noting his West Point start, key raids, and postwar Chicago years.
In a Winchester pike encounter Colonel Mosby uses wit and threats to outmaneuver a federal patrol. He feigns Yankee twang and demands a forward advance forcing the patrol to volunteer, then signals his men to advance. The standoff ends with five federal soldiers surrendering to Mosby’s revolvers.
An New York clothing maker notes taller, sturdier boys due to modern school athletic training. They rename sizes, moving certain small men into youth and adjusting former youth labels to boys. The change reflects broader views on boy development and discipline.
A fragment cites gold and silver weights: a cubic foot of gold 1210 pounds and silver 655 pounds. It then offers aphorisms on discretion and love, followed by a joke about sending a prominent man to jail and a name change for a Chicago man, as printed in the Ohio State Journal.
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