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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1905
Page
3
The Defiance Ohio publication lists mail classifications and delivery details. It includes rates: daily edition 10 cents per week, $2 per year by mail outside city, six or three month options, and weekly edition at $1 per year or $1.75 in advance. Telegraph and telephone numbers provided.
Reports to the Japanese foreign office state China will deploy only modern weapons in its army after a formal decree abolishing bows and arrows. Half the revenues of eight great powers now go to armies navies and related debts, making peace costlier than war half a century ago.
Judges on opening day at the Delmerhorst courthouse in Germany discovered the architect had ornamented the portico with sculptured heads of a fox and a sheep. The odd motif unsettled the bench as they took their seats for the first time.
San Francisco surgeon performs a remarkable operation grafting bone from a dog onto a man's leg to replace about five inches of removed bone. It marks the first recorded case of animal bone grafting to a human bone.
In Danbury Connecticut William Bigham killed a two foot long sunning reptile with two distinct heads. The striped adder, a poisonous variety, had each head on a two inch neck, making it a rare oddity for the local streets.
Department of Commerce and Labor Bureau of Statistics reports August grain arrivals at Boston New York Philadelphia and Baltimore up nearly four million bushels from 1904 levels. In contrast inbound cereals at New Orleans San Francisco and Tacoma show substantial losses year over year.
The text explains that both esplanade and boulevard originate as military terms. Boulevard derives from a bulwark or rampart feature while esplanade refers to the glacis of a fort. A 200 year old writer observed boulevard now describes the void between citadel glacis and town houses, later extending to other promenade spaces.
A western climate themed production turns an entire Puget Sound island into a cat ranch. The owner Holbe Torlgen plans to raise thousands of cats for fur, avoiding neighbors and court complaints with the isolated location.
D W Kern of Kansas City transported a tiny pony to Springfield NL. The Shetland colt weighed 30 pounds and stood 24 inches high and long, boxed in a crate and checked through, smaller than many dogs and portable in one hand.
Gar rett Busch arrived in Seattle after eight years trafficking with Indians in the wilderness. He hailed from Nulato on the lower Yukon where Alaska furs valued at twenty five thousand dollars were obtained. He reached Nulato August 12, 1897 with only a miner's outfit and planned a fur trade to outstrip mining profits.
The failure of Congress to pass a 24 million dollar national road aid bill has not cooled the ardor of good roads propagandists. The movement thrives in states counties and towns with broader aims for expanded road networks though many roads will remain poor for years.
The article argues that modern warfare favors instruments that reduce harm to life and limb. It highlights empireless powder as safer to manufacture and transport, with lower accident risk and no explosion when ignited, claimed to be perfectly safe to handle.
In Akron Secretary Taft argues the Ohio race signals national outcomes and warns that Bryanism seeks to overhaul private property and contract freedom. He links municipal public utilities and government railways to broader socialist pressures, urging support for Roosevelt era anti trust enforcement and fair railway rates.
The Springfield Union criticizes Republicans for pursuing free raw materials under tariff reform, noting lower tariffs under Wilson reduced demand for finished goods. It argues free raw materials harm producers, contrasts wool production with wool inputs, and warns revisionists may return to Democratic positions if they overlook tariff history.
The piece reports that defenders of the tariff won victory in the primaries, arguing it avoids disturbing a prospering trade system. It notes Massachusetts Republicans rejected alteration fearing business disruption, endorsing tariff stability and discouraging revision pushers ahead of Congress session.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes Germany's new tariffs raise duties significantly, with up to tenfold increases on some imports to favor domestic machinery production. The plan favors Germany but risks provoking retaliatory tariff wars, while the United States asserts its national position against coercive foreign tariff influence.
The article praises Japan's surrender of nonessentials while preserving essentials, noting no diplomatic defeat at Portsmouth and claiming they added laurels to their country and progressed toward being fully civilized. It argues world opinion supports Japan's peace terms and contrasts them with France and Germany's harsher postwar settlement.
The Troy Times reports a Richmond Virginia gathering of representative Democrats where an impassioned appeal urged backing President Roosevelt and his policies. It notes broad understanding of his motives and seeks southern support for his programs seen as beneficial to the country and the region.
General Leonard Wood says the Philippines are under their best government and denies anti imperialist claims of brutal US interference. He argues Filipinos are now participating in governance, education spreads, and a popular assembly is two years away, with critics calling US policy benevolent but progressive.
A compilation of clipped opinions from multiple papers including Washington Star N Y Herald N Y Mail Troy Times St Louis Globe-Democrat Salem Statesman Sioux City Journal Baltimore Sun Marion News and St Louis Globe-Democratic. The items touch on The Hague tribunal Bryan tariffs free trade and party loyalties with sharp quips and editorial tone.
Joseph, sold by his brothers to Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver, is bought by Potiphar in Egypt. He maintains faith in God, endures a cruel master’s threat, and earns favor through his diligence and gentleness, trusting divine deliverance.
Berlin reports Germany plans an extra duty on cigars and beer to replenish the treasury. Baron Von Stengel, finance minister, says the move aims to raise about 10 million pounds annually, with roughly half directed to accelerated shipbuilding for the Kaiser and admirals.
Biblical lesson text 1 Corinthians 10 23 33 discusses freedom in Christ and the upbuilding of others. It urges avoiding actions that harm a neighbor, especially regarding food offered to idols, and emphasizes living to God's glory while not causing others to stumble.
Grace Wetherbee, daughter of a New York hotel proprietor, marries Sherman Coolidge, Arapahoe missionary, and adopts native customs. The couple, with their papoose and moccasins, live near Fort Washakie as she aids his work among Shoshone and Arapahoe people.
An interviewer asks Senator Sorghum if he is a self made man. Sorghum replies with a quip about hearing handicraft or handy graft. The exchange appears in the Washington Star reflecting a light political interview tone.
A playful exchange in the Chicago Daily News notes a sarcastic friend declaring an engagement rumor. Miss Elder leigh reacts with curiosity asking if the betrothed person is someone familiar.
The article traces bells and related instruments in religious practice from ancient Egypt to Rome. It notes bells and crotals with Isis, gold bells on Aaron’s robes, Greek camp use, and Roman hour signaling by melody as part of worship and daily ritual.
A humorous exchange recalls the question of riding in a horseless carriage and the retort about being born before baby buggies. The quote illustrates early automotive era wit and newspaper voice.
Local quip in the Cleveland Leader jokes that cheese holes need air to breathe. The light remark frames a humorous food image with a playful tone.
Dialogue from a New York Sun item shows a mother stating the doctor delivered the baby while Johnny questions the doctor’s skill at matching samples. The brief exchange captures a casual, domestic moment reported in a tabloid snapshot.
A fragmentary dialogue on queer themes in politics. Wyld prompts with a remark and Ryer questions, while Wyld explains a metaphor about a fellow preparing liquids to become solid, followed by a judge’s interjection.
Dialogue captures lively banter about a cookbook filled with stirring incidents. Clara agrees the book’s tales are fascinating while a judge offers a wry comment on the content.
A clipped dialogue shows a doctor remarking that living costs rise, as a patient laments a large bill. The New York Sun caption hints at rising expenses tied to success.
A banter between a prosecutor and a friend about a burglary case features a twist as the house robbed is occupied by the president of a life insurance company, challenging the strength of the evidence. The exchange appears in the Chicago Sun.
A brief humorous item notes a playful exchange about a rule of three, with Pa and N. Y. Sun as context for a quip about divorce.
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