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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1900
Page
8
A bachelor narrator defends strict child discipline amid a boarding house row. He recalls a controversial joke about Georgie and insists on absolute obedience, citing Desprez’s cub training as a model. The Lamb family and a lighthouse joke intensify the quarrel as Georgie demands a banana.
The narrator recounts a chaotic dinner at the Lambs with Georgie mimicking animals and an accident with coffee. Jimmy Lamb visits with a plan to meet lion tamer Leon Desprez, who trains cubs and a boy Leon. The tale shifts to observing discipline methods and a looming boarding-house move as the speaker contemplates life with the Lambs.
South Tiffin residents report visits and returns from Indiana and New Haven. Edward Partee stored hay for local parties, while Mrs Mercer and son Joseph moved belongings to Indiana. John W and Parmenas Partee rent Coy farm. Daniel Kuhn does carpentry for John W Deepe. J J Wieda and wife visit James Wieda in Nebraska. J P Wissler invests in 1400 hard peach trees. Wind damage reported in parts of the area. Quail hunting squads noted as numerous. Evangelical Sunday school hosts a Christmas entertainment. Manuel Miller, Chas Gingrich, and Jors Barber licensed or registered for something local.
Ohio reports an official plurality for McKinley and Roosevelt of 69036 after full returns. State total votes 1,049,121 up 29,014 from 1896. McKinley 543,918 and Bryan 474,882. Minor party totals include Union Reform 42,841 Prohibition 10,203 Social Labor 1,689 Populist 251 Social Democrat 4,835. The Ancient Order of United Workmen plans Buffalo exposition HQ with a 3000 dollar grants from both Supreme and State Lodges.
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