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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1901
Page
7
The poem portrays a father who toils nightly for his son Willie to enjoy a better life. Despite sacrifices and plans, the narrator predicts that Willie may forget the father’s efforts or the future he was promised. The piece appears in the Chicago Record-Herald and is credited to S. E. Kiser.
In the Manila siege, officers plan a dawn advance as 40,000 rifles pace the front. Stuyvesant is wounded but orders and courage drive the charge while aid flows to wounded on both sides. The battle rages under the blood red cross of Geneva amid church and convent ruins.
Walter Foster's mother recalls a late arriving cable about a relative believed dead and now awaiting a ship that brought him home at last. The report notes the strained wait and the tribute to a son deemed to have practically given his life.
A Scots newspaper prints a vivid anecdote about photographers in the early Victorian era. A Aberdeenshire photographer visits Balmoral to photograph Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and, after directing poses, hides behind a curtain. A royal hand signals for lighter attire, prompting amusement.
A fragmentary dialogue shows Miss Fuzzle torn over ending an engagement with Mr Sapple. Little Brother suggests confronting the issue with a practical, if cheeky, approach referencing curl papers and humor.
A New York street scene recalls Mark Twain peering into shop windows on Fifth Avenue. He tells a bystander that he is "the greatest impostor the American people ever refused to take seriously" and warns not to tell his publishers. An ad for Laxative Bromo Quinine follows.
A brief exchange depicts Barbers and Longlocks trading quips about hair and future plans. Joe jokes about gas when venturing to a barber, while Longlocks concedes he will go someday.
A collage of ad copy and witticisms appears with product pitches such as Hoxsie's Croup Cure at 50 cents and moral quips from Puck and the Atchison Globe. The fragment ends with humorous dialogue from Philadelphia Press style snippets and jokes about social mores.
A witty exchange unfolds between a haughty eastern aristocrat and a market dealer. She dismisses him for dealing in dressed beef, while he retorts that his product is dressed anyway and then fixes his gaze on her decollated daughter.
Henry J. Doris of The Cycles Co. in London reports a severe foot and ankle wrench cured instantly by St Jacobs Oil after one application. He praises its simplicity and urges others to use the remedy, claiming it conquers pain and never fails.
Dialogue from a Chicago Daily News fragment shows a father asking his child to tell a young man to close the front door from outside. The brief exchange captures a domestic moment as a clock nears eight.
An 19th century Punch quotation extols St Jacobs Oil as a universal remedy for rheumatism gout sciatica neuralgia cramps pleurisy lumbago sore throat bronchitis and many pains claiming it acts like magic and is safe and unfailing. The quip then puns on lending pennies for ale at a public house.
An advertisement bundle touts PUTNAM FACELESS DYES as easier to use and yielding brighter, faster colors than rivals. It contrasts with flawed products and cites endorsements from actors and public speakers praising Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar, Pike's Toothache Drops, Piso's Cure, and other testimonials from 1900.
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