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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1904
Page
6
A sermon argues that Christ has shone into the world and calls believers to rise and reflect His light. It urges believers to live visibly the Christ life, becoming living mirrors drawing others to the Savior, and to cleanse and polish their witness to brighten the Gospel.
The article describes swordfish season between Montauk and Martha's Vineyard, noting mature fish up to 500 pounds, their feeding on squid and mackerel, and the method of pursuit and harpooning. It explains sighting fins, driving a dart into the fish, towing it to market, and prices in Boston and New York ranging from six to twenty cents a pound.
The article notes about 200 submarines exist across world navies, led by France with 58, then Russia 34, Britain 29, Spain 22, the United States 17, Italy 9, Germany 8, Sweden 6, Portugal and Turkey 2 each. It observes Japan’s success without subs and suggests submarines could reshape naval warfare, though the Russo Japanese war may not test them fully.
A Washington Star quote presents a philosopher’s view that egotists may appear successful due to self-satisfaction, even if they are not. The remark contrasts inner confidence with actual outcomes.
The Peruvian government plans to found a national museum of natural science in Lima. It will house three departments covering animal life plant life and minerals, outlining a comprehensive national science repository for the country.
A recent blaze in San Francisco puzzled residents until investigators found eyeglasses and a newspaper on a bed. Sunlight through the lenses allegedly ignited the paper, causing the fire.
Eight thousand gallons of fresh water are consumed daily on a battleship. About two thirds go to the boilers, while the rest covers drinking, washing, and other needs.
A London Spectator piece defends fortune tellers as educative yet warns against taking their omens seriously. It notes the clever tricks used to elicit confessions and recalls Disraeli’s joke about the “old complaint.” The author calls fortune telling a harmless pastime if not overvalued and cautions serious-minded people about gambling with luck.
The United States Geological Survey will publish multiple items on New York minerals including iron ore gypsum salt cement and building stones. A survey member examined New York iron districts this summer for a regional report and gypsum deposits are under study.
An 11 year old resident of Hamilton Ontario wrote to the czar seeking stamps and received a complete Russian postal departmental and local stamp collection in a bound album. The set is valued at several thousand dollars.
A Chicago Daily News fragment shows a young wife asking her brutal husband if he has any compassion for the poor fish after he mocks her with the line It cast my bread upon the waters. The exchange hints at a tense domestic moment.
Kansas Attorney General rules teachers may not force students to disclose information about classmates. The statement addresses a long‑standing question in public schools regarding compelled testimony among pupils.
A Philadelphia Ledger quotation notes that fanfare over a wealthy American woman's marriage to a German baron may fade unless a wealthy European woman wed a poor American. The remark underlines social expectations across continents.
An expert barber told a St. Louis Globe Democrat reader that the average man mismanages his razor. Resting a good razor briefly, using two alternately, and stropping lightly prevents dulling. Avoid over stropping and heavy pressure for best results.
Fifteen years of government engineers work at a cost of 1 1/2 million dollars shows irrigation can largely cultivate the Great American desert and support a population possibly as large as the entire nation. It will also supply other benefits.
The piece lists Lakota style dream interpretations. Flying dreams signal mortality or mobility, with height indicating lifespan from youth to centenarian. Other dreams foretell hunting success, meat, marriage tensions, and urgent wills tied to signals like breaking a bow or eating pumpkin with a dead friend.
A Gloucester Massachusetts fish dealer announces a large mail order trade delivering fresh lobsters crab and shrimp packed for transmission by mail. He serves consumers nationwide with door to door seafood delivery preserving flavor and freshness. The business also ships salted fish including salmon mackerel and codfish with standing regular orders.
The passage argues for tapping barren mountain ranges in the west to access metals and minerals. It envisions enormous benefits from a thriving cast industry and wide irrigation, suggesting settlers could fund large systems quickly. It praises Maj. John W. Powell for urging government surveys ahead of a national irrigation law.
The striped bass are the oldest inhabitants in the New York aquarium, placed in a floor pool before opening. In May 1894, 55 specimens weighing a quarter to four pounds were secured. 37 survived. Most losses occurred in the first year, and none died in the last four years.
A report notes several individuals securing a consistent weekly supply to cover an entire season. The arrangement ensures steady access to necessary goods throughout the period.
Following the abolition of the lockstep and cropped head uniforms in New York state prisons, convicts will wear plain attire. About 3,000 striped outfits are being replaced with stripedless suits.
The Earle caves of India are artificial rock temples cut from solid stone a century before Christ, noted among Hin dustan’s interesting sights. It is claimed.
A poet recounts visiting multiple newspaper offices to place a poem at 50 cents, only to be arrested for peddling without a license. A vestryman named Sniffkins also appears in a church collection anecdote.
The Yonkers Statesman likens a woman who travels constantly to a flea, noting she does not stay to eat in one place but takes a bite wherever she happens to be.
A Rochester Times-Democrat line quotes a flirtatious exchange about an ideal man. The dialogue contrasts an ideal with reality noting the man is not shattered but broken. The snippet captures literary flavor and character dynamics.
A pastor without cash walks past a bazar stall as a merchant wonders what the pastor would buy. The verse portrays a quiet, reflective scene with the judge-like figure of the pastor.
Idle Tim-Phew narrates a harrow escape in a big city. He recalls entering a large building seeking a tale and finding an employment office with about twenty people offering work before he could leave. This vignette from a N Y Weekly piece highlights urban job scams and crowding.
A master explains the meaning of recuperate to Willie by linking it to a tired father who, after a hard day, is asked what he does in the evening. Willie replies with a witty line about what his mother wants to know, eliciting a domestic, humorous moment from Cassell's Saturday Journal.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger item quotes a young house keeper and Weary Willie arguing over whether a piece of cake or a chunk of concrete settled a bet. The exchange shows rustic humor and rural shorthand in a domestic scene.
A child hears a mother advise swapping fat for stout in describing Amelia then mistakes the phrase lean meat for stout meat at dinner, creating a humorous misunderstanding. The anecdote from Little Chronicle captures playful word choice and social etiquette in a domestic setting.
A playful quip from the St. Louis Republic notes a riddle about a teacher and a canary. It hints that a cat’s action led to an extinct bird, framing it as a humorous historical aside.
A Philadelphia Bulletin quip notes a horse, loyal and faithful, yet when reversed in form runs seventh after being played first, suggesting a playful sports or puzzle remark about order and outcome.
Dialogue features Father and Daughter as Ally Sloper humor prompts a jab about a pacemaker for a slow suitor. The exchange plays on impatience and comic exaggeration, revealing social norms and playful banter in a lighthearted cartoon strip.
Town Topics records a chatty exchange about Mrs Calumet and Mr Prairie. The dialogue notes a three month divorce and the gossip surrounding the pair.
Gladys explains she is married and has her own flat since last seen. Ethel asks for the husband’s name and Gladys replies Ally Sloper with a playful tone.
A comic exchange from Punch features a woman asking about the library at the hall and the vicar's young wife praising a "biblo phile" man as many wealthy men lack religion.
In a brief exchange, Tom asks why she is sweet as adulterated sugar while Jack quips her complexion is sanéy faintly. The Chicago Daily News presents the wry street dialogue as a glimpse of local chatter.
Brief dialogue from a New York Weekly cartoon shows a young husband and wife after two months of marriage. The husband complains he has not been asked for money. The wife retorts that charging for everything is easier than asking.
In a playful, clipped exchange, Mrs Countershop asserts her claim to being the highest paid clerk in the store while countering a jab about her supposed countenance. Mr Countershop retorts with a boast about his own height and status. The exchange mirrors a comic, domestic squabble from the Chicago Tribune.
A conversation cited from the New York Weekly shows an older woman challenging a modern woman about marriage. The young woman claims independence with a profession and own rooms, dining at a club, while the elder offers to introduce her son, describing him as from the old regime.
A light vignette recalls a romance where a society belle spurned one suitor, then later married another, leaving the first friend with a “frigid mitt” impression. The exchange highlights social manners and shrewd wit.
A brief dramatic exchange shows Cholly urging love while Ally cautions patience and brevity, reflecting tension and evolving feelings between two characters.
A Cincinnati Enquirer verse laments a man who trusted a bank that survived while he faced ruin. The poem contrasts fiscal faith with personal collapse, noting the bank remains solvent though the individual is busted.
A Yonkers Statesman item reports Mrs Boardman recalling pies at a dinner tasting like sawdust after a boarding-house woman allegedly ordered kindling wood to bake pies, cited as a humorous anecdote regarding a deception.
Hotel clerk calls the stranger worth a million while the proprietor quips he is the defendant in a breach of promise suit seeking $200,000 in damages for the plaintiff's injured heart, a case noted by the New York Weekly.
The Coral inn landlord tours visitors through the property noting sun parlors for disease. The visitors ask about love, and he mentions moon parlors for that. The item reads as a brief, whimsical exchange from a Milwaukee newspaper.
Salvation Army Captain lectures in the slums as Alley Stoper quips about extraordinary sinners.
A Philadelphia Press essay contrasts a self-made man with a felon who might blame Providence, highlighting nerve and character in a pointed literary exchange.
A playful exchange has Puck teasing whether the actor is engaged to the angel while the Actress denies with humor. She adds she would not let him waste money on the old show.
A brief and cautious exchange hints at romance as the girl's father openly opposes the suitor. The narrator remains hopeful that affection will mature despite parental objection. The item reflects social barriers and youthful persistence prominent in contemporary society.
Brooklyn Life reports Mrs Weakmann Henry deciding not to go to the club tonight, leaving Bridget to sit up for her companion. The note suggests Bridget may fall asleep while waiting.
The Washington Star quotes Mr. Roarington saying the audience made him nervous at his first stage appearance. Miss Cayenne retorts that he is getting even, now making the audience nervous.
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