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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1902
Page
8
The Crescent News targets the board of health with sharp criticism while asserting that municipal progress remains unstoppable. The editorial frames health policy as a hurdle to development and industry.
The passage recalls Mr. Coxey to illustrate that Mother Jones is not proposing anything original. It points to a zero novelty claim connected to Coxey in the broader discussion.
Several Filipino bands welcomed Governor Taft as he returned to Manila. The musicians say they feel kindly disposed toward the official despite the reception.
A Tennessee editor calls on Colonel Watterson to explain his varied attitudes toward Mr. Cleveland, but the Colonel is too busy shouting to offer any clarification.
Street Commissioner John F. Hamilton upgraded six streets added four street crossings five alley crossings three new tile culverts and cleaned seven old ones in North Defiance this week. Citizens claim the council is not addressing public needs despite the work.
A Crescent News observer notes a young man is agitated by the new board of health while former officials sit on the fence. The report jests that he should be given a job driving one of the honey wagons as the procession passes.
Judge F. L. Hay initiated a movement urging city officials in towns under 10,000 to push for redefining what counts as a city. He sent letters to the state’s city solicitors seeking concerted action to lower the threshold beyond the Governor's code.
The metropolitan press urged the 5 000 mark as the line between villages and cities prompting Governor Nash to modify his code after Judge Hay sent out letters. The state treasurers oppose separate city treasurers challenging local income and urging home rule while M J Walz elected Catholic Knights of Ohio president. Canal commissioners report encroachments on state land and plan a new survey plus further study of canal lands.
Edward D Goller describes a Cambridge to Mantua trip on a Giff tour with reflections on hills and a remarkable 13 year old girl who led a Sunday school class of 36. He urges workers to dedicate themselves to leadership, notes county press work, and cites notes from Defiance and Guernsey counties.
Clarence Elmer Wendt the one year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wendt of Perry street was christened Thursday evening by Rev. Karl Spannuth of St. John's Lutheran church. The Wendt anniversary prompted a small social gathering with a fine lunch served by Mrs. Wendt and Mrs. H. Ury. Chas. J. Widmer of Marion Ind. has invented the Columbia Improved Telescopic Music stand and works as a foreman at Imperial Stand Co. earning $100 a month. Widmer, a Defiance boy who learned his trade at Defiance Machine Works, says musicians hail the stand as one of the finest in the market.
A Kansas postmaster reading postal cards is swept by a cyclone to a chestnut grove three miles away. He ends up in a tree picking chestnut debris while the now-advancing shack appears to reclaim him. The tale closes with a moral about the office seeking the man.
A mother recalls how a child misinterprets words from English history and scripture. The amusing dialogue covers misheard phrases about Wat Tyler and a mare, and explains the term gendry as a reference to a dry land in Palestine.
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A 19th century tone contrasts the modern tomboy with past limits on female behavior. It argues women should seek health through physical activity and stresses the need for proper womanly care. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is praised as a safe, alcohol free remedy for woman diseases with testimonials.
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