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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1904
Page
3
A mythic tale set near the Navajo and Ute camps along the New Mexico Arizona border recounts a Ute warrior abducting a Navajo maiden. The chase ends when Navajo kin compel repayment in horses and silver, while a grim owner’s remark condemns kidnapping as costly and unsafe.
Victor S. Rice of the University of Chicago, famed intercollegiate sprinter and century dash prospect, plans to end his career due to kidney illness. Coaches and peers rate him among the era's top sprinters, praising his short stride theory over longer stepping rivals.
The archbishop of Canterbury arrives in America with a two month schedule pursuing a plan to unite English speaking Protestantism into a global body. He aims to be a leading religious force, visiting Ottawa Boston and New York and meeting Roosevelt and Morgan while upholding his ceremonial duties.
An amusing Tit-Bits excerpt describes Miss Robinson wooing Mr. Jones to buy at a bazar with promises of money, only to retract and complain about being robbed at bazaars, highlighting sly persuasion and shifting plans.
A brief quip contrasts Brown and Green on memory loss jokingly. Brown says the culprit is not alcohol or tobacco but doing him a favor, as reported by the Chicago Daily News.
Dialogue framed between Edyth and Charlie from a Cincinnati Enquirer page fragment. The playful exchange questions Charlie’s composure at proposal and hints at his nervousness. No broader context is provided.
A humorous exchange reported by the Chicago Daily News shows Washlady insisting Mr Ari&ipp pays two dollars before releasing his shirt. Ardupp responds that without the shirt he cannot borrow the needed funds to settle the debt.
A Washington Star quotation shows a husband joking about dominance in marriage with a quip about always having the last word. The line underlines verbal sparring and playful marital banter.
The Detroit Free Press quips about Merriman joking that Stingly is a superior congratulator. He notes Stingly visits to smoke his vigors and sample the contents of his sideboard, but rarely offers help when Merriman faces trouble.
A reader questions a gas company practice of adding a ten percent penalty if bills are unpaid within ten days. The respondent acknowledges the practice as usurious but asserts the company does it because they can.
Comic exchange notes a cook describing herself as plain to avoid deterring potential employers. The punchline blames stereotypes that women would not hire someone they found attractive, reflecting period gender attitudes.
Field and Stream notes biannual snake rituals among Hopi and Mishongnovi across five mesas with accompanying flute rites. Public handling at Haulpai varies yearly, with dates likely between August 14 and 26, depending on Hopi lunar reckonings.
Count von Gattler, a German nobleman and ex-officer and war correspondent for a major German paper, asserts in his report that a defining trait of the Japanese is a lack of care for self and that soldiers expect death in battle.
The Chicago stockyards employ 2,000 women, about half in unpleasant sausage tasks and the rest in packing and labeling. After a strike by sausage makers, workers were replaced by women, many Lithuanian and not fluent in English. The union doubts organizing them and fears ongoing shifts in labor.
J F Caldwell of an eastern carpet firm touts a hand tufted orient rug once owned by King Leopold of Belgium. He says Leopold paid 15000 pounds for the beauty, seen on exhibit in Vienna, its age and origin noted in the description.
The article contrasts Japanese soldiers with European ones, noting a resolve to die and absence of communication. It details Admiral Togo and General Inouye forbidding letters, a fiancee released from promise, and soldiers leaving their wives as widows with dire guidance for children and memory.
A Munich born youth named Schippers born April 15 1888 stands seven feet one inch at age? twelve and grows taller. The lanky prodigy from a family of bakers is the Panopticum Berlin's main attraction, the eleventh child with ten siblings who grew normally.
A description notes that tobacco smoked outdoors on a bright windy day releases a distinct aroma, heightened by ozone, and that tobacco smoke near static electrical equipment yields a pleasant fragrance.
The rug, likely 60 by 75 feet, has rested under royal feet for a century. It contrasts with machine made rugs, with Americans excelling in machine goods. Hand made pieces are imported from Turkey, Persia, Arabia and the Orient, while labor in America cannot compete with their rugs.
Fashionable London society has invented a new craze called war dinners served in Russian or Japanese styles. The Russian dinner with vodka is praised as the most successful gastronomically, while Japanese dishes are bizarre and diners sit on the floor. Fashion rules that to be smart one must partake despite taste.
The River Tinto in Spain is noted for its extraordinary properties. It hardens and purifies sand, and stones dropped into the stream unite with others after months. The river waters are uninhabitable for fish.
A London Truth writer condemns the raid on rare birds calling the practice foolish. The writer argues rarity should protect species, not justify killing them, urging restraint and conservation.
Plans propose a bridge crossing Spuyten Duyvil Creek at Inwood Heights to honor Henry Hudson's 300th discovery of the Hudson River. The project budget ranges from 3 to 4 million dollars and includes extending Riverside Drive to the span for access to the primeval woodland park below the Harlem flats.
The piece lauds Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw as a premier political speaker able to engage diverse audiences from Wall Street to farmers. It highlights his storytelling, quick repartee, and Lincolnian clincher style, noting his rise to national prominence and role in a fall political show. The article then tours Washington landmarks, recounting the Blair house history and the fate of the Long Bridge, ending with Dickens anecdote about a hunter on the bridge.
An unknown southwest postmaster starts sending a photo of his small office to the fourth assistant postmaster general. Chief Clerk Conrad displays it in Washington and the trend explodes with pictures from across the country, featuring offices from Alaska to Mexico and a rush to showcase government buildings.
Historic landmarks vanish as Congress bills macadam public improvements and park extensions. Residents debate seizing a square near the White House for new public buildings while resisting government occupancy of Blair House once home to Francis P Blair editor of the Globe.
The joint army and navy board weighs whether the coast artillery should operate a local navy of floating defenses. Monitors, gunboats, scout ships, torpedo boats, and patrol boats would support shore fortifications, patrol coastlines, and guard mine fields. The question of control between coast artillery and the naval establishment remains unresolved.
A humorous exchange at a furniture shop ends with the shopman offering a sofa dubbed Cupid's Retreat. The gag hinges on a cover that supposedly wears off after a year to reveal a marriage prompt, a Tit-Bits style joke about courting and domestic life.
A reporter asks if the ship was crippled by the storm. The captain replies that the vessel was not crippled though it lost one of its hands, a factual detail from Stray Stories.
Yonkers Statesman notes Patrice questions Fatience about knowledge and communication. The piece contrasts a woman who knows things with a woman who reveals everything.
Ernest Harold Baynes recounts releasing Isaac the tame turkey vulture from Massachusetts to New Hampshire. The bird wandered, fed on farm scraps, dodged shooters, and later lingered around a camp stealing food and chasing people. The author worries for Isaac if he continues his plundering.
A Boston purist questions trust in a man while noting that, though he may be trusted, the act would carry considerable risk. The Chicago Record-Herald quotes the exchange on judgment and caution.
A humorous quip from the Chicago Journal about a boy asking for wages from a doctor. The doctor replies that the boy will work for free and will eventually get sick, prompting the punchline that illness will come to him.
Town Topics notes Senator Boodle faces unfavorable perception amid ongoing scrutiny. Conversation suggests public doubt about his conduct and lifestyle, including his ownership of ten motor cars.
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