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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1904
Page
7
Douglas Sladen surveys Japanese women's dress, detailing outer and inner kimonos, obi, hair adornments, and social signals in grooming. He notes wedding customs, the symbolism of white, sleeves and fans as communication, and the gendered differences in attire across classes with vivid examples from daily life and the Yoshiwara.
Naturalist recounts a series of incidents with Romulus a young wolf and The Sprite a full grown fox in a shared pen. A nightly clash ends with one wolf dead and Romulus surviving after a tense walk and encounter with a bear cub Jimmy. The tale blends observation of animal behavior with playful scenes of Romulus’s walks and curious finds in fields.
Fashion notes of the season favor Louis and Directoire silhouettes with 1830 lines likely to endure. Drooping shoulders and sweeping outlines remain desirable while mixed period gowns appear. Hats trend toward eccentric crowns and mauve tones, with some white crepe de chine designs trimmed in velvet or adorned with buckles.
Gossip highlights the season’s gilt of braided autumn gowns with red tones, blue serge, and white cloth triumphs. Ivory suede trims and ornate belts decorate ivory gowns while blue serge ensembles feature kilted skirts and velvet accents. Hats range from wide toques to coarse straws with autumnal foliage accents.
The annual 1903 report shows 347 licenses issued for animal experiments in Britain with 19 084 total experiments and 4178 using anesthetics. Exams reveal good compliance. two sites failed to conform wholly. The system aims to curb cruelty yet risks hindering progress from protectors external to science. In the United States, the American Society for the Protection of Animals oversees protection nationwide.
A letter from Miss Lucille Eaton Hill of Wellesley College urges a campaign against what she calls the dreadful abuse of uncontrolled basketball in girls secondary schools. She argues Japan favors a paper plant industry and that producing such plants in America demands attention as a social issue.
The piece notes wireless telegraphy as essential to modern ships, detailing Japanese and Russian use, and highlighting its role in the April engagements, including the sinking of the Petropavlovsk. It cites Times correspondent reports from the Haiman, distances to Weihaiwei, ciphered Japanese traffic, and the ability to gauge fleet positions through wireless activity.
The flintlock pistol known as Sweet Lips surfaced in possession of pensions commissioner Mr. Ware. It once belonged to Darling Jones, a Confederate soldier who fought from North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. Jones carried it at King's Mountain on October 7, 1780, firing the shot that killed Ferguson, a turning point in the battle and Cornwallis career.
A mosaic of notes covers the walls of Mukden as fortifications for Russians while Japan sprinkles industry with Mitsumata paper pulp seeds and pulp prices. Kuropatkin's conscript ages and Japan's service range are discussed. An athletics advocate critiques competitive sport for women and urges balanced progress. A 1892 rainmaker notice in Smith County promises rain for payment, via Rube Jarvis.
The piece notes the world population as 1,567,419,233 from an old estimate but contrasts it with a claim about Col Alexis Romanoff. It then mentions blue butter made from Indian native cow milk and ends with a tale of Australian aborigines enduring wounds in tribal fights, including a chief who walked 60 miles with a spear through his body.
In a bungalow in Java a frightened Dutch girl awoke to eerie wails and clawing sounds. her family hunted the room by candlelight, discovering a motion beneath the bed. a long broom strike produced a frightened rooster fleeing amid a roup illness, ending the scare.
The White Cockade, a historic Jacobite tune later used as an American march, is linked to the Concord Bridge action of April 19 1775. Boston Transcript notes its enduring singability shows a melody made for one party can feel universal among Americans.
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