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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1901
Page
8
Poem fragment contrasts busy street life with distant echoes of pride and privilege. The speaker notes that wealth and fashion dwell in halls, while the din of toil continues outside, highlighting social divide.
Captain of police guards seeks information on a deserter named Murray near Ermita. Miss Perkins confronts Stuyvesant accusing a romance of betrayal while recounting forged signatures and money, ring, and a petition used to sway military support.
In a Manila guard scene an American officer distracts with a covert love interest while a sentry’s challenge exposes a young lieutenant. A death at the guardhouse triggers a tense mob at Ermita as soldiers demand justice for a fallen comrade.
A representative organizing committee has been formed to arrange a dinner for Sir John Tenniel. The list includes the duke of Devonshire, Mr. Balfour, Lord Rosebery, the speaker, Sir W Harcourt, and J Morley with leaders from law, art, medicine, journalism, and the stage, reflecting broad esteem for the Punch cartoonist.
In a brief Detroit Free Press exchange, Mr Poore-Will asks for marriage but Miss Witte replies that it is his nothing that deters her from marriage, delivering a sharp, humorous clash reflecting social flirtation.
The excerpt explains how a foal responds to obstacles based on which leg entangles first, highlighting the horse as a creature of habit. It stresses starting training early, defining clear goals, and teaching correct behaviors to prevent future problems.
A farmer instructs on gentle colt breaking emphasizing restraint with one arm around the neck and a rope harness, gradual halter use, sugar rewards, weaning at five months, cow milk diet, and cart training. Advice covers avoiding pain, proper collar fit, and progressive obedience without forcing.
A wooden roller wire stretcher mounted on a post uses a chain and hook to tighten fencing. The device is cheap simple and efficient and can be home made. It describes stretching the wire by turning a crank then securing and repeating on additional posts.
About sixty newsmen toured the Wyoming division The Overland Route to inspect major Union Pacific improvements. The trip highlighted 158.4 miles of new track cutting Omaha Ogden distance by 30.47 miles and reducing gradients and curves. Credit given to Horace G Burt and aides for vast embankments and large tunnels.
Electrical Review reports a new high tension polyphase electric traction system in Italy achieving 45 miles per hour on a 67 mile line with five car trains and no serious jar. Dynamos run at 21,000 volts and electric automatic appliances perform well. The test draws interest after London's bid impact.
Thomas Keegan, 48, of 1037 South Second Street, St Louis, survived a delicate brain surgery a week ago after a fall caused a severe skull fracture. Dr H L Nictert removed bone fragments and part of the skull equal to one fourth of the surface, with slim chances of recovery. Despite low odds, the mechanical part succeeded and Keegan remains conscious and may recover.
A collection of witty witticisms and quips from various papers. The jokes cover domestic life travel and social scenes with punchlines about wife summers in Newport and men in polar expeditions. Names include Boston Philadelphia Chicago and Indianapolis papers in a cohesive humor round-up.
A promotional pamphlet offers Devoe ready paint praised for lasting quality and protection. It urges readers to contact their dealer and mentions a free pamphlet upon mentioning the newspaper.
The judge interrupts attorney Mr. Sharke and asks why he is talking, remarking that language can conceal thought. The exchange appears in a Chicago Tribune quotation about courtroom discourse.
A London Tidbits item notes a Sunday school teacher guiding a class of infants to finish sentences. The idol had eyes but it couldn't see, ears but it couldn't hear, lips but it couldn't speak, a nose but it couldn't wipe it, prompting a pause in the lesson.
The exchange argues painting was once confined to men. Henriques cites lack of notable works by women as evidence, while Ottinger challenges the premise. The Brooklyn Eagle records the humorous dormer of gender bias in art history.
A ticket broker’s arrest in St. Louis on August 15 revealed a vast counterfeiting scheme. Authorities recover a huge batch of forged tickets and passes, with railroads valuing the recovered amount at about 50 000 dollars. Buffalo scalpers face jail for similar forgery and passengers are advised to buy only at authorized offices to ensure validity.
Smith questions why people seek society while Brown asks why others fear exclusion in this Detroit Free Press item exploring social behavior and crowd dynamics.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway promotes affordable farm land in Marinette County Wisconsin with favorable terms. Wisconsin's crops markets and climate are highlighted. Contact F A Miller General Passenger Agent for details in Chicago.
A Chicago Daily News quips about a couple planning an elopement by car. The beau reassures the maid that no hitch will occur, while the lover emphasizes they will marry in an automobile. The snippet evokes early 20th century urban romance and attitudes toward mobility.
The Australian Mail departed Australia with 347 sacks of documents for the British Parliament. Sailing on the Ventura from Sidney, the voyage across the Pacific took 21 days, cutting earlier times by five days. The mail travelled via San Francisco, fast trains through the Ogden line, Union Pacific, and Chicago Burling ton and Quincy, reaching New York three minutes early. The mail then moved to the Campania for transfer to England, with delivery expected in several days sooner than any previous run. The route included last year's shipyard details and a near-miss on connections, but overall it reached time-saving milestones.
Letters from John Herziger of Neenah Wisconsin and Samuel R Sprecher of Los Angeles endorse Peruna as a cure for kidney catarrh and incipient Bright’s disease. Bankhead’s Washington endorsement adds weight, while readers are urged to write Dr Hartman for advice if results are unsatisfactory.
Two people, George Herniman of Buffalo and Mrs. George W. Sharp of Washington Kansas, recount similar miraculous rescues from death by the same method. Their experiences, told in plain language, highlight what the paper presents as divine intervention and timing.
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