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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1907
Page
29
A miscellany lettered slice covers Defiance Ohio mail rates, global curiosities, social commentary, political snatches, and religious history. It quotes Carrie Catt on marriage and labor, Consuls reporting migration, Niagara power, and a biblical Gideon pageant.
A brief note cites Judges chapter seven to discuss Gideon’s triumph and divine aid, framing the victory as a model of faith and reliance on scripture authority.
Sermonette argues God values quality over numbers. It cites Gideon defeating a vast army with 300 by relying on faith and divine guidance. The message emphasizes few godly workers surpass large but fearful or lukewarm crowds. It highlights prophetic examples and calls readers to trust spiritual strength over human might.
The piece notes critique of a Chicago retiree who quit business with 5 600 000 claiming he has enough. It questions why he does not continue earning to endow universities educational funds and libraries as part of his philanthropy.
Gideon tests his army at the water. 300 men remain as trust in God steadies him for a night attack on the Midianite camp. The assault ends with divine aid, panic, and a rout, delivering Israel from the vast foe.
In a Panama scene two men discuss a hypothetical Jamaica quake impacting the canal zone. The profound man theorizes a quake could twist and wrench the canal, banks, machinery, and billions, then the moment arrives and he freezes mid-idea as the train delays.
Mr McNulty newly running the Saranac once the Rossmore Metropole is seen in his bar at midnight with actor Mr Montgomery when a bellboy whispers a message from No 109 asking to borrow a Bible. The manager jokes that nothing similar has happened since opening while fashion notes on plaid fabrics follow.
In a fashion feature three ready to make collars for homesewing are described. No 1 uses white cambric with a square back and waist reaching front points, edged with insertion and a cambric frill, the vest matching at the neck. The piece suggests smartening a serge dress or blouse.
A detailed garment note describes a white silk collar with round pointed ends and pleated edges, paired with a plain No. 2 white cloth vest in the sailor cut. The vest is lined in soft white silk, opened in a V at the neck to reveal a tucked silk chemisette, with interlining suggested for very thin cloth.
A feature on decorative butterfly centerpieces for luncheons using paper, foil, and flowers, plus Easter egg rolling on White House grounds described as inclusive and festive. Included are party games, menus, and centerpieces, with care notes and DIY tips from Madame Merri for fashionable gatherings and purse innovations.
Instructions for a useful knitted item describe yarn amount Scotch twine bone needles and gauge. Cast on 50 stitches and work knit back and forth to shape the garment until the specified length and form are achieved.
Instructions describe knitting a wide ribbed piece for a 32 inch bust with 150 stitches cast on. Knit back and forth to form 50 ribs, then bind off ends at the long edge. Shape caps and shells, crochet edge around and at armseye. Invitations cut from the fabric feature a court jester sketch and request guests to relate a notable fooling of a person. For larger sizes, add five stitches.
Plumes remain a staple in hat trimming with ostrich plumes in new shades and large hats adorned with roses and laces. Simple, copyable models appear for home milliners, though some women struggle to trim hats neatly. Four French models include violet straw hats with lace frill and gold violet striped ribbon bow.
A vintage home project outlines constructing a telephone using two pine boards a half inch thick two beef bladders a box of four ounce tacks leather strips and flexible wire. The article explains stretching the bladders over time and forming a central eight inch diameter circle on one board before cutting.
A detailed method explains making a simple telephone using bladders leather and wire. It covers cutting soaking and stretching the bladder edge tacking leather sealing the outer edge attaching a wire to a button and suspending a weight to dry parts. When completed two drums connected by a main wire enable calling by tapping a button. The article claims range from three feet to three miles.
A brief exploration of ancient Greek and Roman games akin to quoits. The discus was a circular stone or metal plate thrown with arm swing and body twist, ten to twelve inches in diameter. The ancients also played a similar sport, throwing a heavy perforated sphere called the soles using a rope.
A father recounts how his son Leander Bassett learned optimism from his Uncle William. The tale explains to see through hard tasks by turning challenges into a window of pleasant thoughts and maintaining steady progress despite difficulty. The narrator recalls examples of work humor and hopeful outlook.
A collection of brief humorous snippets and cartoons about everyday life. The scene opens with caterpillars sparring on a twig over space, then switches to light quips about mythic bluffs, love at first sight, politics, and a pillar in a square.
Brief snippets reveal curious questions about sailing jargon and learning moments. A sister explains tacking as turning halfway and sailing on the bias while a young reader asks about interpretation and sensation in color and touch involving a blind man recognizing heat and color through nonvisual cues.
Maeterlinck argues vanity skews proof of flower and animal intelligence. Bees disproved a supposed reasoning test by English entomologists when they used Andrew Knight’s cement of wax and turpentine to adapt new material, showing instinctive use rather than new ideas. A Baltimore man claims he never lied at 62, paired with a Milwaukee man claiming he has never been kissed at 61.
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