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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1907
Page
3
Mrs Lawton recounts life in Manila and surrounding towns describing how Filipino women from different classes live. She highlights nuns, convent life, and the lower class busy with washing, crafts, and factory work where girls roll cigarettes. She praises thrift, hospitality, cleanliness, and community ties.
The narrative recalls middle class life in Manila with refined comforts and social mingling with Filipino women, then shifts to a centennial note on Christian missions in China. It traces early efforts by Morrison and Milne, growth after 1842, and projected increases in Chinese Protestant communicants, noting key conferences and the Boxer Uprising impact.
A Corea Daily News description recalls the crown prince bride procession through the palace streets at four, colors of greens yellows pinks and blues, with officials and palace servants, followed by the Empress elect chair, soldiers, and a six o'clock audience for Belgian consul general. General Hasegawa watches, a later soiree includes foreign representatives and aides.
The Deadwood, South Dakota article questions the town's reputation as a "bad" place, calling the prevailing view a grave misperception. It analyzes social and economic factors shaping outsiders’ views and locals’ pride in Deadwood’s heritage.
A compact German saying links a chain of ownership from nail to castle to land, illustrating how small parts bind larger estates and power. The quip shows precedence of material detail over political or personal prominence in a layered metaphor.
A New York City board approves a park on the 1.5 acre Chinatown site between the Bowery and Mott Streets. As the district’s residents scatter, officials compare the move to San Francisco’s postquake clearing, noting Chinatown’s vast passageways and lingering vice.
A businessman laments how hard it is today to confirm a person’s identity. He notes he targets middle class and edge-of-society people by visiting their workplaces to ask for an in question, and often the resident denies being in but agrees to take a message. He says many mistake him for a representative of a creditor.
The explorer asks what good would be accomplished by finding the north pole. He replies that discovering it would save more human lives than any other achievement, giving people reason to stop risking dangerous attempts. The Judge comments on the saving lives motivation.
A compact reflection on poverty and wealth arguing that aiding the poor is harder than extracting funds from them. The Life quote notes the paradox that giving money back to the poor can ruin them, illustrating social welfare tensions.
In a Yonkers Statesman report a chauffeur testifying before a judge claims his eight mile per hour arrest was not his fault because he was in a trolley car. He admits speeding to about twenty miles an hour yesterday. The judge questions responsibility and fines.
Blacksmiths forge ahead as money lenders push daily. Real estate men gain ground, gamblers seize upper hand, and tailors press forward, all observed by the judge in a concise market snapshot.
Mrs Fiercepate says she and her husband met by correspondence and got engaged before meeting in person. Miss Sharp confirms the sequence, noting surprise at the proposal happening without an in person meeting.
A practical home guide describes an English wallpaper cleaning paste using four pounds of flour and two pints of water to refresh paper without damaging color. It advises washing flatirons with warm grease, brown paper, soda water, and brick powder to keep irons smooth and easy to use, promising faster work.
The article explains cutting glass is sensitive to temp changes and advises tempering before use. Do not rinse a cold salad bowl with hot water, and gradually adapt glass to temperatures when switching from cold to hot contents. Use mild soap and a dedicated brush to clean crevices, and avoid hard ice impact on punch bowls.
A writer warns against rushing to dress at five minutes. Hastiness leads to flustered carelessness and mislaid accessories. The woman ends up hot and unhappy, with broken buttons, missing gloves, and a frustrated mood.
An older discussion notes swinging doors to the hall can save wall space when hallway width allows. In crowded quarters doors feel necessary and builders wish for doors that slide into walls. Portieres at bedroom doors offer privacy without closing doors, favored over screens.
An easy eczema remedy uses flower of sulphur worked into vaseline to create a bright yellow salve. Manufacture by spreading vaseline on a plate and blending in sulphur with a knife until smooth. Store in a small glass box with a metal top. the mixture keeps indefinitely.
Combine one quart lukewarm water with half a yeast cake one teaspoon salt and one and a half pints flour. Set in a warm place to rise until light and spongy. Add half a cup sugar half a cup molasses and enough flour to knead. Work in two heaping cups chopped dates. Knead and rise again. Shape into leaves bake three quarters of an hour in a hot oven.
To relieve rheumatism mix half an ounce of pulverized saltpeter with half a pint of olive oil and bathe the affected areas. Cover with warm flannel and repeat two or three times daily. Another remedy heats a flat iron, covers it with a vinegar-moistened flannel, and places it near the affected part.
The article notes the jumper waist style to be copied in linen for next summer. It mentions girls busy with embroidery, crafting dainty samples of this fashion trend.
An old remedy suggests placing a cotton ball with a pinch of black pepper and sweet oil in the ear, then covering with a warm flannel bandage. The adage claims immediate relief from earache.
Burglars reported to have stolen two donkeys from a San Francisco residence described as bum ropes by locals. The odd theft highlights unusual items taken in recent break ins.
The America, first Cup winner of 1851, remains famed as other defenders fade. The aging clipper schooner has endured through sale to Lord Blaquiere, Templeton, Decie, and Gen Butler’s line, then to Butler Ames, with the Mischief still afloat as a party boat near Marblehead. The Puritan later sold at auction for junk, its hull value minimal.
French archaeologists restore the ancient treasury of the Athenians at Delphi built from Marathon spoils. Frazer notes Pausanias’s account and confirms inscriptions and metopes depicting gods, Hercules, and Theseus. The edifice dates to 490–480 B C with substantial marble remains and preserved architectural details.
A tremulous visitor seeks defense from a great lawyer revealing a minor embezzlement of 250 dollars. The scene centers on the lawyer’s calm promise to defend a defaulter admitting a small financial lapse.
A Cleveland man Gustav Tielke possesses an unknown original Rembrandt etching claimed as the artist and his wife's scene. Critics rate it among Rembrandt's best works and held there were only two prints in Paris and London. Tielke, a 72 year old Dutchman, has kept it for 50 years, discovering it hidden behind an older picture at his parents' home.
Mrs Hannah A Currier of Manchester New Hampshire plans to leave a fortune of 1 000 000 dollars on her death to establish a city art gallery. The gift is expected to create the largest gallery in New England and rival the finest in the United States. She is now eighty years old.
A conjurer tells the audience he can name how many hairs are on any attendee's head. He asserts the number 50,327,429 and wagers £20 if any listener proves him wrong, as reported in Royal Magazine.
A tense scene ends with the boss telling the office boy to eject a dishonest employee who owes money. The abrupt dismissal underscores a clash over unpaid debts and accountability within the workplace.
A clipped exchange from the Chicago Daily News features Mr Stubb and Mrs Stubb joking about a woman teller down south who “tells everything she knows.” The quip highlights gendered humor about bank staff.
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