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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1907
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR reads like a historical note on an American missionary, with garbled phrases and missing context. The readable bits indicate a focus on a notable missionary figure and perhaps a biographical or commemorative item from a newspaper page.
A historical survey traces Roman Catholic missions in Japan from Xavier’s 1549 arrival through centuries of persecution to modern growth. It notes the 1873 grant of religious liberty, the 60,000 Catholics served by 243 missionaries, and the Vatican’s quiet, poverty‑driven evangelization shaping Japan’s religious landscape.
An elderly couple from a New Jersey county check into a New York hotel. A clerk warns the man not to blow out the gas, prompting a tense exchange with the wife who insists she will attend to the matter herself. A watchman later opens the door to prevent danger. The exchange ends with a sharp quip about throttling engines.
A portrait of women astronomers and the wives and sisters who supported them. The article surveys Caroline Herschel, Mme Lepaute, Mary Somerville, Maria Mitchell, and others, detailing their contributions, challenges, and the rise of women as astronomers and compu ters in American and European institutions.
A fragmented regional clipping warns the De Soto oak near the Tampa Bay Hotel faces death from a parasitic moss. The story links the oak to early exploration lore and notes its size and age while touching on unrelated diversions about Merida hemp and social musings.
An article urges women to prioritize oral hygiene as a daily routine. It explains brushing upon rising, post meals cleansing, and nightly mouthwash, warns against metal probing, and suggests home treatments with pumice and orange stick, while noting professional dental care when needed.
A detailed clothing description outlines a serge ensemble in white or navy. The gored skirt features right side seams and front breadth trimmed with buttons and cord loops. A tight fitting jacket is shown with a vest, turnover collar, and cuffs machine stitched. Navy straw hat with chine ribbon and pale pink roses completes the look.
New home craft ideas describe an elegant table center in white satin or corded silk. A scalloped border with gold thread buttonhole stitching frames a trellis of gold ribbon and bows. Pale yellow rose embroidery and variations with pink ribbons and forget me nots provide color options.
The article notes women should learn thrift in food choices at tearooms and quick lunch spots. It urges lighter midday meals focusing on lettuce, thin soups, sandwiches, cold meats, and watercress rather than rich, heavy dishes. Envy is cited as a strange esteem for merit.
The article notes a vogue for plate glass tops on bedroom furniture like dressers chiffoniers and desks. Glass covers in French lawn or sheer linen with embroidery, white red silk with ribbon work, and old brocades protect surfaces and add elegance, while preserving beauty and shielding from dust.
Tips to gain extra storage and seating by building built in window seats in octagon ends bays or corners. Use panel fronts with molding, hinge lids for access, and keep a comfortable height for lounging. Use interior space for sheets patterns or fabrics with elastic pockets and matching woodwork finishes.
An old belief warns that breaking a china piece at a wedding brings bad luck especially if it is a gift or heirloom. The article then highlights fashionable veils including punctured chiffon in many shades, browns and yellows, Chantilly lace veils, and square chiffon veils with striped borders in diverse colors and sizes from 18 inches to a yard.
A Portland physician reports that 2,048 teaspoonfuls of tears, about two gallons, were shed by the audience during a recent performance of Madam Butterfly in the city.
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