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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1905
Page
6
Margarte Sangster writes to young schoolgirls about cliques, dress pressures, and the longing to belong. She warns that social divisions harm character and suggests simplicity in dress, emphasis on learning, and comfort of old friendships while exploring school life’s joys and challenges. She notes the value of mastering subjects and teases future topics for practical guidance.
The prince of Wales wears a crown ornamented with a gold threaded tuft of feathers valued at fifty thousand dollars. It is the only one of its kind, took twenty years to procure, and cost more than a dozen hunters their lives as they pursued the perilous periwak through tiger-haunted jungles.
Italian cut work is the latest embroidery style, praised as effective and easy by Sarah Hale in the Philadelphia Press. Materials recommended are very heavy linen for the technique.
The text describes transferring a design to linen and finishing edges with a short close stitch. Straight side to side lines are crossed with a double thread and caught to the edges, then worked with a close buttonhole stitch. After finishing, cut out the linen between the buttonholed edges. Ensure the buttonholing runs neatly.
The instruction notes a cuff design should run around each pattern line and be aligned to the part to be cut. It warns to always work toward the cut area and cautions against cutting the cross threads.
Practical tips on kidneys diet with asparagus and carrots, spinach toning the skin, potatoes digestion, soap and soft water for complexion, daily walk in all weather, water intake between meals, poultices for finger swelling and splinters, benzoin rinse for pores, minimal meat, honey water for throat.
Vienna professor Moorhof has developed a new artificial bone cavity filling using a mix of iodoform spermaceti and iosesame that melts at 122 degrees Fahrenheit. It is poured into the cavity in liquid form and penetrates all areas, being absorbed and replaced by granulation tissue. About 220 patients have been treated with this method and reportedly there have been no failures.
The complexion brush used every night and morning with warm water and castile soap will keep the complexion free from blackheads. Twice a week apply a saturate solution of magnesium. Be careful of the diet, eating plenty of fresh fruit, drinking three pints of water a day.
Thomas Harrison, accountant and correspondence clerk at the naval observatory, is described as Uncle Sam's oldest civilian employee. He has served 57 years at the observatory and is regarded as an authority on naval observatory history.
On his Rome trip J Pierpont Morgan and party spent Sunday largely with the pope. They attended the pope’s early mass and had a Venetian dinner with gifts from Venice. Attending were Morgan’s sisters niece Monsignore Bressan the private secretary and two noblemen.
The article advises counteracting sun damage with nourishing creams using cucumber-based formulations and cold cream. It warns about strong bleaches containing corrosive sublimate and provides a milky whitening lotion. Remedies include cucumber juice compresses for sunburn and elder flower water glycerin borax for skin irritation. Freckles are addressed with copper and zinc oxide ointments and exercise to induce perspiration.
A vintage guide urges daily cold water splash and brisk rubbing to smooth the neck. It emphasizes athletic neck exercises, avoiding stiff collars, and using skin foods and calisthenics to prevent sagging and yellowing while promoting strawberry and fruit acids for stain removal with proper dilution.
Thoughtful French leaders push propaganda in schools and barracks to curb absinthe and vermouth use. Senator Beranger cites drinking as a national threat causing depopulation and most crimes, while admitting legislation may take years to pass.
The text advises daily warm water and mild castile soap for infants. When yellow scales appear apply olive oil to soften crusts and avoid washing for several days. After crusts soften, remove gently with a fine comb to speed healing.
Mrs. Jerome Bonaparte wife of the new secretary of the navy has long suffered ill health. A pianist and lover of literature she is descended from Miss Day of Boston before her marriage.
The Betterment of London association and the street noises abatement committee have secured bans on barrel organs in 42 roads, squares and streets in the west end. An additional 38 locations are currently under official consideration for similar prohibition.
A brief note from the Chicago Mews asserts that a woman must love something whether a man or a dog reflecting her daily sentiment.
A tipsy column urges women to apply sour milk as a neck bleach and to bathe in sweet milk or buttermilk. It promotes a milk-based skin care regimen including a cold cream nightly to keep the neck white and smooth.
Instructions outline a month long regimen for healthier nails. Soak nails in warm olive oil, wash, scrub with almond meal, apply vaseline, rinse, trim hangnails carefully, push back cuticles, file to shape, and polish. Repeat three times weekly with nighttime gloves and report results.
Insufficient exercise contributes to wakefulness while sleep should refresh both brain and muscles, supporting overall recovery and health. Regular activity aids deeper rest and reduces nighttime wakefulness, enhancing daytime energy and performance.
A courtroom moment shows Bobby asking what an exception is while Mr. Smith stumbles through a definition. The judge smiles as the boy cites a family quip that a fool and his money are soon parted.
The text warns that needleworkers tempted to replace buttons with hooks and eyes or use strings instead of buttons on undergarments are making a mistake. It highlights the trade off between ease and proper garment function.
A detailed description outlines building a three dial combination lock using brass knobs broom handles and wooden disks. Holes are drilled in a box cover and each dial aligns with a knob to reveal the correct combination. The design uses internal wheels to rotate with the knobs and secure the lid.
The notes describe a combination lock using circular wood pieces on a broom handle. Flat sides align with the cover edge when a letter or number is chosen to open the door. A wooden pin or nail can reinforce the end of the broom handle to keep the lock from pulling through when tested.
In this skill game players roll hoops from 15 feet toward two openings beside a tall peg. Hitting the middle peg scores 20 points, two smaller pegs 10 each, and rebounds off the string influence outcomes. If a hoop contacts a peg before rebounding, that round ends for the player.
To fashion a dancing doll from a handkerchief tie knots at the four corners then midway between the upper corners. Twist the two lower knots tightly to form a little man that will dance for you.
A report cites a superintendent and a conductor involved in a scene aboard a streetcar. The witness testifies she asked to exit at her corner and the response she recalls suggests a tense exchange. The piece reflects attitudes toward authority and public transport behavior.
A brief literary quip contrasts a future leader daughter with her father Mr Shallow pate. The exchange hints at the tension between potential leadership and folly within family dynamics. The period tone evokes social expectation and satire.
Plans to build electric street car lines in Peking drew a strong protest from residents who say the project harms the poor. Coolies now haul passengers in rickshaws or on wheelbarrows and fear loss of livelihood.
A San Francisco woman who established an 1868 institution for destitute women has lost her money and entered the home. The report notes the charity’s long history and the trustee’s unexpected financial reversal.
The article states handball’s inventor is Anagalia, a noble lady of Corcyra, who made the first toy ball and offered it to the king’s daughter. It notes handball is the oldest game and widely played by both boys and girls, yet the inventor was a woman and the ball was created for girls.
A 20 foot anaconda brought to a French museum in 1885 fed only 34 times in five years. Its meals, mostly small goats or rabbits, came after long fasts of 23 to 204 days. Keepers judged hunger by the snake’s unease as it refused food during 1886 attempted feeds.
Experts say chestnut orchards yield higher returns than apple orchards of equal size. Nuts sell on street corners for about 6 dollars a bushel while roasted chestnuts bring in at least that much per bushel, according to St. Nicholas. The tree grows rapidly and may bear fruit by age five.
The Philadelphia Record notes the elephant travels with the most luggage because he never travels without his trunk. The fox and the cock have the least luggage with only one brush and comb between them.
In a courtroom exchange the judge notes Norve had too much experience while a speaker confirms this is the first time in an automobile. the question arises whether the journey could continue indefinitely.
Quotation from Life pondering world peace and the prospect of a single remaining nation. Reflects on international harmony and potential future of global unity amid conflict.
Exchange between Walter P. Neff and a Kansas City Telegram writer humorously notes a cat's "greatest knack for mathematics." The cat's ability to rap up a column is cited as proof, provoking a lighthearted discussion on animal cleverness.
Dialogue fragment shows Mrs Wise praising a motherly image while Mr Wise agrees the photo is flattering. Cassell's transcription captures a casual exchange with spelling quirks.
The passage depicts Josiah discovering the Book of the Law, Shaphan reporting to the king, and Hilkiah the high priest overseeing repairs. It notes Josiah's grief, the inquiry of the Lord, and prophetic pronouncements by Huldah. Josiah's reform continues, ending with his death at Megiddo and national lament.
Laurence Hutton recalls a witty typographical error in an article about the merger of the Astor Tilden Lenox libraries. He intended to say vast bequests but wrote how New York was enriched by the receipt of the vest buttons of James Lenox. The quip highlights early 1900s library history.
At a Lisbon court ball Landseer was introduced to the king of Portugal who, with imperfect English, said he was fond of beasts and pleased to meet the artist. The moment highlighted the monarch's interest in the famed animal painter.
A recent report indicates Greenland now has nearly 12,000 inhabitants. The figure marks a noticeable rise in the region's demographic count, reflecting gradual growth and shifting local dynamics.
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