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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1906
Page
6
A reflective piece on the seasonal draw of harvest work. It links rural toil to urban readers, citing Ruth and Boaz to illustrate enduring attraction to sheaves. The essay notes laborers seeking purpose beyond wages and compares harvest pull to the call of the wild.
An English magazine recounts “inherited memories” from the ruins of a Roman fortress. A visiting clergyman asserts family memory of living there in a priestly role and recalls a socketed tower top used for archers. The owner confirms finding the described stone socket. The piece treats the claim as factual, with political sarcasm about England’s government.
A boy’s playful caution on politeness warns against eating quickly to avoid choking. He recalls a Sunday dinner fatality caused by a rabbit’s jaw, urging courteous meals and restraint. A girl’s odd definition of turf as grass and dirt pressed together by God is noted with amusement.
An 1897 count shows 2,070,000 horses in Great Britain and Ireland, while 1903 figures reach 2,069,944. Despite thousands of motor vehicles taking horse labor, the horse population declined by only 56, less than ten per year.
A historic tally shows American women acquiring 23 English, 26 German, 14 French, 17 Italian, and six Russian titles through marriage. It estimates 160 American heiresses have gone to Europe with dowries totaling 30 million pounds, averaging 187 500 pounds each, while American wives own about 2 million acres of land in Britain.
An English imitation of a railroad wreck draws ire from Americans who view it as an insult to a national tragedy. Critics say the portrayal mocks disaster and downplays the loss suffered by victims.
A sermon drawing on Exodus 16 titled Manna the Bread from Heaven from the Fifth In Cloud and Pillar Series. The author W. 8. Edson, published 1906, presents scripture authority and the narrative of the Hebrew people's wandering.
The people of Israel lament hunger after leaving Elim as they press toward the Promised Land. Moses reassures them with a divine promise of bread from heaven to prove faith and obedience, and they gather the mysterious sustenance coriander seed-like. The episode recalls past deliverances at Pihahiroth and Marah, underscoring God’s continued care.
Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church near Danville Kentucky started a Sunday egg offering to fund missions. The plan yielded 2100 dollars for missions, supporting four missionaries in Japan, as hens laid eggs each Sunday across the rural area.
London features five regular open-air pulpits used for preaching. The open platforms are built against church walls with an angled design and sheltered by projecting hoods. Preachers access the pulpit via an interior church door.
Mr. Robert E. Speer of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions releases a table detailing last year’s per member contributions to evangelizing heathen work. It shows low giving relative to wealth, with Methodists 45 cents, Episcopalians 48 cents, Baptists 63 cents, Presbyterians 1.04, Congregationalists 1.11, Reformed 1.28, United Presbyterians 1.77 per capita. Interior.
Report notes about three thousand motor cars and over eighteen hundred motor cycles in Lon with references to rising urban vehicle presence and transport growth. It outlines a trend toward increased private mobility and associated street traffic considerations.
Lesson text outlines prayer and parable from Luke 18 1 14 including the persistent widow and the Pharisee and Publican contrasts. It highlights humility, importunity in prayer and the outcome of justification for the humble penitent versus self righteousness. Practical points urge continual prayer spirit to aid the oppressed and trust in God's timing and mercy.
The death of Patrick O Connell of Danvers at 62 recalls his Civil War odyssey. Enlisted June 1864, he endured Libby and Belle Isle prisons, escaped multiple times, crossed into Union lines, and survived a grueling trek across Roan mountain North Carolina Tennessee to Knoxville and Washington before returning to Boston. He later led the local Grand Army post and headed the Massachusetts prisoner of war union.
Estimates place 400000 to 500000 natives dead from sleeping sickness in Africa over the past decade. The disease spreads rapidly and little is done to stop it. Opinion holds that once infected, recovery is rare. Despite the name, sleep is not a prominent early symptom.
Aunt Clarissa condemns women who overpack handkerchiefs for heart interest plays, calling them too businesslike and calculating to be genuine. The remark reflects social expectations of femininity and decorum in theatergoing.
Uncle Allen Sparks says there is good in every man though occasionally some men have only their appetite as their sole virtue. He frames the comment as a pointed reflection on human nature and character.
Vanity and egotism in all its forms are vices. The vain man wastes time thought and money in self-approval and decoration that could be spent on improvement.
A humorous quotation notes a thief's habit with a gold watch and its guarantee, via Figaro. The line highlights recurring petty theft and a gleeful irony about recoverable value through the guarantee.
Col R M Kelley investigated burial sites near Louisville for Col George Croghan, the Hero of Sandusky. A hidden headstone in Locust Grove led to identification and reinterment near a monument in Fremont, Ohio. Croghan, born 1791, earned early fame at Tippecanoe and rose to major by 1814 before dying in New Orleans in 1849.
Col Holloway recounts an anecdote from William H. Byrington of the Tribune during the Civil War. Lincoln, awakened in a night shirt, guessed where to send two correspondents for Sherman’s sea movement and warned not to tell Stanton, joking that he would be killed for the guess.
John Henry recounts a domestic farce as his wife Peaches embarks on amateur photography. She floods the neighborhood with pictures, bungles development, and turns their home into a chaotic studio while boasting two usable images amid thousands of attempts.
The Manayunk philosopher muses on love and rivalry. He warns that jealousy vanishes only when a man accepts others may not be rivals, ending with a quiet chuckle about being out of love once he recognizes the truth.
A playful line features a speaker forgetting the way to school on the fourth day, humorous dialect captures memory lapse and daily routine. The quip reflects everyday school life and the light tone of a classroom anecdote.
The article notes a shift from rag-based paper to vegetable materials with green rushes as a new source. After processing they yield a very white consistent pulp suitable for good quality paper at low cost.
Aphoristic line about love notes that without lovers no publisher or bookseller could operate, contrasting passion with commerce.
The article cites that France has invested over 13 billion dollars in foreign securities while carrying the largest domestic public debt. It credits thrift as a long standing national trait and notes France’s recovery and growing strength since 1871, despite repeated wars and devastation.
A Philadelphia bulletin fragment shows Edith and Edward in a tender moment, with Edith noting Edward’s careful affection before embracing her. The brief dialogue hints at intimate emotion and established closeness between the two speakers.
A cheeky cartoon text suggests bold fashion choices for the season, noting short overcoats and spotted patterns as in vogue. The playful banter mocks modesty and highlights current style trends for the time of year.
Lava yields useful products like translucent bottles and green glass twice as strong as ordinary glass. Each volcano has its own molten mix producing ponzzolano and pumice stone. Time decomposes lava, a lesson Sicily’s fertile plains attest.
After the previous president fled with state funds, Santo Domingo reports normalcy with nothing urgent on the island to provoke concern or prompt action.
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