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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1905
Page
7
A Russian writer details Sakhalin Island prison life and brutal methods of punishment. The report covers chain prisons, barrows, and female confinement, plus executioners and knout use, with vivid scenes of inmates and officials amid a climate of cruelty and endemic abuse.
The August 27 1905 issue presents a Jeremiah study focusing on the siege of Jerusalem and Jeremiah 38. The lesson highlights Zedekiah princes and the Ethiopian eunuch Ebed melech saving the prophet from a dungeon with mud for water. It emphasizes warnings from God and the cost of peaceful dissent under siege.
Washington reports a switch to emerald green mail boxes as aluminum paint proved unsatisfactory. About 4,000 Chicago boxes will be recolored this fall with green paint, a return to the color used prior to the aluminum boxes.
Quote captures Corby as a man with three codes of morals. Jenkins replies he has one for business, one for home, and one for his automobile. The exchange appears in Brooklyn Life with a humorous take on personal ethics.
The piece notes King Edward and Queen Alexandra guiding fashion away from lavish diamond displays toward modest ornaments. It contrasts royal restraint with American millionaire excess and hopes simple styles curb jewelry theft.
A playful exchange from Stray Stories where a man asks if she could learn to love him and she replies that popular education has advanced so much one can learn almost anything these days.
Orville A. Babcock of Massena lassoed a gigantic sturgeon near a canal power house rack. After a half hour struggle the fish was finally hauled out with a rope noose over its head. The enormous catch weighed 104 pounds and featured a dramatic tug of waterside daring.
A quip noting a French writer claims the czar is the last of his race. it contrasts with a witticism that race serves to get under the bed, implying a sly or risqué interpretation of power and position.
A stamp worth about 214d is pasted every week into a blank book owned by every German servant girl. The stamp, donated by her mistress and required by law, is redeemed by the government if she falls ill, or she may keep it until old age when the government pays its face value.
The United States Navy will install a system of electric cooking and dish washing in all warships. The plan aims to modernize shipboard kitchens and improve efficiency for crews at sea.
Detroit Free Press notes a debate where a scientist and Dubat argue about Darwin and the theory of evolution. The exchange questions Darwinism and the strength of the evolutionary link.
Before Edward I, pennies bore a deep cross so indented it could be split into halves for halfpence or quarters for farthings, illustrating early medieval coin design and division.
A conversation scene contrasts blunt honesty with tactful speech. Mrs McSwatt and Mr McSwatt spar over judgment of men while Miss Cayenne weighs frankness versus unskilled attempts at clarity in a humorous exchange.
A Houston Post quip notes that Smith, once well off after marriage, has become broke after marrying a cooking school graduate. The joke hinges on shifting fortunes and social perceptions within a domestic context.
A Houston Post quip notes Smithy visits his wealthy aunt often to avoid an implied less desirable visit to a relative described as an uncle. The line plays on familial duty and humor about riches driving social visits.
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