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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1906
Page
10
Legal forms and advice service offers contracts deeds mortgages and liens at nominal fees. Insurance policy review analyzes validity and defects, with mail-in policy checks promising prompt, typed documents from LEGAL FORMS AND ADVICE CO. at 116 Nassau Street New York City.
In the Bailey Building an elevator stalls between floors during a lunch hour, trapping Katherine and Westcott. A shy elevator boy, a box of chocolates, and a heart shaped bonbon drive a thaw as the pair share sweets and awkward confession after a quarrel over Katherine’s ring.
An article on smart dress making argues that proper fit and lines matter more than fabrics. It advises a French pattern, careful sewing on thin fabrics, lighter machine settings, and a well kept sewing machine. It describes a pale blue crepe de chine Princess Dress with lace medallions and pattern No. 2036, plus a loose daytime coat from pattern No. 1969.
A profile of Admiral George Dewey noting his rank and independence, his $15,500 annual pay, and his leadership of the navy general board. The piece describes his appearance, love of animals, a prized team of driving horses, and a humorous anecdote about a captain and Dewey’s dog aboard a ship.
Sailors hold deep rooted beliefs from phantom ships and spectral lights to sea harpies and the four Goblins of Dunters Ness. Ghosts like Adamaster haunt the Cape and the silent man of Wexford Harbor are noted. St Elmo's fire appears as spectral lights, Castor and Pollux warn of danger when seen single.
Prophets doubted cable laying due to water density and depth but cables were laid. The first Atlantic transits by rail and steam faced similar skeptics who were proven wrong. A Pacific cable near the Lukin Islands reached 26,246 feet, showing progress despite early fears.
Admiral Capps recounts a veteran's decline after drink as he tells a temperance audience of a broken promise to a wife. The old man, thin and red-eyed, admits his failings and says to his wife you should have married a better man than I am. She replies quietly I did James.
Two Irish farmers Moran and Murphy meet at a fair after long separation. Murphy boasts of a wife and a healthy baby while Moran quips that the harem is long as long as the child is healthy, delivering a joke about appearances.
John D. Rockefeller has launched a war on snakes at Pocantico Hills offering twenty five cents for each snake killed and brought to the superintendent. The program mobilizes local boys and neighbors to hunt in the Buttermilk Hill area where blacksnakes copperheads and garter snakes are common. He also offers two dollars for every dog killed on the estate to address past conflict with neighbors.
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