Sunday School Work Recaps Defiance Unity and Plans
A Sunday service at Defiance M E Church responds to Roosevelt Thanksgiving proclamation with a strong sermon by Rev J W Metzner. Kaiser Union holds a Thanksgiving service led by Rev ND Geller and Mr Merritt. A Defiance federation forms to canvass the city. Rev P O Rhodes chairs with Mr Earl Couch aiding. Decision Day marks Indiana’s Sunday school peak. exhortations urge souls for Christ and countywide efforts. Emery Elliott, assistant secretary, is improving.
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Roosevelt
J. W. Metzner
Kaiser Union Sunday School
RE. ND. Geller
Merritt
Defiance
Weekly Express
Joseph Clark
Columbus
P. O. Rhodes
The
Defiance LL. B. Church
Earl Couch
Indiana
Calaboose
Emery Elliott
Local notices and society updates from Hicksville area
Mrs. Cornelia A. Spindler of Hicksville was taken to the county infirmary today for epilepsy after earlier time at Gallipolis state hospital. The Northwestern Ohio Teachers Association met in Toledo electing officers led by President W W Chalmers and other officials. Squire C E Maxwell survived a serious accident when his driving horse kicked, leaving facial wounds needing six stitches. Dr J J Reynolds treated him.
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Cornelia A. Spindler
Hicksville
Gallipolis
Northwestern Ohio Teachers’ Association
Toledo
W. W. Chalmers
W. E. Kershmer
Prairie Depot
Marie A. Gleason
Defiance
H. UH. Frazer
Tiffin
J. W. Zeller
Findlay
J. A. Culler
Bowling Green
A. D. Beechey
Norwalk
Squire C. E. Maxwell
Second Street
W. S. Powell
J. J. Reynolds
Sunday Round Trip Fare via the Wabash
A single round trip fare is offered every Sunday on the Wabash line.
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Wabash
Rag and metal drop-off point claim for top price
A brief notice urges residents to take rags rubber and copper to a specified drop-off point to secure the highest market price. The item location and exact hours not provided in the fragment.
The Girl in Gray and the Confederate Enchantment
In a Confederate veterans encampment a Southern woman in gray captivates Howard Pearce who wooes under raindrops. A rainstorm deepens his confession to Katherine Moore in a fort under a rainburst, ending with her fragile proposal of marriage. Pearce reveals he is from Illinois and she accepts, amid lingering memories of Civil War loyalties.
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Howard Pearce
Pearce
Gray
Saunders
Captain Saunders
Miss Moore
Dixie
Katherine
Mr. Pearce
Hio
Illinois
Bloodstone Legend of Chalcedony Blood Folklore
A legend explains bloodstone as green chalcedony with red spots. It says a fragment lay at Christ’s cross and the Saviour’s blood stained it, deepening in danger. The stone supposedly revives spirits, inspires deeds, checks bleeding, and can render the wearer invisible.
Niagara plunge teaches heat of motive power
The Niagara descent shows that perpendicular falls deliver little current on exit. the water warms only one sixth of a degree from the concussion. To raise water temperature by one degree, the falls would need to be 777 feet high, notes George Mes in Everybody's Magazine.
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Niagara
George Mes
Everybody’s Magazine
Tahiti Described as Paradise of the Pacific
A lush portrait of Tahiti calls it a paradise of the Pacific with coral lagoons, blue seas, coconut palms, and tropical fruits. The climate yields abundant native foods and vibrant scenery from waves to towering mountains and banana groves. Month.y appears as a signoff fragment.
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Tahiti
Pacific
World
A Rough and Wholesome Natural Boy of a Good Old Days
The poem celebrates a robust youth who explores, fidgets, and loves pantry treats yet respects family and elders. It praises a roaming, curious boy who enjoys outdoors and self reliance, while looking forward to his future as a man. The verse dates the spirit to an era in which independence and sturdy virtue defined boyhood.
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Detroit Free Press
The Night General Grant Was Stopped by a Policeman
Jacob Riis recalls a day after Grant’s presidency when a fire at the Masonic temple drew crowds and a policeman clubbed the general for crossing the fire line. Riis emphasizes Grant’s silent submission and contrasts him with a lesser reaction, calling it true greatness.
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General Grant
Fred Grant
Fifth Avenue
Masonic Temple
Alster
Grant
Warant
Jacob Riis
Tourist Cars on the Nickel Plate Road
Semi weekly transcontinental tourist cars operate between Atlantic and Pacific coasts via the Nickel Plate Road. Cars offer Pullman like sleeping accommodations at reduced rates with facilities for heating and beverages, leaving Boston and San Francisco on specified days with connections through Buffalo and Chicago. For details contact Nickel Plate agents or regional officials in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Nickel Plate Road
Atlantic
Pacific
Boston
San Francisco
Buffalo
Chicago
C A Asterlin
TPA
Illustrated Chicago 400 travel journal copies offered
Describes an illustrated monthly travel journal The Chicago 400 sent by Chicago Northwestern Ry. Praises its tinted half tones and perfect letter-press matching California scenery. Offers mail delivery for 2 cents via W B Kniskern GP TA CWN WBy Chicago MI.
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Illustrated Monthly
Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
California
W B Kniskern
GP & TA
CWN Wby
Winter Tourist Tickets On Sale At Wabash Office
Winter tourist tickets go on sale with rates and terms outlined. Sales begin at the Wabash ticket office and are open to all interested travelers.
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Wabash
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Defiance Resident
Mrs. I Wilson of 222 East High street recommends Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney backache relief. The Defiance druggist N G Woodward keeps the remedy in stock and urges sufferers to try it. For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents for the U S Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
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I. Wilson
East High Street
Dean
N. G. Woodward
Foster—Milburn &Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Doan’s
Natural History Notes on Birds and Mammals
The pelican pouch holds seven quarts of water. Camels are inefficient for mountain travel in Abyssinia and similar terrains. Sparrows establish nests and lay an egg within 24 hours after site selection. The red grouse’s color varies with surroundings and is native to the British Isles. Ducks and mallards have unexplained flight origins. Birds form two converging lines when moving, led by a point. Ostriches descend from a large prehistoric genus. Madagascar’s alluvial deposits reveal ostriches 14 to 15 feet tall in ancient times.
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British Isles
Madagascar
Island
How He Found Out on a Woodward Avenue Car
A visitor rides a Woodward Avenue car in Detroit and overhears two stammering students from a school. He asks about the chatterers, but the stranger discovers one of the students is himself among the “dum fools.” The car erupts as the truth sinks in and he exits for the next ride.
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Woodward Avenue
Detroit Free Press
They Never Depress You Headache Cure Ads
A vintage ill safe patent medicine ad claims Clinic Headache Wafers cure headaches by acting on nerves and heart, leaving the user bright and ready for work. It asserts safety for children or invalids and lists a 10 cent price and distributor Weisenburger & Emery.
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Weisenburger & Emery
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California Illustrated
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New York
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the Centaur Company
New York City
Bears
Chas E. Slocum, Jamieson Martz M. D. M. D
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Slocum
Natural History
Abyssinia
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Defiance, Ohio
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Webster’s
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Mark Township
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Allen County
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Mercer County
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Williams County
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Fulton County
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