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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1906
Page
3
A Bible study narrative follows Moses in the Egyptian palace. The princess raises him as her son while he remains faithful to the God of his mother. Moses resists Egyptian worship, questions his purpose, and eventually shares his mission with his foster mother who pledges to help.
Joseph Davis a Polish miner wandered nine days in Pittston mine corridors after getting separated from his crew. Lost in darkness he endured hunger thirst and torments of fear. He was found unconscious near the surface and revived after a massage of food water and a physician’s help.
A humorous tale recounts a railroad wreck during a circus outing. Pa rescues other freaks including a bearded and a fat woman amid a night in a meadow. Pa shows grit, later plays deaf and dumb to win ten thousand.
Dan the bright bay horse of Ware Massachusetts began turning white after a lightning strike near a livery stable last July. Veterinary observation notes the whitening mirrors human hair whitening after extreme fright, with white patches spreading across his legs and back as he grows paler daily. Dan, a 1400 pound draft horse, works a heavy wagon and is a town favorite for his friendly nature though caretakers worry about spoiling him.
An excerpt describes a carnival train wreck with a masons initiation joke, a panic scene, and lawyers seeking settlements. The vivid tale blends a traveling show, a bearded woman, and a Circassian beauty amid a hay marsh crash with fear, laughter, and comic legal haggling.
The writer argues the new Britain Japan treaty aims to preserve China's independence yet likens it to dual control over Egypt. He warns Japan already has a foothold in Manchuria and may seek a prolonged protectorate, suggesting an honest Chinese administration under Japan could emerge, though risks of coercion remain.
Sewing pattern No 5059 offers a simple nightgown for girls with tuck details, a rolling collar, and a choice of necklines. It covers fabric options long or elbow sleeves and sizes 4 through 12 with four and an eighth yards of 36 inch material for medium size. Injury to Consumptives cautions against improper outdoor regimens and emphasizes gradual introduction to outdoor life with rest and comfort.
A German landowner is bringing electricity to his large estates near the Barrage to drive power and lighting in Upper Egypt. The Nile cataracts offer motive power prospects, electricity remains costly due to coal, petroleum motors appear cheaper yet cleanliness favors electric systems. Electric elevators may suit tall lodging houses despite stairs.
A witty remark notes that when a man ponders his reflection and age, it indicates he indeed looks his age. The quip underscores self-awareness about aging.
A witty exchange from the Louisville Courier Journal features Edwin and Ferdy debating fashion and pay. Edwin insists on pants costing more than three dollars while Ferdy clarifies the item as trousers.
A Cleveland Leader report presents a courtroom exchange where the prisoner admits an assault on his wife by striking with a chair. He claims the blow was unintended though the act was deliberate, insisting the chair broke by accident during the incident.
Stella asks how to phrase the shock while Bella draws on recalling a mother and father exchange over a hinted gift. The line mirrors a domestic moment quoted in the New York Sun with a subtle, observant tone.
Louis Hickey, 22, was caught in a belt shaft while mending a belt at a Chester manufacturing company. He gripped a girder and rode the shaft in a semicircle, emerging naked but unharmed aside from being clothed again and returning to work.
President Roosevelt favors creating a large game preserve on the Kaibab plateau in Arizona including the Buckskin mountains. The tract spans 60 by 80 miles and could sustain 5000 buffalo, numerous elk or moose, and abundant small game. Senator Smoot has drafted a bill to implement the plan.
A witty exchange from Cassell's reveals an heiress asking if her fiancé married for love or money. He evasively answers with blunt honesty saying he took her for her money alone, highlighting a transactional motive in their union. The tone hints at social satire of marriage and wealth.
A clipped exchange hints at rapid aging of Miss Yella Leaf and a quip about catching up. The brief dialogue appears to be a noisy OCR fragment from a local page, with a quoted line about rein 22 for 11 years, leaving readers with a puzzling, fringe-reported item and no clear context or attribution.
A bisnaga cactus, called Water Cactus, is said to save hundreds of desert wanderers by forming a natural reservoir with water. In Dublin, twelve Irish brass band members performed atop a 140 foot chimney, delivering a musical display overhead.
Cheap leather is now weighted with glucose and barium to pass the weight test for first quality material. It absorbs moisture freely and never stays dry. Even in dry weather foot perspiration makes such footwear dangerous and soon rots the inner sole.
Only 1,400 Russian pilgrims journeyed to Jerusalem this year, far below the typical annual figure of about 8,000. The shortfall reflects reduced travel and changing religious observances affecting travel to the holy city.
Justin McCarthy guided a young American married woman through the library of the house of commons and noted it was against the rules for a woman to sit. She quickly drew a chair to a table and sat down, defying the implied etiquette.
The Argentine minister of finance proposes a bill to replace the current paper currency with a new franc based unit. The coin would be named Argentino, redefining the nation’s monetary unit.
In Janesville Wisconsin engineer Charles M Warren of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad ran his engine through eight stations at 60 miles an hour without stopping. Railroad officials removed him from the cab and he was found insane. He was taken to Mendota asylum after his danger to passengers and himself.
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