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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1907
Page
6
The text argues reform of moral sentiment over statutory life insurance reform. It urges unpaid officers to serve as public charity and compares insurers to savings banks. It cites Francis C. Lowell and says communities should expect voluntary public service from directors and corporate members for common welfare.
A returning traveler notes the hidden hazard of ocean voyages on modern steamships. Wet paint and constant repainting disrupt travelers as crews refresh interiors and exteriors three times yearly, leaving passengers with stained clothing and warnings absent from prospectuses.
The piece notes early lawmakers like Clay and Calhoun earned 1500 dollars annually, while today officials accepted six dollars a day as a clerk’s pay. It argues public servants then and now perform vital work and deserve higher compensation, with 5000 dollars a year deemed modest for today’s services.
Colorado and Kansas face supreme court litigation over Arkansas River water use for irrigation and alleged injury to Kansas lands. The case, argued last month, could influence other states with rivers crossing state lines.
Eminent architects warn of risks to St Pauls London as cracks appear and the southwest tower leans. Estimates suggest £40 000 to £50 000 required to safeguard the building amid subsidence concerns.
A Boston beauty specialist claims that a woman can maintain a perfect figure by eating onions. The piece questions the practical value of this advice and explores its implications.
The lid on Boston life tightens with Sunday bans on restaurant music. While some blue laws claim humanity, the cap on sound affects dining venues and publicability.
A western editor quips that aging comes with stopping play and jokes his wife urges him to quit poker, framing a light domestic aside around the game.
A note states Mrs Langtry has a new name but Lillian Russell need not worry. The change involves no new husband accompanying it.
General Bell reports that nearly all Cubans have plenty of work and are likely satisfied, suggesting abundant employment as the reason for their current contentment.
The cities of refuge in Canaan symbolize Christ as shelter for sinners pursued by the devil. Christ offers safe haven until a sinner’s case is declared, with Satan unable to condemn those who come to the eternal city. Christ’s open gates and ready priests echo divine mercy and universal invitation.
In early Israel when life followed blood for blood men debated cities of refuge. Caleb urged Hebron for protection, recounting past conquests and a midnight vision of a mountaintop overlooking valleys as the motive to choose refuge for the slain’s killer.
Caleb recounts a divine vision beside the Jordan showing Israel’s heritage and a future Hebron as a city of refuge. He describes a peaceful land yet warns of latent strife and the Lord’s mercy guiding refuge and mercy for the people. The assembly receives the message as divine communication.
Gershuni, a chief organizer of the Russian revolutionary socialist party fighting organization, escaped a Siberian prison by hiding inside a cabbage barrel. Prisoners received the cabbage supply from a warder, and after a brief semisuffocation period he emerged with a convict’s aid. He later reached Japan and then America after further adventures.
The piece notes proverbs predate books and served as unwritten speech. It cites African examples including "He who dives on dry land will scarify his face" and "Two people cannot sit down upon the point of the same thorn." It mentions a Transvaal saying about a silent man with a brass band in his mouth.
Mrs. Lew Wallace preserves her husband’s study exactly as he left it. The library sits in a garden building with writing arrangements and shelves holding thousands of books, including the last page he read left open.
Mrs. Tom L. Johnson notes a Cleveland school of home economics. A Thanksgiving tale recounts a young bride who failed to bake sponge cake after receiving the wrong sponges from a druggist.
Mrs Bessie Hooker daughter of Senator Stewart of Nevada describes how wealth bailed to earn a living transformed into a successful importer and buyer of women's gowns and lingerie. She urges focus, self reliance, and hard work, noting New York's cutthroat competition and the need to bury comfort to achieve success.
The speaker reflects on creating clothing for women, noting the thrill of seeing works worn, and the appeal of combining colors and fabrics from around the world. She argues necessity drives performance, especially for women in New York, and urges dedication to work unless life can be taken easily.
A Duluth Herald excerpt recounts H D Smith of Milwaukee on mining camp children who often beg. He recalls a Dawson girl who collected about 3000 dollars in nuggets from miners. Generosity is common in gold camps, with grateful miners sparing nickels to dollars for begging children.
A nature of home decor suggests suspending furniture to break corner edges in small rooms and using picture molding or screws for heavier items. The article on lingerie urges women to master undergarment making, notes French influence, and describes embroidery patterns like the daisy motif, hem stitching, feather stitching, and Irish braids for trims and monograms.
The piece argues that social entry requires attention and a demonstrable contribution. It notes that beauty brains money help, but excludes mere birth or wealth without value. It contrasts male hiring norms with female social expectations and stresses being able to add gaiety or distinction.
A veteran skipper explains that long use of navigational instruments draws sight to the right eye, making the left eye weaker. He notes the right eye reads distant objects better, while the left struggles, especially under bright glare from the sea. The eye strain heightens with prolonged exposure to bright water reflections.
A Vermont woman reports her cat as a top mouse catcher. On arrival the cat sniffed out a mouse hole and quickly captured two mice in its mouth while pinning two more with its paws. A neighbor helped finish dispatching the rodents.
Arthur Chamberlain, eldest brother of the famed politician, differs in politics and dress. He opposes his brother in policy and does not wear an eye glass, yet he consistently sports the pinkest pink neckwear as his signature mannerism.
The Detroit Free Press quotes a dialogue about Charlie's finances and a failed scheme he promoted. The exchange notes he was the promoter, implying responsibility for the failed plan and its impact on his lifestyle.
The dressing table benefits from two new accessory boxes for turnovers and collars along with a smaller box for studs. It favors long narrow compartments over glove boxes and warns against top clutter. Use non silver utensils or keep silver polished daily with canton flannel.
A new fashion trend appears with short sleeves made of chiffon lace or delicate fabric, finished at the elbow with a velvet band. Descriptions include gray blue outfits with chiffon puff sleeves and gray velvet bands, and black silk muslin with blue dotted embroidery and blue panne sleeve ends.
The article describes a long list of sachets including heart shaped designs with monograms and ribbons, scented batting filled corsage sachets, and baby basket pincushions with removable covers. It also notes fancy aprons made from fine organdies in blue or pink with organized pockets and satin ribbon ties.
A long dark blue and white cashmere gown for the mother features blue silk fan plaiting at the back and side openings. The jacket fronts are edged with silk and tied with satin ribbon. ribbons are fastened high in back and low in front. The daughter wears a brown cashmere shirted pinafore with black velvet and ecru lace trim.
A six by ten inch weight card decorates one corner with a watercolor spray of flowers. It features a pen and ink table for ages and weights and a blank area to fill in the record. A ribbon tied at the top allows hanging in a nursery.
A home remedy uses a borax and water rinse to ease mouth sores. The solution acts as a gentle cleanse, offering relief for irritated gums and ulcers.
A method explains fastening blouses or slips from back to front without help. Turn the garment around after tying from neck to hem then slip arms into sleeves carefully. Suitable only for unlined blouses to avoid strain or mishap.
A severe headache may be relieved by bathing the forehead in hot water. This home remedy suggests applying warmth to the forehead as a potential comfort measure.
Household notes describe prunes sweetening themselves when cooked slowly for hours, producing a rich syrup without added sugar. It also covers picture hanging with two vertical hooks, kitchen floor cleaning with soda and hot water, avoiding soap on oilcloth, rubber shoe heel protectors, and furniture polishing with linseed oil and turpentine mix.
Simple kitchen tips urge thorough cleaning of stoves and ovens. Use newspapers for dust and grease, brush ovens, wash surfaces, and keep oven doors dust free for purer bread and cake flavor. Clean stove pipes inside and out to prevent buildup.
Nine or ten soaked maca roons prepared with yolks eggs milk sugar and crumbs. Butter a blazer and cook custard over hot water pan twenty to thirty minutes. Halfway, whip egg whites with sugar and lemon juice, top custard, reseal and finish cooking.
A recipe instructs melting two tablespoons butter with two tablespoons flour and two tablespoons sugar. Add one cup milk and four eggs, boil milk, stir in flour mixture, cook eight minutes, then cool. Beat yolks with sugar, fold in, cool, then fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake in a buttered dish 20 minutes in a moderate oven.
A historic kitchen note describes making a rich beef gravy with parsley and capers mashed, mustard, egg yolks, anchovies, white wine vinegar, oil, and shallot stirred into soup stock for a final complex sauce. The method emphasizes thorough mixing and proper incorporation of all ingredients.
Eight crackers rolled fine and eight medium apples pared cored and chopped. Add half cup melted butter and half cup molasses with a teaspoon each of cinnamon cloves and allspice. Add a little salt half cup vinegar and sugar to taste. This quantity makes two pies.
Instructions describe creating decorative bonbon receptacles by puncturing large goose eggs, removing the contents, gluing the shell to a green four inch square with a yellow and silver couplet, painting the outside silver, adding forget-me-not sprays, tinting the interior pale blue, and filling with assorted candies for table display.
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