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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1907
Page
7
In Mrs Monteiths London residence Mabel and Ronald argue and tease during a tense engagement. He hides discomfort with jokes while she fancies future plans, then their flirtation turns passionate as he promises support and she accepts his affection, curtain falls.
A poetess, widow of a Civil War veteran, sends a long poem to the National Tribune. It recalls easy marching in youth, drums and bugles, and comradeship, then laments aging, solitude, and the test of duty as life’s battles continue beyond war.
The suffrage leader declares the motto Forward Ever forward while a sarcastic man in the crowd asks why she exits a car backward. The exchange captures gender politics with a wry, metropolitan tone.
In a brief overheard exchange from Yonkers, Mrs. Bacon recalls the photog asking her to look pleasant while Mr. Bacon questions why she did not accommodate him. The lighthearted moment captures a playful contrast between the couple and the photographer.
In a lighthearted sketch the Detroit Free Press recalls Mrs. Dashaway describing a hat with a perfectly beautiful regret on it. The anecdote showcases playful phrasing and social banter about fashion.
A brief dialogue samples Pyker and Hyker debating blame and ancestry. Pyker argues both fools and poets are born, making it easy to shift responsibility to ancestors. The line hints at playful self awareness and literary pretenses.
A sultry day on a summer piazza leads to a social mix up as Edith Wharton introduces guests including her husband. Churchill meets a mystery man who turns out to be Mrs. Wharton's husband and she is left to entertain others with Churchill's wife.
Spenders argue over what makes money hard to earn in a Detroit Free Press exchange. Benders contrasts the first thousand dollars with the first thousand cents, highlighting a humorous view of earning and value.
Maj. Samuel C. Glover recalled meeting Gen. Grant in Vicksburg as a boy fresh from Miami University. He described Grant’s courteous greeting at headquarters and the general calmly directing him to a private tent, then riding the works and calmly moving to safety during direct fire.
The Wichita Eagle notes a 12 foot triangular Chinese flag captured by the Ninth Infantry under Col. Liscum. The flag features a four foot dragon contending with a bloody moon, bullet holes in the yellow field, and inlaid details reflecting Chinese flagmaking skill and wartime brutality.
The Detroit Free Press notes two guests remarks during a wedding scene. The bride walked down the aisle with a solemn expression while guests speculate about her thoughts and veil.
Sulphur is increasingly used to produce bisulphide or cardron for artificial silk, horsehair, and similar products from wood pulp. It requires 750 pounds of bisulphide of carbon to make 1,000 pounds of these substitutes for animal fibers.
The nineteenth century saw 52 new volcanic islands emerge from the sea while 16 islands vanished. This indicates dynamic coastal volcanism and rapid island turnover in that era.
The Boston Globe photograph shows a two story wooden blockhouse built in 1754 at Winslow Maine. Used during the French and Indian wars it guarded Kennebec and Sebasticook rivers and yielded musketry loopholes and a swivels door. Maine Historical Society protects the site amid battles and treaties.
The fashion piece advises that plaid suits suit slender figures best while stout women should use plaids as trims or accessories. It covers color pairings for street and house wear, fabric matches for bodices, and styling notes for jackets and skirts including trims, braids, and sleeves.
Beading on new fur coats includes upright collars belts cuff bands and sometimes straps. A box of beads is used with a fine long needle and transfer patterns on white net. Lace motifs and lace insertions offer easier beading with good effects. A white ground helps foundation pieces like vests reverses and cuffs to harmonize with beadwork.
William A. Radford offers free home building advice and outlines a compact six room square house at 28 by 32 feet with a front hall bathroom built in sideboard kitchen flow, light airy rooms, a single chimney, and a price estimate around 1400 to 1700 dollars in small places with heating and plumbing extra. He stresses planning, supervision, and quality materials to ensure a durable, convenient home.
A National Tribune summary recounts nine boys taught by Thomas Beach at the Associated Reformed Presbyterian church in Chillicothe Ohio before the Civil War. Their service in the Union army includes captains and lieutenants in the Seventy third and One hundred forty ninth Ohio regiments, with several killed or wounded and only one remaining in Chillicothe.
A Civil War general once stayed at a country home where a tin basin and roller towel served as the bath setup. For two mornings a boy watched the visitor struggle to toilet, and on the third day after the traveler put items like toothbrush and nail file back, the boy asked, "Say, mister, arr you always that much trouble to yo'se'f?"
A Chicago Record-Herald line quotes a candidate declaring a moral victory after returns from 627 precincts, with the reply noting the opposite view that the other man drew most votes. The exchange captures post election sentiment and interpreting results.
Society page quip remarks that brides are often described as led to the altar implying traditional roles. The Philadelphia Record columnist uses humor to reflect on wedding customs and language.
The article discusses lace use in high fashion, recommending yard lace for medallions and trims. It notes Brussels applique as a top trim, pairs well with Irish squares, satin moire and chiffon velvet, and highlights a pink silk bodice with gauze yoke, Brussels applique, and Irish crochet embroidery.
Velvet, plain or ribbed, dominates ceremonial afternoon gowns. Shown are brown, green and red shades among the season’s fashionable colors.
Fashion notes cape styles become increasingly popular for evenings as long capes with silk-lined hoods offer picturesque utility. A new wrap imitates a Grecian tunic, sewn like a straight kimono, with wide flaring sleeves and braid edging for a distinctive, versatile garment.
Paris jewelers display elongated gold safety pins designed to be worn with fur wraps, some larger and gem set in colors. Also featured are chatelaine purses crafted in gold and aluminum, engraved with monograms and birth stones for luck.
The article recalls early balloon and aviation feats from Pilatre de Rozier to Pislatte and an Italian winged inventor. It notes Rozier’s Paris hover at 300 feet for nine minutes, Pislatte’s hot air balloon, and a Stirling castle flight by a wingsman whose self built craft ended with a broken leg and a quip about barnyard feathers.
A Kansas City railroad man recalls a conductor on a Pacific run whose consist list mistakenly read 1 Vehiles Pueblo. The operator questioned the spelling and the conductor argued it could only mean vehicles, prompting a humorous exchange about spelling on the rails.
Lieut. Col. Thurston, while on guard at the New York Peekskill camp, challenged a German sentry who replied in broken English that the sentry already had the countersign from the guard’s tent. The exchange ends with Thurston acknowledging the man’s claim.
A classroom English lesson on gender forms includes the word duck. A student asks for the feminine form and volunteers duchess, highlighting a playful moment captured by Harper's Weekly.
A guest at the Palmer House in Chicago places his coat on a chair and sits, then a stranger asks for the coat. He gives up his coat and resumes reading. Realizing the ruse, he reports the incident to the desk. The clerk suggests he wait and nab the thief when he asks for his shoes.
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