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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1906
Page
7
A concise tract by Nathl C Fowler Jr argues storekeeping is a distinct, viable path. It praises the storekeeper as a practical intermediary, emphasizes honesty, prudence, and local trade, and outlines the career ladder from boy trader to proprietor.
In a letter, Humphrey O Sullivan of Merrimack Clothing and O Sullivan Brothers outlines the ideal young man for retail work. He stresses self belief, patience, practical learning, gradual ascent from shop duties to leadership, and a high school education plus a firm grasp of commerce, bookkeeping, arithmetic and grammar. He also notes a leader’s temperament and a broad but not essential background in languages, poetry and music.
The narrative traces Simon Buckner's 1861 Kentucky role, his prewar neutrality talks with McClellan, and the Unionist and Confederate shifts. It recalls Sherman at Muldraugh's Hill, a hospital steward and a hat quip, Buckner kin in Union lines, and Grant’s captures, plus a Grant staff remark on burning papers at Fort Henry.
The Baltimore Herald reports on faked horses with glass eyes artificial ears gold filled teeth bleached tails and manes and touched up cheeks. Dealers admit cosmetic work to enhance value arguing buyers expect color variety and that fakes improve appeal by about forty percent.
The Sunday rest issue in Italy has grown heated as a commission proposed 32 to 36 hours of uninterrupted rest for workers. Public service workers would rotate a weekly day off, domestic staff to receive a half holiday weekly, while fishermen would be exempt from the law.
A person typically begins losing height after age 50 and by 90 has shed at least one and a half inches according to aging patterns.
Paris reports Prof. Metchnikoff declares gray hair results from a superactive pigment-feeding cell in each hair. He notes heat above 60 C kills the cell and that extreme fear or sorrow can turn hair gray overnight. He links this pigment cell to color changes in lizards under timidity.
The text claims Peru contains numerous small Indian tribes whose numbers cannot be ascertained, describing them as uncivilized in general terms.
A near sighted man asks the boy about the dog and learns the dog is suffering from cancer, remarking on the animal's pain and the boy's stoic reply.
Jones and Smith discuss a bid for a share hotel. Jones recalls staying a week to inspect the property and paying the bill, losing the expected price advantage. The judge questions the sequence of payments and the resulting value.
In Yonkers, Greene discusses familiarity with yacht ing terms and recounts trying to hire a vessel. The exchange notes the speaker’s awareness of sailing jargon and the rarity of securing a charter.
Gen Sherman visiting Gen Howard’s headquarters at Goldsboro, North Carolina, asks for a small drink to cure malaria. When Howard offers seidlitz powders, Sherman pretends to drink whisky and quietly accepts the powder instead, amusing officers while avoiding offense.
Witty quips from Tit-Bits and Puck recur about seasons and gendered terms. A doctor urges climate change while a weather prophet forecasts colder morrow.
A short New York Sun brief notes a couple ending their marriage after a troubled union. The report mentions a separation agreed upon by both parties with no further details provided.
In a clipped exchange from a Cleveland page, Bobby notes his sister’s engagement while Dottie questions the implication, and a playful quip about not approaching a door near a “trink” adds local humor to the scene.
Maud asks if she and Jack have kissed and made up and Maybelle confirms they did, noting they reconciled first in a tense Chicago Tribune exchange.
Moses and the Hebrews prepare to depart Egypt as the Egyptians plunder them with gold, raiment, and Joseph’s bones, while the blood on doorframes marks protection and foreshadows a larger deliverance through Christ. The scene contrasts Goshen’s life with Egyptian fear and frames the march as the birth of a nation and a type of salvation for all who trust in God.
Only about six of India’s 1 560 towns with more than 5 000 inhabitants have sewerage systems leaving most communities without proper sanitation. The note emphasizes widespread lack of urban waste management and raises public health concerns.
Alto Pass and Villa Ridge station on the Illinois Central—Pu laski county—became a tiny theater of flowers when a night operator asked who was at the key. Answers came in order: A Daisy, A Violet, and A Rose, turning a simple question into a local curiosity.
A Christian church contributed 66,317 dollars to foreign missions. The gift supports overseas church work and outreach programs run by the denomination.
The text urges dwelling on the future not the past and using energy to gain knowledge. It encourages turning away from vexations and focusing attention on elevating ideas to defeat past woes and live in the future.
A philosophical reflection questions sanctified injustice and eternal law. The speaker speculates that time will reveal vanished actors and overlooked truths while the honored ones remain. The tone is contemplative and wary of present neglect.
A group of preachers denounce gambling sins preached on Sundays linking moral concerns to church attendance. They urge restraint and adherence to religious teachings while appealing to parishioners for better conduct in the community.
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