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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1907
Page
6
A speculative essay argues that wealthier classes face pressures to expand families as education and culture shift. It critiques materialism and shallow amusements, predicts a rise in traditional family size as standards of living rise and interest in beauty and country life grow, warning against excess luxury.
In 1914 era tone the piece cites Prof Bell predicting aerial ships crossing oceans and notes social shifts including women’s sports and liberal Russia. It then presents a sermonette urging Israel to avoid worldly desires, warning that seeking a king mirrors craving for worldly power and leads to collective harm.
The elders confront Joel and Abiah as judges over Israel at Beersheba accusing them of corruption and seeking reform. Samuel defends his authority while the plan for a king grows, and the elders lament losing God as their true king. The piece shifts to a separate note on duck disease and lifestyle pieces.
A Moro fisherman's great pearl, size of a marble and valued at 60 000 pesos, was sold in Singapore after Gov Steever forced the sultan to disgorge it. The finder, aided by Col. Steever, is poised to become wealthy while the Jolo Trading Co. earned a 10 percent commission. The piece highlights old Moro laws, modern easing under American rule, and divers' fortunes.
W H Crane recalls a comic tale from Romeo and Juliet where a drummer loses teeth in the orchestra and dies after sitting on them. The punchline claims hydrophobia as the cause, turning audience laughter to horror in a grim anecdote from the San Francisco Chronicle.
The article cites Prof Gautier of Paris arguing against culinary artifices that stimulate appetite and favor health. He advises eating only to satisfy hunger with plain food, favoring pasture beef and mutton, poultry, and vegetables, while noting risks from excess meat, young animals, and certain fish and spices. He cautions boiling water during epidemics and endorses regular meals with modest wine and beef when properly cooked.
A business leader argues that novelty fatigue persists from childhood to adulthood and shapes demand for new goods. He predicts rapid change with rising purses and comments on future shifts once air ships enter the market.
An American observer notes Tokyo as Japan's commercial and educational heart where imperial loyalty governs, yet missionary work presses on amid vast, impassive urban sprawl. He describes Tokyo as a Mecca of sorts, central to national life and future prospects.
William T. Ellis recounts the prominence of Bishop Nicolai and a wide network of Christian activities in Tokyo Japan. He notes Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches the leper hospitals run by Americans and Europeans, youth and student missions, Bible classes, and native Japanese Christians shaping revival through education and English.
A Bombay paper narrative recounts Pargana Barahabhum slain after he killed a young elephant provoking the herd. Elephants uproot his tree and trample the ruler in a retributive attack, water the ground with their trunks, and ensure his death. Another item notes farm machinery reducing last year’s crop costs by 685 million dollars over 50 years ago.
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