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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1903
Page
3
The piece surveys white season trends with white serge gowns featuring black spot borders, a French tailor-built ensemble with lace yoke, black hat, and velvet pansies, plus airy tunics in peri winkle blue and hand-painted muslins. It notes vivid pompadour designs, accordion-pleated skirts, and chiffon gowns with Chantilly lace, emerald green velvets, and race-day fete dresses reflecting Parisian influence.
A detailed fashion piece outlines a delicate gown in soft whites and opalescent blues with a linen embroidered cape, blue mousseline bodice, full treble plaited skirt, and a French pouched bodice. It describes a white chip hat with black accents, tulle strings, plumes, a Gainsborough styled bonnet, Louis XV buckled shoes, and a white serge three quarter coat as wardrobe essentials.
Ancient uses of the common nettle are described including food fiber and paper production in several countries. A derelict steel bark, the Fannie Kerr, is reported adrift in eastern waters after a coal cargo fire. The ship, abandoned in 1902, was seen March 10 near Formosa, having drifted thousands of miles with cargo burning.
The Yakuts of Yakutsk district endure temperatures plunging to 80 degrees below zero. Described by the London Graphic as a distinct, progressive people, they inhabit the plateau between the Lena and the Aldan rivers. Prof. A H Keane notes their energy and enterprise in extreme cold. Verhoyansk marks their heartland with midwinter scenes of bare shirted men and children naked in the snow.
An observer aboard an ocean liner notes marked contrasts between English and American ways, reflecting on culture as he prepares to return to his native New York this summer aboard a British vessel.
Chicago stock yards deliver a massive daily total with 26 000 cattle 29 000 hogs and 27 000 sheep equaling over 80 000 animals. Cattle weigh 30 407 000 pounds yielding 18 000 000 pounds of dressed beef while sheep and hogs add 2 234 000 pounds and 616 tons of pork. Combined meat amounts to 12 000 tons shipped to world markets. The meat would fill a refrigerator train eight miles long and the live animals would form a 14 ½ mile solid train in single file over eight miles.
A dozen years after settlers moved into Oklahoma they found rich black soil and bright skies. Indians leased small tracts, and the land proved generous as settlers gained possession and Nature aided their progress.
A New York Sun report recalls a transatlantic traveler noting Americans’ lack of national song knowledge. On a ship’s Sunday service the crowd sang America loudly, but only a few voices joined in God Save the King as the captain led the English anthem, leaving many Americans ashamed. Louis Buenos Ayres and other items follow with brief notes on Buenos Aires, Dagonet’s dog anecdote, and other assorted media tidbits.
Prince Ferdinand faces accusations of stirring Macedonia's crisii through double dealing. He seeks a throne by questionable means and shifted favor after his son Boris was baptized Greek. His ties to Catholicism contrast with this faith, drawing Turkish scrutiny amid shifting Moscow St. Petersburg influence.
The lesson centers on Saul’s disobedience to God’s command to destroy the Amalekites and the rebuke by Samuel. It contrasts Saul’s ritual sacrifices with true obedience, notes Saul’s rejection as king, and recalls the broader history of Israel’s battles and Saul’s reign.
The ex crown princess of Saxony will live in France with her infant daughter in a small chateau near Vaucluse owned by Chambord heirs. Queen Wilhelmina photographs reveling in simple scenes. Celebrations are planned for the Chinese dowager empress with a budget over ten million dollars, while a prior 1900 plan was derailed by the Boxer upheaval. The czarina is praised as a favorite, with a tale of a political prisoner note altered by Natalia. The German empress owns a seven-medallion bracelet bearing royal portraits centered on Princess Louise Victoria and a heart pendant with the emperor’s likeness.
The article surveys the Colored National Emigration and Association pushing 1904 shipcharter plans to move African Americans to Liberia, seeking a $1,000,000 federal appropriation. It notes Liberia's history since 1847, its American-inspired government, and the appeal to educated Afro Americans while acknowledging mixed views on past Liberian ventures.
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