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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1906
Page
15
The Defiance Daily warns readers about graft in business and the moral risks of pursuing wealth. It argues that the grafting path harms a person’s conscience, family pride, and reputation, ending in disgrace or madness, urging caution to aspiring embezzlers.
From independent sources comes odd testimony on baldness with magistrate J T Riley noting only two bald charges in 23 years and aRainhill asylum official claiming never to need hospital aid due to baldness. The piece also notes Charles Peace as an exception and reports 200 professors applying for Carnegie retirement benefits with $800 minimum and up to $3600 cap funded by a $500000 annual income.
The empire of the southwest invites millions of farmers and small merchants to inhabit its prairies. It promises comfortable homes and healthy surroundings, urging those from the east to consider colonization as opportunities in the West grow clearer for the millions yet to come.
J. D. Tant of Quanah Texas is arranging a colony of American farmers in Sonora Mexico. Colonists will travel from Texas Kentucky and Tennessee and must have resources to sustain themselves for two years during land development.
The writer, William A. Radford, advises readers on home design focusing on an open stair hall, proper woodwork, and cabinet crafted details. He praises hall closets, mirrors, and organized coat storage, plus a two front porches layout with climbers and vine plants to elevate curb appeal. The sample house spans 29 by 44 feet 6 inches and costs 2000 to 2300 dollars.
An analysis argues that mail order houses harm rural merchants by siphoning business while consumers gain little. It urges local dealers to outadvertise, build mailing lists, and keep weekly ads in local papers to protect profits and enforce pure food laws through state channels.
The article argues US forests are nearly inexhaustible with strong demand worldwide. It cites Maine birch prices to German agents, 2 trillion feet standing timber in 1900, and six regional timber districts. It notes major mills in Maine, corporate investments, and modernized logging from river drives to engine-powered operations.
The sultan of Turkey enjoys witnessing conjuring acts and invites entertainers passing through Constantinople. They receive handsome payments and valuable gifts. Shows occur in a grand apartment where harem ladies view through small gratings into private boxes.
The piece links race tracks with cemeteries from Ivy City to Metairie, noting grim proximity to Green woods and graves. It recalls Me tairie as a cemetery and describes the social scene at the grandstand with elegant courtesies and forbidden flirtations.
The piece argues that a dog grasps yes and no but remains simple in other thoughts. Teach plainly with unchanging rules and correct behavior. Discipline need not be harsh, a light, consistent correction helps prevent jumping or unwanted caresses.
English song birds including the lark nightingale and thrush flourish in an outdoor flying cage at the New York zoo and mingle easily with local American birds.
A Baltimore American photographer recalls a railroad official who refused office photos, saying exposure was needed rather than flashlight pictures. The quip highlights caution in official photography practices.
The Croton watershed area after expansion covers 360 miles with rainfall under 49 inches annually. The Croton dam’s observed average daily flow is about 400 million gallons, totaling roughly 146 billion gallons per year. New York City aqueducts deliver 315 million gallons daily, while Croton lakes and reservoirs hold about 73 billion gallons, equal to half the river’s yearly flow.
A woman discovers the family crest and learns of an English tax on crest bearing stationery. The stationer notes a five dollar yearly charge and claims the crest tax yields about 250000 dollars annually with 50000 English people using crested stationery.
Dr Stenson Hooker linked to Blondlet ray theory argues a meatless diet brightens facial rays and raises vitality. The London Express notes features may shrink yet improve, eyes shine, step and mind quicken, while meat eaters emit dark red to chocolate halos.
The department plans a superior dry dock with on board machine shop for repairs at sea. It argues the United States lacks docks compared with other nations. The next dock would be kept on the North Atlantic coast likely at Solomon's Island.
A vivid, compact scene describes a Delhi tinselmaker at work. The artist details a worker squatting on the ground guiding thread to a spindle, as gold tinsel spirals upward, catching sunlight and the yellow thread in a swift, fiery arc.
Instructions describe repairing blankets with large holes by patching and covering with cheesecloth or silkaline. Edges are tacked with colored yarn using a buttonhole stitch for a neat finish, yielding a satisfactory bed covering.
The engineers backing a sea level canal through Central America argued earthquakes were a risk for the Nicaragua route but less so for Panama. The San Francisco quake underscores that seismic issues could threaten sea level designs and canal locks, though Panama is not believed to be as quake prone.
The piece weighs why tar serves as a sailor’s nickname. It weighs possibilities from tarry hands and Stephano’s song to tarpaulin as the likely root. Clarendon-era usage links tar to tarpaulin and the tarred covering called pall.
A classroom joke reframes a paradox as a practical outcome. Professor poses the question of an irresistible force meeting an immovable body and a student replies with a merger as the answer, prompting the judge to nod.
The state coach used by the king of Spain features eight pure white horses with plumes and white harness. Plumes wave from each corner and a crown decorates the center of the coach.
Professor Simon Newcomb, author of Reminiscences of an Astronomer, received the order pour merite for science and arts from Emperor William. The distinction marks high recognition of his contributions to science.
Miss Pinkerton and Mrs. Henshaw misread a love letter from Kate Tracey as a threat to their marriage. Jack Henshaw pretends guilt to stage a dramatic reveal, then confesses the prank. The trio parts with laughter as Miss Pinkerton departs in a hurry.
The Midland Railway conducts wireless telegraphy experiments near Derby to test fast London to north services. Sir Oliver Lodge and Dr. Alexander Muirhead assist the railway engineer, using an old car as receiver and a short aerial wire on porcelain insulators.
A German science note celebrates the discovery of the kiss germ and predicts a culture-tube antimicrobe soon. Vaccination and immunity to kissing may safeguard the heart’s seal for innocent lips.
A brief quote records a friend describing a remarkable dream of paradise. The speaker recalls one angel who asks if its halo is on straight, reflecting a casual, humorous exchange and a reference to a recent discussion.
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