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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1907
Page
6
The notice lists delivery and subscription rates for the Daily Evening Edition of the WFICE-LATTY blog. It specifies carrier delivery within the city, and mail rates outside the city at $3 per year, with six and three month options. The paper mentions weekly press days and telephone numbers for contact.
Andrew Carnegie argues romance in business comes from service to the community rather than mere dollars. He praises electricity's mysteries and warns that speculation parasitically depends on real labor. Wealth is a means to altruism. one must earn money to give it.
B B Adams notes in Scribner's Magazine that England offers rapid, well maintained rail service with public benefits. Between London and Birmingham 113 miles, seven daily trains at over 56 mph. London to Exeter 194 miles, four trains over 55 mph. A London to Bristol run covers 119 miles in 120 minutes each day with notable regularity.
Official reports from Manchester show increased demand for chilled American meats and higher prices. American products command quicker sales and higher figures than those from other sources, signaling a broad removal of prejudice against American meats.
Gen Luis Terrazas, a leading Mexican landowner with vast western Mexico estates totaling 15 million acres, marked his seventy fifth birthday at his Chihuahua residence. His holdings include hundreds of thousands of cattle and other livestock and numerous valuable mines.
Thomas A. Edison returns to New York after weeks in Florida and will immediately commence a new line of work he mapped out on his sixtieth birthday. He will devote his time to the purely scientific side of electrical science.
In Russia about 50 large soap factories produce 250 million pounds of crude soap yearly. To meet current needs imports amount to 108 thousand pounds of toilet and medicated soaps, mainly from France, Germany, and England.
J. P. Morgan stands as the sole householder near Central Park with fruit trees in the front yard. At the corner of Madison Avenue and Thirty-ninth Street his lot displays cherry and pear trees along with blooming magnolias.
The British cruiser squadron says it lost 300 men by desertion while in an American port. The atmosphere of the land of the free and the home of the brave was likely irresistible to the sailors.
At price ranges from 198000 to 397000 dollars a submarine boat tops the list of costly options making it cheaper to remain on surface and buy an automobile instead.
The structure in Rome covers 227069 square feet making it the greatest cathedral by floor area globally.
In a period piece from Ruth chapter four a mother Ruth wrestles with giving up her coveted babe to Naomi. She finally yields placing the child in Naomi's arms and the community proclaims blessing as Obed is named and Naomi becomes nurse to him.
A sermonette traces Ruth and Naomi’s journeys as a model of faith guiding their return to Bethlehem and their place in the Messianic lineage. It links Ruth’s devotion to Boaz with Hebrews 11 and the broader biblical pathway of faith from Genesis to Revelation.
Ruth and Boaz celebrate the birth of a son, while Naomi’s place and naming of the child stir unspoken jealousy. Ruth expresses plans for the child as she tends him, and Boaz seeks to honor both women without discord, though undercurrents of pride and concern linger.
Marie Corelli notes that a newborn man shows a fractious fickle disposition suggesting future development and that women must cradle him with "baby language" since he would not understand sense. She argues women initiate communication this way to bridge early confusion.
Progress in New Zealand centers on major engineering ventures aimed at utilizing natural resources and boosting infrastructure. The initiatives cover transport, power, and water systems with emphasis on modern design and long term efficiency.
Mrs. Hetty Green mocks gender biases while recounting a lawyer dispute. A schoolteacher’s class defines wife in various ways, then a student questions her own upcoming marriage, prompting the teacher to laugh at the notion that nothing will go wrong.
Poet Algernon Charles Swinburne is at work on a new tragedy the subject of which is Cesare Borgia. The project aims to dramatize the infamous Italian nobleman’s rise and ruthless power.
The notable project is the Huka Falls hydro scheme costing 8,009,000 dollars to supply the Auckland district with 76,000 horsepower.
The forecast weather changes the sea's mood with lively trout energy before storms and sharks playfully circling ships ahead of a hurricane. Fishermen note these dramatic behaviors as signs of the coming tempest and feast.
A vintage craft item describes making a wall hanging photo frame in the shape of a tennis racket. It uses stout cardboard cut into a racket form with a central photo opening, layered with silk or brocade, bordered by gold gimp, glass at back, and sewn detailing.
The Los Angeles Times describes a simple stage illusion using two hats a black die box and two dice. The performer hides a real die inside a box while a false die remains visible on the top hat. after misdirection the real die is secretly moved into the lower hat, creating the illusion of a single die appearing in each hat.
A young people's society hosts a dime admission entertainment with paper quizzes titled To be found on a dime. Prizes include a dime and paper questions like Fruit of a tropical tree and The cradle of liberty. A bridal luncheon follows with sweet pea centerpiece and malachite jewelry gifts for attendants and groomsmen.
A simple blouse for a girl uses firm material with a center front closure under a wide box-pleat. It features stitched tabs on the pleat, front folds from shoulders to waist with a pointed strap, and a pointed yoke back. Full elbow-to-forearm sleeves end in deep-fitting bands.
Vogue notes border motifs lack abundance yet offer appeal in white with blue dot edges and waved scrolls. Delicate floral blends of pink blue and green in garlands attract. figured sheer fabrics gain appeal as new season arrives, with buds leaves and flowers reproduced vividly. Bold large patterns dominate, yet small designs remain for modest tastes.
The trimmed armhole and shoulder line over the sleeve top appeal to guimpe class models and a large lingerie frock market. Jumper and kin dred modes prove versatile beyond one season, with renewed popularity signaling lasting appeal among well dressed women.
The article describes negligees with kimono sleeves or sleeveless cuts, enhanced by lace trims, guimpes, and banded necklines. It notes fabrics from crepe to cashmere and chiffon broadcloth, and highlights genuine kimono models with sashes, colorings, and embroidered details. Crepe remains common while lining and embroidery harmonize with robe colors.
Advice on selecting lace medallions and ruchings for elegant trimming, emphasizing quality over quantity and suggesting Saint Gall and fine silk embroideries to enhance blouses. Also notes pretty child shoes with white buckskin uppers and black vamps, and praises the chic short coat with lace or allover embroidery for summer wear.
A German boy would not shout fire when a neighbor’s house caught fire. He would verify the danger, walk to the door, bow to the resident, and politely announce that the house is on fire and prompt action is needed.
A parlor friendly experiment uses a hollow steel pen-holder filled one third with water. Insert a cut stopper to create the reaction.
A Good Literature note describes a child’s science stunt using a hollow pen filled with water and a cork stopper. The performer asks if the audience is ready then lights a candle beneath the water and fires the cork with steam force, making a loud pop as the stopper ejects.
Ten year old Pierre Lavell, living with his widowed mother in a Rhine garrison town, alerted troops to a jailed soldier planning to blow up a 30 ton powder magazine. He was tried and sentenced to death, though enlisting as a grenadier secures his future in service.
A railway worker explains a wordplay riddle: at what time shortly before noon is it three o clock. He considers 11 45 noting that a quarter to twelve is three, then applies the same logic to 11 45 as three. The phrasing suggests humor and a casual solution.
A playful exchange shows a child recounting two gifts from relatives. Johnny-Papa gave a whole dollar to save while Dottie-Well notes her papa offered ten cents to spend, highlighting differing gift sizes and intentions.
The elephant is described as the largest land animal with a massive build, standing over ten feet tall and weighing two to four tons. It uses its trunk for gathering food and defense, and can be a gentle domestic animal when tamed but can kill if treated cruelly. Lifespan exceeds a hundred years, with some reports of four hundred, while threats include extinction for ivory and hunting.
A simple DIY dart uses pins, corks, and feathers. Insert a pin through a cork and bury the head, then attach a feather to half bury the cork to create a spinning dart. With practice a small target yields near bull's eye accuracy due to feather whip.
An eight year old Philadelphia boy carried his injured spaniel to a hospital surgeon who set the broken leg and treated the dog. The boy pressed for payment, offered his nickel, and then left it at the door before rushing off with the dog.
A child tells his mother he wishes to be Chinese for ten minutes because he has a dime with a hole in it like Chinese money and could spend it if he lived in China.
The Field family of nine children were raised to obey. When a rat-trap went missing, the father ordered it to be brought to him. During a sermon, two Field boys carried the trap up the aisle and set it before the pulpit, saying simply Father, here’s your rat-trap.
A child on the telephone demonstrates language play by asking to speak to his papa and proudly answering Central with Singular as he requests a number. The scene captures a humorous glimpse of childhood curiosity and early telephone etiquette.
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