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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1906
Page
7
A Hebrew mother in Goshen waits anxiously for Abidan as the family prepares for Passover. She discovers a lesson in sharing the lamb with neighbors, planning to shelter others if her son is late. In faith she forgives fear and welcomes Abidan home alongside the broader act of divine deliverance.
Ralph D. Paine notes J. J. Hill's new steamers loading for Japan China and Manila. The Minnesota and Dakota carry 30 000 tons of cargo and 3 000 passengers, outranking Pacific vessels by tonnage. A century ago a Salem bark carried broad cloth and beads to trade with natives.
In Missouri during the past year 27 local option elections were held and 24 resulted in dry status as voters rejected saloon access.
Eddie Thomas, a bartender in an Anderson Indiana saloon, saw a revival placard reading Get right with God posted on a nearby pole. He attended church and quit drinking, leaving the saloon and has not returned.
Pennsylvania National Tribune account describes a clock wired to an electric bell and a three and a half volt bulb. By placing the clock on a brass strip shelf and using a baseboard switch, a sleeper can ring the bell or keep the light on from bed with simple lever actions.
A Chicago inventor shows an electroplating apparatus with a perforated nonconducting receptacle holding small articles. The tank rotates or oscillates to tumble contents ensuring contact with a resident cathode, avoiding individual wiring to a negative cathode and reducing costs.
Psul Smith reports a new whaling station and factory on Barkley Sound within 100 miles of Victoria. Abundant whales have attracted catches and processing at the facility already in operation.
The article notes that electric ranges have transformed from laboratory curiosities to ordinary kitchen appliances. Modern stoves require little space and are built of oak and slate, emitting no smoke or gas. Cooks only need to switch to boil coffee and bake bread, as electricity replaces traditional fuels.
American De Forest Wireless Telegraph Company reports successful cross Atlantic messaging from Manhattan Beach Long Island to Glengarriff County Cork Ireland. The Manhattan Beach station features 40 kilowatts and 30 000 volts with 210 foot masts. at Glengarriff messages were received via kite supported aerials.
The article describes Alexander Graham Bell's tetrahedral kites tested at Arlington and St Johns to support kite aerials for transatlantic wireless. The kites, built with triangular pyramidal frames, held steady under squalls and allowed 1000 to 2000 foot antenna heights. Messages were received from ships far offshore, with continuous flight possible day and night.
The article outlines a compact nine room cottage of 25 feet 6 inches by 51 feet 6 inches with attic space converted to three bedrooms and a hall. It highlights a large kitchen, a back end living area, a fruit cellar, double gable windows, and a corner parlor grate.
A historic guide promotes using strawberries for natural blush and skin bleaching. It covers direct berry application for a pink glow, a recipe for strawberry rouge with berries and alcohol, a dilution method, and a strawberry vinegar astringent for oily pores.
An efficient tool-room is a prerequisite for a well run shop. The department should house high quality machines to prevent imperfect tools. In larger shops the tool-room ensures tools are on hand and that jigs or fixtures can be made to reduce costs, while optimizing handling of special jobs.
A painters' journal recommends applying two heavy coats of ordinary lime whitewash to rough woodwork to render it almost non inflammable. The guidance emphasizes simple preparation and durable fire resistant coating for wooden surfaces.
A poem prescribes patience repose and conscience peace plus memories hope and measured love as ingredients for happiness. It suggests adding merriment and restraint while demanding prayer to obtain health. Separately Portugal plans to buy two steerable aerial warships for West Africa expedition use against revolted tribes.
Laccomb, a French-Canadian with a dozen prior drunkenness cases, was arrested near the circus grounds on liquor vending charges. In court, he told Judge Shaw he was a consumer and a 20¢ dealer, denying the one pint sale accusation.
A coroner's jury verdict states the deceased died from exposure to bullets, prompting a relative to question the finding as two bullet holes appear in the head. The coroner replies that exposure to bullets caused the death.
Dustin Stax declares a sharp aim to recover what he calls compensation after a dispute. He vows retaliation by stating he has taken the other party’s last dollar and that the adversary deserves some recompense. The quote reflects a confrontational, retaliatory mindset in a Washington Star excerpt.
In Cassell's Journal the social note records Ellen Cummigis Brown now known as Aileen Comyns Browne, reflecting Mrs Hughes-Yes's remark that she has made a name for herself.
The Washington Star quotes Miss Cayenne noting Briggins has only a small sense of humor. She says he grows angry when the joke lands on him.
A playful remark about facial dimples prompts a joking response claiming the dimples were surgically created by a dermatologist. The Houston Post notes the back and forth as light social banter.
Palamos and San Felin de Guixols in Spain combined shipped over 14 million pounds of cork dust and shavings in the last year. Cork producers report strong demand boosting exports across the two ports.
The New York Globe argues that the United States dominated a major international meet with Greece and other nations among competitors. It credits American success to a highly composite national body incorporating diverse racial groups, leading to superior performance across fields.
A quote from the French noting that the London Ladies' Pictorial prefers bills of fare. It argues nine of ten persons enjoy meals with an element of chance and adventure, adding excitement to dining.
The article stresses individual choice in beauty baths with tepid water and personalized additives like borax oatmeal or soap shakers. It advises moderate duration, soft face brushes, thorough rinsing, and varied European styles for fragrance and remedies, noting Berlin baths for illness and Paris for refreshment.
The article contrasts German female schooling with American colleges noting German girls leave school at about 15 and enter a pension tutored by a widow or maiden aunt. In Hanover, eight elite girls studied under Frau von H- for a year or more, seeking polish rather than career aims, enjoying concerts theaters balls and social events with an arranging chaperone.
A fashion spread describes three collar and cuff sets for morning wear. The first features embroidered cambric with a soft white silk scarf and lace ends tied in bows. The second uses lace medallions with velvet ribbon in loops. The third set shows linen with narrow muslin fringe and pleated points with ribbon rosettes.
A homemaker itemizes beauty bath essentials including soap in a silver case oatmeal or bran powder borax orange flower water tincture of benzoin bath vinegar scented ammonia bath perfume sea salt pine needles dried herbs sea salt cucumber lotion and herbs jars for use in cleaning baths and cosmetics.
In 1904 05 the Japanese emperor sent his grand master to report on front line conditions. Count H Ikata's account described freezing camps and suffering. The emperor halted heating in the palace to share hardship with soldiers until the war ends.
Guidance promotes giving up tea and coffee, outdoor exercise, a daily bath, and ample water intake up to a quart daily. It also advises eating plenty of fruit to improve health and appearance.
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