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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1906
Page
3
A compact religious meditation contrasts Moses choosing affliction with the people of God over Pharaoh’s wealth and pleasures. It reflects on faith’s strength against earthly allure, citing Hebrews 11 verses 24 to 26 to emphasize reward promised by endurance.
In Goshen the princess mother rushes toward Moses after a swift river landing. She reads a letter urging restraint, plans to consult the high priest, and weighs Moses fate as he strands himself at Joseph's tomb amid visions of judgment and deliverance.
A La Porte health column explains diffusive sweating via hot ginger tea and a potent diaphoretic mix for eruptive diseases. It also covers poultice preparation using flax seed and other botanicals, plus home remedies for indigestion, constipation, rheumatism, and piles with liver and kidney considerations.
An article in Technical World Magazine details the Grand Canal of China with simple locks using stout boards and ropes through stone piers. Boats are hauled by windlass ropes, basins anchor ships, rudimentary sluices regulate levels, and soldiers guard the works to prevent damage.
The guide notes practical alternatives to herbal remedies for emergencies. It describes using hot flannel cloths and hot water, hot bran poultices, or soapy blanket fomentations, with steps to heat, wring, and apply for rapid pain relief and early recovery. It emphasizes reviving earlier technique lessons.
A reader from La Porte Indiana writes to Dear Doctor seeking medical advice for a persistent severe pain on the right side that has lasted for two days. The letter outlines disbelief at the intensity and asks for guidance.
Italy announces new postage stamps without the monarch’s head. Designs showcased include the sea under the rising sun, an Alpine landscape, a ship at sea, a railway train, the Italian arms, and a wireless telegraph station.
Baron Maurice de Rothschild brings a 22 inch direct line tooth and 28 inch curved length from Abyssinia belonging to an extinct African quadruped. The find highlights paleontological significance and adds to the collection of notable discoveries in East Africa.
All readers may inquire about health topics at any time. Send communications to the Home Health Club or Dr. David H. Reeder in Laporte Indiana with full name and address and at least four cents in postage.
The article notes historic cases of women in male disguise including Elizabeth Clayton of Wells Norfolk whose grave marks a life spent as a shipwright. It cites a 1805 death after years working with sailors and men colleagues who describe her as strong, sociable, and outspoken in a rough industrial milieu.
In a cartoonish exchange a waiter jokes that a couple dining together might reveal their marriage status by facial reactions. The other waiter suggests placing a large bill on the table to read who pays, hinting at the humor of misidentification.
A laborers' exhibition is proposed in Paris in 1909 to compare modern workmen's life with that of laborers in past centuries. The event aims to showcase working conditions and social history across eras and regions.
The article notes the truffle as a most curious vegetable lacking roots stems flowers leaves or seeds. It mentions dogs and pigs trained to dig for truffles guided by scent in certain regions.
A playful wooden wedding game invites guests to infer musician names from capitalized initials and witty clues. Answers include Bach Handel Beethoven Mendelssohn Mozart Schubert Chopin Marchesi Davis Melba Nordica Calve Root Strauss Thomas Paderewski Rubenstein Verdi Offenbach Sousa Mascagni List Wagner.
Mme Hebe notes common thorax and shoulder deformities arise from poor posture. She warns stretched ligaments and breathing, digestion, and nerve issues. recommends daily practice to keep chest aligned with the toes and shoulders back, building habit until straight posture becomes effortless.
Suggestions for a wooden wedding to mark five years of marriage. Recommends birch bark invitations and natural decor with tree shavings. Proposes a wooden centerpiece, wooden tableware, birch name cards, and a menu featuring coffee, chicken patties with peas and mushrooms, and charlotte russe.
A description of an icebreaker game where one person leaves the room and others pick adjectives to represent. The outside reader asks questions to guess the chosen trait. Examples include merry Christmas and sad, demonstrated by dramatic responses.
Many fine suits for southern travel are being tailored now in white serge, Panama cloth, and other light woolens, including white broadcloth. Most feature short skirts. a few use long circular skirts with a loose coat. The coat can top any light dress or form a complete white suit with its skirt.
A light exchange between Mrs. Blankton-Black and Mr. Worldly-Wiseguy about handling a taciturn daughter. He suggests not a specialist but instruction in whist and frequent opera outings as remedies.
The pattern describes a tight lining bodice with gathered fronts and back, a velveteen yoke and plastron over muslin, and a left-hook collar fastening. Velveteen cuffs finish sleeves, a velveteen folded waistband, and silk-faced edges. Materials listed: 1.5 yards 46 in, 0.75 yard velveteen 24 in, 0.375 yard face 18 in, 1.5 yards lining.
The article explains that clogged pores force the face to expel waste beyond its capacity, causing facial blemishes as the skin fails to handle its share of cleansing. It emphasizes keeping pores clear to prevent skin problems.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a traveler asks for the distance to the next village and receives a playful answer about three chawes of tobacco. The dialogue continues with a pun about spelling a coat’s material, jokingly revealing Farver’s old trousers as the fabric.
A playful exchange quoted in the Cleveland Leader presents a couple’s affectionate banter. The dialogue contrasts mutual devotion with literary flair, likening their romance to a novel.
A Norwich parish announces a series of social Sunday night services for working people to be held in the dark so the poorest and shabbiest feel included and not excluded by clothing.
The Twenty fourth infantry now in San Francisco waits to sail for Manila on January 25 becoming the first negro regiment sent overseas for foreign service in nearly five years.
A Chicago Sun quotation shows Weary Wiggins praising a fine meal and offering to saw wood for the woman. She replies they burn gas, and he discreetly offers to turn off the burner to show appreciation.
Colombia hosts some of the world's finest tin deposits with many mines operated by foreign companies. The industry highlights foreign investment and mining activity across the region.
The article surveys Iceland as a remote Danish colony famed for ice and geysers, noting harsh travel, turf fuel, hardy but sober inhabitants, and a strenuous divided year. It highlights Icelandic dependence on farming and fishing, the national skyr dish, and the enduring glow of a rich historical past amid long winters.
A fashion pattern illustration shows a graceful model in garnet broadcloth with seven eighths and three quarter lengths. Velvet collar and turned back cuff sleeves. fits zibeline covert melton and tweed. Medium size needs 4144 yards of 54 inch material. sizes 32 to 42 inches. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with size and pattern number No 5559.
The Boston Herald notes tiaras and similar diamond pieces are regularly reset or rebuilt as styles change, increasing original cost. Jewelers add stones to new settings, with famous crowns kept intact for sentiment and value, while diamond and pearl tiaras are continually reworked for contemporary taste.
A quoted exchange snidely dismisses Blank as lacking ideas, labeling him worse than a crank and depicting him as an ideas empty figure in a Detroit Free Press column.
A busy Chicago scene centers on a clerk and boss admiring a new calendar. The clerk jokes it is crooked but notes it came from two crooked insurers, highlighting a sly jab at insurance-tied origins.
In a witty exchange from the Detroit Fret Press a speaker asks if spring clothes are on minds while the other notes spring colds are the real worry. The quote captures seasonal anxieties with light humor.
Pattern No 5313 presents a ladies wrapper in white albatross with lace trim. Features include center back and underarm seams, double-breasted front laps, circular flounce and broad sailor collar, with options for high neck. Sleeves: bishop or flowing. Suitable materials include China silk, challs, cashmere, lawn. Medium size requires 8½ yards of 36 inch material.
An angular man with gray whiskers yields his seat to a stout haughty lady. He quips about an uncle with a speech defect, and she grows red with vexation as he nudges her about saying thank you. She remains silent, though her thoughts betray irritation.
A comic exchange from Tit-Bits features a mother and daughter discussing marriage to Mr Goodsense. The daughter objects to his cheap ready-made clothes while the mother calls it idiosyncrasy. The dialogue hints at social expectations and personal taste influencing nuptial choices.
The Digg Sisters exchange a sharp retort about not being invited to Mrs. Highappe’s reception with a witty comeback noted by the Houston Post. The brief item captures social intrigue and newspaper tone of the era.
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