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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1907
Page
2
In a curious Nebraskan pick of items a French scientist questions insect minds while a famed Count Boni de Castellano plans an appeal. A California paper notes exhibition of wheeze wagons and cough carts linked to climate curiosity, as Nebraska engages with sensational stories and urban legends.
A brief assessment notes Americans are extravagant after a short visit by Sir Alfred Mosely. The piece adds a local quip about an Ohio man jailed six years for thirteen wives, suggesting he should have stopped at a dozen.
An authority states defective eyesight stems from tight collars that hinder blood circulation to the head, linking fashion restraint to vision problems.
The Cleveland Leader reports Chicago boasts an automatic kicking device and says it has captured a New Yorker while he was traveling away from home.
Baron Kaneko argues that Bushido, Japan’s moral system, forbids any harm to a benefactor and claims alignment with Bushido keeps us safe if it is on our side.
A private Japanese company arranges for a Japanese colony to be founded in Alberta Northwest Territory, marking the first Asiatic settlement in western Canada. The project envisions establishing a formal community under Japanese governance and aims to attract settlers and investment as part of colonial expansion.
A speaker warns that guidance from a man speaking through a telephone diaphragm signals a heart driven error rather than a rational one. The remark emphasizes the clash between emotion and intellect in communication.
A visiting woman educator in St. Louis asserts Americans are a bit rapid to conclusions yet their pace serves their aims. She notes a deficiency in thoroughness but credits efficiency in reaching purposes.
Enrico C. Creel is cited as the new Mexican ambassador to Washington. He is described as the second richest man in Chihuahua, with his father in law Gen. Luis Terrazas listed as the richest. The note adds he began life as a poor man.
The village inn at Addington in England has been tenanted by one family since the reign of Henry VII. The Jolly Millers inn at Newham in Cambridgeshire has been run by the Musk family for four centuries.
H. H. Rosseau, newly appointed head of the bureau of yards and docks, is the youngest to occupy the post. At 36 he is a rear admiral with a meteoric rise in the engineering field.
Sarah Bernhardt insists on receiving the Legion of Honor as an actress or not at all. She told M. Bri and the French minister of public instruction that she has been refused the decoration again.
The piece notes inns once visited by Washington have disappeared but many taverns linked to his travels remain. It evokes ghostly persistence, comparing them to spirits from Macbeth that linger toward an end of time.
France possesses the greatest canal and waterway expansion, totaling seven thousand four hundred fifty nine miles, compared with Germany six thousand two hundred fourteen and the United Kingdom three thousand nine hundred seven miles.
Immigration from the United States into Canada for July through October reached 17,907, up from 12,664 in the same period of 1905, an increase of 11 percent.
A bold description lauds a figure who exposes tyranny and oppression and confronts hypocrisy with decisive action. The piece portrays a strong, principled leader as a moral force against injustice.
A cryptic report notes Spain’s ministry wobbling as symbolic language signals political change. Observers interpret steps as a cautious shift in governance under current leadership.
The grand duke of Saxe Weimar is described as the world's richest eligible prince. He is the heir apparent to the Dutch throne and would succeed Queen Wilhelmina if she dies without a male heir.
Despite lack of demand for more on the Caruso incident, researchers continue to travel to Africa to study monkey language. The project persists amid limited public interest and ongoing scientific inquiry.
A compact religious piece titled The Left Handed Ehud recounts the Judges era in Israel. Authored by W B Edeon under the Highway and Byway imprint with scripture cited from Judges three and thirty.
The text frames how God uses both good and evil powers to accomplish His will. It cites Israel's sin, Eglon’s oppression, and Ehud’s deliverance as divine discipline and mercy, concluding that Jesus overcomes Satan and restores eternal fellowship with God.
The text recounts Israel succumbing to Moabite enticements under King Eglon. Tributes rise, metal weapons are removed, and many intermarry with Moabites. Benjamite Ehud resists briefly, then yields, leading to intensified oppression until Israel seeks help from God in mountain fastnesses and caves.
The girl recalls a winter journey in deep snow. Mrs. Camden travels 16 miles to a funeral and returns with vivid, lavish details of the corpse, lace dress, lilies, the costly casket, and many carriages, despite near freezing conditions.
Ehud, trusted by King Eglon to collect tribute, betrays him. He crafts a dagger from a broken chariot part with his left hand, stealthily kills the fat king in his garden, and then rallies Israel to victory over Moab.
Westminster Gazette correspondent reports near Muhokya, Uganda, hippos gather at Kikarongo, a half mile wide former crater lake. They swim shallow edges, burst above water with snorts, tusks shown, and roll with splashes. Spectators note humanlike gambols and wish bathing machines.
All Australian states prohibit opium sale and cultivation, ending a revenue stream. Queensland alone loses about 80000 dollars annually while other states implement the national prohibition.
Rt Hon R B Haldane secretary of state for war instructs all UK army depots to provide accommodation for the Royal Army Temperance Association where no room is currently set apart. The association's good work is well known and has been commended.
Analysis of charm as the core of attraction in women and its contrast with beauty. The piece argues the man’s woman requires a feminine essence and dependability. the woman’s woman needs elements of manliness. The elusive charm bridges both sexes and defines enduring allure.
Charles Edward Russell notes in Everybody's that Japan pledged not to subsidize tea export yet funded a Tea Guild advertising program. About one percent funded actual ads. the rest financed branch teahouses in New York, Boston, Montreal, Chicago to shift tea trade from foreign to Japanese interests. The government aims to end foreign teahouse dominance.
A Sunday School lesson from March 24 1907 analyzes Isaiah 28 1 13 and Hosea 4 2. It portrays drunkenness as a moral scourge linked to national danger and decay, warning of a false covenant with Egypt and urging awareness of spiritual decline through intoxication and wrong judgment.
William A. Radford advises readers on a two story house design with four downstairs rooms and five upstairs rooms. The plan includes two stairways, a front hall closet, a side cellar entrance, and a central sitting room. Emphasis on parlor vs living room, fly screen doors, and careful attention to details and materials for a comfortable, well‑ventilated home.
A Petit Parisien plebiscite on great nineteenth century Frenchmen drew 15 million responses. War heroes no longer top esteem as Pasteur, Hugo and Gambetta led, while Napoleon ranked fourth, with Thiers close behind.
About 180000 Chinese in Singapore resolve to stop public ancestor worship including feasts and processions. They will devote the saved funds, estimated at 100000 dollars annually, to educational purposes.
The nun butterfly appears widely in Bohemia threatening forests in neighboring Saxony and Silesia. A ministry commission has been named to investigate the outbreak and assess damage.
A witty exchange on steady drinking contrasts perception and habit, illustrating how language exposes bias and ambiguity in everyday remarks. The piece from Cleveland Plain Dealer uses humor to explore nuance in description and character.
A customer argues there are more people than hairs on any one head, while the hairdresser replies that two people must share the same hair count. Is this fact valid in principle? The exchange invites a reflection on combinatorial reasoning and counting.
The honorable chairman introduces the topic of automobiles and discusses their alarming rise as a threat to the profession, signaling a satirical debate in a comedic historical setting.
A large Chicago firm advertises for red haired male office boys. A manager explains that fiery red hair signals active, smarter, and more aggressive youths who will stay longer in their positions.
A humorous reflection notes that when a woman avoids weighing herself at scales the omen is she has had to choose a larger corset due to changing fashion and body shape.
The article explains that every rider should know how to stop a car by turning off the electric current that creates the spark. A simple handle is usually used to shut down the engine, and many accidents could be prevented if passengers knew this basic safety step.
A playful exchange from the Houston Post features a wife eager to have her husband lecture in the city of her youth. She teases about showing him off to friends and enemies, revealing pride and a hint of vanity in a lighthearted moment.
Two men discuss Lieut Peary's lecture on Nearest the Pole at a bar. A gaudy patron challenges the claim, accusing the jockeys of manipulation and referencing a New Orleans Washington Post dope sheet.
The Nation's Foundation asserts American patriotism inspires liberty and upholds the philosophy of equality as central civic ideals.
February derives from februare meaning to expiate or purify tied to Roman expiation rites on the fifteenth day. The Saxons called it sprout-kale from springing cabbage and later Solmonat reflecting the sun’s return to higher latitudes.
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