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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1902
Page
6
An extended verse from Youth's Companion depicts the passion and crucifixion near Joseph's tomb followed by the Easter morning triumph. It contrasts mourning and despair with the risen Christ as the stone rolls away and salvation dawns. The piece uses biblical imagery to celebrate resurrection.
At Ross Park car, Honor Wesley joins Lady Lindsay schoolmates visiting patients. One pot of lilies sparks a chance to comfort a poor, overlooked elder, prompting Honor to contribute selflessly. Miss Mary notes Honor's growth as the school plans further kindness.
Honor Wesley, a former Lady Lindsay pupil, confesses a life shaped by grandmother’s memory and charity. She volunteers with Miss Mary to care for the sick in New York, after a transformative Easter season in Arbutus with her mentor principal and an elderly patient, Mrs. Truitt. The piece blends personal sorrow, spring imagery, and a call to ongoing service as Honor enters a public path in helping the forsaken.
A Washington Star quip ponders how people can eat numerous hard boiled eggs at Easter and stay cheerful and springlike, framing a lighthearted cultural joke about seasonal feasting and mood.
A lighthearted exchange shares fashion anxiety over an Easter bonnet. Mrs Gooph quips about dying if her husband fails to buy a new bonnet, and Mrs Wooph asks if any funerals followed, underscoring a comic domestic spat from the era.
A brief exchange from Puck frames a moment of romance as a daughter notes her companion has never loved before and insists he has saved nothing, while the mother questions whether he has saved anything at all.
Summary lists twelve lessons from a quarter of study with golden texts. It covers The Promise of Power The Early Christian Church The Lame Man Healed The First Persecution The Sin of Lying The Second Persecution The Arrest of Stephen The Stoning of Stephen The Disciples Scattered The Ethiopian Converted Temperance Lesson and includes associated scriptures, study notes, and guiding verses.
A Ram's Horn meditation argues that true gain is godliness not wealth, sanctification thrives not fear, and liberty comes from delight in duty. It asserts divine use of the unlikely man and that wandering is not required for paternal welcome, urging right pleasures over pain as a cure for wrongful loves.
King Edward will not attend plays mocking sovereigns. James R Wood who drew the Lawton land draw last year died near Hot Springs Arkansas of heart failure. Mme von Olenhausen of Massachusetts wears the Cross of Iron the unique German decoration and is the only American woman saluted by Prince Henry of Prussia's suite. An Indian press tribute to Queen Victoria likened affection to a cow and calf remark unwelcome to English readers.
A fragment quoting dialogue about provisioning for the inner man and outer woman contrasts lines from the Chicago Tribune and Philadelphia Press. It then notes a wealthy uncle’s bequest, with a wry exchange about “all” versus “entirely.”
The Washington Star quotes a boss explaining why a candidate with no political knowledge was chosen. The henchman asks why select him, and the boss replies that he will be easier to remove from office if he performs poorly.
A brief Town Topics item presents Demosthenes claiming the rich grow richer while the poor grow poorer, followed by Plato’s quip that such ideas appear in ancient political economy writings.
Dr Smiley receives a fountain pen from his Sunday school class and thanks the young ladies. The Feminine Chorus comments, and a judge remarks that he will surely write better sermons.
Quotable exchange notes that loose habits cling more stubbornly than other traits. The Philadelphia Press remarks on how such habits persist in a man despite attempts to shed them.
A brief witticism from Tit-Bits features a tailor who keeps his clock unwound, using it as a motto. The gag hinges on the line No tick here as the clock remains stopped.
A dialogue contrasts haunted castles with modern worries as American society is said to be full of scandals and gossip rather than old haunted estates.
A Chicago Tribune quip notes Birdie Hoppindyke has changed likely spelling to Byrdge while aging in place. The remark contrasts her past self with her present appearance and marital status as a light social aside.
An observer quotes a Yonkers Statesman line about a man who can walk upright yet falters when tasked with carrying a baby highlighting the difference between adult poise and caregiving challenges.
The line of wit from Miss Homely-As blends with a theatrical aside about preferring a kiss to death and an exchange about an executioner, echoed in a witty note from an Unkind Member. The remark, cited in Smart Set, signals playful debate on fate and affection.
A sharp exchange in a New York Sun clipping mocks culinary rivalries as a daughter recalls her mother’s harsh roasting of the speaker’s father, highlighting a caustic family feud tone.
A dialogue from a Patterson paper shows a student asking if blunt honesty can suit a lawyer, while a veteran attorney suggests honesty helps but is not essential, reflecting tension between ethics and success in the profession.
A jokey diatribe mocks a man named Mr Bragley as a pretend pillar of community faith and notes Reverend Goodley-Well’s expectation he rents a church pew in a Philadelphia context.
The Hobart judge quips about champagne and eye appeal and jokes that sex looks like 30 cents while discussing remarks about Gladys and a property. The exchange illustrates courtroom banter and social phrases circulating in the session.
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