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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1907
Page
4
A retrospective on Henry H. Rogers 67, detailing his rise beside John D. Rockefeller, his Yankee patriotism, and his influence on Fairhaven Massachusetts. It highlights his yacht Kanawha, philanthropy including Millicent Library, and his family life, with reflections on his enduring public persona.
A veteran recalls his late friend’s view on education and career paths. He argues the ordinary high school education best equips youths with reading, writing, arithmetic, and general knowledge, plus civic pride, than college alone. He cites practical starts for 16 or 17 year olds and warns college graduates may overestimate early opportunities.
William G. Fitzgerald quotes Technical World Magazine about a future Atlantic crossing of 3,000 miles reduced to 30 hours by Peter Cooper Hewitt’s gliding waterplane craft. Hewitt notes early models rode the planes at 16 mph while hulls remained largely out of water and envisions a weather resilient liner with size-driven efficiency. A larger 70 mph model is under construction.
A Brooklyn Citizen item describes a simple dwarf puppetry trick for playful entertainment. By placing feet into a child’s shoes and using a hidden helper to supply arms, a performer can animate a dwarf while reciting or singing, yielding easy, humorous fun for an afternoon or evening gathering.
A young girl named Miss Agatha Dunn soaks a sunlit pink gown in raspberry ice to revive its color. Her mother scolds her sharply when the plan backfires, prompting the narrator to question whether mothers are queer. Washington Star notes this quaint tale from May Clay.
A tramp tells a police officer of his past homelessness and renewed kindness. The officer aided him with a $5 gift, later inspiring the man to seek fortune in a diamond mine. He returns with a sealed envelope containing a note for $1,000,000, but the man vanishes before the officer can pursue him.
A little woman laments escalating telephone costs in her apartment after a neighbor in the suite behind her repeatedly uses the phone for long distance calls. The neighbor promises to repay but never does, forcing the speaker to consider moving due to the expense.
A playful tale of mutual affection where a man proposes to a woman who fears unlucky thirteen. She confides her superstition, he reassures with a joke about being the thirteenth proposed to, and they marry, living happily.
Upton Sinclair discusses government attacks on predatory trusts in New York. He warns they must obey the law or face the fate of a Bostonian who bought Glen Accra in Scotland unseen. A Highlander guides him as they mock the estate and country.
The article explains how boys can craft decorative items from dry branches using a sharp knife. It highlights a keyholder and a photograph stand, focusing on precise joint cuts, gluing, nailing, and leather-backed supports, with hooks and rings added to hang keys or frame the stand.
A simple to build wall cabinet featuring clean lines and an attractive design. The upper back includes a beveled edge mirror inset, enhancing the piece’s appearance.
A guide describes cutting a piece of mirror glass from a cracked mirror, or finding stock from a window glass dealer. It mentions sconces at the sides, a shelf with two curved brackets and two drawers, and a drawer designed to pull out or tip outward on pins. Wood construction requires oiling and rubbing with wool.
A college hall frame contains Lincoln's words on conduct. The quote urges truth over success, staying with what is right, and parting with those who go wrong. The passage emphasizes plain, accessible language and enduring moral clarity.
Complete relaxation after meals slows mental and physical activity, aiding digestion. The after-dinner nap calms nerves, allows the stomach to use surplus energy, and is linked to health happiness and longevity.
The acting mayor of a New Jersey city thanks careful automobile drivers while remarking we are indebted for the few accidents. The quote reveals a grammar slip that prompts readers to count how many students can write the sentence correctly.
An editorial argues that preserving Maine's remaining white pines demands drastic action. It likens reforesting to unshingling houses and reconstructing ancient species, urging bold, unprecedented efforts to halt further loss.
A brief exchange shows Peckham asserting his stance on a subject and claiming it’s settled, while Biffkins questions whether his wife influenced or settled his sole opinion.
A Princeton professor's dinner ends with a small boy dropping meat and quipping that tough meat is always that way. The mother worries about etiquette but the child claims he handled it gracefully, then reveals the offhand remark about the meat slipping to the floor.
A Boston woman offered her landlord a kiss in exchange for a receipt for one month's rent. The landlord refused the kiss and attempted to have the police remove her furniture to the sidewalk.
Dialogue notes a farm scene with a dog present during a drive of pigs from their pen. A father and child discuss calling the dog as it sits atop the animals. The snippet captures rural speech and farmyard action.
Women s interests describe selecting corset covers to balance figures especially stout frames with small busts. Emphasizes low busted designs without shoulder loops, uses bias cut fronts and seamless backs, tapes and neck ties arranged to flatten shoulders and fit long or short waists.
A guide recommends ripe tomato on the face to tone skin and fade freckles, cucumber juice as a skin bleach, and red vaseline to thicken eyebrows. It suggests grape fruit as a substitute for bleaching and warns cold cream may irritate. almond oil with bergamot is an alternative. It also urges a balanced diet, exercise, open air, water, and breathing exercises to aid dyspepsia, plus facial washing and careful oil application.
The lace fichu draped in kimono fashion will be seen more in fall. It is long enough to fall over the shoulders and arms, held at the waist by a girdle, with ends reaching near the skirt hem. One new fad dyes scarfs to match skirts and wear over white lingerie or lace waist.
The article surveys filet laces in all over patterns and trimming bands, noting gold and silver fillet novelties and shamrock motifs. It reports open mesh fillet with mordure and gris embroidery, plus bold plum, violet, hyacinth and amethyst shades dominating winter silks, velvets, and hats.
Fashion notes celebrate rich tones dominating fabrics and accessories with velvet prints and deep color palettes. Velvet wraps and coordinated toilettes showcase the era’s color sensibility and material choices.
The piece discusses practical tips for identifying handkerchiefs without exposing ownership. It favors a small indelible stamp placed centered on each piece, mentions alternatives like full names or eyelet codes for a family, and notes a boarding student who marks her handkerchiefs with a large X to avoid confusion.
New gowns showcase mineral hues like malachite and azurite in silk and velvet counters. Rhodonite and zossite deep rose shades appear in face cloth and soft velvets, creating vivid contrasts that resemble a natural history museum of gems.
Dark shades of blue brown green and red will dominate late autumn and winter street costumes in velvets silks and trimmings. Fashion advises waiting on visiting or afternoon dress decisions to avoid unnecessary loss of light costumes.
The New Idea offers practical hints for mothers. It notes a fashion boon for college girls: making tub dresses in one piece with joined skirt and waist and a belt covering the join. This design eliminates hooks eyes and safety pins and promises neatness and comfort.
The article notes a growing fashion of crowning the head with a thick hair plait to form a firm base for hats. It predicts most plaits are false hair and suggests such headpieces may soon be sold with hats, like earlier false curl bundles.
A girl's plaid suit features a jacket with a sailor collar effect at the back and a square cut below the shoulders. The inner princess dress buttons down the front and extends over the shoulders with narrow straps adorned in ecru lace appliqué.
The article highlights Paris made bea wrist bags with careful subdued colors to match current dress tones and gold plate mountings on metal.
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