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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1907
Page
3
Journalist William T. Ellill travels the world to examine missionary work in China from a disinterested stance. He argues foreign influence and extraterritorial rights distort justice, details abuses by French clergy, and contrasts American and French missions amid Chinese official hostility.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes Prince Naryszkin's estates near the Courtland frontier pay £190 monthly for dragoons kept at his manor. He has spent £2,280 in cash plus meat wood straw hay oats and clover, totaling about £4,000 yearly. The piece argues only the rich can afford security while the poor risk looting.
At a dinner in Richfield Springs Admiral Dewey praised a successful local businessman terming him a good citizen. The remarks highlighted his civic dedication and impact on the community.
A salesman touts a platinum ring that, when placed over a lamp and heated, supposedly absorbs tobacco smoke so a smoker can dine or sleep without leaving odors. He asserts the device makes smoking in any room possible and notes platinum’s smoke absorbing properties.
A reflection on the city’s outskirts where land is valued by acres not feet and where grass grows green beneath trees, suggesting a preference for open spaces over dense urban areas. The text contrasts city limits with the countryside and implies peace lies beyond built streets.
The admiral recalls a young man of 22 who opened a trimming shop and used a courteous method to direct customers. When asked to change money, he asked how they would like it, offering options like buttons ribbons lace or insertion, showing a natural gift for management.
A feature on spiritual struggle traces David’s path through temptation as the Highway and Byway preacher analyzes sin’s maze and consequences. The piece blends moral reflection with practical counsel and cites scriptural themes for guiding readers.
Verse citation and author attribution summarize a passage from 2 Samuel chapter 11 verses 6 to 27 as the scripture authority for the referenced discussion. The source emphasizes the narrative context and thematic focus without sensational detail.
The piece warns that sinful indulgence leads from a single misstep to murder, addiction, and ruin. It emphasizes that attempts to cover sin fail, citing Proverbs 5 22 and the idea that one cannot deceive God or man. The Gulliver analogy illustrates how small sins bind like cords.
Uriah dies in battle after King David, driven by guilt and fear of exposure, schemes to cover up his sin with Bathsheba. Joab conveys the message of Uriah’s death as Israel faces loss at Rabbah, while David weighs divine judgment and personal ruin.
The article notes a small set of staples from animals grains sugars and tubers form two thirds of global nutrition. It laments variety while highlighting potatoes manioc and limited fruit and vegetable categories as major sources and parodies a London footman’s joke on new meat alternatives.
If you are disappointed in your husband after you are married, remember that it is just possible he is quite as much disappointed in you. Human nature is faulty, and it is well to bear in mind that there is usually blame attached to both sides, and that what we all have to do is to make the best of one another as we are.
A Bologna museum stele shows a she wolf nursing a child, suggesting the Latium legend came from Etruria. Professor Ducati argues the Etruscan tale reached Rome via Miletus, founder of the ancient city in Asia Minor, with Crete as the original source.
A lesson text on Joshua 24 14 28 recounts Joshua at Shechem urging the people to serve the Lord with all heart and explaining the covenant renewal. It compares Joshua to a dying leader urging belief and obedience and notes the formation of the covenant and its recording in the book of the law.
William A. Radford offers free architectural advice through the press. He notes builders may fit long narrow houses to small lots and emphasizes light, air, and space for walks and lawns. Frontage largely drives price, with back area minor by comparison.
The author urges choosing practical heating for small homes. A hot air furnace with tight joints ensures clean air flow and free ozone, while cautioning against misguided engineers. He notes small, well designed houses can heat efficiently with proper systems, advocating hot air for economy and ease of use.
An article argues most U S snakes are harmless and useful to farmers. It notes only three dangerous species the rattlesnake copperhead and moccasin and explains venomous lookalikes can lack obvious signs. It dispels myths of slimy venomous snakes and misjudged head shapes.
Quote from Richter reflects on forgiveness as a healing force. It personifies the inner conflict and suggests forgiving converts pain into a pearl of growth, comparing mercy to a sea-worm creating a pearl after piercing the shell.
A Beaver Falls woman was found to beg bread loaves from residents on one side of a street claiming a sick husband and starving children. She then transported the loaves and sold them at high prices on the opposite side, saying she must bake to support a large family.
A succinct saying notes that virtue yields peace at the end of life. The line emphasizes moral conduct and the value of a clean conscience, reflecting traditional religious or ethical wisdom.
A Jersitz restaurant theft leads a barmaid to report the incident to the commander. The battalion lines up for inspection as the barmaid points to a soldier and accuses him in Berlin dialect, prompting his immediate removal.
Chicago Daily News notes a dispute over a claim by Braggs with Green-So offering a differing account. The piece hints at credibility questions and mentions Braggs as a charter member of a fishing club.
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