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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1907
Page
7
The piece surveys Morocco from Casablanca to Fez, detailing Moorish power, Kabyle tribes, and European interests. It traces Sultan Abdul Aziz and rival claimants, Moorish resistance to progress, and historic foreign incursions by Portugal, England, and Spain, ending with Casablanca’s fragile security amid rising opposition.
A neat illusion shows a bright pin with elastic cord and a sunbeam. By threading the pin through the elastic and twirling it between fingertips, the elastic tightens as light focuses to create a pretty effect.
A boy named Tommy struggles to choose between sailing and a driving trip while Uncle Jack shares a parable of an undecided donkey starving from indecision. The tale emphasizes decisive action and avoiding paralysis by analysis, ending with Tommy rushing to join the sailing after hearing the lesson.
Alabama now produces as much pig iron as Pennsylvania did a quarter century ago. In 1887 the South churned out just over 800000 tons, and last year it produced 3500000 tons. The region holds about half of the nation’s known iron ore. A booming steel industry has developed in Alabama over the past decade, delivering rails rivaling the North in quality and costing less.
The Sun Our Savior warns coal will not last. experts and Nikola Tesla envision using sun heat to drive machines, trains, and homes. Tesla proposes sun stations concentrating rays to generate steam and electricity, stored in batteries, though high storage costs remain a challenge.
Excavations led by Prof. Stewart Macalister at Gezer in Palestine uncover eight ancient city layers dating back to 3000 B C, revealing 5000 years of continuous settlement. Findings include untouched cave-dweller remains, a Canaanite bronze arsenal, infant sacrifices at temple high places, and evidence supporting biblical accounts of Ammonite abominations. The discoveries shed light on early religious practices and illuminate how Samson toppled Gezer’s wooden pillars.
A reader notes slang terms used at Christ's Hospital also known as the Bluecoat school. The compilation includes words for delight deceit meals chores talk discipline and daily life such as biggey major bite puff buff pock pocket money pim out to tell tales smear out to accuse wrongfully and to cane.
Collier's Weekly argues Oklahoma's new constitution risks ridicule for populist ideas. It predicts trial use of a three fourths jury verdict and cites England's cautious stance on initiative and referendum. It expects U S experience in Oklahoma to guide adaptation of general principles.
A model of the Gjoa, the ship Roald Amundsen sailed in to traverse the Northwest Passage and near the North Magnetic Pole, has been shown in New York and will be preserved permanently by the Smithsonian Institution. The vessel rests at the San Francisco Navy Yard and a plan suggests it could become the first ship to pass through the Panama Canal and circumnavigate North America.
A brief humorous exchange from Harper's Weekly features Ethel asking where fancy is bred and Tommy answering at the bakery. The quote evokes light verse humor typical of the period, pairing a literary line with a practical punchline.
Physicians claim general house work provides the best all around physical exercise. It uses all muscles and keeps the body active, noting that many illnesses stem from lack of activity. The idea echoes the saying that all should earn bread by the sweat of the brow.
The bridge is among the world’s most remarkable structures linking Venice with the mainland. It features 223 arches and extends about 12,050 feet in length.
A New Orleans creole kite is built from three slim sticks joined at the center with a pin or thread. The design uses tis sue paper single or multicolor, with the buzzer attached by folding over the edge and securing it.
A slim flat wooden strip is sharpened at both ends and slid into slits in two upright sticks to hold the paper. Wings run along the sides and may be pasted on edges. Wings can be two inches wide and left whole or fringed after pasting. Properly made, the kite will buzz loudly when raised, heard far away.
Canvas cushions and pillow slips emerge as a popular summer decorative item. Cross stitch on canvas, revived from grandmother days, yields elaborate results using dogs, cats, landscapes, and floral motifs. Silhouettes in black on colored linens, framed by embroidered circles, create stylish table covers and cushions. paired with plain materials and flowered cretonne for varied effects.
For the young girl a simple pale gray summer tweed coat and skirt. The skirt is a gored shape with a wide hem and blue silk trim. The short sacque coat has pointed trim straps and a button at each point. Worn over a white lawn blouse with a blue straw hat trimmed in blue ribbon. Material required for coat and skirt: 4 4 yards 48 inches wide.
A Buffalo man visits a young physician and offers a ten-dollar gold piece as payment for a three dollar fee. The doctor protests, asking for smaller money, and the patient replies he has only a two-dollar bill besides. The doctor agrees to take the two, citing a seven-dollar loss if the gold is accepted, explaining he must reserve gold for his wife.
The text notes Lope de Vega began linguistic and literary study as a child, reading Latin and Spanish fluently by five and composing by twelve. By fifteen he had written pastorals and a comedy, with an estimated total of about 1,800 comedies produced in his life, suggesting early initiation was essential.
A concise critique of a simplistic speaker who invokes a near clever remark to test whether audiences grasp the intended point, highlighting a pattern of rhetoric that relies on feigned insight. The piece examines the dynamics between speaker and listener in evaluating perceived wit.
A washable doily pattern uses linen or spotted damask as the base with white linen lace braid outlining the design. It is secured by corded stitches through braid holes, can be worked in colored or white cotton, and finished with a buttonhole edge along the outer braid.
Practical guidance on rug care advises avoiding switches and rattan beaters. Sweep with the nap and use a salt water newspaper soak to lift dust, then scatter to absorb particles for longer lasting carpets and rugs.
The article counsels novices to stick to conventional forms in entertaining. It suggests afternoon tea cards for acquaintances, affordable options for hospitality, and fashionable evening card parties. It notes including husbands with wives unless the event is women only, and promotes garden parties on summer afternoons with the host receiving guests.
An era guide on neck fashion favoring linen collars and soft ties. It notes large comfortable collars with eyelet or blind embroidery, silk stocks avoided with white blouses, and long lawn or mull ties worn around the neck twice. Rolling collars decline in favor of lingerie bows and Windsor ribbons, with bone stiffeners optional.
Mandarin jackets and various modifications feature rich oriental embroideries in blues greens yellows and gold. Entering the matinee realm reveals endless variety and extravagance with lace chiffon and silk matinees. Hand embroidered lingerie models trimmed in real lace exceed in cost, though these are for negligee wear rather than tea gowns.
Guests may wander the grounds then return to the house for refreshments including ices berries and cream cake iced tea and lemon ade. The event offers a simple informal reception with light refreshments for attendees.
A historical note claims hydrophobia can be cured by a elecampane root and milk regimen. It prescribes dosing after dog bites: 1.5 oz dried root in a pint of milk boiled to 0.5 pint, then drunk fasting six hours. next morning 2 oz more with another six hour fast.
A cream chiffon evening frock with big woven satin dots and a pale pink rose bordered trim dazzled at the exhibition. It hung over a shell pink taffeta slip. the same chiffon shaded the veil for a coordinated, elegant look.
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