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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1906
Page
2
The Defiance Express notes its mailing details and weekly schedule. A Youth's Companion essay contrasts traditional female roles in Belgium with American expectations, depicting women working in markets, farms, and streets, and suggesting a cultural shift toward broader labor participation.
The World’s Work praises a foreigner’s ability to endure silence as a sign of national power. It notes wartime secrecy, mentions traitors who were exposed and punished by comrades, and says such cases were only revealed after the war's end, within the service context.
Harvard’s Thames visit yielded mixed results as teammates valued camaraderie over victory. The trip deepened cross national sportsmanship and friendship, with Harvard’s crimson symbolizing courage and kinship alongside the U.S. emblem’s first color.
American flag flew at the Toronto exhibition after managers invoked police support to ensure the Stars and Stripes joined the Union Jack. They warned that any attempt to remove the flag or cause trouble would face arrest and punishment. The banner remained waving.
A Philadelphia bacteriologist states at least twenty billion microbes inhabit every pair of trousers. The jest adds a playful note that if only old ten dollar bills were found in clothes, the microbes could be kept fed.
The speaker warns that China will reveal its identity to others in the future, even as it loses its current sense of self. This shift will force others to confront China, and the speaker fears the consequences of not maintaining better friendship with the nation.
A young woman’s failed attempt at suicide after her parents opposed her chosen husband illustrates social pressure from in law and kin. The incident underscores family conflict and the stigma around forbidden romance in the era.
An Atlantic City woman saved a man from drowning and later declined his marriage proposal. The report notes lingering gender inequality in social expectations and relationships.
A Panama Canal project will need more than 90,000 carloads of cement for a lock construction. The piece notes cement’s prominence as the era of durable concrete begins to shape modern waterways.
A 1906 religious study note titled Spying Out the Land presents Numbers chapter 13 as scriptural authority. The brief excerpt cites the in cloud and pillar series framing and attributes authorship to W. 8. Edson.
The piece argues faith, not guidance, blocked Israel from entering Canaan after spying missions. It warns believers that unbelief delays blessing, with parallels to Christians delaying progress toward their own divine opportunities. It notes 40 years, 40 days, and urges trust in God to move forward.
The twelve spies reach Hebron after a long march along the Jordan valley and report rich fields and fruit abundant in the promised land. Caleb and Joshua urge trust in God despite fear of walled cities and giants seen from a high bluff. They gather massive fruit as proof of the land’s abundance.
A southern report says cigarette smoking degrades manhood. Lieut. Bennett on recruiting duty notes only 2 of 106 applicants from Louisiana Mississippi and Texas acceptable, while 60 to 80 of similar applicants from Ohio Indiana Kentucky and west of the Mississippi would be acceptable.
The Indian Missionary society is described as a major movement started by native Indian Christians. It is interdenominational with districts assigned to various bodies, its agents are Indian, its money Indian, and control rests with Indians with limited missionary guidance until the venture is established.
Westminster Chapel in London vows to devote at least one tenth of its income to foreign missions. Dr. Campbell Morgan will preach a missionary sermon monthly. The plan signals a sustained revival frame and concrete action for the spread of the Kingdom.
The text cites cigarette smoking as the main contributor to degeneracy, noting late hours and other bad habits as associated factors. It presents a moralizing view focusing on personal conduct and lifestyle choices.
The report states Germany with 60 million people spends 672.588 million dollars annually on beer wine and liquor while allocating 99.722 million dollars each year to schools. It contrasts beverage expenditure with government funding for education.
An English lawyer warned that if England turned sober the legal profession would be ruined. The remark highlights attitudes toward national mood and regulation within the legal community.
A 1906 essay on memory likens it to a pack-horse and a servant. It stresses early memory development, daily exercise, and the value of attention and association to strengthen recall. It warns against over memorization in children and advises using diaries, address books, and written records to manage memory.
White chiffon broadcloth gown praised for simple outline and expert tailoring. Skirt features vertical pin tucked folds and interlaced tiny tucks. bodice uses surplice front with brown pearl buttons. Girdle of cloth plus shaded silk drapery creates a graceful color transition and scarf effect.
The St Louis Republic notes the rise of personal mirrors as essential fashion items for women. Small plate glass mirrors, three by two inches, with gold framing and jeweled chains, replace the need for shop and ferryboat mirrors. Women now flaunt their own image as a prized possession, carried on belts as they move through daily life.
The piece describes a dinner engagement announcement with heart shaped e cards bearing intertwined initials. A centerpiece features a heart shaped bank of roses with gilt arrows and rose ribbons guiding guests to verses tied to each arrow.
A detailed household guide outlines multiple sandwich fillings using walnuts pecans and almonds with variations. It describes assembling thin bread slices lettuce mayonnaise chopped nuts and herbs plus options with chicken stock melted butter pepper salt ground nutmeg and different meats to suit poultry fish or game.
The piece describes baby gifts such as a fine gold ring chain to secure a first ring, pink or blue ribbon armlets, tiny lace rosettes, pink or blue silk powder puff and sponge bags embroidered with the baby's name, and white pink or blue hand painted comb sets. It notes rubber lining in sponge bags and miniature coat hangers for baby cloaks and dresses.
A feature on lawn billiards explains it differs from croquet with terms like slit slice and hiding shots. The Kansas City Star notes the ground layout 72 by 36 feet, border cushions, wooden wickets, and the Ninth street West Side site preparing for play.
Practical tips on kitchen and home care including sugar placement in pies, cake frying with minimal grease, and cleaning methods. Advice covers keeping a cake griddle in good condition with sandpaper, wiping gilt frames with dry cloth, and using soda to reduce sugar in rhubarb dishes. Also notes on Japanese glass cloth for walls, recycling wrapping paper for kindling, and proper washing of board floors along grain.
A method to stain oak using brown polish dissolved in hot water then mixed with brown umber and yellow ochre to achieve the chosen shade. Apply hot and wipe with rag along the grain. Stain first then varnish for best results. colors can be bought ground in water and mixed with beer or vinegar for inexpensive stains.
Cream one cup butter with two cups sugar. Beat in yolks of five eggs and milk. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Stir in three and a half cups sifted flour with two heaped teaspoons baking powder. Bake in jelly tins for one large or two small layers.
A simple kitchen trick says rubbing hands with a celery stick will eliminate the onion smell completely after peeling. The method is claimed to neutralize odors without extra products.
The article reports that Germany has begun producing tantalum sheets and bars using a squirting process. In this method powdered tantalum is mixed with water and gum tragacanth and then forced into rods and other shapes as required.
London manages about 8000 streets costing nearly 11 million dollars annually to keep orderly. The figure reflects city efforts to maintain road surfaces signage and traffic control across the metropolis.
The Boston Globe describes a Valentine puzzle using a large heart with two strips and a circle. A string runs through all pieces and two small hearts hang on the ends. The solution requires folding the center strip to thread a small heart through the circle, freeing the string without force or undoing knots.
Mark Guy Pearse reflects that enduring hardship builds strength for victory. He cites brave ancestors who saw the vanquished gain the victor’s power and argues conflicts shape the soul, self knowledge, and faith, preparing believers for triumph and heavenly praise.
A sunburned athlete warns a bathing suit clad girl that dangers surround lifeguards. He quips that saving many foul people could leave a lifeguard weighed down and unable to swim, reflecting a sharp, sardonic tone.
A whimsical exchange from the Philadelphia Press features a giraffe in a menagerie tent alarmed by a noisy horseless bus. A neighborly lion questions the scene as the giraffe jokes about a matinee girl and an actor, with a playful line about an autogiraffe.
A fragment quoting Alexander Severus cautions against actions one would not impose on themselves. The line emphasizes moral reciprocity and fair treatment in human conduct.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip jokes about a wife’s invention. The wife, described as having the “fever for science,” supposedly creates a stair step that logs her husband’s return time as soon as he steps on it. The joke hinges on their nightly routine and a humorous domestic gadget.
A poem fragment in Ram's Horn asks how a butterfly colors its wings. The butterfly replies that roses, violets, and every flower provide hues. Its palette is a rose leaf and a brush of maiden hair with dew-drops as paint.
A reflective aphorism attributed to Marius notes that remedies may not justify the suffering they entail, questioning the value of painful treatments in pursuit of relief.
A classroom clash over animal classification ends with Willie claiming his dog Tige lost a leg in a trolley car fight. The teacher asserts quadrupeds have four legs, while Willie insists his dog remains a quadruped despite the loss.
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