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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1907
Page
9
A Defiance Ohio edition notes postal rates and delivery details along with a column on a new customs honor system for travelers and remarks on the New York harbor channel project. It includes Egypt’s scarab symbolism and miscellaneous city notes on Bastille day weather and Philadelphia school enrollment trends.
New York financiers led by Thomas T. Ryan James D Stillman John D Rockefeller Jr and others ally with King Leopold to open up the Congo Free State and profit from rubber timber and minerals. They control vast territory 8 to 9 million acres and plan to build roads railways and plantations while paying natives in beads and food as they establish governance and surveys.
A Victorian era trend in calendered chintz fabrics is described with memories of icy polished sheets and a mangle glaze. The piece closes with a humorous reminiscence of a misheard breakfast order ending in a lifelong diet of eggs and toast.
Men of the Fourth church Men’s club gather at an annual banquet and swap jests about Mrs Higgs cooking lectures. Tales range from Turkish pilaf to insomniac biscuits as they tease the minister who reveals the meal features Buckmeister recipes inspired by Mrs Higgs.
A Houston Post item recalls the legend of Jean Lafitte guiding Dr Beazly in a dream to buried treasure under a Beazly cottage. A banker from La Porte, Mr McKay, joins the plan to dig deep for jewels, with references to Morgan’s collections and other curios.
A New York ruling held a stenographer may not be enjoined from revealing knowledge of her employer's business. A broker's office summonsed a young woman to testify for a rival, but the court denied the injunction. The decision notes few girls would betray confidence unless compelled.
The article discusses cement plaster as exterior finish, hollow-wall advantages for moisture control, and cost effective seven room designs around $3000. It covers lath, sheet metal, and finishing styles, plus a fire detector device the Leslie Walker system and notes on practical building practices and long term durability.
A business man laments lack of heat for business and faces possible bankruptcy. He agrees to take on a partner, but later reveals he only keeps half the profits from his great establishment. A guest remarks on wealth, while the host confesses regret over choosing a partner.
English opticians report cases of stammering cured by glasses correcting eye defects. Meanwhile, two apprentices, Harry and Cunning, fail to learn their master's trade at Dispatch and Skill.
The text notes about 1,530 theaters in Europe with Italy leading in number. It mentions the New York county grand jury returns about sixty four indictments per day on average.
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