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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1901
Page
6
In this 1901 sermon Dr. Talmage extols the four letter word Come as the key to salvation. He urges individuals to respond with belief repentance and prayer, illustrating with stories of mercy and providence and inviting all to enter the Gospel boat of faith.
Earl C Brown of Leadville Colorado travels to Kenosha Wisconsin seeking any trace of his mother Mrs James Brown who vanished from her Ashland avenue home over twenty eight years ago. The widow Brown left no clues and locals recall her disappearance but cannot explain the case.
The article reviews the death of Joseph at age 110 in Egypt and his brothers' fear after Jacob's death. It notes Joseph's forgiveness, his oath to carry his bones to Canaan, and the broader Genesis closing with Israel in Egypt. It outlines lessons on God overruling evil for good and the tribal blessings of Ephraim and Manasseh.
A voice from the cotton field declares a slave’s sudden sense of vocation as he gazes at the sky and says the sun and hard work prove he is called to preach. The remark mirrors Booker T. Washington’s Up from Slavery and reflects on religious calling among African Americans.
From Good Housekeeping guidance, crystallized fruits use peaches pears plums pineapples cherries and currants. Prepare by syruping with sugar and water then oven-drying between sugar coatings until the fruit dries and becomes crystalized for long storage.
American actress Mrs James Brown Potter was invited to recite hymns at a London church service. She would wear ordinary attire and keep the program solemn. Her London recitals followed a prior sensation that left many listeners moved to tears.
Reports describe electric canal towage in England and a New York mansion switchboard traced to iron in marble. London underground trains will average 200 tons with a seven mile Finsbury park line in 1314 minutes. Wireless telegraphy shows promise in the Sahara and Bangkok builds electric lines while the Siam government runs a flawed telephone system. A Camden watermelon weighs 76½ pounds.
In Samara province villagers report a stray sect of women led by an elderly Soznavo peasant called the Blessed Mother. The women live alone in hill trenches, fast and pray, seeking salvation from an expected global conflagration. The Blessed Mother appoints ten wise virgins as a bodyguard, and the group claims miraculous powers.
The Copenhagen charity bazar spotlighted Princess Waldemar as the sculptor of a hippo statue. Princess Marie of Orleans, popular at court, is noted for sailing, firefighting, and an anchor tattoo. The couple will visit the United States next January following the Hartford visit.
A Spanish journal cites a woman wed six times and nearing a seventh, recalling Elizabeth Percy who married into the Proud Percys across six reigns. John Evelyn notes a Delft area tale of a woman with twenty five husbands and an American, Dr. Mary Spencer, who married an eleventh in North Wales, illustrating recurring marriage extremes.
The article urges a cheerful modulated voice and sincere manner as keys to beauty and influence at home and in teaching. It notes that personal magnetism combines kindness, training, and simple, sincere behavior to transform an unremarkable person, and stresses listening and inclusive eye contact.
A quotation extols enthusiasm and persistence as keys to success, contrasting the energetic decisive person with a weak vacillator. It asserts confidence from others is essential, and without it success is difficult to achieve.
The report notes rice with 791 percent starch and sugar versus 70 percent in wheat, details a salt mackerel catch of 50,603 barrels for the season, and mentions French steamship bounties sending tonnage to the Pacific coast. It also states 1,200 of 6,000 US steamers over 100 tons sail the Great Lakes.
Describes a large silver pitcher with stag horn handle and a golden dragon brooch holding a diamond. Winged devices lead the procession of brooches. Silver girdles with a dark oxidized finish complement a silk belt. A golden spear motif pierces the dragon figure.
Utah will produce 30,000,000 pounds of beet sugar this year. California offers 800 cars of dried beaches for sale in the east. Florida reports its largest tobacco crop ever at 1000 pounds per acre valued at 400 to 500 dollars per acre. Washington operates 444 lumber mills sawing over 9,000,000 feet daily and turning out 29,000,000 shingles while employing 24,000 men.
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