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Defiance Weekly Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1904

Page

2

The Findable God in Judah’s Search for Truth and Rest

The piece argues that persistent seeking of God yields true rest. It notes Job and Asa as models, describes God as Findable, and urges prayer repentance and obedience to rediscover divine presence in daily life. The author emphasizes that God is everywhere yet found deeply through wholehearted desire.

God Job Faith Jesus Asa Judah Christ David

Energetic Cornelius Vanderbilt Shapes Independent Path

The article profiles Cornelius Vanderbilt, fourth generation heir, detailing his engineering work at the New York Central shops, a European tour, and marriage to Grace Wilson. It notes his blend of wealth with labor, his role as a social leader, and the family dynamics including an earlier cut of his inheritance and hopes for future influence under his wife’s ambitions.

Vanderbilts Cornelius Vanderbilt Kaiser Vanderbilt Yale New York Central Railroad Vanderbilt En Grace Wilson New York Cornelius House of Vanderbilt Prince Henry Ogden Mills Miss Wilson Gineer Alfred Frank Lewis Ford Munsay William H William H. Vanderbilt

Bell's New Budding Method For Old Trees

J Bell of New South Wales promotes a bone awl based budding technique on a ten year old peach tree. Buds inserted under leather and pinned with enamel pins grow evenly with minimal disturbance to fruiting. Wedge grafts also used. method praised for preserving harvest while new wood forms. May suit old trees needing renewal and avoids grafting wax or strings. Considered for wider trials though long term efficacy uncertain.

J. Bell New South Wales

Teledattlegraph Described by Italian Post Office Official

The bulletin notes Signor Cattani's teledattlegraph, a device that uses a writing machine to send or receive messages via telephone. If the recipient is unavailable, the machine writes the message by moving typewriter keys, and messages can be sent to multiple people simultaneously.

Italian Post Office Department Signor Cattani

Giant Sequoia Reveals Ancient Forest Fire History

A San Francisco Argonaut letter to Senator Platt details how a colossal sequoia in the Converse basin records ancient fires. The 2171 year old tree shows burns from 1797 and 1441, with centuries of tissue growth sealing scars and restoring surface integrity.

Converse William Russell Dudley Platt San Francisco

Mulching Grist for Orchard Instruction at Michigan Meeting

W J Green at the Michigan Horticultural Society advised growers on mulching from youth to maturity. He argued that while early orchards can use more material, mature groves require external mulch sources and that self sustaining fields are best. He warned against excessive fertilizer and stressed steady moisture with increasing soil plant food.

Michigan Horticultural Society W. J. Green

Keeping Quality of Butter Test By California Creamery Group

The California Creamery Operators association runs a keeping quality experiment on butter made in different ways. A circular sent early this year invited creameries to store 25 pound samples, with sender names removed before scoring. Storage closed June 20 and butter will be examined at the November meeting where scores and prizes will be announced.

California Creamery Operators’ Association

Elijah at Sinai Cave Examines Fear and Faith

A devotional summary of Elijah's 40 day retreat to Mount Horeb, where God tests him with wind, earthquake, and fire before speaking in a still small voice. The piece reflects on meeting God away from Israel, the census of faithful believers, and renewed commission, urging trust in God's presence.

Onli Elijah Israel Damascus Hazael Syria Jehu Nimshi Elisha Shaphat Mount Sinai Mount Horeb God Moses Jesus Mount Gerazim Sinai Matt Mark John Jezebel

Chinese Ancestral Tombs and Neutral Stance amid Mukden Shock

The piece notes China's insistence on neutrality regarding Mukden tombs, framing it as sacred to Manchu lineage and dynasty history. It recounts Manchu origins from Nurhachu in 1559, the 1644 conquest, and continued reverence for ancestral tombs despite political upheaval.

Mukden Japan Russia China Nurhachu Peking

Early Suspension Bridges From China to Europe

The article traces the history of suspension bridges from ancient China and Peru with frail osier and bamboo constructions to early European works. It notes the Tees bridge of 1741 as the first iron suspension bridge for miners and marks 1816 as the start of the modern suspension era with 100 foot class spans at Galashiels and Peebles.

Peru Cuzco Quito Kircher Europe Tees Middleton Galashiels Peebles

He Never Smiled Again in The Hindoos Exchange

A dialogue excerpt from the Chicago Daily News features Softun and Miss Caustique debating foreheads signs with playful banter. Softun asks about the sign and Miss Caustique quips that her sign reads unfurnished flat to let, highlighting wit and social satire.

Softun Miss Caustique Chicago Daily News

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