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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1887
Page
7
An 1886 Chicago Ledger excerpt presents a poem praising the common soldier over famed generals. It honors the Union musketeers, recalls camp life and battlefield bonds, and expresses reverence for unnamed veterans whose memory endures beyond marble statues.
A Chicago Ledger reprint recalls the Civil War era, describing disbandment after General Lee’s surrender, emancipation of slaves, lost fortunes, and towns rebuilt by Northern and Southern soldiers. It lauds industry, healing wounds, and uniting the country as one republic.
In East Tennessee during bitter war feuds a mountaineer named Alexander Brown fled his family to enlist with Union forces. Though uneducated and poor, his bold speeches and steadfast Unionism made him a target for Confederates. He walked sixty miles to reach safety and enlist, while a group led by a man called Captain Ben Lock terrorized the area.
A Unionist widow vows to kill those who killed her husband. Years later she ambushes and kills a Confederate cavalry sergeant Ben Lock who planned to burn her cabin, then disappears from danger as locals praise her nerve.
Captain Strong of the Second Wisconsin Regiment recounts a Civil War escape attempt. Surrounded by six Confederate soldiers he feigns surrender, arms his pistols, fires on footmen, and backtracks toward cover before being recaptured and taken to camp.
An old veteran recalls hospital life where soldiers endured uncomfortable quarters and harmful medicines. He recounts cases like John Allen who begged to die and later thanked the speaker for still living, and Tommy Clark who recovered after medicine was withheld. The narrator notes other remarkable cases and the tension between doctors and care.
Survivors of the Eighth Illinois Cavalry plan a reunion at the Sherman House in Chicago. The One Hundredth Illinois will meet in Lockport, with George Sperry as secretary offering information by mail. The Seventeenth Illinois Cavalry reunion is set for the Sherman House Chicago on September 11, and the Seventh Illinois Cavalry gather at St. Louis during the National Encampment with invitation to all members.
A New York Tribune report outlines how recent fires threaten insurers with unprecedented losses. Herr Most and anarchist incendiary theories are examined by the New York Board of Underwriters. Discussions include shared losses, the French system, and the rise of Jumbo lines, with quotes from Franklin Webster and others.
A provincial tale recalls Rufus Milding as Arkansas lawmakers debate daily prayer. The chaplain quits after a stint of relentless petitions, mocking the endless prayers and whisky contrast. The piece ends with a jab at lingering political duress and a signature line from the Arkansaw Traveler.
Rumors say Von Der Ahe may take control of the Philadelphia Athletics and transfer Arlie Latham, famed St. Louis Browns third baseman and coach, to Philadelphia. Reports note Latham and Bushong discord, a prior Balt imore incident, and Garnie’s fines, with Latham described as the greatest third baseman and an unequaled coach.
A quirky portrait reveals SECRETARY RAMAR as both connoisseur and Jersey cattle breeder. A floating paragraph incorrects Henry George on smoking twenty-cent cars. Roscoe CONKLING is shown with a personal expense record of two hundred ninety five dollars for cur fare in the past year. Cyave W. Freup rises from two dollars a week to two million, noting abstention from alcohol and a steady work pattern with eight hour days and no Saturday pay.
A warning against delaying treatment for kidney and bladder trouble. The piece urges early action, cautions about Bright's disease and diabetes, and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a diuretic and stomach remedy superior to harsh commercial stimulants. It highlights benefits for dyspepsia debility fever and biliousness.
Harvard professor Sargent argues physical training builds willpower and character, urging disciplined self-denial in sport as prep for life. The piece extols injury-free goals, then briefly notes ad hoc items and a 8 month treatment advert.
The piece discusses how art fills everyday objects from chairs and walls to cups and dishes. It notes painters sculptors and engravers decorate vessels, and ponders the enduring value of a porcelain cup beyond ruined rooms and cities.
A Tur Agent of the German Baptist Publication Society in Cleveland notes St Jacobs Oil as most valuable for burns and scalds. Mr J W Mevis of Lowell Mass reports relief from a neck crick after using St Jacobs Oil. For sale through druggists and dealers.
A Texas Siftings note traces centuries of Ottoman conduct from overbearing to more diplomatic in the last 200 years. It recalls a Louis XIV envoy story where the Grand Vizier used a biting retort, then contrasts it with today's polite royal responses to foreign ambassadors.
The text argues the Moxie Nerve Food plant could undermine political temperance efforts by substituting stimulants for alcohol. It claims drinkers prefer it and dealers profit without licensing, aided by backing from women and churches. The company supposedly offers 5000 dollars for proof of harm.
The Chicago News describes a five foot high globe shaped jubilee bouquet sent to the queen at Buckingham Palace. It features fifty spikes of each orchid species, orange red blooms forming the letters V R L, and a golden crown perched atop the arrangement to symbolize fifty years of the queen's reign.
The text warns of enfeebled youth with red eruptions and rough skin signaling tainted blood. It urges Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to purge bad elements and promote healthy growth. It cites scrofulous affections and rickets as risks from neglect, and extols Ferro-Phosphorated Elixir of Calisaya as a premier tonic for dyspepsia and fever recovery. Prickly Asa Berrycers is praised for biliary issues from malarial regions, and a proverb about praising a dog in its owner’s presence closes.
The Transportation Committee of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of O L O F announces a round trip from Chicago to Denver and back. The route goes Chicago to Kansas City on the Rock Island and Pacific, Kansas City to Denver on the Union Pacific, and back via the Burlington Route. The official train departs Chicago for Denver at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, September 4.
A Victorian era excerpt touts complexion improving by cleansing the blood with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It asserts skin health depends on humors and promotes Lyon's Patent Heel Stiffeners for new footwear as a preparatory wear aid.
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