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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1886
Page
2
Veterans rehearse stirring battlefield scenes with anecdotes of camp life marches and the stirring memories of war. The piece sketches vivid moments from campaigns and encounters, preserving the voices of veterans and the atmosphere of historic conflicts.
A lyrical tribute to twin brothers who died bravely in defense of liberty. The poem follows their childhood home, their march to battle, and the dying words of one. It contrasts the sisters and mother with the battlefield, ending with a national tribute to fallen heroes who rest beneath a willow.
An account from Thirteenth Company H recalls six days of marching from Fairfax to Gettysburg Ridge on July 3 1863. General Stannard consoles amid cannon fire as Union forces endure a deadly 60 minutes of bombardment and heartening resolve to stand firm for freedom.
W. A. Put, Company H, recalls Stannard in command during battle as gray lines clash with blue, and Vermonters press forward to break Kemper and Wilcox. The Vermont Brigade suffers heavy losses but secures a decisive victory and earns lasting laurels for the nation.
In March 1862 at Camp Butler Virginia our forces faced the Merrimac and its consorts near Newport News. The Cumberland and Congress were sunk or captured, and the Monitor arrived to challenge the ironclads. A dramatic night concluded with the Monitor delivering decisive fire after a fierce exchange, while the Mississippi and Yorktown were damaged or sunk. The encounter ended with the Union fleets securing the river, defending Fortress Monroe.
The passage recalls a tense Saturday night with plans and fears tied to the Merrimac's early moves and the anticipated Monitor. The writer notes a sense of providential support from the Monitor's coming and references a diverse group including African Americans.
A missing Union soldier reappears decades later as a bride reunites with her former sweetheart. After Chancellorsville he vanished, endured imprisonment and peril, escaped to England, and endured insanity before finding work and fame in a mercantile house. Now both are married and plan to return to America.
A Grand Army Sentinel tale recalls an Irish First Sergeants quick misstatement at dress parade. The sergeant, uneducated yet brave, reported “Company I all present, but what account are they for?” and only learned later his error in front of the Adjutant.
General Walker recounts Hancock’s 1864 plan to mislead Lee by concealing cavalry movements before the Petersburg mine explosion. Cavalry kept off岸 the far bank to avoid signaling weakness, enabling Kautz’s force to be halted and Sheridan and Kautz to mislead the enemy as dawn lifted. The ruse left Confederates believing only rear infantry crossed.
Comrade A. E. Kelsey of Hannibal Post 444 recalls his Twelfth New York Cavalry horse near Newbern North Carolina in 1864. The horse woke him as relief approached, likely saving his life by preventing a guard sleep in the face of the enemy. The soldier still credits the horse with saving him.
A column discussing practical domestic economy topics across farming, horticulture, household management, and culinary matters. It covers efficient farming practices, balancing orchard care with market demands, and kitchen tips to improve home productivity and food preservation.
The article advises first time growers that Alsike Clover does not sprout from the root like red clover and notes that if seeds form with the first blossoms, the plant will not sprout at all.
A German scientist tested seed germination temperatures. Rye and winter wheat germinated at 32 degrees, barley and oats showed cotyledons at 32, roots sprouted at 35, Indian corn required 45, turnip 52, flax 36, clover 35, bean lupin 38, asparagus 35, and carrot 38 degrees.
The article urges farmers to season fuel by air for efficiency and to store wood and coal properly. It promotes on site workshops, making or repairing tools and implements, and involving family, especially children, to keep labor costs low and extend timber use, reducing trips to suppliers and boosting profits.
In France turkeys hatch on hens eggs and incubators rise in poultry. Early hay cutting and orchard grass improve forage. Bran slops on ground oats in winter boost milk yield. Green fodder should feed cows early morning. Wheat outranks corn for egg production and feeding.
The American Humane Association offers summer care tips for animals. Emphasizes constant access to clean water, shade, and regular grooming. Advises watering troughs for pets and livestock, avoiding overexertion after meals, and ventilated stables. Recommends removing harnesses during heat and careful inspection of tack to prevent discomfort. Promotes humane, practical care as beneficial to animals and owners.
A short note explains that salting butter while it is still wet from drainage reduces salt loss and ensures even distribution. It emphasizes avoiding over salting and suggests stirring gently to integrate salt with the moisture before firming.
A discussion on salt in butter notes that a light salt solution seals the lobule film and preserves color. It warns that excess salt shifts flavor rather than strengthens it and recommends consuming butter when fresh. The piece criticizes aging butter and overproduction that causes summer surpluses and low prices, urging equalized production to match demand.
In an address to Congress the dairymen accuse the government of enabling a vast counterfeit butter trade. They claim patents issued for bogus butter allow a fraudulent product to compete with genuine butter and urge clear labeling and legal safeguards to protect the dairy industry and public honesty.
C Hemmingway surveys long-cropped peach lands now under small fruits. He notes soils rich in potash lime and phosphate, recommends potash salt, lime, bone dust, leached ashes, and stone lime, and describes home experiments to dissolve bones without vitriol while warning of fertilizer fraud and DIY compounding.
A Detroit Free Press correspondent shares a home canning method for corn using Mason jars. Key steps include selecting fresh green corn, cutting from the cob, packing loosely but fully, sealing tightly, and boiling the jars for three hours before cooling. Stored in a dark cellar, corn remains ready for use.
Housers report experiments sealing fruit in jars with hot fruit and tight cotton closures. Reports praise preservation of rhubarb and berries using cotton or paper coverings. Some rely on hot fruit and cotton to keep air and germs out, noting successful results from Southern New Hampshire and Prairie Farmer notes.
The excerpt notes sealing jars to store fruit and prevent mold, suggesting 28 common jars suffice for winter stores, while also noting families lacking jars or with empty bottles should repurpose containers. It emphasizes ongoing learning about food preservation in a historical rural setting.
A gardener shares detailed steps for canning tomatoes and other fruits. The narrator describes selecting ripe tomatoes, peeling, packing in two quart jars, cooking juice, sealing, and storing in the dark. The aim is fully filled cans that stay bright through glass.
Summer hatchings can yield profit despite lower prices. After molt hens regain value and lay larger eggs. delaying sale avoids low market prices. Chicks cost about fifteen cents each to raise to two pounds, enabling profits at twelve and a half cents per pound. Proper lice control and green feed improve summer outcomes.
A description of crossbreeding chickens to raise large market birds. Crosses include Short-horn with black Scotch, then Brahma roosters with crossbreds, and Dorking or Houdan lines. Plymouth Rock and Brahma crosses with Houdan yield rapid growth to two pounds by nine weeks and four and a quarter pounds by sixteen weeks, given ample feeding and care.
A kitchen science note lists ingredients for Ginger Nuts: half a pound butter, six ounces brown sugar, one pint molasses, half a teaspoon salt, two tablespoons each of allspice and cloves, one teaspoon caraway seeds, and one pound fifteen ounces flour.
A simple stovetop recipe combines one cup chopped veal one cup hot water one tablespoon butter one teaspoon salt and a light pepper sprinkle. The mixture is poured over buttered toast when heated and ready to serve.
Boil one bunch of cygone and one onion until tender with salt and pepper. Pass through a colander and mix with a quart of boiling milk, a little butter, and one egg. Serve immediately.
A fragment describes a dough mixture using one pound crushed white sugar, a portion of salt, rind, and caraway, with flour added last and the dough formed into a bakeable loaf or shape.
A basic batter combines sifted flour with salt and milk then folds in beaten egg whites. The yolk is mixed with more milk before joining the mix and the batter is baked in muflin pans in a hot even oven.
A recipe instructs to mince twenty four hard shell clams and simmer them for thirty minutes in a saucepan with a pint of hot water or clam juice, a piece of butter the size of an egg, and new cayenne pepper. After cooking, add half a pint of scalded milk and strain before serving.
This recipe instructs rubbing tenderloin pork with butter and broiling on a hot gridiron. Garnish with lemon slices and serve with Lobert sauce. Prepare sauce by frying brown onion in butter, adding vinegar and hot water or stock, then thickening with brown flour and mustard, seasoned with salt and white pepper.
Peel and boil the potatoes until soft then drain. Beat one egg and coat the mashed potatoes with the egg and cracker crumbs. Form and fry in butter until light brown, turning to keep a uniform color, and drain briefly before serving.
A recipe describes heating milk with soda and salt, whisking with eggs and cheese, then pouring into buttered custard cups. Bake in a hot oven for about twenty minutes until puffed and lightly browned, served instantly with wafers.
The August wheat report shows drought and chinch bugs cutting into yields, with Dakota heavily hit while Iowa Minnesota and others show mixed gains. Harvest is two weeks early. quality remains high except where blight struck. overall condition index dips from 83.2 to 80.
A compilation from the New York Times lists when states hold elections in 1886. Alabama votes Congressmen on Nov 2. Arkansas, Sept 6 for state officers and Legislature. California and many others on Nov 2 with officers, Legislature, and Congressmen. Some states specify constitutional amendments or special questions. The list covers Governor races, minor state offices, and, in several cases, constitutional changes or ratifications.
The Senate refused to confirm a list of nominees sent by the President, including postmasters in De Kalb Indiana Lynchburg Virginia Jacksonville Illinois Hamburg Iowa Dowagiac Michigan Mankato Minnesota and Vinton Iowa. Other apps include Solicitor General John Goode and Chief Justice John Shields of Arizona with several federal clerical and land office roles. Second Lieutenant J F McBlain also named for promotion.
Dr. James P. Kimball reports 1885 U S gold isotamental value at 31.8 million and silver production at 51.6 million dollars. California and Colorado top mining, with 3.002 million gold coins and 31.926 million silver coins minted. Silver dollars coinage totals 28.698 million. Imports and bullion value reach 41.418 million, with gold and silver shares of 23.615 and 17.773 million respectively. End-of-year coin stocks show gold 533.485 million and silver dollars 218.260 million.
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