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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1887
Page
7
A historic collection recounts varied scenes from combat and camp life by veterans. It blends battlefield episodes with campfire recollections and marching experiences to illustrate endurance and morale.
A narrator recalls family sacrifice and battles across a ruined homeland. The speaker links personal loss to the broader war’s violence, describing a boyhood home burned, family suffering, and a vow to strike against oppression as the war's toll deepens. The verse attacks tyranny and extols vengeance within a grim battlefield memory.
The piece recalls Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, killed in Alexandria after removing a Confederate flag from the Marshall House, and Lieutenant Francis E. Brownell who killed the assailant. It notes Ellsworth’s youth, fame, and role in the fire Zouaves, with Brownell’s later army service and the lasting impact of Ellsworth’s death on public memory.
An account praises Elmer Ellsworth and recounts dramatic Civil War vignettes. It notes Breckinridge's role in surrender talks with Johnston and Sherman and ends with a Confederate soldier defiantly riding a mule toward the Rio Grande after Charleston events.
An emblematic dialogue criticizes doctors reliance on powerful drugs and praises a vegetable remedy named Warner's Safe Cure for kidney related diseases. The piece cites testimonials including a Danish vice consul’s son restored from Bright's disease and notes ethical concerns about professionals profiting from clients.
The article notes A T Hatch as president of the California Fruit Union owning the largest orchard in Suisun Valley with 200 acres pears 130 peaches 70 apricots 10 nectarines 210 almonds 40 cherries 100 plums and prunes plus 40 acres currants gooseberries and many citrus trees.300 bearing acres this season yielded 2000 dollars and $100000 in revenue. It projects full bearing to produce 8000 tons of fruit worth $400000.
Doctor David Kennedy of Rondout New York promotes his book How to Cure Kidney Liver and Blood Disorders with two articles by Col Judson Ned Buntline. The volume costs 25 cents and can be mailed free with a paper notice and a 2 cent stamp. The Youths Companion 1858 features illustrated serials two hundred stories eminent contributors and claims two million readers weekly. Subscription offer 1 75 dollars includes free access to year 1888.
A miscellaneous column extols four virtues for a wife health temper and good morals, warns about invadid ism in health, and promotes Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription. It also notes animal jaw issues in wild oats and barley, then advertises Brown’s Bronchial Troches and Scott’s Emulsion for throat and lung ailments. It mentions The Wisconsin Central Line’s service and a free offer for consumption remedies by T A Slocum.
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