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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1887
Page
8
A compilation of vivid recollections from Civil War veterans detailing battlefield skirmishes, camp life, and marching experiences. Narratives convey frontline hardships, moments of camaraderie, and the morale of troops across campaigns and campaigns.
The article revisits Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, killed in Alexandria after removing a Confederate flag from the Marshall House, and Private Francis Brownell who killed his killer. It recalls Ellsworth’s rapid rise, his Zouave regiment, and Brownell’s dramatic rescue and later life, with reflections from a veteran observer.
A Charleston episode recounts General Breckinridge explaining surrender terms after Johnston Sherman armistice. A defiant Confederate soldier rejects the terms, declaring the sun shines on the Rio Grande. Breckinridge receives a cordial Charleston reception before riding to issue a closing remark.
A Rochester Union piece lampoons doctors who don’t trust their own cures and promotes Warner’s safe cure for kidney related diseases. It cites Mr Bishop and others while warning about mercury and quackery. A church fair joke highlights professional ethics in commerce.
The largest California orchard sits in Suisun Valley owned by A. T. Hatch, president of the California Fruit Union. It spans 200 acres pears, 130 peaches, 70 apricots, 10 nectarines, 210 almonds, 40 cherries, 100 plums and prunes, plus 40 acres of currants and gooseberries and many citrus trees. This season 300 acres bore fruit totaling about 2,000 tons worth $100,000, with full bearing projected at 8,000 tons and $400,000.
Health and morals are essential for a good wife with four essentials. If health declines, restore it. claims for Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription are noted. An Oregon horse issue and a cough remedy via Brown’s Bronchial Troches are advertised. Scott’s Emulsion promotes cod liver oil and hypophosphites for lung and throat diseases. The Wisconsin Central Line earns praise for service between Chicago and Minneapolis with dining cars and sleepers. A Dr Slocum claims a tuberculosis cure offering free bottles, and G G Stexerer advertises a pin worm cure.
Mark the Merits presents St Jacobs Oil as a universal remedy for pain. It claims prompt effects, permanent cures, and relief in chronic cases up to forty years, with no relapse when used as directed. Each bottle allegedly contains a cure and every application provides relief.
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