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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1887
Page
6
A veteran narrator recalls campaigning with bold front line troops amid rigors and danger. The piece urges courage and discipline, praising steadfast soldiers like Little March and Little Phil as carbines and muskets prepare for action.
A Civil War memoir recounts Daniel Bowley of the One Hundred and Twenty-second New York Volunteers sentenced to death for desertion. Lieutenant Colonel Dwight petitions General Meade to spare him, Lincoln intervenes, and Bowley is reprieved at the last moment amid army celebration. Lincoln, Dwight, and Wooster are honored for their roles in the episode.
A fragment notes H. C. Enos of One Hundred and Twenty second New York sustaining a wound that will cripple him for life amid battlefield news.
A detailed account links Leonidas Polk born Raleigh to West Point and Confederate service, then shifts to the December 1864 Fort Fisher assault by the Blue Jackets. Admiral Porter and General Terry planned a sea land assault, sailors advancing before troops, heavy casualties, and a failure to secure the fort despite brave efforts. The piece closes with Horace Wheeler of Damascus, Me. crediting the report.
J M Burns of the U S Signal Corps recounts a pursuit near Vicksburg, a skirmish with Johnnies, a darky stampede, and a boatload of ammunition exploding. He notes three enslaved people killed, eight captured, and a perplexing but humorous camp light caused by a guard’s grease flare.
The author, a U S Signal Corps member, recalls foraging expeditions after the Vicksburg siege. Wagons and riders conducted biweekly trips for forage near Black River, ten to fifteen miles distant, when a captain warned of an attacked party of fifteen black troops gathering corn in a nearby field.
The Century War Papers quote Confederates who doubted Grants ability before the war. They note Grant as bold yet reliant on superior numbers and critique his Virginia campaigns from the Wilderness to Cold Harbor. They recount Confederate impressions, Lincoln's remark that He fights, and compare Grants fame to medieval feats by Tours.
In a Washington vaccination drill, a man named Michael from Erin's Green Shore pretends to recall a vaccination years earlier. The examiner pressingly questions him about details, exposing gaps and sparking laughter as Michael cites a wake invitation to Dublin as his supposed reason for being in the country.
A compact overview of practical farming tips stock care and kitchen guidance. Includes seasonal guidance on crops and livestock plus homemaking hints aimed at rural households and housewives seeking useful value from everyday farm life.
The article discusses Lucerne known as Atlalja Alfalfa and its limited success in Northern States due to cold, with drills preferred over broadcast sowing. It highlights the London and Norwich show novelties in agricultural mechanism, including the delaiteuse butter extractor, an alarm thermometer with a galvanic battery, and the self feeding thrashing machine by Ransomes & Co with a safety focus.
D A Kent argues harrowing improves seed coverage and weed destruction while enhancing air and moisture in surface soil. It promotes capillary water draw from depth, increases soil’s absorption of plant food elements, and complements plowing, asserting harrowing is vital to farming like Demosthenes to oratory.
The article discusses breed specialization in livestock and emphasizes breeding for specific traits. It contrasts cattle breeds for dairy versus beef, notes that hogs focus on fat production, and praises stable, business-minded sheep breeders who preserve superior bloodlines and adapt to markets. The piece cites the Chicago Tribune and Breeders' Gazette on practical farming practices.
A list of required equipment for processing cream from milk of fifty cows for butter making includes a 100 gallon cream vat a 60 gallon churn a butter worker a dairy scale two dairy pails two dairy thermometers a cream tester a strainer and fifty setting cans priced about 160 dollars. For 100 cows milk an engine and boiler would be necessary and the implication concerns the setup cost for dairy production.
Culinary guidance explains that simmering water to about 180 degrees tenderizes meat better than boiling at 212 degrees. It urges avoiding boiling to save juices, and covers practical notes on stains, sauces, flower preservation, butter, oleomargarine, plant care, and basic poisoning first aid.
Pickled oysters sealed in their own liquor with hot vinegar spiced with allspice mace and salt. Serve with celery once cooled. Scalloped corn and potatoes mix half a can of each, simmer with butter sugar salt and pepper, top with buttered crumbs, bake half an hour and serve hot.
Instructions for a rye meal batter cake using sour milk egg soda and hot griddle. Followed by a chicken salad with white meat celery yolk mustard salt vinegar and olive oil dressing, garnished with egg white rings and optional lettuce.
Stephen Beale discusses freezing eggs in ice cellars for long preservation, advising gradual thawing to avoid cracking. He also notes cool cellars, perforated shelves, and upright storage with broad ends downward, plus attempts with cotton wool, gypsum, or air filtration, stressing cold storage as crucial.
An Ohio farmer argues for nut planting and forest preservation as long term capital. He describes nut sowing methods and notes climatic benefits from forests, orchards, and maple groves. He details his own 126 acre farm, with maple groves, apple orchards, and extensive tile drainage, illustrating windbreak and climate protection benefits.
The piece presents antiquated etiquette Q A on polite conduct. It covers thanking hosts after evenings out, overshoe etiquette in muddy weather, handling compliments to dress or piano, and polite responses when introduced. It notes the editors filled space by quoting extended guidance and commentary.
A Jamaica to Florida voyage ends in shipwreck where a year old Quaker child is cared for by Native tribes along the Florida coast, then sheltered to South Carolina. A South Carolina clergyman notes how a gentle woman’s care for criminals’ child moved hardened offenders, while Lord Iddesleigh and Jonah offer reflection on children’s influence and innocence. The piece ends with a caution to avoid offending little ones.
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