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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1887
Page
4
A collection of proverbial phrases and maxims in verse form. It presents familiar adages about effort, prudence, consequences, and human nature, noting that actions, caution, and wisdom guide outcomes more than luck or idle talk.
Alice Durand avoids Lang Mitchell an escaped inmate whose maniacal pursuit ends when the derelict house collapses trapping him. Frank Lane and a posse rescue Allie, who faints and later recalls the harrowing escape, never forgetting the night.
The Pall Mall Gazette reports a Paris survey of about a hundred men who avoided meat on Good Friday. Motives ranged from tradition and social conformity to personal preferences and family influence, with only two citing religious reasons.
A New York Sun excerpt notes a self winding turtle toy on display for sale. It features a green back yellow eyes and a red yellow eye color, sold for a dime with a simple pull string to start motion. The item is described as a machinery driven toy with internal mechanism and attachment. Gunner is praised as a faithful friend who returns though his garb and features may change.
Anecdotes recall a soldier who left his wife and friends to answer the call of country. He died bravely in Tennessee while serving with the Illinois Volunteers, and rests in a valley homeward bound, awaiting resurrection as the cruel war ends.
A Confederate unit guards a Virginia home after marching through mud and hunger. Soldiers recount a guard duty tale of a beehive, a stolen turkey, and a cooked ducking trick. Joe B. recalls the night and the humorous admission of the prank years later.
A humorous wartime anecdote describes a morning scene where a fifteen pound gobbler was claimed as breakfast. The narrator recalls the colonel waking to the news and his troops joking about a revival in his quarters, ending with Joe’s smile.
M W Ashby recalls a July 1861 incident near Kirksville Missouri when Major Stone refused to eat confiscated food. Illinois troops slipped cornbread bread from a window while awaiting a meal, sparking a humorous pursuit about who stole Major Stone's pone. The tale ends noting Major Stone later became an Iowa ex-governor.
A vivid Civil War scene recalls General Grant dining on a surplus feast from Washington. He questions the propriety of such lavish meals for soldiers and dismisses a four in hand, remarking it should serve as an ambulance in the field if needed.
The narrator recalls the moment Grant arrived to command the army at Brandywine Station. A freight train pulled in with two men disembarking, one a short bearded man in a black slouch hat. General Ingalls, Commissary General and Grant classmate, greeted him as he stepped onto the platform and assessed the turnout before heading to headquarters.
A cadet recalls his brutal initiation under Major Jackson at the Institute. A prank requisition to fetch high-heeled socks and cigars exposes the strict discipline, then the officer shifts to a calm, kindly tone, and the narrator reflects on the unforgettable moment with Stonewall Jackson.
Avery Brown born September 28, 1852 in Delphos Ohio was mustered into U S service August 18 1861 at Camp Chase Columbus Ohio joining Company Thirty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry First Brigade Second Division Fourteenth Army Corps. At muster he was eight years eleven months thirteen days old. Brown resides in Elkhart Indiana works as a marble cutter and musician. He is active in the Grand Army post and known as The Drummer Boy of the Cumberland.
A regimental hospital tale recalls sailors joking about a coffin for Billy Banee. The coffin makers say Dr McGorrish ordered it, implying he knows what he gave him. The passage also comments on clothes reflecting inner mental oddity or danger.
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