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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1887
Page
4
A fragmented ode-like reflection on memory and longing. The speaker prays to keep memory green as time shifts from west to east, imagining hope, love, and the land beyond as guiding forces. The verses juxtapose memory with the passage of seasons, kings, and fate, seeking protection and continuity.
A Missouri River Broad Gauge Railway case follows detective Sharpe as he tracks robberies across the line. He hires a female operator Miss Avery, faces love and danger, and ultimately fails to capture the gang, with echoes of later justice in a western town.
Reminiscences recount a Lincoln era debate over state death by action with Massachusetts figures Judge Thomas and Mr Maynard clashing on the issue. It recalls Col Benton and Fitz Henry Warren, Grant era entertainments, and social pages detailing Mrs Ward and Countess Hoyer at Washington society events.
A Havana writer describes Regla Church rites featuring a sable Virgin Mary on a throne with infant Jesus, followed by a line of angels, tin foil decor, and an effigy of the Savior with a flaxen wig. The observer notes the emphasis on a depictions of race and ritual within the cathedral setting.
An Indian envoy, dressed in war paint and fed whisky, travels to Washington to extol Captain Jones. Officials question his honesty as the delegation repeats the envoy’s boastful claim that Jones is a “good man” who gives praise while causing hunger and theft.
A Sunday School note outlines the Exodus wilderness trek from Elim toward the Sin desert, detailing the manna episode and divine provision amid murmuring. It mentions the Tarasites journey, the Ark, and the setting of Elim with twelve cattle, plus commentary on divine interposition and lessons for June 12.
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