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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1887
Page
2
A wartime reminiscence reviews Sheridan’s movements during the Valley campaign, the Cedar Creek actions, and the strife around Washington. It notes the sequence from autumn dispatches, rail strategies, and the morale boost Sheridan provided his battered troops, culminating in a defensive and offensive turn at Cedar Creek.
A fragment recounts Civil War clashes near Port Royal after Fredericksburg. General Evans and General Hoke face a Carolina-led assault in snow, with brutal melee, routs, casualties, and captured or missing soldiers amid a drawn day of fighting.
The article recounts Colonel Mott claimed as the army’s youngest fighter in the Civil War era, detailing dates, battles like Spanish Fort and Forts Huger, and his service under Lt. J. W. Richardson in the Twenty-fourth Michigan. It notes his officer and company links, early education, and a later shift to commercial travel.
General Cobb Howell Cobb born Cherry Hill Gay September 7 1815. Graduated Franklin College 1834. Elected Governor of Georgia. Served Secretary of the Treasury under Buchanan, then President of the Confederate Congress. Died suddenly of heart disease while visiting New York. Speech references with Mrs Sniffin and a scene about a new silk hat and a boy.
A lengthy sermon script argues that reads and printed works threaten morals. It cites Acts chapter nine and urges burning or rejecting modern novels and periodicals.
A mosaic of quoted quips and brief vignettes from letters and periodicals. It weaves social satire on manners and gender roles with anecdotes about teachers, editors, and travelers, plus a Taine critique of Napoleon and light dialogues. The fragmentary text reflects a late 19th century urban miscellany.
A gentleman recounts a tame hedgehog that leaps from fourteen feet and lands softly to run away. M Lenz observed a hedgehog attacking a viper, seizing its head, then biting and chewing the snake’s body to digest venom. The animal endures snake bites and even consumes venomous parts as it hunts in forests. Dr Buckland later confirmed Lenz’s account.
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