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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1887
Page
3
A chaotic war poem recounts Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg with vivid but garbled imagery. The speaker describes lines of troops, musket fire, and artillery as a nation listens, portraying battle tempers and the blood smoke of combat.
The speaker recounts Civil War experiences exposing how some soldiers died from minor injuries while others survived devastating wounds. Examples include amputations, strange survivals, and cases of extreme mutilation, with reflections on fate, medical limits, and the dangers of war.
A historical account tracks Union attempts to capture Stonewall Jackson during the Shenandoah Valley campaigns of 1862. It details Jackson’s early Kernstown defeat, his retreat to the Blue Ridge, recruitment to reach 17 000, and coordinated moves with Ewell and Johnson to outmaneuver Union forces under Fremont, Banks, and Milroy.
Isaac P. Gray, a Chester County native about 55, is a lawyer and Union Army colonel. He was defeated for Congress in 1836, won the Indiana Senate in 1868, elected Lieutenant Governor in 1876 and again defeated in 1880, and has held the governorship since 1854 with residence in Union County.
A long sermon urging readers to bring their sorrows, temptations, and persecutions to Jesus. It frames Jesus as a near, compassionate presence who can bear burdens, heal grief, and provide strength, especially for those facing loss, sin, or slander. The preacher cites biblical imagery and historical figures to stress urgency and faith.
In the Boston Courier piece a social exchange notes plans to visit and the insistence of bringing a dog named Fido. Rover mourns a brother killed by a South Boston car, wearing a crape bow, while polite society's rules constrain the visit.
The chief veterinary surgeon Dr. George Fleming presents experimental evidence to prove smallpox and cowpox are not identical and that the virus of one does not produce the other, challenging common belief.
A Des Moines reception on April 23 honors Iowa’s Grand Army of the Republic asserts veteran integrity and denounces enemy insinuations. The speaker recalls wartime sacrifices, pension battles, and calls for renewed enlistment and political independence to defend soldiers’ rights.
A fragmented column riffs on a French circus giant and social quips. Oddities include a through sleeper named Kind ness and a New Jersey girl resisting a potato field romance. Dialogue snippets hint at quirky domestic and street scenes.
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