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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1887
Page
3
A religious sermon outlines faith in Christ cleansing and faultless at heaven’s gate. The speaker envisions being presented without blemish through Jesus and praises divine grace that prevents sin, with saints like Paul Calvin and Wesley joining in worship.
A call to faithful, quiet service in one’s own sphere. Carry out your duties, inspire with Christian kindness, and speak of salvation where you stand. The message urges steadfastness, urging that even small faithful acts are valued by the Lord.
A reflective meditation on human character and obedience in faith. The speaker contrasts Peter’s impulse with Christ’s call to follow, noting how even believers face unruly influences and the temptation to rely on others rather than divine direction. It asks readers to heed Christ’s instruction over personal doubt.
Fragmentary quote urges individual responsibility and devotion over concern with others actions. It emphasizes personal dedication to Christ and the need to answer for oneself rather than count on others. The fragmentary Standard text reflects a devotional or sermon tone.
The report describes April events in Paris with National Guards on the Champs Elysees near the Arc de Triomphe and a large crowd. Women marching to Versailles sang the Marseillaise while stopping omnibuses. On April 7 the Commune burned a guillotine before Voltaire’s statue as a crowd cheered.
Practical advice for women on handling money and paperwork. It stresses counting change, maintaining a cash account, nightly entries, and balancing books. It advises indorsing drafts properly and never signing papers without understanding them. It also recommends mapping farm or property descriptions for tax and deed comparisons.
The story recalls Union taunts about Tennessee soldiers not shutting doors due to climate. A Belle Isle prisoner recounted Petersburg combat where a Tennessee regiment with unusually large feet allegedly withstood heavy fire, keeping their line intact while others fell.
A religious column outlines Exodus chapter 14 with commentary on the pillar of cloud and fire, the crossing of the Red Sea, and divine deliverance. It cites scholars and ancient signals as signs of divine guidance, and discusses the wall of waters and the geography of the Red Sea with historical notes.
A brief Omaha World item notes Little Dot questions about Mr. Nice fellow visiting a house, while Little Dick expresses a wish to marry Nell and engages in speculation about the engagement. The exchange hints at social gossip and teasing dialogue among residents.
A collection of anecdotes and advertisements. The text features a businessman praising glue manufacturing as a single-minded success, reflections on illness and restraint urging Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, a quip about a rolling pin as a mark of a good wife, a call for local newspapers in towns over 500, and an ad for Lyon's Heel Stiffeners to salvage worn boots.
Mr H Carn of Troy New York credits St Jacobs Oil with curing his daughter's sprained ankle in a day or two and claims his son, affected by rheumatism for nine years, has remained well since using the oil. A Pennsylvanian reports neuralgia relief with the same remedy. Prices are fifty cents.
A New York Sun item features Garibaldi responding to a hurried customer in a humorous exchange. The bootblack refuses to take a dime and offers two nickels instead, noting the customer is not too big a hurry to wait for change.
The passage notes women swarm after Moxie, a tonic claimed to counter debauch effects within an hour. It is described as nerve food by eminent physicians, superior to other stimulants. After thirteen months on the market, druggists report extraordinary sales and steady demand.
In Nooda County Texas a town named Can-Can rose briefly to notoriety after the local postmaster was killed by a resident. Residents allegedly named the town after a visiting ballet troupe, seen as border-wide license, while public lore ties the episode to a sensational local crime.
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