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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1886
Page
3
A poet contemplates distance and longing as churchgoers sit near with a beloved far away. The speaker watches a gray eyed woman across the half-filled church and muses how the world feels apart from this moment.
A refined stranger enters a small city and befriendless old man on a rural road. The old man recounts love loss and a vanished son who returns as the stranger, revealing fate, death, and a hillside farewell. The tale ends with the father and son dying in each other’s arms beside the farm road.
The Detroit Free Press recounts Father Ryan’s charity tale when a tramp asked for clothing. He offered his new suit to the needy man, saying he would wear his old clothes to the event. The crowd admired his selflessness and the suit went to the tramp, illustrating his humble generosity. The column notes Cologne Cathedral’s 501 foot steeple and New York’s St. Patrick’s at 328 feet.
The Pacific coast produces annually 1,500,000 cases of canned goods valued at 4.51 million dollars.
Stories by Ben Butler recount New Orleans prelude to Farragut’s capture. Mumford hanged for tearing down the flag, while Butler’s mercy limits and blunt justice reveal military rule. Butler credits informants including freedmen in late 1860s Louisiana.
An analysis of the contents of the principal grenades tubes and other patent devices for extinguishing incipient fires has been conducted by a research team. The study assesses how sea water and fresh water perform under varied ambient conditions.
Prof Kedzie of the agricultural college at Lansing Michigan reports that his chemical analyses show common salt as the sole active ingredient in the samples tested. He contends his investigations support the general belief that salt water is more effective than fresh water for putting out fires.
Commander Kautz recounts the New Orleans landing with Capt. John L. Broome’s marines at Canal Street and the Customs House. A flag ceremony on the Custom House roof, guarded by Hartford marines, ends as Gen. Butler’s troops arrive, while townsfolk watch in silence.
The Bodleian library hosts a royal autograph showing King Charles II and Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, debating a private trip. A page carries a note about visiting a sister at Tunbridge Wells, with replies about timing, travel, and a nightbag versus horse readiness.
An essay-like excerpt argues that fools remain fools regardless of dress or sex, preferring a fiend over an idiot as a spouse. The narrator contends that negotiating life with an idiot would be endlessly tedious, emphasizing contempt and pity for folly.
The report states that car wheels on fast passenger trains are renewed every ten months, outlining a regular maintenance schedule.
Hon Ben Harrison delivers a fiery address at the Indiana Republican State Convention. He denounces Democratic gerrymandering and disfranchisement, accuses Democrats of corruption and mismanagement, vows to restore equal rights for voters, and urges unity of Republicans and anti incumbency sentiments to defeat the Democratic ticket. He cites Hendricks, Wall Street influence, and tariff disputes as key issues shaping the campaign.
The speaker recalls Democrats revising the tariff to place items on the free list. The House faced a controversial bill described as the worst yet brought, which was ultimately killed. A later scheme to exempt items failed after Republican opposition.
Congressman Cannon addresses the Illinois Republican General Convention outlining party achievements since 1856, criticizing Democrats and Grover Cleveland. He praises Lincoln and Grant, defends civil service reform, attacks tariff and treasury policies, and argues for continued GOP strength in Illinois.
A long string of incidents across Ohio includes pinkeye in Cleveland horses, a man losing an arm at To oe, crop reports from the lake region, a fatal lockjaw case near Toledo, a boy fatally hurt after leaping from a moving train at Ashland, a farmer robbed in Youngstown, and many other local events. The Simonds gas well sale, Lima refinery plans by Standard Oil, school integration moves in Springfield, and a missing Toledo insurance agent wrap this broad update.
A collection of humorous lines and pithy comments touching on religion, cremation, hotel keepers, advertising, and daily life. Brief witticisms reference ducks, fish, widows, manners, and social quirks with playful satire.
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