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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1887
Page
7
A vivid account recalls the Port Hudson assault where a colored color bearer vows to return the flag with honor or die. The piece frames the Black Brigade as pivotal in the race for freedom, detailing the moral test faced by enslaved men turned soldiers and the battlefield oath to bear the Stars and Stripes aloft.
A long narrative recalls General Bee seeking Governor Lopez aid to arrest Captain Handers for stealing 82 500 from regimental funds and crossing the river. It details 1563 clashes at Matamoras with Kidnapings deaths and a Davis escape, plus Bee now in San Antonio and Hay researching Pickett papers.
A tale of a brass button claimed to be shot from General Hancock’s coat at Gettysburg triggers a chain of pawn shop buys. Kings of relics, misidentifications, and wartime anecdotes unfold as buyers chase the same button through multiple shops.
An old caution against dangerous explosive methods to clear obstacles in Hell Gate. The piece promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a safe alternative that gently relaxes the bowels and tones the liver and stomach without violent purging or harm.
Mrs Hancock recalls a moment when the General invited six Sioux chieftains to his presence and she played the pro for them. Harper's Weekly notes the music seemed to aid negotiations to trade the big Captain's wife and the music table for beads robes blankets ponies and trinkets. The chiefs left in Indian file after rejects.
A narrator recalls fear and distaste for harsh purgatives like Epsom salts and blue pills, contrasting with Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets praised as mild, sugar coated, and easy to take. The piece shifts to mention iron sulphate as an antidote for plant diseases caused by fungi, noting its selective action on fungal cellulose.
Offers for Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy in good faith with cures for cold in the head and related ailments at 50 cents. Recommends Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil for consumption scrofula bronchitis and debility with claimed immediate relief and lasting benefit. Mentions Burlington Route harvest excursion tickets Sept 20 and Oct 11 to Nebraska Kansas Minnesota and Dakota for one fare round trip.
The column argues liver function as the mainspring of health and touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure. It notes related diseases from liver torpor and teases an upcoming display advertisement for Prickly Ash Bitters. A humorous fish sealing quip and a barber anecdote close the fragment.
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