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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1901
Page
6
A bar riven sea tale recounts a night of storm and peril with Death’s advance looming. Amid wreckage and wake, a beloved figure prayers beside a survivor on a spar as corpses drift and storm clouds darken. The fading sun yields to fear and a remembered kiss.
Sabbath night scene shows Marthy and Lisher recalling their 26 year marriage while planning a home renovation that spirals into dispute. Lisher insists on immediate changes, while Marthy fights for a preferred pantry location and a southern window for plants, escalating tension as workers arrive and sister Mandy visits.
In a strained marriage, Marthy juggles pride and a dream of a new kitchen. Lisher finally admits fault and plans a surprise addition, turning bitterness into shared sacrifice. The couple embraces, resolving to grow closer through adversity.
The Dowager Lady Carew recalls presenting a Paris debut in an Irish poplin dress, made by a top Paris modiste. A pickpocket near the Tuileries sparked curiosity as a smartly dressed stranger asked about the fabric’s composition and gold thread embroidery. The material’s Irish-French origin traces to Huguenot refugees and their descendants.
A Newport photographer captured Queen Victoria laughing after a mayor forgot his speech and froze before presenting a bouquet. The moment, witnessed by onlookers, produced a famous laughing portrait and dispelled the belief she never smiled.
Ancient myths link the seven stars and the moon to death and spirits. Egyptians seal Osiris in the ark in November as seven stars sail with souls. Gauls, Hottentots, Abipones, Mexicans, Peruvians each have rites tied to seven stars, moon positions, and journeys of departed souls.
The late marquis of Bute inspired by wealth funded large docks in Cardiff through his father's bold mortgages. Critics called it folly, but the docks became fortune, transforming Cardiff into a vast port and bringing immense revenue to the Bute family. Cardiff honored Lord Bute as mayor in 1891, the first of many noble mayors nationwide.
A Chicago Chronicle excerpt recalls Daniel O Connell in an early case where he cross examined a witness claiming to have drunk only his share of whisky. The wit exposed the flaw by asking if the share referred to was all but the pewter, drawing notable attention.
A fragmented dialogue in Chicago Daily News hints at praise for a military achievement with remarks about wells being drilled. The text is garbled and lacks concrete names, places, dates, or outcomes.
A Granny narrates the 1861 Port Royal capture to her grandson, describing mass panic as gunboats shell the island. The poem recalls Massey’s courage, the ferry escape, and the mass exodus of Black and white residents to safety amid Civil War bombardment.
A ten year old girl, northern and poor, braved sentry lines to present a white kitten to a Union colonel near Staunton River Virginia. The colonel kissed her, accepted the gift, and the regiment adopted the kitten as its pet, later taking it home after the war.
Capt Samuel Rotacker of the Fifty second uses a sapling shield to observe Confederate sharpshooters. He spots a foe peeking from behind a tree with blue eyes and borrows a rifle to shoot him. The next day both sides bury their dead under a flag of truce and the blue-eyed mark remains a casualty tale.
Two trades intersect in a terse Chicago Das item noting barbers and carpenters as cleavers in a curious phrasing. The brief hints at a quirky side remark reflecting workplace or crowd terminology.
A Civil War era doctor recalls passing a Missouri plantation where enslaved people mocked selling a sheep to Union troops. A slave named Sam exposes the owner's pretensions, sparking realization among the yard that slavery means bondage. The narrative ends with the slaves attempting desertion, then being marched back under guard, illustrating wartime attitudes toward labor and emancipation.
The piece notes Gen Wood’s nomination as brigadier general reflecting a pattern of surgeons moving to the line. It recalls Gen Samuel W Crawford who, as assistant surgeon at Fort Sumter, commanded a battery, then rose to brigadier and division command, earning brevet general rank and later enforcing reconstruction laws. It discusses line officers’ prejudice and the 15 year prospect of Wood leading the army as a lieutenant general starting from a surgeon’s career.
A reader urges settlers to consider western Canada lands in Saskatchewan Valley and Assiniboia. The letter cites rich black loam soil, potential for 40–50 bushels of wheat per acre, favorable climate, and easy access to markets and rail lines. It notes low prices, possible homesteading, and strong social infrastructure, urging contact with Canadian government agents.
The Mississippi pension roll lists black veterans and nurses who served the Confederacy. The law declared no race distinction in pensions, granting wounded black service members the same pensions as whites.
A kitchen note details making corn soup by simmering chopped corn with milk, then preparing a fat and flour roux with onion, seasoning, and whisked yolks. The combined mixture is sieved, returned to heat, thicken briefly, and served after a final minute of standing.
The San Francisco Argonaut notes President John Quincy Adams declared he would not give 50 cents for all the works of Phidias or Praxiteles and doubted America would value sculpture for two centuries. Artist William Morris Hunt mocks the remark by asking if the sum reflects Adams’ view of the sculptures or the 50 cent value.
An advertisement praises Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims the product suits delicate stomachs, costs less than coffee, benefits children, and is sold in 15 and 25 cent packages with Try it and Ask for Grain-O prompts.
A Philadelphia Press item quotes a exchange between Willie and his brother about discipline. The boy defends his brother while admitting retaliation follows every punishment. The tone hints at family sparring over corporal punishment norms.
An advert promises relief from diverse ailments by curing the bowels with Cascarets. It touts nature’s remedy with easy natural movements and a 10 cent start price, urging consumers to seek the genuine product stamped with C. C. and beware imitators.
Ask your grocer today to show you a pack age of GRAIN-O the new iced drink that takes the place of coffee. Children may drink it without injury and all who try it like it. Grain-O has rich seal brown color like Mocha or Java but is made from pure grains. Delicate stomachs receive it without distress. 15c and 25c per package sold by all grocers. Detroit Journal note.
An Atchison Globe advertisement proclaims Kemp's Balsam will stop coughing instantly and urges readers to visit a druggist for a free sample bottle. It promotes large bottles at 25 and 29 cents and warns delays are dangerous. It also notes Putnam Faceless dye sells fast and bright colors and is available from all druggists.
Daily bowel movement advice and liver and kidney support claim health benefits. Croup cures and diphtheria prevention advertise Hoxsie’s remedy with no opium and a 50 cent price. A trusted testimonial endorses Piso’s Cure for consumption and coughs. Dried eggs export mention and Beeman’s Pepsin Gum urges easier digestion by chewing.
Dr. Jenks of Indianapolis plans to establish a new American college for girls at Santa Cruze de Yojoa in Honduras. He sails with a faculty and supplies, aided by Honduran citizens and government funds, following a four year pursuit sparked by local demand for English education and US style schooling.
A terse Ohio State Journal note claims the Kansas crusade is spreading with a countering doubt. The item contrasts a fervent call with a humorous aside about an old hen attempting to hatch one egg.
The advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal cure for catarrh, claiming it treats the constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer one hundred dollars for any uncured case and invite testimonials, with sales through druggists at 75 cents.
A Georgia colonel had a man arrested for looking mean at him and fined five dollars for rubbering with intent to scare, according to the Minneapolis Times.
A Columbus Mississippi resident, William Cady, extols Palmer's Lotion as invaluable for curing tetter ringworm and stubborn facial sores, claiming it is the greatest known outward cure and urging readers to obtain samples from Solon Palmer in New York.
In this old joke from Puck magazine a wicked man playing golf on Sunday is humorously described as having his shot fail with the word foozled. The quip relies on a light moral twist typical of scorekeeper humor.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway sells round trip excursion tickets from Chicago and other points to South Dakota North Dakota and other western regions on the first and third Tuesdays each month at about one fare. Learn about rates prices of farm lands and more from F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago IL.
Sam's Horn offers a wry quip about relief through discomfort. The line contrasts tense social interaction with a bracing, almost comic sting of nettles.
A La Crosse Wisconsin catalog from John A Salter Seed Co extols Speltz as a remarkably rich productive hay for cattle and criticizes other feeds like Bismarck Hog Food and Billion Dollar Grass. It urges farmers to obtain the catalog while noting the London mint produced over 107 million coins last year.
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