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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1903
Page
7
Roy Farrell Greene recalls a humble farmer's wife who toiled from youth and raised children with maternal care. Though lacking formal arts education she walked with faith through life’s trials and death, bearing half the burden on every road.
In a siege scene Kennedy and a rookie pursue pursuing Sioux who attack from a hollow. Three riders trail the beleaguered troops as two young braves charge to aid their comrade, weaving through gunfire and turbulence on the prairie. The action centers on pursuit, mounted combat, and daring rescue amid a chaotic chase.
Captain Blake and his troopers pound the Platte chase near Frayne as Kennedy taunts and guns blaze. Miss Flower and Esther Cade drive urgent news while Cade plans renewed pursuit and a military rescue mission with Dr. Tracy and Dr. Waller supporting at Dry Fork.
George Phillips, a New York police officer, recalls Sheridan riding to Winchester on a famed black horse to rally troops after a retreat from Harper's Ferry. He describes the chaos, the blue morale, and Phil’s charge stirring wagon trains as the day’s turning point.
A Baltimore mob attacked Union troops in the early war era as the Sixth Massachusetts band was uncoupled from its train car. A strong woman with a clubbed rifle protected the musicians and led them to safety at a sailor boarding house, enabling their escape to Washington in disguise.
The piece recalls Memorial Day as General Grant neared death in New York. Veteran G A R members gathered to salute him from his bed, bands played the old marches, and he rose with effort to acknowledge the salute before the last military tribute faded.
A historical piece notes Sherman era brigades and officer ranks, arguing colonels led at the front while brigadiers were scarce. It recalls Capt Henry R Jones's Antietam shoulder wound and long recovery ending with retrieving a Confederate bullet.
The article traces Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain’s English social standing to New England roots. It notes her Endicott and Crowninshield connections, her Salem upbringing, Nahant residence, and Danvers farm built by Joseph Peabody. It details family gardens, visits, and the Danvers house as a Summer resort.
The Chicago Examiner notes lace collars dyed to match gowns are in fashion. Laces dyed scarlet or other colors appear as shawls deep flounces vests or wide shoulder capes. New lace collars use piece lace with silk bands and chiffon ruching for a flat, ruffled finish.
Mrs Sally Lamb Hayden aged about ninety lives in Gill Massachusetts a suburb of Greenfield. She has resided there over fifty years and has long been a Methodist church member her husband who was several nine years her senior passed away years ago.
A Chicago American item reports Nikola Tesla announcing wireless photographs will soon be possible, with ideas to transmit images instantly from New York to Chicago or elsewhere. The piece notes Wardenclyffe on Long Island and Tesla’s expectations of future breakthroughs beyond wireless telegraphy.
A Brooklyn Eagle inspired overview notes tableware trends emphasizing beauty and utility in chafing dishes and accessories. Describes egg poacher, lampstand hanger, delicate cruets, a silver hot water jug with fern leaf relief, and sterling bowls as season’s notable household novelties.
Emanating from Farm and Home, E J Hollister outlines a plan for constructing a wheelbarrow using a discarded carriage wheel with a two inch band iron tire. The design includes seven inch steps, peg spacers, drilled holes, conical pegs, a simple two by two frame, crosspieces for rigidity, and optional weight via a bow and earth or stones to stabilize the wheel when not in use.
A Chicago Drovers' Journal report quotes Dr. Jacques of the city labor atory warning that about half of butter sold in markets is a fake “process” product. He describes bricks colored and wrapped as creamery butter, sold cheaply for huge profits, and outlines a test to distinguish genuine butter from the counterfeit. Prosecutions are planned under pure food laws.
This Farm and Home note describes a grain bin with a front hinged to tilt for easy emptying. It explains the design allows scooping out contents without bending, and the front height is four to five feet. It also suggests the bin can be built from a piano box with a middle partition for two grain varieties.
Summer dairy guidance urges calves to stay growing with fresh water, clover hay, and plenty of feed while protecting cows from flies. A Farm Journal note and American Cultivator report discuss new German pork inspection laws, raising costs and trade disruption, with potential easing anticipated amid public discontent.
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