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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1903
Page
7
A lyrical piece portrays a deserted Wayside Cabin set in a dusk hollow. Imagery shows a ruined fence, tangled vines, mossy edges, and birds nesting in the chimney while nature reclaims the site. The narrator laments the missing inhabitants and seeks to find homeward despite the lingering beauty of the scene.
Bernard Seymour and Dick Bender drift into New Orleans aboard the Sam Walker after a cash advance, then wake to discover they are on a voyage under Captain Parker. Seymour hunts for clues linking financier Hester to a West Indies house, while aboard a lumber-filled gulf schooner bound for Havana. A celebratory song ensues as the crew plots the next move.
In Civil War memories a comrade became bedfast then served despite illness. The sick soldier carried on near Fredericksburg, later died at home. Also recalled Antietam’s muddy scene with Lee and Bob, the general’s son, and Gen Baum’s praise of Sherman’s Atlanta move. The page includes quips on marriage, provoking humor, and a Judge-printed joke.
The French painter Jacques Tissot, famed for a religious canvas painted in England, repeatedly repainted after a countrywoman’s praise pleased him less each time. A critic finally blessed the third version, but only after the Parisienne knelt in silent reverence, yielding the artist’s final aid.
A veteran recalls guiding a smuggling plot to aid Confederate soldiers near Helena Arkansas during the Civil War. He and a merchant used a yawl to haul clothing and food across the river, were captured, escaped at night, and left the merchant to face seizure of goods. The story ends with the veteran pondering morality, saying all things are fair in war if the motive is to help the soldiers.
A Washington Star account recalls Representative Livingston of Georgia, a former Confederate, recounting a wartime escape with a Texas scout from Yankee soldiers near Atlanta. He describes paths, a woman’s house, and meeting Gen Coggswell, forging lifelong Union friendships. Also notes Illinois Grand Army deaths rising to 102 in 2,725 veterans, and a light joke about a proposal.
In August 1776 Pauline Hendricks, daughter of a Manhattan Tory, aids Lieut John Sperry by escorting him to General Washington after he injured his leg. Washington rewards her bravery with a keepsake trinket as redcoats ride to the Hendricks home, while the family learns of her bold act.
A vivid clipping describes Jim the talking crow from Bolivar New Jersey, age sixteen months, tame enough to critique piano playing and respond to breakfast questions with phrases like Well, I should smile. He communicates clearly, known to say Good morning and Good night, while preferring introductions before a scratch on the head. He and his sister were sold into bondage after capture near Bolivar.
A Boston business man could not be identified by clerks at the postal order window. He presented his dog as proof, lifting the terrier to the window so the clerk could read the collar name and address, and the order was paid.
A bright orange and black newt like creature has joined the reptile house at the London 700. It is famed for purported flame extinguishing ability and is described as harmless. When warmed, its skin exudes liquid acting as a temporary fire hose, while its venomous reputation stems from a secretion lethal to a frog-eating bird if swallowed, though the animal can only bite earthworms.
An old dress suitcase becomes a sociological prop for a Boston Globe experiment on honesty. In busy Washington Street it sits unseen from five to six thirty, drawing no attention until seven newsboys decide to guard it. They ultimately deliver the case to City Hall Avenue station desk sergeant to prevent misuse.
A wrinkle expert claims facial marks reflect character and life stress. Forehead lines signal anxiety, but vertical brow furrows imply honesty with money, while eye lines suggest capacity for pleasure and enduring thought. Hospitality appears as curved mouth-area lines signaling welcome.
A jotted exchange recalls Tompkins, once a bright college presence, who vanished into a life as an auctioneer and sideshow Barker before earning a Salvation Army drumbeat niche. The piece cites a Kansas City Journal reminiscence and includes a wry Washington Star quip on invention and a Himalayan tale of Swiss cowbells scaring tigers.
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