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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1903
Page
6
Poem excerpt attributed to J. M. Lewis in the Houston Post reflects enduring affection. The speaker recalls shared June days, garden scenes, and birdsong, noting that despite whiter hair time still carries memories of a beloved. The piece emphasizes faithful companionship and unending devotion.
In the wake of a startling night exit at Fort Frayne the post braces for pursuit. Major Blake, Esther Dade, Nanette La Fleur and others confront a web of deceit as a vanished prisoner and a boyhood legend resurface amid snowbound chase, misdirection, and a changing, tense aftermath. The escape sparks questions of loyalty and motive, tying back to old Fort Laramie lore.
In a late night escape drama, a young woman in a cloak slips past sentries with wine and a cake, then returns unseen for a final time before a guardroom confrontation. Major Flint confronts Miss Flower and Mrs Hay about captivity and retaliation, revealing Ralph Moreau's capture and the end of the campaign.
In a tense briefing, Ray accuses Field of being used by Miss Flower and the Sioux linked to Moreau. Field, weakened by wounds and fever, pleads innocence as Blake accuses the pair of deceit and betrayal. The captain orders Field to see Miss Flower, despite warnings, leaving questions about loyalty and motive unresolved.
December brings deep frost and heavy snows as Flint's two companies prepare to march home. They will escort Stabber's band to Laramie with some Indians in irons while Ralph Moreau, alias Eagle Wing, attracts notoriety. General Frayne and Black Bill revisit old times as pilot and inspector, and Viint's laxity is debated amid the hunt for Moreau's crimes.
Grace C Littlefield writes in Christian Regis ter about a child’s guiding motto “To take with you everywhere” focusing on doing right and duty. The verse urges choosing what ought to be done over wishes, shaping character for greatness and a happier end.
Observations on laughter across nations noting that English and American humor prove unrestrained while others vary from restrained to hearty. A judge’s question spurs a forger’s quip about candor and conviction as jurors assemble in Baltimore.
A collection of quips and snippets from early 20th century newspapers. A Syracuse Herald line about money talking clashes with a tightfisted reply. A Yonkers Statesman exchange ends with a pun on a draw. A remark on gender and experience closes the set.
Two children Mons. Auguste Gaudron and his nine year old daughter Ena with 13 year old Dudley Barton, son of the airship builder, completed a balloon ascent at Alexandra Palace during a military fete. They rose to about 4000 feet, crossed the Thames five times, and landed safely after a calm spell and a small wind puff near Greenhithe.
A New York dying millionaire rewards his longtime helper Mrs William George with a key to a safety deposit box. The box holds about 1 million in bonds mortgages and securities meant to support her and her family. The tale notes the helper’s discreet kindness and the reactions of the couple.
In a bustling home Lucella cherishes spools and scraps from sewing sessions that fill two underbed boxes with colors and textures. A pretend school of spools learns spelling and geography with a new pupil Laura Penelope Martindale, while Lucella keeps lists of girls names for her imagined classroom, avoiding duplicates.
A sermon and analysis argue that wine mocks and strong drink leads to poverty and folly. It cautions youth and adults to avoid winebibbers, promotes self-control, and stresses building sober, moral lives with work, study, and wholesome recreation as remedies to intemperance.
A Rural World feature notes a wise woman can smile at a mule and at small worries turning them into fun. A smile steadies friends and shields from enemies, showing she conquers self to pursue a noble life.
The piece notes that two million London inhabitants never go to church and that in New York City only 737 477 white residents are native born. It also reports farmers spent an average of 75 dollars per farm on help last year, up 11 dollars from three years earlier.
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