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Newspaper
The Ohio Democrat
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1887
Page
5
The narrative recounts Two scouts Wetzel and Staywood observing Native movements near Mount Pleasant during the Indian War. Wetzel bravely descended the hill to the spring, killed an Indigenous guard, and dragged the attacker into the stream to drown him, while risking discovery by surrounding forces.
The narrative recounts Wetzel and a White girl aiding two scouts besieged on Mount Pleasant. After dangerous climbs and Indian attacks, a covert Wyandot disguise aids their escape to Marietta. The girl who saved them is hailed as a heroine, with later reflections on Fairfield County settlement and German immigrant influence.
In a speech delivered August 21, 1854 in Houston, Henry Frye argues Blaine’s loss stemmed from a smeared campaign image. He likens the effect to a fine bird dress with a stain, claiming voters blamed Blaine’s coat for broader political failures and campaign fundraising amid Garley era figures.
A long excerpted piece critiques Republican spoils systems in New York and national politics. It contrasts labor and industry pressures with public distrust in rulers, arguing for civil service reform and criticizing Albany officials and immigration commissioners for overlong tenures and patronage. The piece reflects a Boston Globe view reprinted in the New York World.
A set of editorial excerpts cites rapid naval rebuilding as a national aim to deploy five double turreted monitors within five years for defense. The voices critique Republican politics, noting Assembly struggles, factional tensions in New York, and predictions for party leadership and policy shifts.
Fragmented OCR style text reflects a poem or lyric urging persistence through boyhood trials. It frames themes of resolve, courage, and forward motion with archaic phrasing and scattered names and lines about striving and bearing through life.
A vivid tale in a Congregationalist piece tells how Gilbert Roy, a fourteen year old boy, spots approaching Royal troops at Craighope Castle. He warns the intruders with a bow and arrow, enabling Prince Charles Edward to escape under the cover of his fealty clan defenders. The daring act secures time for the prince to flee toward Loch Roy and the Great Glen, showcasing boyish courage and military cunning.
Auntie Lu, weakened by fever and hair loss, offers her curls to Baby La who shares a portion in return. Baby Lu then regains pride when Auntie refuses to take the hair until she comforts the child. The tale ends with Auntie Lu’s beloved hairstyle earning admiration long before her own beauty fades.
A historical report outlines a practical technique using an iron pipe wrapped around a bridge girder with vertical branch pipes and internal tubes to monitor deformation. The system, filled with water, aims to detect movement by observing pressure changes at each abutment and intermediate support.
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