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Newspaper
Beardstown Enterprise
Location
Beardstown, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1888
Page
3
A child counts seven roses but finds one fallen, reaching Aunt Annie to solve the puzzle. They tally three more from the vase and mirror, then decide to restore the flowers to keep the total even, a gentle domestic moment rendered in verse.
The story recounts old Corbin the reclusive pioneer of the Hoosterdam bluff cabin who was found murdered. A bystander jury suspects motives while Corbin’s neighborly world recalls a life of solitude and rumors of a fugitive past. A 20 year confession letter by a killer named James Corfin surfaces, revealing motive and an attempted escape before a final justice arrives.
Ten thousand to fifty thousand attend the Thurman in Indiana event at the Shelby County fairgrounds as delegates from Illinois Kentucky and Ohio join locals. Speakers including Judge Thurman praise democracy urging votes for Grover Cleveland and denounce Republican opposition amid a lively crowd.
Fragmented readable text describes feeding and housing heifer calves, worm control, and water needs. It references care standards, avoidant mistakes, and notes about nervous system factors and feed quality affecting growth. Names and dates are unclear due to damaged OCR.
A political speech criticizes tariffs and taxes as shifting costs to consumers and preserving a privileged class. The speaker alleges treasury surpluses and calls for reducing taxation on labor and essentials while disputing Democratic plans as harm to manufacturers and workers. Senator Voorhees and others joined by later remarks in Fort Wayne and Indianapolis.
A chaotic morning report describes a mob clashing with new streetcar workers on Chicago Street. Cars were damaged and several workers injured in hand to hand fighting around Center Street as authorities and strikebreakers faced aggression.
A collection of remarks on tobacco abstention among French authors and wealth of Alexandre Dumas, plus anecdotes on autograph sales, Washington letters, and a Boston editor’s role. It also mentions Uncle Tom's Cabin’s influence, abolition in Brazil, and a bizarre tale from Chantal 4G Leland on Crow Lore with a pawned white jacket joke.
A collage of comic snippets and dialect humor from a late 19th or early 20th century page. Jokes about tennis fans, misheard names, a coal dealer's tolerance for rough times, a mock court scene, and quips from editors and vendors. Notable bits include a German actor with English, a supposed undertaker joke, and playful exchanges about peddlers and groceries.
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