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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1881
Page
6
A fragment from a Chamber’s Journal account recalls a September Legham Colliery explosion. A tin bottle bears a valedictory note from a miner to his wife Margarets and children, lamenting death, prayer, and faith as he and others endure a deadly tunnel collapse.
A bed bound narrator recalls a haunted pair of boots from a prison girl Sue Batterson. Sue, scorned and jailed, finds redemption after prayer and a reunion with a lover, Reuben, while the boots reveal a convict’s tear and a moral about gratitude and resilience.
A collage of jokes and snippets from multiple papers including Syracuse Philadelphia Boston Louisville Harrisburg and New York shows playful lines about foot pain, corn, postal chiefs, neighbors, dialects, a tramp printer, and a doctor’s odd tip on washing feet to boost newspaper circulation.
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