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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1880
Page
7
A collage of humorous lines and short items from old papers. It includes quips about watchmakers, beekeepers, the mail, a worm joke, a President, hotel life, a hammock mishap, a verse about kissing, and a Galveston hotel tale. The text juxtaposes voices and locales using fragmented phrasing.
Couriers report a Crow buffalo hunt after a grand hunt near the Yellowstone. Four thousand buffalos pursued by four hundred Indians near the valley, flooding the river with the chase. Many drowned amid the torrent, with reports of thirty Indians and fifty ponies lost. Col. Sheridan partly confirms hunger and pursuit details from Chicago Times.
A man devised a pistol trap inside a safe to fire when the door was opened. He struggled with the door mechanism and finally cocked the pistol and left the door ajar to test the trap, but the plan remained unsettled and hazardous.
A man ensnared by a looped pistol at a door could not free his hand without triggering the weapon. Neighbors and workers spent an all day effort to recover the pistol, discovering it was unloaded, and the victim survived.
Bankers and brokers rushed from Wall Street as two men from No 40 Broad Street scattered money in pennies nickels and dollars to a milling crowd of clerks messengers and boys. Mr C N Dexter the painter and his assistant created a brief shower of coins near Broad and Wall Streets before departing in a carriage.
An Iowa State Register note discusses sowing rye in corn fields to create fall pasture and stockfeed. It covers timing for July to August sowing, potential corn injury, and the shift from shovel plows to modern cultivators. It urges farmers to use rye to supply fodder and improve winter readiness for cattle and other stock.
Light tapioca pudding and custard desserts describe soaking milk and eggs with fruit garnishes. Rejuvenation of aged trees, sprained pastern treatment for horses, and remedies for fowl gapes are outlined with conservative, practical care notes.
An agricultural writer argues for calf stanchions during feeding to stop calves from suckling each other and fighting over milk. Stanchions keep calves in place, prevent pails from being overturned, allow many to feed simultaneously, and avoid ear-sucking once mouths dry. They can be homemade with simple neck spacing.
A Bradford bank teller mishanded a shipping clerk a $1000 bill and $50 in small notes, shorting the bank by $900. The clerk, torn between returning the excess or keeping it, eventually confessed and asked the bank to settle the overage. The teller responded with a puzzled affirmation before arranging resolution. A Lowell schoolteacher worries over a vacation decision, unsure whether to travel or stay home, claiming she can afford either but not both.
Reader letters praise Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Pellets for blood purification and fever cures. Testimonials cite rapid relief from rheumatism, neuralgia, liver issues, coughs, and fevers. One note claims a child recovered from fever and ague in a week with half a bottle.
The Sunday Herald from Rochester N Y asserts Warner's Safe Remedies cure many disabilities with no opposition. It lists Frazer Axle Grease as a trusted product and notes Wininort's Fever and Ague Tonic sells for one dollar. It urges Malt Bitters for nervous exhaustion and Hunt's Remedy for urinary diseases, and recommends Redding's salves for home use.
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