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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1871
Page
3
Poem reflecting grief and longing for a lost child and friend. The speaker weighs the value of dreams against harsh life, wonders if earthly plans were meant to be fulfilled in heaven, and imagines a future reunion beyond death. The verses move from personal loss to a hope in faith and an afterlife.
A lone hunter recalls a Saturday trek near the South Fork of Platte River. After shooting five antelopes at sixty yards he camps five miles from his party, lights a fire and faces an encroaching wolf pack waiting through the night.
The narrator battles wolves and a panther after a failed firelight defense. Wounded, he fights off the predators with a knife, secures a precarious perch above a stream, and endures blood loss as the dawn reveals renewed danger from the circling wolves. The scene ends with a renewed threat as the pack grows bolder in the morning.
A narrator recounts a brutal morning encounter with a Rocky Mountain lion. He awoke to a savage attack, prayed for defense, and narrowly survived when companion John Gaver arrived, dressing wounds and saving his life. The survivor bears lifelong arm injury and a lasting scar from the incident.
A long coastal scene near Rhin explains the cliff and cottages with driftwood gardens then shares a San Francisco telegraph observatory tale of a stranded ship and a patient, hopeful watcher who finally dies on the rocks. The piece closes with a rural Ohio Farmer column about farming values and manners.
The writer praises farming practices such as mowing field corners to remove weeds and brush, pruning orchard elements, and collecting brush rather than tossing it onto highways. They emphasize preventing weed spread, destroying foul seed, and keeping the land tidy to protect crops and produce.
The article urges careful management of milch cows from August through early September as pasture quality declines. It recommends switching to stable afterfeed, cutting and soiling corn fodder, and feeding once daily in stalls between 3 and 4 p.m. to maintain milk flow, reduce wastage, and improve herd efficiency.
A garbled clipping notes efforts to boost milk supply amid crop damage and theater feed shortages. It references rural workers and timing concerns for recovery and abundance.
Folio notes show Britain consumes four times as much tea as the United States. A Chicago man’s suicide follows his ex-wife’s forthcoming remarriage. San Francisco Chinese own real and personal property totaling over 1.96 million dollars. Reports cover shipwrecks, life insurance ads, a diamond suit case dispute, a Dubuque skull find, and diverse oddities ranging from whaling bones to ballooning during the Paris siege.
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