25 Aug 1881
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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1881
Page
1
A grieving woman wanders ruined fields after a battle seeking her lover, hoping he still breathes. She questions if he died amid the carnage, then spots a survivor who had unexpectedly turned and fled, bringing sudden relief and joy. The scene fades with confusion and relief.
In Clearpond a snowbound era tests loyalties as Seth Plunkett loses the mail contract to Pelt Cressy. Rival drivers watch a possible church revival bridge old feuds while Hettie Plunkett and Pelt pursue a future amid family tensions and community upheaval.
In a blizzard storm the post-office crowd awaits help as Seth Plunkett arrives with Port Cressy and Pelt Cressy injured. Seth confesses a past murder near Selborn Mountain, seeks forgiveness, and finds peace while the village heals. The story ends with Seth guiding a returning era of harmony and memory in Clearpond.
Judge Tyner former First Assistant Postmaster General recalls quitting smoking after a sea sickness incident at Atlantic City. He says a single cigar provoked sickness aboard, turning him into an anti tobacco advocate and recommending sea sickness to help others quit.
General George G. Dibrell. in a published letter, ridicules a claim that Mr Davis carried 60000 in gold when captured. He says 108000 in specie was paid to troops at Washington Georgia by order of General Breckenridge and disbursed by Major E C White, who later sent a written report.
Gen Snerman told a Goderich Ontario reporter he would like Canada’s peninsula from Montreal to Georgian Bay annexed as a new U S state. He said it would be splendid and that only that portion should be acquired while Canada could keep the rest.
A poem and prose fragment describe Saint Emily, a gentle nurselike figure, visiting an orphan home and hospital wards with baskets of flowers. The piece blends seasonal imagery with a moral mission, praising kindness to sick children and the joy of small gestures. It also includes historical clock anecdotes from London and ends with a lesson for children to value their own time.
This piece traces early timekeeping from sun dials to clocks in England. It recounts Charlemagne’s clock gift, St Pauls Cathedral’s 1286 wheel clock, later improvements under Walters and Edward III, and details the great Westminster clock’s size, weighty components, and ringing bell.
Charles R. Dodge argues that humane treatment makes animals, especially horses, more intelligent and trainable. He cites Arabian and Belgian examples, stressing uniform kindness, patient handling, and knowing each horse’s disposition to foster trust and effective work on farms.
The London Globe extols tidiness as a virtue of solidarity and femininity. It describes the tidy man as capable of being a capital bank clerk, an excellent station-master in a second-rate town, a diocesan inspector, a schoolmaster, or an adjutant of volunteers.
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