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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1881
Page
3
A fragmentary quotation attributed to Carlotta Perry in New York discusses generosity, virtue, and the impact of giving. It frames the moral as the true value of a gift lies in the act of giving and the enduring joy it creates in others.
On Thanksgiving morning Nathan, a blind young man, Uplifts with a fearless solo while Louise Raymond and Mrs Skeele navigate love and hope. Louise consoles Nathan, moves toward a future, and the village notes a renewal of faith as Nathan’s sight—promised by an oculist—becomes a shared dream.
A San Francisco professor predicts electricity will kill disease germs with currents, transforming illness origins under the germ theory. The electric light also speeds city projects, enabling night construction and longer shifts, with workers favoring night work in summer as scientists foresee further electrical impacts on human conditions.
A rambling tale from Our Little Ones depicts children with makeshift drums and paper caps marching in a village parade led by Johnny the Captain. A farmer and a clever dog chase a thief. a pig repeatedly fails to escape a log trap amid witty moral observations about cunning and courage.
A fifteen year old Ohio pupil named Frank Thompson earns fame for bravery during a school fire. He guards the doorway, saves a weak classmate, and guides others to safety before aiding the boy to his mother’s door. The act wins a gold medal from local citizens.
In Old Virginia a farmer notices potato patches ruined by a hog named Piggy. A hollow log by a bent fence serves as the culprit as the pig tunnels through and eats the crop, prompting the farmer to spring into action.
In Lebanon Indiana a 13 foot Quincy shaft monument was erected over Tom Corwin’s grave on a hill in the town cemetery. Corwin died in 1865 in Washington and was buried with pomp. Ingersoll’s telegram spurred the town and family to act, with Sage commissioning the shaft.
An article traces the history of punctuation from ancient times to Aldus Manutius and the introduction of the semicolon. It recounts a Paris Correctionnelle case where a jailed trousers thief refuses to leave until witnesses depart, insisting the trousers are still on him.
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