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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1875
Page
6
Abstract reviews finances postal rates and operations, noting a 17,441,060 Sle Frditares figure and 35.60 costs, with cabinet references and fiscal projections. It discusses transportation costs, mail routes, contractor bids, and postal service reforms, including oceans routes, subsidies, and staffing concerns amid war and territorial questions.
General Sheridan outlines the Military Division of the Missouri extending from British America to the Gulf, covering the Gulf and Western States. It includes 99 tribes totaling about 192,000 across 1.6 million square miles, with five departments and 91 posts manned by cavalry, artillery, infantry, engineers, and 4,818 officers and enlisted men. He urges action to resolve the Black Hills issue amid efforts to control frontier unrest.
Commissioner Smith presents an annual Indian Affairs report noting progress in civilization among Indians. He cites self support rising to 42,000 plus, crop yields and land under cultivation expanding, and more families living on reservations. He argues a general Indian civilization will not occur nationwide but supports relocating an agency boundary and funding reforms. He favors War Department for purchasing and transport while urging religious bodies to supply qualified staff and education funding.
A collage of curiosities from various papers includes jokes about a cake of ice, a Boston critique, and a New Orleans merchant tale. It notes a Sioux City judge granting a divorce to a sixteen year old, with custody, and a Wyoming territorial annual message urging penalties for elk slaughter along the Pacific Railroad line.
Funeral services for Vice President Henry Wilson were held in Washington with a large, weathered crowd. The ceremony featured draped chambers, a guarded casket, and a sequence of processions from Washington to Baltimore Philadelphia Boston and Natick, with state officials and military escorts in attendance. The remains were transported by train and carriages, analyzed by clergy, and interment concluded in Natick with a final service and benediction.
The School of Individual Instruction in Evanston Illinois opens December offering tailored study by talent and effort not bound to fixed classes. A Kansas man recently lost his arm after a horse bite.
A collection of diverse tips including water staining of fabrics, measuring land areas, bottle cutting by heat shock, lime in compost, stump removal by chimney draft, and greenhouse ventilation. The excerpts reference Scientific American, Massachusetts Ploughman, Maryland Farmers, and Gardeners Monthly, with advice on soil, cultivation, and plant care.
A list of contested U S House seats shows Republicans challenging Democrats in Alabama Florida Georgia Indiana Kentucky Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota Pennsylvania and Virginia. Several Mississippi seats with Democratic credentials are also to be contested by Republicans.
A New York Tribune notice reviews Dr. R V Pierce's cerebral physiology work for the general public. It praises its universal reach from birth to mature powers, with emphasis on health, disease prevention, domestic remedies, and practical guidance. The author offers the $1.50 volume to readers by mail.
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