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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1883
Page
3
An old farmer reads about a new time standard and suburban clocks. He jokes that city planners will steal from Father Time and push hours later, causing rural life to shift as telephones and trains arrive. The piece echoes a Boston Courier note with humorous dialect.
In 1811 on a Russian estate, Mari Gabrilovitch loves a penniless ensign Vladimir. A secret elopement plan fails as a snowstorm forces Vladimir to seek Jadrino. Mari’s flight goes unseen while he never reaches. Years later Colonel Vourmin learns Mari is his wife by a forced marriage he endured in a church during a storm, revealed in a close embrace.
Mme Adelina Patti recalls dangers of a prima donna career at odds with public image. She cites rivalries nearly injuring her with a lead-embedded bouquet and a curtain fall that nearly harmed her, plus poisoned gloves and tampered drinks. A light recipe note on boiled potatoes follows.
The Illinois corn crop report notes southern counties Gallatin Jasper Massac Randolph Union show comparatively better quality, while northern areas grade low. Central Illinois yields run about seventy percent of average, with Monroe County achieving the top forty two bushels per acre and several counties near forty, while many counties fall below twenty.
Illinois crop data show winter wheat condition on December 1 at 96 percent, two points above last year. Sown area this year 2,750,000 acres, down 150,000 from 1882. 1881 had 105 percent condition and 76,000 acres less than this year. St Clair County leads in acreage with better than last year, while Madison and Macoupin also exceed the state average. Other items cover prision fire, Chicago electric worker fatality, Mrs. Barbara Campbell’s death, East St. Louis glucose works fire, Chicago synagogue vandalism, state institution costs, Swedish stabbing, Hunter alias Russell, village license payments, and cholera outlook with sanitation.
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