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Henry Republican in Henry, Illinois

01 Feb 1872

Page 6

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Henry Republican

Location

Henry, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1872

Page

6

A Review of Reform Efforts in the Grant Administration

A Washington letter argues three years of reform in all government departments. It contrasts vigorous investigations and prosecutions of fraud with past administrations, detailing defalcations, indictments, and recoveries across Treasury, Customs, Interior, and Post Office offices, while praising Treasury Spinner and denouncing Johnson and Grant-era appointments.

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Donkey in a Soldier Bed Tales Told in Court

A vivid court-room anecdote from the Tichborne case recalls a prank where a donkey was placed in a soldier’s bed. The sentry testified the animal was later dragged from the bed and tied, then moved to the barrack yard after Sir Roger Tichborne entered repeatedly.

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High Heels Fashion Critique from an Old Paper

A historical critique condemns high-heeled boots as a harmful fashion forcing women into painful, deformed postures. It warns of crooked feet, bunions, and pelvic strain, calling fashion a cruel tyrant and urging reform to protect health.

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Court witness pressured for precise answers in wagon question

A court witness was sternly questioned to provide exact replies about driving a wagon. He repeatedly answered no and asserted his occupation as driving horses, amid insistence on clarity and directness throughout the exchange.

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Sowing Oats in February Practice and Tips

A Country Gentleman note describes sowing oats in February and October to gain earlier ripening, with experimental details on plowing, harrowing, and rolling. It advises fanning the oats, coating seed with a brine mix, and using screenings for other crops, noting two to three bushels per acre.

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Bloody Milk in Cows and Iron Remedies

A correspondent asks how to treat a heifer producing bloody milk. The remedy guidance stresses iron-rich feeds like white beans cop peras and alder boughs to boost iron and reduce bloody milk. If canker or pleuro pneumonia is suspected, pine boughs or wood extracts may aid, while tender teats require white oak bark tea or borax.

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J. Clayton Germantown
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How to Keep Canary Birds in Health

Simple guidance for canary care recommends placing cages away from drafts and offering a seed mix of canary and rape seed with water, plus cuttlefish bone and gravel. Weekly bathing, cool room conditions, varied greens, and a brief fast followed by soaked bread aid recovery and prevent fevers.

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Misunderstandings From Loose Business Talk Prompt Legal Hurdles

Confusion grows from informal business conversations as each party imposes its own meaning. Agreements collapse with a casual “all right” and later require lawyers and courts to settle disputes.

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Writing Binds Words To Fixed Meaning In Dispute

A Victorian anecdote shows a captain rushing to lodge a complaint with the colony. The colonel urges writing down the grievance, and the captain’s later laughter reveals the folly of arguing in spoken form. The tale highlights how writing fixes ideas and prevents misinterpretation across language.

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Remedies and household tips for health foods and care

A page notes varied tips from curing headaches with salt snuff to horse bridle training, snow dessert with cream, drainage advice for land, stopping nosebleeds, crystalized flower baskets, mock venison recipe, and the value of wearing flannels for health. Also a quip on keeping potatoes from freezing by baking for breakfast.

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