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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1895
Page
4
In a house speech Tuesday Zhomss B Reed warned that the treasury held 107 million in gold at the administration's start, has borrowed 17 million, totaling 324 million. He argued revenues must equal expenditures and gold be paid out to keep greenbacks stable, urging immediate action.
In the Henry Republican, Mr John Kiine recalls traveling in Australia with a gift cane for defense against snakes. He recounts night fears as a serpent slithers into hotel beds, the advice to ignore intruding snakes, and a paralyzing dread felt while attempting to sleep in sweltering heat among mosquitos and snake-infested bush.
The narrator endures a tense moment as a three foot death adder lies on the bed. Fear, rational actions, and cautious movements juxtapose with fevered dreams and a desperate search for the cane. Cleopatra and Laocoon imagery underscore the peril before the serpent is finally found.
Dr. C. W. Blodgett urged undertakers to be gentlemen and gentle in sorrow, emphasizing tact and purity. He argued money should not drive the trade and that the dead deserve Christian, compassionate handling in humble homes as in mansions.
The speaker argues for modest funerals and reforms in funeral services. He condemns extravagant flowers and carriages funded by the wealthy, advocates private home funerals free from curious crowds, and questions church viewings and graveyard etiquette. He contrasts his mother’s simple funeral with public display. A related note critiques flirtation and youth behavior, then an 1895 letter from Grace E Abas. The piece ends with a humor segment about newspaper folding machines.
A satirical piece describes girls stringing along hopeful young men and using flirtation and gifts to gain favors. It contrasts their vanity with the heartbreak and disappointment of the pursuer as the romance unravels in light humor.
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