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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1884
Page
3
A poet gazes at frost on a window pane and imagines fairy artistry in ice. The verse links delicate frost patterns to Aladdin like wonders and questions the unseen force shaping nature. The speaker longs to abandon worldly greed and trusts in a divine power shaping the frost and dew.
The tale follows Eugene F- a once prosperous, educated gent with a rich wife and four generations of respect—driven by Belt theory to risk oil speculation. After roaring highs, he collapses into ruin and ends his life after a final night of heavy losses and a rat poison death.
A column rails at the ten cent thermometer as a nuisance and a bore. It lampoons its reliability and mocks weather forecasters while insisting real temperature judgments are overhyped. The piece ends with a wish to ban the device and its believers.
A collage notes Robert Harris as NP president and Holmes aiming to lecture in England. It cites Tourgee on newspapers and reporters, lists birthplace facts for California congressmen, and recounts Melville’s letter from Irkoutsk about the Jeannette survivors. Also mentions M J Hill, a Hartford book relic, Horatio King, Joseph Hay, N J Morton, and Globe writers.
The Texas paper notes the death of Big Foot Wallace, a noted pioneer and Indian fighter, found in his Atascosa County cabin after living as a hermit. He left no heir to his few cattle, with rifle, knife, saddle and Indian trophies likely to the State. Mrs. Tennyson signs all her husband’s letters.
A collage of lighthearted quips from Chicago Tribune Yonkers Statesman Troy Times and Boston Transcript. Jests range from burglars to spittoons church stitches and milk quarrels with playful puns and quick zingers.
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