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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1885
Page
8
A tale from Harper's Bazar describes a bride whose wedding gown is pawned to ease poverty in a town hit by hunger. The story contrasts her elegant past with a mournful present as she faces the fate of a widow and mother in hardship.
In a Paris garret Suzette, a rag-picker’s ward, falls for Louis while Henri loves her and Gregory hoards wealth. The cat Misere dies and is later stuffed. a hidden treasure turns out to be nothing but a bequest to Misere. Suzette and Henri wed, Misere remains forever stuffed, a quirky moral end.
The Amherst College base ball nine leads with 200 from the Faculty and T Barnum funds 1000 for Bridgeport high school. Cornell Library adds 2000 volumes since June and 400 current periodicals. Vermont University’s Billings Library Building opens with a 100000 gift from Frederick Billings. The piece notes church funding cuts in New York, youth choruses, and calls for industrial education, plus Harvard's growth described by Holmes.
The Pittsburgh Times notes that miners habitually remove male children from school and put them to work at ages ten to twelve. The practice violates law but remains unchecked until a comprehensive census locates delinquents and informs restraints.
A brief note urges farmers to study climate before soil testing, warning that climate change causes more failures than fertilizer or soil texture issues. The message stresses understanding regional conditions over perceived advantages or disadvantages.
A collage of wry lines and short jokes from newspapers and magazines. Includes Goethe on solitude, a warning about rude conduct to mothers, social quips about fashion and health, a cookery miscue about codfish balls, a ferry of humorous exchanges, and a concluding note on self-driven intellect and active thought.
A collection of domestic advice including cleaning with ammonia, waste disposal, home baking instructions, a fruit layer cake recipe, and notes on farming practices such as plowing directions and tree sun protection. References include the New York Herald Toledo Blade and N Y Farmer.
The Boston Globe notes profitable results from breeding larger duck varieties when water is available. Ducks thrive with daily access to a stream or pond, while feeding strategies shift to utilize kitchen scraps and bread soaked in milk. Hatchlings need crumbled bread and varied feed, and young ducks should avoid streams until half grown.
This article explains horseradish culture from root storage in sand to spring planting in furrows. It notes simple cultivation, vigorous life, and rapid production with plow or potato digger. It describes washing scraping grinding and bottling with vinegar and sugar for best flavor.
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