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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1873
Page
3
A poem from the New England Farmer extols the farmer's hard labor and self sufficiency. It contrasts searing daily toil milking cows churning and pig husbandry with the dream of comfort yet emphasizes independence. The piece ends praising divine provision for those who work long hours.
In Besol mountains the Marquis de Fresnaye and his daughter Madeleine return to a shuttered Montroque hunting box now filled with humble comforts. A dowry demand exposes class tensions and his ruined estate, yet loyal love from Madeleine and a benefactor widow transform their fate until tragedy and pride seal their legacy.
A landlady reflects on the hard life of hosting boarders. She describes constant complaints and strained meals, the burden of serving many mouths, and the emotional toll of balancing care with criticism. She hopes for peace in heaven with those she has known.
A fragment reflects on gatherings around a table one year later with a sense of harmony where meals are without fault finding and discomfort, imagining a place of peaceful hospitality.
A fragment of humorous quips ranges from an auctioneer’s craving to aging chickens and dental metaphors. It playfully contrasts phrases about geography, theater, digestion, and nautical buoyancy with mock proverbs and slang from a bygone era. The pieces mix wordplay and social banter, offering a snapshot of light satire.
A Vienna spinner crafts glass into an ultra fine thread finer than cotton and silk. The wheel spans five Austrian yards, producing three thousand yards per minute. The glass thread sells for a dollar thirty six per ounce equivalent, resists acids heat and light, and is used for filters upholstery and dress elements. The Austrian commerce ministry has formed glass spinning schools in Bohemia and samples appear in shops.
A Bostox youth awoke from a dream of fire and leaped from bed. He smashed each window and wrenched the sash away, then, aided by repeated leaps, landed in a tree. The sash dropped to the pavement as onlookers watched the odd rescue. More than five hundred fifty millions sterling are invested in railways in Great Britain and Ireland.
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