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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1876
Page
5
The Exposition shows crowded interiors with displays in the central nave though many side stands remain unopened. Rolling chairs aid visitors as grounds face delays and protest over Sunday closures while manufacturers, fountains, and floral displays attract crowds amid ongoing setup and logistical issues.
The report cites 800 Methodists and 828000 attendees in Australia, notes public schools in New York with per pupil costs under sixty, and mentions a General Conference postponed to July 12 in Ottawa. It also covers Ohio Sabbath school union activity, New York Presbytery admissions, rising Sunday school attendance, Philadelphia Young Women’s Christian Association services, and Muscogen Creek Indian Baptist education appeals.
The Wilmington house at Market and Third streets, once Lord Cornwallis headqu arters in 1781, holds a legend of a British lieutenant who etched a name on a pane. A New York visitor later recovered the pane. the house was remodeled and the pane moved to New York. The tale links Dr. Wright’s heirs to a British officer through generations.
Visitors explore Machinery Hall noted for its size and similarity to the Main Exhibit Building. The Corliss engine from Providence powers non self propelling machines via a main shaft and leather belts. The hall houses diverse devices for mining, metalwork, woodworking, spinning, weaving, felting, paper making, sewing and clothing production.
A Deg.Academy on Fifth Avenue touts dogs that detect impurities and alert homeowners. Canine scholars reportedly endure daily rough handling to train and amuse, with a small bull terrier among notable demonstrations. An Inter-Ocean reporter was briefly frightened by a puppy during observation.
A Alexandria letter reports unprecedented Mecca and Medina pilgrimage attendance at the start of the year. A celebrated preacher, venerated as saint and prophet, drew crowds from Turkey Africa the Soudan Arabia and India. Princes and sultans attended as a dying Karachee visitor heard him, sermons urged strict Christain abstinence and wine prohibition, and predictions of European subjugation by the Crescent circulated.
A fragment describes a Boston Beacon Street store window with a large yard photograph behind magnifying glass. Sun through holes burned in the image frame concentrated rays set paper behind alight. a clerk inside shut the sun out and spoiled a reporter’s item.
A blend of home tips and agricultural notes covers potato planting with pea intercropping, a French beetle-killer recipe, Graham gem batter instructions, and general farming practices. Includes guidance on guarding livestock from crops and a note on oven baking for Graham gems.
An old gardening primer warns against over manuring and urges weak liquid fertilizer. Apply as buds swell in spring to curb or boost growth, and stop by August to avoid winter-kill. Use timing to enhance petals colors in flowers like roses and strawberries while bulbs store growth in leaves for next year.
A Harper's Bazar passage explains sinking holes near tree roots and filling them with liquid manure to saturate soil directly around roots. Recommend one hole per two feet square, adjust strength by weather, and prep hogshead of water with horse or cow droppings, hen manure, soot, or guano, stand two to three days before use.
A 19th century experiment in Dutchesa County New York shows cultivating ground around an old 400-tree orchard increased apple yields. Planted corn and later oats with clover improved tree color foliage and blossom density while hand-picked barrels sold for higher prices. Neighbors doubted but results favored cultivation.
A surveying party measured Okefenokee Swamp at 142 miles in circumference and about 180 miles around with sinuosities. The swamp covers 30 by 17 miles in Georgia and partly in north Florida, home to Suwanee River and historic refuge for runaway slaves. Explorers found ancient mounds and skeletons, bears, panthers, and a water shortage episode during the survey.
A Newark man was arrested for stealing stepping stones from houses and selling them to people with whom he had prior contracts. Also noted, the first peaches of the season sold in New York for seventy five cents each.
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