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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1872
Page
2
A Topeka whimsical dialogue recalls Horace Greeley and Jeff Davis, debating pardons and the Golden Rule as a child asks if Greeley would bail out traitors. The exchange contrasts wartime foes with presidential pardon ideals and ends as the father ushers the child to bed.
A long list of tragic and odd accidents across towns like Fort Madison Constantine Young America Sparta Belleville Keokuk and Muscatine reports drownings burns deaths and injuries involving children farmers and travelers. Included are a fateful barn fire with sixteen horses, a kerosene lamp explosion, a fatal fall from stairs, a rusty nail causing lockjaw, and multiple drownings and shootings.
Reports detail a boy of thirteen nearly fatally injured by a corn cutter near Milleraburg Illinois. A Baltimore murder case ends with a contemplative asylum confinement and hair turned white. A Erie Railway express boiler explosion near Hornellsville kills the fireman and injures others. A teen blows out his brain after taunts drive him to suicide. A romantic elopement near Canton Illinois contrasts class tensions. A Central Ohio tornado devastates multiple towns, killing and injuring many. Lightning strikes kill a girl near Kingston New York and injure others. other deaths and damages noted in Lexington and Acton Massachusetts.
A May journey by New York bankers and mining millionaires from Denver to Topeka ends in a legendary hail storm. The storm packs rocks of ice, fence rails, and moisture heavy as steel, with three inches of hail in the valley and four feet deep in a distant stretch, witnessed near a mountain park by Tropeka Commonwealth reporters.
The report lists Grand Lodge affiliations across states for 1871 totaling over five hundred thousand. It notes an estimated additional one hundred thousand Masons unaffiliated in the United States.
A diverse set of practical tips and observations from rural periodicals. Topics include preservation and cleaning methods, frosting advice using egg white and sugar, broom storage devices, bone meal use for cows, mixed grain sowing, buckwheat as soil conditioner, poultry feeding effects on meat and eggs, wart treatment with acid and caustic, horse hair removal with hot lard, and a salt-and-lamb adoption trick to claim a non-owning ewe.
Instructions for preparing corned beef and cabbage with soaking times for saltiness, proper boiling versus slow simmering, and handling rump pieces for a firm slice. Includes tips on chilling in liquor, tenderizing tough beef, and using brisket or plate pieces with muslin wraps. Also covers mints for mincing scraps and serving with pickles and mustard.
The article advises using a careful prep method to remove odor and improve texture. Quarter the cabbage, remove the stalk, wash, soak overnight, change water, then boil 30 to 45 minutes in plenty of water. Salt at the end, add fat from corned beef if available, and finish with butter and pepper. It warns not to cook cabbage with salt meat and suggests alternative shaping methods for firmer pieces.
A farmer’s rule to secure a good stand is to plant often in melons squashes cucumbers and beans. Prepare rich flat hills dry warm and sow early then repeat weekly if weather is cold. Thinning follows and the crop starts strong. An old saying from American Rural Home is cited on sowing and timing.
Practical guidance for cattle traders on timing fat cattle sales to maximize returns. Advice covers seasonal price trends from September to spring, preferred weights, and handling methods. It notes differences in demand in Eastern cities and cautions about fattening costs and accurate weight estimation practices.
The American Stock Journal explains methods to estimate a beast’s weight while alive. It uses girth behind the shoulder and body length from tail to shoulder to compute square superficial feet, multiplies by factors based on girth, and adjusts for half fat or calved cows.
A condensed set of farmer maxims argues that good farming pays only with reliable crop prospects. It emphasizes the farmer’s steady crop quality, the need to maintain soil fertility, and prudent product choices like cotton, meat, or dairy to return value to the land. Rotation is praised as negative fertilization to prevent soil exhaustion.
The spider shows a spinning apparatus on its underside with four to six tiny knobs that serve as silk outlets. When pressed, these spinners emit thousands of ultra fine fibers that unite into a visible thread. The hind legs twist the strands into a single cord with rapid, claw assisted motions.
A conversation between a young magazine writer and an elderly man in Massachusetts highlights language misuse. The Old Gentleman asks about houses under construction while the Young Lady explains the current building activity and grammar errors. The exchange ends with the man noticing the woman's distraction.
A newly described riag crafted with a wide gold band nearly reaching the first finger joint features alternating rows of tar audge and pears, or small emeralds and diamonds. The item showcases a decorative, ornate style and precious stone pairings.
The article notes that one hundred thousand workers labored for twenty years to construct the cat pyramid at Ghizah after ten years quarrying and transporting the stones to the site.
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