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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1871
Page
1
Fragmentary verse reflects desolation as a journey ends. Imagery of flowers fading, perfumed groves disappearing, and bids farewell to youth’s bright realm. The speaker longs for a place no longer reachable as hope dwindles and memories linger.
A grandmother teases a spendthrift husband as laborers wait for dinner. The husband delays repairs and meals, while the wife playfully schemes to prove him unreliable. Their quarrel centers on chores, fire, and home repairs, ending with the couple's stubborn standoff.
The Spring held correspondent surveys Springfield and its water troubles, rings, and political feuds. He mocks Jacksonville water claims, notes a tendency to graft, and laments the capital’s isolation, climate, and historic sites including Lincoln’s tomb. He imagines the city without the capital and mocks boarding houses and local politics.
A discussion argues that D D degrees are purely academic and should not be recorded in presbytery or general assembly. It condemns ecclesiastical acknowledgment of secular titles, notes Harvard may drop exams, and contrasts worldly vanity with ministerial duties, closing with a collage of quotes about love and superstition.
A narrator discusses sweet disappointment in love and a young poet Mr. Jones, who retells enduring heartbreak. He describes cold, blighting failure and hopeful endurance, with Jones serenading his lady and the world around him bright yet chilly, as lines reveal personal torment and vague consolation.
An aunt tests the idea that pleasant words and smiles improve a husband’s mood after work. A dialogue shows a weary husband and a smiling wife. the effect fades as the husband grows tired and snappy. The aunt withdraws her smiles, and the uncle remains unmoved by romance.
A Portland Press writer recounts a Lincoln meeting with the Chicago convention committee. After the interview, Lincoln invited them to drink and ordered a door opened to reveal a table with a large pitcher. He proposed a toast to mutual health with cold water as the only beverage, and all present followed.
The rundown item mentions canceled war bonds in Bureau County worth 780000, a claim about the New York Tribune on a central campaign, and costs for Illinois constitutional convention at 190164 including reporting and printing. It notes a Vienna palace car price and Woodhull’s slim presidential chances, a foundry fire costing 19000 with 2600 insured, and various brief anecdotes from Rock Island to La Salle, plus political club activity and a frontier editor’s skill claim.
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