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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1880
Page
3
A rugged frontier scene follows a horseman found dead on the Lipan trail. Bowie marks the grave with a hunting knife, carving date and a two word inscription: God. The scene ends with a whispered note from Allie E. Barr in the New York Independent.
The San Francisco actor Mr Snow prospecting above Spring Gulch is thrown from a horse but escapes injury. He unearths a moss covered quartz mass with pure ore and claims the vein is about thirty feet thick. He values his stake at well over twenty five thousand dollars and shares of the vein are given away. The find is described as the richest quartz mass in the region aside from a recent Sonora bonanza.
The excerpt features Talkington denying church attendance and claiming to read sermons at home. A Boston Transcript mention jokes about a collar-button, a rising chalet, and a wife guarding her husband from the saloon, with fragmented, humorous asides. The text reads as a clipped, satirical newspaper fragment from a period piece.
Kate Lawrence suggests in Youtt's Companion that if children were better taught to wish and parents trimmed daily bread and clothing, mispronunciations and every small task could be improved. She argues thoughtful effort and planning would reduce fuss and waste.
A pioneer tale narrates a northern hunter and trapper who learns to skate with a war party of Indians. The awed chiefs test a brave youth on skates, the hunter betrays surprise with ice moccasin, and a dramatic chase ends with the hunter’s daring escape across a glassy lake.
The Roma statistics bureau estimates Rome’s population at 296,282 as the year closes. Death rates for 1879 averaged 24.7 per thousand, suggesting Rome’s health level lower than common claims. Comparisons also cite Naples 26 per thousand and London 27 per thousand.
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