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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1885
Page
8
A mournful poem recalls a starving street child aided by a dream of heavenly home. The child’s faith and vision contrast with poverty as dawn reveals the harsh fate. The piece ends noting a newspaper report of a later death of a similar waif in Chambers' Journal.
In a Melbourne tale two Australian travelers Francis Drury and John Leslie form a deep bond aboard the Decatur. A sea disaster strips Drury of life but leaves a Quandong stone and a dying message. Leslie later learns the stone hides a tiny uncut diamond and, aided by Miss Margery Dreangy, unravels a family secret linking Drury to the Drury and Leslie lineages.
A vignette from City Hall Park describes two men who discover they are both deaf in the left ear and cannot hear with the other, prompting laughter. An ear specialist notes left ear deafness is common and can lead to sharper hearing in the solitary ear, with only minor inconveniences in day to day tasks.
A collection of quotes and notes on religion and education. Debates on state versus church in governance and schooling appear alongside anecdotes of teachers abroad. Connecticut's tax funding for schools and republic ideals are highlighted with historical reflection.
A collage of humorous exchanges and picaresque vignettes from late nineteenth and early twentieth century newspapers. Jokes about money, manners, weather, marriage, and education mix with quaint regional dialect and stock comic lines.
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