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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1880
Page
6
A stream of surreal verse explores sun and earth, leaves and light, with characters like Aragorn and Lorxdra named amid a dreamy landscape. The prose blends religiously tinged imagery with nature motifs as it moves through luminous, wavering imagery and elusive dialogue.
A Deaf mute in Hartford is linked to the origin of the fifteen puzzle. Boston figures dominate the tale with inventor Mr Rice, wooden blocks, and a craze spreading to New York and Albany. Dealers sell thousands, headlines tout math puzzles, and experts debate moves and possible insanity from misordered arrangements.
A writer describes a complex math puzzle found at the Castle in Schuetzen Park. The puzzle centers on a 34 as a sum across diagonal horizontal and vertical lines and within four corner sets, forming smaller squares in the main grid.
A reflective piece on Egypts enduring monuments and inscriptions, noting the temple sculptures and pyramids as enduring records of Pharaohs reigns. It contrasts ancient Egyptian architecture with modern life and mentions Prince George and the royal family in a casual Keen eyed manner.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt portrays Daddy Turner near death in a cabin as family and neighbors gather. He reflects on slavery’s past and faith while his wife laments, and he speaks of an afterlife where Negroes once enslaved will join angels at Hebben.
The article notes mild spring like weather in the North and New England as good sap weather with maple sugar appearing in markets. It describes the maple season typical timing around March 6 and explains how thawing and sun affect sap flow. It recounts historical tapping practices among Indigenous people and early French settlers in Norton New York, including an anecdote about the use of a robinet instead of a native spile.
Cornhill Magazine surveys the debate on pre glacial humans and alleged flint implements. It cites Abbe Bourgeois in the calcaire de Beauce and earlier bone finds, noting possible long gaps between Miocene and Neolithic tools, with Neolithic Europe showing advanced craft, settled societies, and early religious ideas.
Fragmentary text describes Americans reacting to a ceremony in which a maple tree tapped medal was struck off. Some medals still exist, noted by Worsith. An unclear Conn. bulleting reference appears.
A humorous tale from the Boston Transcript about a young Bos ton boy taught by his father several languages. An English guest asks the child how many languages he knows, and the boy insists he does not know English while naming only two words in English. Prof Proctor notes Americans show more interest in science than the English.
A Maine legislative committee reveals forged and altered election returns. The 1870s inquiry finds returns hidden in Governor Garcelon’s office and accuses Fusion and Republican officials of widespread fraud, including miscounting, blank returns, and erased errors. Frank M. Fogg figures in the revelations amid suspected outside influence.
The article reports on testimony by George I. Ruby editor of the New Orleans Observer in an inquiry led by Dan Voorhees. Ruby says the exodus began among plantation laborers due to political mobs in 1874 75 and spread through the cotton belt, with the New Orleans Conjuction linked to 1878 outrages and police denial of rights contributing to discontent among Black residents.
A mosaic of 19th century political chatter and editorials discusses Democratic and Republican maneuvers around the Cincinnati convention, Tilden Hendrikoff chatter, and alleged schemes to influence the presidential race. It notes opposition to the two thirds rule, Emigration fines in Mississippi, and criticism of congressional spending including Speaker’s room renovations.
The article reports on political tension and migration as factions argue over reform and lawlessness. It cites testimony from Ruby, editor of a Republican paper, describing how white Democrats and conservative planters influence voting patterns in southern parishes amid fear and terror.
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