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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1888
Page
3
A lengthy congressional recap covers bills on criminal jurisdiction across territories, Utah statehood moves, and presidential recommendations. It notes House actions on pensions and public works, plus warnings on Irish and Balkan affairs. Foreign reports describe elections, floods, and disasters worldwide with deaths and political developments.
Report of a broad labor conflict on the 20th notes the Burlington boycott, freight ties, and engineer demands. Mentions retention of Chicago HQ by the Brotherhood, rumors of worker coalitions, and the strike's declared end amid ongoing dispute signals.
James W. Tate known as Honest Old Dick Tate, Kentucky State Treasurer for twenty years, is a defaulter and fugitive with missing state funds estimated between 150000 and 400000. The governor suspended him, auditors took charge, and a $5000 reward was offered for Tate as authorities pursue possible links to other officials and creditors.
March 21 report from Beneverent Louisiana says x well Cauthon and Eagle Bend plan tations fifteen miles below town have broken and the lower country from Johnsons place to Jones Bayou eight miles is under water. Levee on Dorshs place feared to fail and suspected cut on the Caldwell levee. Papal Nutizio appointment to this country abandoned per Rome.
A New York Mail and Express piece summarizes a belles-lettres professor who argues slang shows inventive figurative use. He notes terms like you make me tired and What are you giving us reflect shade and incredulity, praising politeness and nuance in everyday language.
A humorous Omaha World excerpt shows a widow and a dry goods clerk named Mr Do Sweet debating marriage. The widow assumes engagement and wifehood, but the clerk insists he has never married or been in love, prompting a staged banter on romance and fate.
Vintage ad notes Castoria as remedy for infants and children with the familiar refrain When she was a child she cried for Castoria The text repeats for generations and emphasizes its use for babies and mothers seeking gentle relief
The letter from Hon G Edwards Lester, former U S consul to Italy, dated August 1 1886 and addressed to J O Aven & Co Lowell MA, details a harsh college career halted by a severe cold. He describes years of bronchial hemorrhage, medical treatments, and a long life of hardship before finding eventual relief.
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