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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1872
Page
6
A Toledo Blade account details a Kentucky gathering where Pollock Bigler and others organized a Liberal Reform Republican meeting. They nominating a county ticket and the group pledged to support Greeley Schurz and Trumbull. A confrontation with Pollock erupted, ending with him barred from further participation.
A large Brooklyn Academy of Music gathering endorsed Ulysses S. Grant for president with Schuyler Colfax as vice president. Henry Ward Beecher argued the party should stay united, praised Grant’s administration, and defended its policies in the South and on national issues while asserting the people’s will guides leadership.
The writer argues for General Grant as the preferred leader, praising his past administration as noble and faithful. He asserts the people should confer the presidency to Grant, noting reform is needed and predicting continued prosperity under Republican auspices if Congressmen support genuine reforms and Grant remains at the helm. Times, April 12.
Chronicle of Governor Palmer’s shifting mind as he wavers between Grant and Cincinnati goals. A Democrat special commissioner notes hourly mood swings from breakfast to night, including inclinations toward Philadelphia and later doubt after a nail incident.
A jumble of quips and racy anecdotes opens with traditional jokes about cooks sailors and lawyers, then shifts to a stagey vignette of a child Rosa and a wry moral about love. A Civil War era dispatch from Chicago Post complains of troop use in the Indian Nation scene, urging accountability and questioning marshal actions.
A fragment notes that a coming dictionary will be more complete than the current edition. It cites sample definitions such as Greeley as an editor in 1872 and phrases like to bolt and to utter profane oaths, reflecting early lexicographic speculation.
The column recounts numerous incidents including a 13 year old boy fatally shooting a 10 year old playmate in Brooklyn, a man in Raymond accidentally shooting himself, burns from bonfires in Quincy Alabama, a can of concentrated art and whiskey disaster in Mayaville Kentucky, and a series of other fatal or injurious events across Illinois Kansas Iowa Wisconsin and New York reflecting a span of accidental deaths, injuries, and shocking violence.
A collection of old time tips on animal fodder, dye and varnish formulas, horse cure methods, heating and drying techniques, bread preservation, and soothing wound remedies. Includes recipes for parsnips for cows, varnish from India rubber, stucco whitewash, and smoke-based pain relief using brown sugar.
The Brock Journal discusses whether dairy cows should be kept confined on hay until they can live on grass or allowed to range over pasture. It argues gradual transition from hay to green forage reduces digestive upset and milk decline, warning that abrupt changes harm stomachs, bowels, and cheese quality.
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