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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1872
Page
3
A poetic meditation on mother birds tending eggs and the arrival of spring. It images apple trees in bloom, nesting birds, and the hopeful flight of young, ending with a plea to join in the April shimmer and sing.
In 1849 Edgar Allan Poe left New York for Virginia and became engaged to Miss Emma Shelton. He planned to marry in October, but after drinks in Baltimore he was robbed and beaten, wandered the streets then died after brain fever at the Maryland Hospital. His funeral was attended by relatives and friends.
A true gentleman embodies courtesy respect and tact rooted in Christian virtue. He seeks to avoid offense defers personal defects and never ridicules or boasts while treating others as equals and brothers in humanity and faith.
The Census Office reports 63 074 church edifices in the United States with about 22 000 sittings each totaling 38 600 000 population. Church property value is around 461 million dollars led by Methodists with 6 600 000 sittings and 70 million in property.
The National Liberal Republicans in Cincinnati convened in Exposition Hall with Judge Stanley Matthews named temporary chair. Carl Schurz was elected permanent president as delegates debated platform points favoring civil service reform, amnesty, and limitations on presidential re‑election while supporting Horace Greeley for president after multiple ballots.
Governor B Gratz Brown of Missouri is declared the nominee for Vice-President at the Liberal Republican Convention. A committee is appointed to inform the nominees. The convention thanks Cincinnati citizens for hospitality and the President for his duties. The convention adjourns sine die.
In this reflection the author argues that worrying about future troubles steals present happiness. Anticipatory distress inflates minor annoyances into major fears, often affecting families who overplan or fear changes. Parents especially should avoid borrowing trouble for their children and place trust in their offspring.
Mr Robert J Bell, assistant observer at the U S signal station on Mount Washington, reports a mid winter tragedy and austere life above the clouds. A colleague died, a party carried the body down in a sliding box, while Bell and Sergeant Hearne endure extreme cold and isolation in two rock chained rooms.
A roundup of diverse statistics and notes including trade, natural events, and science. Export trade from Liverpool to India. the Inyo earthquake damage at 240000 dollars. iron production in England and America. harsh winter snowstorms in England. insurance and policy language. linguistic and religious diversity. relics from the Holy Land. crime timing speculation. Beecher Stowe and wealth rumors. flower fragrance order. coin loss rates. polar exploration clues. New York and Boston valuations. banking data. dental reimplantation advances.
The passage notes that daytime conditions allow a small holiday outdoors if the wind remains low, but at night sleep is hard unless winds reach sixty miles per hour, reflecting a people accustomed to hurricanes and seeking brief respite.
A collection of light anecdotes and quips from the Norwich Advertiser and Hartford about civil engineers conductors and a near sighted muskrat episode. A lady shows humor with fashion and rain mantilla while a child naps through a sermon and asks if it is tonight or next.
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