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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1876
Page
3
Poem reflecting on morning quarrels and lingering regret. A speaker warns that harsh words spoken to loved ones can wound deeply and are hard to repair. The verse contrasts kindness to strangers with impatience toward family, urging gentleness before night falls.
A narrator recalls meeting a mill hand near Shebano who befriends Judge Reed and his daughter Nellie. The pair stay in a log cabin, Nellie's kindness and poetry interest him, they depart for the city, and a final note reveals Judge Reed and Miss Reed sailed for Europe.
A narrator recalls winter waiting for mail and weekly papers. A Paris fed rumor links Nellie Reed to a Russian heir, prompting dismay. In a bar, a man named Mr Fellows of New York explains he is visiting to file letters about lumber trade for his paper. The scene ends with plans for the first train.
A compilation of political snippets discusses Democratic reform debates, Blaine’s defense against Kansas Pacific bond slander, and pension agent Chandler’s death amid Republican attacks. Indiana and Indianapolis elections show Republican gains, with widespread GOP strength in city contests and Governor Hendricks noted in Shelbyville results.
The piece outlines Democratic committee appointments amid reform rhetoric. It cites Trambleton, Clerk of Ways and Means, accused over a child’s name linked to J Wilkes Booth, and Smith of New Hampshire ousted from Journal Clerk post for private bounty interests. Gen Boughton resigns amid whisky conspiracy charges in Texas.
A harsh critique accuses the Democratic Party in the House of hypocrisy and graft as clerks and officials face various indictments and inquiries. The piece cites Adams and Fitzhugh among others, arguing reform talk collapses under patronage and internal deals.
The Chicago Inter Ocean denounces violence by Ku Klux and White supremacists, contrasting Southern “chivalry” with Northern police restraint. It warns that Republican controls in Indianapolis hinder such acts, while recounting incidents involving Black people and Republican figures like M. H. Twitchell and George King in Coushatta ig.
In Evanston Wyoming the Tre coal miles are described as the most extensive globally with a vein twenty six feet thick and several miles long. The average daily cori shipment for the year is eight een car-londs.
A prayer asks for forgiveness and steadfast faith, pleading with God to keep the soul from temptation. The speaker admits faithlessness in extreme distress and clings to divine guidance for entry to grace.
The reading list notes Christian Fellowship from Acts 4:23 87 and Lying Unto God from Acts 5 1 31 with the Apostles in Prison from Acts 5 12 26 and their appearance before the council Acts 5 27 43. It includes June 4 and June 18 lessons on The Apostles before the One and The Seven Chosen from Acts 6 1 7 and a note about later views or a lesson chosen by the school.
The essay argues prayer reflects relations to divine law rather than changing fixed powers. It compares prayer to opening shutters to let the sun in, so spiritual longing and obedience elevate character. Prayer is described as spiritual study and work aligning humans with divine health and strength. Read by M. J. Savage, urging universal prayer.
The passage records painter Benjamin Robert Haydon urging his son to read history and daily Bible study. He argues the Bible aligns with natural law and science, warns against pride in knowledge, and says mathematics cannot prove God, urging duty and trust in God.
A sermon fragment urges living for the glory of God to elevate every station. It compares turning common white into a magnet and a sunlit rainbow transforming a rain-cloud, arguing that noble aims ennoble the humble and attract angelic gaze.
Quote attributed to Lavater cautions against extreme judgments. It highlights distrust of those who see every matter as wholly positive or negative and those indifferent to all aspects of life.
The line presents a moral distinction where blessings are not gathered from wrongdoing nor peace from evil, contrasting fruitful outcomes with corrupt roots and urging ethical living. The phrasing uses metaphorical fruit imagery to emphasize virtue over vice.
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