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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1888
Page
8
A speaker recalls a deathbed scene where a man lies beside his dying beloved and later by her grave, pondering whether death ends love or preserves it. The poem spills into a meditation on mortality, desire, and a buried vow. The concealed bride speaks softly, claiming she has never died.
The piece previews speeches and achievements of Mary A. Livermore at the YWCA in Boston, Kate I. Kelsey’s unanimous re-election as city physician and poor commissioner in Menomonie, and Carrie Bragg editing Petersburg Virginia Lancet as a rare colored woman editor. It notes social events, nursing education plans in the South, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s clarification on life editions, Helen Blanchard’s sewing machine attachment fortune, and Red Cross work led by Miss Barton in Philadelphia. It closes with a European view on American women's hair and heat in homes.
The obituary notes Jane Stuart of Newport daughter of Gilbert Stuart died recently. The piece lauds her charity and humor while highlighting Washingtons council on women and the push toward suffrage as a national movement strengthening moral reform and humanitarian sympathy across the country.
An editor's note from Henry Republican readers in Casmriper and Henry urged toward a virtuous future. The letter envisions universal sobriety, social harmony, and reform, contrasting past evils with a hopeful era of industry, justice, science, and peace. It includes a Quaker anecdote on temperance and a closing sign-off from Henry Manrin.
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