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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1872
Page
3
Historical verse extols a steadfast hand across ages and sexes. The speaker seeks a loyal grasp, free of deception, united in friendship and honesty, regardless of rank or appearance, celebrating a universal bond.
Peter Joliff, famed for his practical jokes on a Maine trail near Casco Bay, plays a deadly prank on Uncle Tom Barry. A wolf-hunt chase through forest and ice ends when Joliff collapses and is rescued by his brother John, who shoots a wolf and saves him. Joliff vows never to prank again.
The Dark Blue magazine describes London’s police as a military organization with a division system and underground telegraph links. It lists ranks from 26 Superintendents to 1,922 constables over 688 square miles, detailing Beats, pay scales, and promotion paths from recruit to superintendent. It notes the fanCY A division guarding Parliament and distinct duties for detectives and divisions, plus the reluctance of detectives to share glory or rewards.
A digest of varied notes covering education, politics, industry, and society. It cites 35,000 college graduates, imports of cowries into Cuba, New York street cleaning costs, London Times advertising revenue, armless sewing in Sioux City, and railroad land grants. Additional items include church foundations, Bible translation, juror literacy laws, European dentists, and coal production and import figures.
The Chicago Post critiques the Cincinnati Convention platform for dodging tariff questions and labels the approach as evasive. It argues that all public evils should be cured by legislation rather than by the President and mocks the idea of leaving disputes to Congressional Districts. The piece lampoons the desire for office as the driving motive.
A young narrator recalls imitating great men from Washington to Franklin and Columbus, detailing mishaps with a hatchet, a kite, a bakery raid, and a stolen venture, each ending in injuries or embarrassment. The piece ends noting the imitation bump will never leave him.
Democratic leaders accuse the administration of misused funds while the War Department denies excess expenditures and arms sales to cover deficiencies. Secretary of War disputes Beck and Wood charges, prompting retractions as the alliance against Grant intensifies.
A Scottish nobleman visits a lawyer whose office contains a blazing fire. The nobleman quips that the office is as hot as an oven, to which the lawyer dryly replies that he earns his bread there.
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