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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1872
Page
6
A mosaic of tragic mishaps is reported from Wisconsin to Illinois and Indiana. The items include accidental shootings, electrocutions, burns from kerosene, drownings, a lightning strike death, a swamp of misfortune for children, and a boy nearly strangled by a revived snake. The column catalogs numerous deaths and injuries from everyday accidents and sudden calamities.
Opinion argues railroad bosses shape local morals through liquor influence. A temperance head at the helm is said to purify a line, while drinking leaders spread vice along stations, depots, and towns. The piece cites Dr. J. G. Holland on moral contagion and urges careful leadership.
A sick man pleads with a doctor to end his long treatment and attack the root of the illness. The doctor answers by striking the brandy bottle with a stick, declaring he will act in one stroke.
Spoots says he knows the exact dwelling his wife desires, detailing a first floor residence with a parlor and dining room, five bedrooms, nursery, bath, closets in every room, basement kitchen, cemented cellar, and high attics to house eight people.
Nasby recalls the 1872 Cincinnati Democratic Convention and his involvement as a Kentucky citizen not a delegate. He describes reformers fighting over patronage, the six factions Adams Davis Trumbull Brown Curtin and Greeley, Blair's maneuvering, and the final nomination of Horace Greeley with hopes of Democratic victory over Grant.
A Malayan boy herding water buffaloes by a jungle border was attacked by a tiger. Two old bulls charged, one pinned the tiger, the other guarded the boy. The herd scattered except those two, which stood watch near the dying child as the tiger retreated.
Official figures list 757,941 members and 47,019 burials with total relief of 16,543,247. Receipts reach 40,238,417.22 while investments and funds on hand total 33,600,170. Heart and Hand notes investments cover expenses via interest.
A compilation of home remedies and cooking notes including stain removal with turpentine, ink extraction, soft graham bread, plum pudding pleating, chicken patties, and gravies for fried meats. Also discusses advantages of wood screws over nails for secure, durable joinery in shops and at home.
The passage explains water as the rust of hydrogenium, a metal, formed when hydrogen gas combines with oxygen. It discusses water’s chemical nature, its role in nature, and its presence in space, noting spectroscopic evidence of hydrogen’s metallic form and its importance to life on Earth and beyond.
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