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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1898
Page
5
Poetic lament by Samuel Parker dated May 1864 urges soldiers to face battle for home and family. It honors the fallen, recalls divine support, and promises memory and resurrection as twilight imagery sets a somber battlefield scene.
A veteran Revolutionary War sermon delivered on the eve of the Battle of Brandywine at Chadds Ford in 1777. The speaker, before Washington and his army, denounces foreign oppressors and warns that those who take the sword shall perish by it, calling for divine vengeance and moral reckoning.
An artifact piece compiles sensational claims for a South American Nervine Tonic promising a permanent stomach cure, alongside political tirades about American unity and tariff debates. It references Grover Cleveland, Princeton students, and indemnity talk amid a Spanish American War backdrop.
An analysis compares Spanish and American wages and living costs. It notes Spain's lower wages across trades, such as bricklayers and printers, with price gaps far from equalizing. Per capita consumption of wool, sugar, beef, meats, butter, and coffee is far higher in the United States, underscoring lower living standards in Spain despite cheaper rents.
Vermonter Commodore Dewey rose from Annapolis appointment in 1851 to command ships in major Civil War actions including Forts below New Orleans, Port Hudson, Donaldaville, Fort Fisher, and later led the Asiatic and European squadrons. The piece also touts liver remedy advertisements and a local editorial on supporting newspapers.
A Massachusetts lieutenant argues for strict fitness in military service. He warns against enlisting physically unfit pensioners, saying a long war would demand even greater standards and that patriotism must trump personal loyalties. The piece stresses country first and that a sick officer cannot lead effectively.
A jumble of ads and comments mentions Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a constipation relief with trial sizes and prices. George Dewey’s salary rises to 86 000 per year. A note about young ladies awaiting a call to arms and a London editor dubbing the war a Yanko-Spanko friction.
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