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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1872
Page
3
A Brighton cowhand recounts a ghost tale about a white specter that roams Shirkshire. The story pivots to a prank on Deacon Ranshead by Jim Gilson and others involving a calf dressed in deacon clothing, causing chaos in the Deacon household and yard as the calf wanders past milk pans and through a garden.
A collage of humorous snippets and sketches. Jests about oak legs wet farms and corn with a dipper. dialects and faux talk from Gentlemen in Knickerbockers. a widower’s anniversary supper. a patent venture from Jones on a How-so-ing machine. a snorer described with comic outrage. A wax figure of George the Fourth and seaside drama larks. A Danbury boy chestnut expedition misadventure. a Wyandotte man’s mirror episode ends in a police caution after a dog confrontation.
A humorous tale from Appleton’s Journal recalls a village incident where a white calf and a preacher man’s shirt caused a commotion. The deacon and his wife escaped uninjured though startled, while the animals fled into the night, later found a mile from Shirkshire and returned through the village. The story ends noting the pair caused little further trouble as they lounged about.
A humor piece about a diligent fly in the office that disrupts manuscript work. The fly’s persistence is praised as potentially presidential, while a misprint involving a local figure is humorously corrected. The note ends with miners at 1700 feet depth unable to profitably mine.
A rich vignette of parrots in 19th century life recounts Polly the talking African gray and Beauty the silent but striking white cockatoo. Tales span Newgate Street legends, Morley’s training feats, and Wilmington Delaware’s multilingual pet, detailing laughter mimics, swearing, and courtship calls.
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