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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1869
Page
1
The speaker recalls green fruit and bitter memories, referencing temptation and moral blame. He questions timing of harvest and warns of consequences, describing tart pulp and a boy’s flawed appetite amid an eerie, nostalgic scene.
Excerpts from TM Nois Industrial University trustees recount early Illinois agriculture and mechanics progress through writers like Father Marquette Cay loyals and Du Harty. They describe Native cultivation, river names, buffalo wool spinning, sinew thread production, and colonial wheat and rye farming in the 18th century.
An 1800s era survey recounts colonial farming tools and practices in Illinois including plows, mills, and wooden carriages. It notes labor costs, craft trades, housing, and transport, with remarks on cattle, horses, and the influence of French and Spanish stock plus wine production and early industry.
In a follow up to the silver wedding report the paper publishes the missed addresses of Rev C Covell and Elder Goff along with Mr Perley. The remarks praise enduring marriage, domestic virtue, faith, and the couple’s service to their church and community, acknowledging trials and years of steadfast devotion.
In a church gathering Mr P delivered a devotional address and unveiled a silver tea set gift from the church and congregation including a coffee pot tea pot sugar bowl creamer and slop bowl a silver syrup tan and tray a preserve dish and a cake basket. The event closed with refreshments and a sense of communal enjoyment and giving.
A long obituary recounts Richard Scholes's life from his native England to his emigration and work in New England. It notes his death at 64 after a cholera morbus attack, his quiet dignity, and unfinished memoirs. He valued liberty and opposed slavery, and his career touched printing and textile developments in early America.
A fragment reflecting a fashionable prayer for satin and lace amid era social satire. It references Mrs Emile, Col Longswallow, and a wish for a nurse for children. The piece segues into satirical commentary on women’s revolts in the harboring profession, Fanny Fern’s quips, and a printer’s weather joke. It also notes New York banking strain, Peabody funeral, and Grant’s forthcoming payments stance.
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