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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1884
Page
4
A fragmentary poem from New York Independent laments a fleeting moment of lace in a life marked by hunger travel and death. It contrasts fairy delicacy with harsh fate as a blind old mother and a village endure hardship while a final lacework completes.
Mr Fox an elderly bachelor fears cholera after hearing of outbreaks in Toulon and Dover. Charley Beckings and Bold devise a prank to drive him to Lilyburn, leading to a cab crash near Whitheld Farm and a tense dawn retreat to Dover seeking medical advice.
In this Atlantic Monthly extract, Hurdford Torrey contrasts the bluebird and the robin. The bluebird attends to simple notes with a dignified reserve while the robin displays livelier temper and sociable behavior, yet both show restraint in musical display.
A Boylston Street dentist refused a lady patient’s request to craft a false teeth set for her dog whose digestion was failing. She said others would want their pets’ missing teeth replaced if successful, but the dentist would not attempt the experiment.
An auctioneer lists a Moss Island Denmark property with bold claims that it is the birthplace of Hamlet and sits atop a hill housing the grave of Kingstilgge, allegedly the figure slain by the young prince to avenge a regicide. The note mixes odd names and unclear origins in a fragmentary sale listing.
A collage of antiquated notes cites Fanny Forn’s out of print books, John King Jr as Erie Railroad president earning 230000 annually, and genealogies of Mother Goose. It also recalls Miss Louisa Alcott offering pragmatic advice, mentions former Treasury Secretaries, global publishing figures, Santa Quanta at 122, and P T Barnum’s varied career and net worth.
A collage of light humor and quips from multiple sources. Bits include playful takes on fashion hats, a bank teller exchange, a whimsical breakfast banter with a waiter, a hard-up suitor seeking a beau, a teacher’s riddle about God’s creation, and a comic misunderstanding at a fort.
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