20 Oct 1881
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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1881
Page
1
A speaker recalls childhood days with Jennie and Sam True in a country district. The poem contrasts simple, carefree summers with hardship and a failed romance shaped by a mother’s judgment and social ambitions. The narrator laments lost youth and questions a arranged marriage.
A diary from May 1880 tracks Mrs. Williams hosting Arthur Lindsay a First Lieutenant from the Wellington ship. The house girls Lola Brown Mary Meryon Ethel Austin and Susan Finn react as Lindsay courts Lola while Mary keeps quiet. Tensions rise over nine weeks and a wedding ends with Lindsay marrying Mary amid jealousy and intrigue.
The author notes eleven corn doctors near Boston and argues tight narrow soles cause most foot ailments. He recounts Mrs. C as an example, where oversized shoes caused hobbling until a four inch sole width resolved her pain. He calls for mass relief through better boot fitting.
A digest of debates on steam engines and patents, with Ruskin’s critique and the British Association's stance. Reports on electric light improving air and color vision, Eads Tehauntepee railway pros and costs, a German philosopher’s findings on intellectual labor and heart rate, and Prof. Laverau’s malaria parasite claim with cautious reception.
A discussion of disputes between hirers and livery stables. A Ipswich case awarded £21 for a horse died after overdrive beyond a two city route. Damages can arise from deviations from fixed routes unless the journey was clearly specified.
A collage of humorous notes and gibes from newspapers including the Boston Post Camridge Tribune Philadelph Chronicle Herald Chicago Tribune Burlington Hawkeye and Boston Courier. It mocks politics spelling conventions technology and a boy's joke about a nail with playful bite.
In a Beaubien Street incident a club member, Brudder Henderson, faces a grilling after the butcher reports two ham slices missing but a pound and a half of beef found. The club leader warns the member that this serves as a strict warning to avoid further trouble.
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