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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1879
Page
3
A Boston Transcript excerpt recounts a Hebrew legend of a learned rabbi who discovers a divine elixir granting mortals a golden heaven like a country paved with gold. The tale follows seekers from a distant city whose gold light sparks awe and fear, then their long voyage back toward earth as a restless yearning leads them to die in silence.
A northern family befriends a barefoot young Negro named Pentateuch after he appears at their parsonage gate. He stays, helps, and averts danger when two men plot to murder the pastor in a church, saving him with a warning from the bell rope. The tale ends with Pentateuch thriving in school and the gate’s humorous future gossip.
A fragment discusses gates with new constriction textures from a Wisconsin prison patent. The article mocks romantic disappointment and notes the patent could allow gates to swing and clear obstructions. It references a scientific journal’s promotional tone and hints at sensational publicity surrounding the design.
The article discusses making bricks entirely from pure flint without alumina to achieve superior fire resistance and durability for furnace work. It also covers alternative liquid fillings for standard day meters, noting glycerine and chloride of magnesium as potential better options, and describes German belt straps made of crucible steel forming a dense, spiral chain for smooth motion.
Poetic recital from George Cooper in Nursery laments farewell to nature as seasons turn. Birds flowers and brooklets whisper goodbyes to children and promise to return in spring.
A New York editor recounts his search for a trustworthy office boy to Brooklyn, detailing the failures of several applicants. The chosen youth, tidy and prompt, fails through forgetfulness and distraction when a priceless satchel of editorials and sermons is lost on a ferry. The tale warns that heedlessness undermines even bright effort and early training.
A pupil enters a headmaster's library seeking guidance and shows mastery of Latin in spare moments. The tale warns that wasted spare moments fuel misdeeds, urging children to guard time as the “gold dust of time” and recounting how many fall into crime from unguarded moments.
A humorous account of a ladies organized dime supper in Pawtucket where each spoken word cost ten cents. Gentlemen faced a barrage of clever questions and tricks as the prize for enduring all queries was a free supper. Many guests failed, pressed by artful quizzing and witticisms.
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