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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1881
Page
3
The Worrytown Herald reprints a spoofed Wilde style piece titled AN ESTHETIC POEM with lines about gold rings milk white doves roses and ivory houses. It contrasts a suggested modern spoof poem about hash cats onions and mountain dew with Wilde’s style.
Franz Darrow rescues a drowning young woman Norah Harney and shelters her with her husband Phil. Norah forms a fragile bond with Phil, Frant grows weary of the shared affection, and Frant eventually sails her boat to a buoy and leaves a farewell note to Phil, ending their relationship.
A collage of humorous quotes and comic snippets from various papers. Jokes range from social vices to fashion and travel, with bits about poetry, church, farming, and a barber anecdote. The collection showcases old style wit and regional sayings.
An article urges farmers and workers to maintain clean hands using a nail brush and regular nail trimming. It notes dirty hands signal neglect and explains scrubbing nails at the base to prevent thang nails and skin splitting, plus a simple potato recipe for a creamy buttery dish.
The obituary recalls General Leslie Coombs born November 29 1793 near Boonsboro Kentucky. He recounts frontier exploits with Tecumseh at Fort Meigs and his wartime service, later law practice, Texas bonds, and postwar Union politics including a 1860 election victory for Clerk of Kentucky’s highest court.
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