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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1876
Page
3
A poem celebrating lasting life through good works and love. It argues true immortality lies in zeal, kindness, and honest deeds, not in wealth or power. The speaker urges sowing harvests of truth and benevolence in all stations, even in sorrow or folly. The verse quotes H W Browne from the Observer.
A narrator recalls boyhood flirtations with Miss Cilly Busse and an entangled love triangle. He falls for Rose Mayland while secretly engaged to Cilly, aided by Harry Sinclair, until a dramatic encounter exposes deceit and a comic aftermath.
Judge J Wo Lethe came back Sunday from a brief hunt for gold in the Black Hills with Tom, bringing two buckskin bags of gold. He remains enthusiastic about the region’s prospects and confirms a belief in substantial uncoined gold reportedly stored in miners’ cabins awaiting minting.
The Deadwood district offers better water but the Custer district appears most promising for permanence in mining wealth. A survey suggests Custer City sits in a rich vein akin to Montana’s Alder Gulch, where $26,000,000 in gold was taken. A witness recalls five men cleaning up $2,000 in a day, with water scarcity cited as the main challenge to development.
The sixth report in the Privy Council and Local Government Board series presents Dr Baxter’s experiments on common disinfectants. It finds chlorine and permanganate effective depending on medium, notes carbolic acid requires 2 percent purity, and warns aerial disinfection is useless. Dry heat best when available. sealing crevices and soot disinfection favored. carbolic vapor deemed unreliable. London Times.
A dialogue at a Lafayette avenue boarding house Saturday afternoon features a pale, poorly dressed young man seeking two or three days of lodging and possible longer, pressuring the landlady with refined language. She refuses to provide accommodations, citing lack of demand and household constraints, while the suitor pushes for a price. He offers a dollar a week in advance before retreating from the door.
A rune to which the eel resorts to secure a dinner lies in a stream among stones and weeds, distended and still, with its body hidden. Small fish swim about and enter its open mouth, unaware of danger as they approach, then vanish.
The United States reportedly has 43 806 Christian ministers while England and Wales total 21 948. These figures reflect counts of clergy in the two regions as reported.
A string of satirical bits and anecdotes from diverse sources lampooning society heroes readers and public life. Jokes about crooks Indians and tramps mix with quips about politicians ministers and everyday manners. The piece showcases era wit and social commentary through clipped snippets.
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