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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1870
Page
1
A patriotic verse extols German youths guarding the Rhine frontier. The oath and banners rise as waves march and the Fatherland, no fear, stands firm along the Rhine with brave hearts and steadfast guard.
A vivid, combative tale of a census visit in which Thusy defends household privacy and spurs a chaotic interrogation. The scene escalates to a near confrontation as the census taker probes marriages, children, earnings, assets, and even teeth and shoes, before exiting with the couple still arguing about senses and propriety.
A letter from Erorse City Lane Co Oregon dated August 4 1870 extols Eugene City as county seat of Lane County with about 1000 residents nestled at Skinner Butte on the Willamette River. The writer praises the climate views farming prospects and mentions land prices homestead laws and a vivid scene of farms near Albany and Eugene Krom.
A letter from James H Sather of Dawa Livingston Co Missouri extols the region as a promising settlement area noting land values from 10 to 20 dollars per acre unimproved and 60 to 80 dollars improved. It mentions crops including corn spring wheat and oats and discusses dry weather bettered by showers. The writer urges prospective settlers to move promptly and work hard. A separate note discusses Chicago grain handling and rail transport practices criticizing receipts and warehousing as robbing farmers of value.
The page compiles practical receipts for baking and cleaning including flour mixtures sugar yeast and polishing silver. It also outlines Prussia's constitutional structure army service and population figures, plus brief notes on Chicago demographics and local political developments.
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