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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1872
Page
6
The speaker denounces secessionist doctrine and praises national unity under the Republican Party. He recalls Civil War sacrifices by Illinois and Hoosier soldiers, condemns states rights coercion, and attacks Horace Greeley’s anti-union stance while promising continued Republican reforms and future electoral gains.
A column of various accidents and oddities from across states includes a child poisoned by Jamestown weed in Mattoon Illinois a Greene County Iowa woman killed when a house blew down and a boiler explosion at North East Maryland killing three men.
Census figures reveal dramatic gains across crops and livestock. Wine production leads with fourteenfold rise since 1850, hops sevenfold, barley sixfold, and wheat threefold, while flax and flaxseed triple. Livestock value reaches 1.525 billion dollars and annual slaughter hits four hundred million. Farms shrink in size but rise in total value, with national farms valued in the trillions and implements near eight hundred thirty million dollars.
A miscellany of pantry recipes and household hints including Boiled Custard, Writing Ink, Plum Preserve, To Dry Pumpkins, Veal Loaf, Bleaching Cotton Cloth, Sugar for Glazing Cakes, Ringworm Remedy, Lemon Meringue, Mixed Bread, and Potato Soup. Practical steps and measurements for everyday cooking and basic home craft.
A speech exhorts Republicans to uphold their twelve year principles and reject slavery era Democrats. It recalls Bartholomew County memories and a German anecdote about voting, urging unity and faith in Providence as the nation aims to be honored by future generations.
Broadway on a cloudy day observed a horse’s death from the previous night. An umbrella vendor began poster campaigns at the neck to plaster the animal from end to end with notices, then moved on with a triumphant smile.
Tun New England Farmer offers pruning guidance noting sap flow dictates timing for pruning and thinning cuts. The article explains when sap is thickest, when to avoid cutting, and the middle of June as sap emptying period. A separate report from St Louis Missouri Gazette notes Two Strong men on a chicken hunt. a gun explodes injuring the son in law and killing him instantly, with the elder Strong in critical condition.
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