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Henry Republican in Henry, Illinois

20 Sep 1883

Page 5

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Henry Republican

Location

Henry, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1883

Page

5

Denver to Central City: notes on plains to Pike's Peak

A travelogue from Kansas City to Denver and Central City in 1883 describes Kansas plains as fertile yet needing irrigation, Denver as a booming city with artesian wells and rapid rail travel, and Central City’s mountain roads and Teller House. The writer notes excursions to Golden, Argo Smelting Works, Garden of the Gods, Manitou, Pike's Peak area, and local mining ventures including M M Pomeroy's Atlantic and Pacific Tunnel Co.

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Reader letter from Lucas Iowa discusses local paper, mines and town growth

The note from Shields in Lucas Iowa praises The Heavy Republican letters and local contributors like Heathen Chinee and Stoga while commenting on Practical Education. It notes Lucas position in Lucas county, rail connections via CB and Financially sapsaking, a miners strike at White Breast Coal and Mining Co employing about 800 workers, Chariton Centre employing 200, local editor J Y Stier, a population around 2000, two thirds of average crops, hay surplus, and a new two story brick building 60 by 80 feet with upper hall and lower storerooms.

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Iowa Lucas Chinee Burlington Council Bluffs U.S C.B Treasury Department White Breast Coal & Mining Co Chariton Ceatro Our City J Y. Stier Messrs Knotts Shields
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Country Correspondence and Its Limits in Local Papers

Gersh Martin editor of the Gelesburg Press and People argues country correspondence serves readers with notices on farms bridges crops and visitors but condemns personal gossip insults and assaults as inappropriate for newspapers. He urges reporters to educate writers to avoid offensive gossip and focus on worthy rural topics.

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Gersh Martin Gelesburg Press and People
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