Old Settlers gather for Henry county event and plans
Early hour crowd arrives as Burns band plays and Rev Ames offers prayers. Welcome addresses praise Henry county’s settlers, Illinois leaders and shared hardships. Committees named for nominations and necrology read. secretary Davenport resigns amid thanks from the association.
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Old Settlers’ Organization
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Committee On
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Matthew B. Buish
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Fred Thompson
Andover
Thos. W. Knapp
Cambridge
R. H. Iinman
B. J. Brown
Kevanes
Jobo Potter
Western
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Osco
Lyman Woodward
Cornwall
Lewia Shearer
Annawan
J. P. Paine
Colons
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Edford
Wm. Austin
Geneseo
Jos Entriken
Atkinson
Thomas Newers
Alba
Jas. Warnock
Hanna
James Paddleford
L. R. Bothwell
H. E. Stoughton
I. G. Heaps
A. L. Anderson
Gee
W. Buck
Kewanee
Jas. K. Buish
E. M. Vail
William Austin
Thos. Newers
W. C. Stickney
Woodhull
Michael Bradley
F.@. Welton
Matthew B. Blish
Wethersfield
N. B. Gould
M.B. Blish
M. Vail
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R.H. Hinman
John A. Widney
Alpha
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Geo. W. Buck
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Liberty Paul
New Train Service Adds Rocky Mountain Limited and Twin City
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway expands service with the Rocky Mountain Limited west to Denver and Colorado Springs and the Twin City express to Minneapolis and St Paul. The Rocky Mountain Limited departs Chicago at 10 25 a m daily and reaches these western destinations next day. The Twin City runs from Chicago at 3 50 p m and serves Minneapolis and St Paul by morning. Both trains feature vestibuled cars, Pullman service, and dining cars as part of the Great Rock Island Route. Also announced is the Twin City Express at 3 50 p m with through sleepers to Kansas City arriving at 8 30 p m. MO SEBASTIAN. The piece also mentions Eugene Field noting impostors among Midway Vil lage fairgoers including a Borneo lady and several Turks and Japs reportedly from American cities.
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Foolish faith and medicines in early accounts
A fable about reliance on self help versus divine aid precedes an advertisement for Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery claiming cures for colds coughs and lung troubles. The piece notes a farmer John Fisher burying money fearing a bank collapse and a rural panic described by Morrisonville Times as farmers checking bank accounts after his loss.
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Remarkable Cure of Diarrhoea Promoted by Chamberlain Remedy
Advertises Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a remarkable cure claiming seven cases were cured with one bottle. Notes user H. M. McDonald of Louisiana endorses the medicine and seller J. E. Wright, a druggist, offers it for sale.
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J. E. Wright
Draggéigt
De Witts Witch Hazel Salve cures ulcers and sores
A cracked up note mentions De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve curing ulcers and sores while a Brazilian man saves the day with 8 Trollaf 100 pound notes in his vest during a sudden danger. The piece also notes a World's Fair day in Illinois and a county judge race in Hamilton with Eckley winning by 168.
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de Witts
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