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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1872
Page
6
A sprawling, fragmentary roundup notes accidents deaths and oddities across 19th century Europe and America. It cites bullfights in Madrid killings animals shipwrecks and fires, prison populations, census hopes, a walnut tree dispute, strange medical cases, and a dramatic traincar escape story.
A series of tragic deaths and accidents are noted including Miss Jonnie Lake of Waupon Wisconsin who died by her own hand over wart concerns, Mrs Didderline of Adrian Michigan who attempted to light a fire with kerosene and was not expected to survive, four year old Thomas Howard Rose who instantly died in Bloomington Indiana after swallowing eye drops, George W Gates of Cadys Falls Vermont who died by suicide, Mrs Shaushank who died after nitrous oxide inhalation in New York City, and J B Eats of Forest City Arkansas killed in a bear hunting incident when shot by a companion.
Recipes for water cake and nut cake, frying fish, hoof rot cure with cider vinegar and copperas, and meat roasting guidance. Also gardening notes on shade friendly ornamentals like Auriculas Pansies Daisies Forget me nots and dwarf box evergreens to create a shaded home grove for beauty and shelter.
The Ohio Republican State Convention endorses the national administration for cutting taxes and reducing debt while praising unity, civil rights progress, and suppression of Ku Klux violence. It calls for fair tax policy, opposition to public land giveaways, support for homes and education, and nominates William Dennison for Vice President. The Iowa note follows with its own resolutions.
At the state convention delegates were urged to back U.S. Grant's administration and policies including law enforcement revenue collection debt reduction and national credit restoration. They also supported James F. Wilson of Iowa for vice presidency and instructed delegates to pursue his nomination with earnest effort.
A humorous poet urges readers to trust Elgin watches for accurate timekeeping. The piece praises Elgin and related brands like Culver Taylor Raymonds Wheeler Laffin Ryerson Ferry and Lady Elgin, claiming widespread satisfaction and ample dealer supplies across the country.
Landmark Chicago house of C. M. Henderson & Co. manufactures and wholesale dealers in boots and shoes at Wabash avenue and Van Buren street. Their large store and active factory serve a growing Northwest trade worth about two million dollars yearly. They are noted for enterprise financial ability and mercantile honor.
The Prairie Farmer, now in its 31st year, calls itself the oldest and cheapest agricultural journal in the West. It claims wide circulation in the Mississippi Valley and positions itself as indispensable for Northwest farmers with broad, original Western content. Price is $2 per year.
Hamlin Hale and Company parts of several addresses resumed business after the great fire. They claim to be the first dry goods house in Chicago to reopen following the disaster, marking a swift recovery for key retailers in the burned district.
An advertisement roundup praises California Vinegar Bitters as a cure all for indigestion fever and nervous weakness. It offers a $1,000 reward for a lung cure equal to Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It extols Johnson's Anodyne Liniment and Parsons' Purgative Pills, warns against antimony and calomel pills, and promotes Carmoeren's Hour and Axman’s magazines with subscription details and prices.
The April Phrenological Journal presents sketches and portraits of W. Aspinwall and Robert J. Candlish D D, plus articles on life views respiration inebriate asylums photography American homes and mountain scenery. Price 30 cents or $8 yearly. New York.
A medical view of spring lists bilious attacks rheumatic pains stomach disorders and nervous concerns as common ills. It extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a fourfold healer strengthening digestion regulating secretions improving blood and aiding a robust body to resist spring poisons.
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