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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1895
Page
11
The process feeds wool sliver between cylinder prashes and a rapidly revolving comb. A faster revolving cylindrical brush with a tapered casing projects to meet the comb. Air from the brush circulates wool back through hollow wire gauze cylinders to feed rollers for repeated comb and brush action across eight to ten stages.
Judge Albion W Tourgee plans a weekly publication in Buffalo NY called the Basis. It will serve as an organ of the National Citizens Fights Association.
The Chicago Scale Co manufactures steel frames for premium wagon scales claiming generations of use and lower long term cost than wood. They offer a full range of standard scales at low prices and provide catalogs on request with a thousand useful articles.
At age ninety Mrs. Levi was found dead by hanging in a Chicago home. Police report a suicide likely linked to advanced age and isolation, with no clear foul play indicated.
An old advertising style passage touts Syrup of Figs as a universal health aid, praising its gentle cleansing action on kidneys and bowels. It claims universal satisfaction, medical approval, and urges buying only from the California Fig Syrup Co with a 50c or $1 bottle.
Mrs. Mattie Reichard of Atkin, Minnesota, 21, overheard men plotting to wreck a express train. She cut power to the telegraph line and alerted authorities, telling how she telegraphed a warning that saved the train.
The Chicago Weekly notes speculation on the real life model for Trilby as Du Maurier's heroine rises to fame and fades. It contrasts the sudden stardom of Trilby with the gradual ascent of Hulle Grisi, a famed era singer, and hints at a single forgotten world artist whose career mirrors Trilby’s rise and fall.
A Monroe correspondent reports a young woman near the river country trains her pet wasps to drink from a thimble, dance, and sing on command. She uses them for diverting amusement while recovering from illness, and the insects respond with noted agility and vanity as they perch on the piano rack during music.
The Queen Regent of Spain has seen a rapid decline in vision over the past year and now must wear strong glasses when at work. She was previously known to be shortsighted like her family, but her worsening sight alarms her entourage.
Public health notice warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury for risking loss of smell and system derangement. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as a safe internal remedy. Ad emphasizes securing genuine product from reputable druggists at 75 cents per bottle.
A prominent member of the Cincinnati Typographical Union argues that type setting machines in newspaper offices force men to new fields yet do not force women to replace them. He notes suffering and adjustment with innovations while dismissing fears that operators will be supplanted by women due to nervous strain.
The Comedie Parisienne opened in Paris near the Grand Opera House with an eventful inauguration. Balconies and boxes were decorated with ivy and roses. Mme Weltz Faure and Mme Berge appeared in the stage box amid a large feminine audience. A new piece from the pen of the Comtesse de Marte known as Gyp delighted society.
The Texas Coast country, alongside California, is promoted as a profitable site for pears grapes and strawberries. A season produced six thousand dollars' worth of pears from thirteen acres. G T Nicholson Santa Fe Route Monadnock Building Chicago offers a free illustrated pamphlet about Texas and invites requests to nearest agent for ticket rates, noting usually low fares to Texas.
A conversation reveals a new business partnership between two men. They discuss profits and methods as they mention writing about leaks and denouncing them. They also compare gun costs including Armstrong Krupp and Whitworth.
The Boston new public library building showcases generous funding for civic art and architecture. Critics praise its design and interior murals by leading American artists, aligning with Parisian support for decorative schemes in public spaces. Boston embarks on a policy of embracing such artistic decoration in city buildings.
Tickets for the April 2 and April 30 excursions will be sold via CG & EB I RKR to many southern states and Florida west of Hiver Junction. One fare covers the round trip with information available from NearerRime agents or City Trick eet Offee CC. RR, 280 Clark Street, Chicago or CW Wumprey, Northern Passenger Agent C & WI RR, 370 Third Street, St Paul, Minnesota.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway offers electric tested steam heated trains with block signals for safety. Modern car features reduce collision risk by maintaining strict spacing, eliminating oil lamps and car staves, and allowing higher speeds with improved reliability.
On April 2 the Iron Mountain Route sells excursion tickets to Arkansas Lake Charles and Texas at one fare for round trip plus two dollars with two overnights. On April 30 a straight one fare round trip to southeast points. Details and pamphlets from agents or C Townsend General Passenger Agent St Louis. In Maine residents harvest marsh grass after marshes freeze to cut it on the ice.
A rare Botticelli of Pallas Athene, dated 1480, has been found in Pitt palace Florence hidden in an ante-room once used by the Duke of Aosta. The discovery adds a masterwork to Florence's art heritage and elevates the palace's historical significance.
The Argonaut notes a playful exchange with Mr James Payn teaching science whist to young ladies. He asks if they play the penultimate and is met with a sweet denial as Sophie plays piano and Julia the harp, but they do not play the penultimate.
Annett of Buffalo promotes Piso’s Cure for coughs with bold claims in a May 9 1804 notice. A second item reports Philadelphia’s new city hall council chamber as a total acoustic failure.
An 1890s newspaper item mentions a teething remedy Mrs Wisstow's Soouise Bynar for Children Teethings and notes 20 803 patents granted in the United States. It references HNegeman's Camphor Ice with Glycerine and Wanson's Magic Corn Salve as cures. A fencing accident in Boston injures actor Joseph Haworth. Denmark’s flag claim dated back to 1219.
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