Dr Fruth to Demonstrate Cure Potentials at Camp House
Dr Fruth, a renowned specialist in chronic diseases, will hold a public clinic at Camp House on Wednesday May 4, 1904 from 9 to 4. He offers a $50 forfeit if he cannot name and locate a disease within five minutes and promises painless treatment with bank guarantee or money back for rectal diseases. He claims success on catarrh, throat and lung issues, eye and ear, stomach, liver and kidneys, rheumatism, neuralgia, nervous and heart diseases, and privates including impotency. The notice invites men with sexual weakness to attend and notes free eye testing and urine analysis.
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Camp House
Bright
D. C. Fruti
M. D
Bake Ave
Chicago
Eye Specialist J E Carlson to Visit Camp House
Henry readers can see La Salle eye expert J E Carlson at the Camp House on Wednesday from 1 to 7 PM half day only returning every 28 days. After fifteen years in Illinois he offers free consultation and glasses fitting to demonstrate his new method for headaches dizziness granulated lids weak sight.
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J. E. Carlson
la Salle
Illinois
Executor's Notice in Estate of William H. Jones
Executrix Ida Jones, appointed for the estate of William H. Jones deceased, will appear before Marshall County Illinois County Court at the Lacon courthouse for the June term to adjust claims. All creditors must present claims and all indebtedness should be paid promptly. Dated April 1, 1904. Ida L. Jones, Executrix. Prev Warren, Attorney. 4-7-3.
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William Ji. Jones
Tee
William H. Jones
Marshall
State of Illinois
Marshall County
Illinois
Lacon
Idal
Jones
Prev W. Porren
Attornty
Tazewell County
Pekin
S. H. Beatty
Delavan
State Board of Equalization
16Th
H. Beatty
Delavan Times
Prees
For Sale GPO Seed Corn at $1.5 per bushel
Auction-like sale notice offers good seed corn priced at one dollar and a half per bushel. Product details are abbreviated but indicate volume and price, with no additional terms or contact information provided.
Cadet examinations for revenue cutter service announced
Government seeks 18 to 25 year old men for cadet posts with civil service exams in Peoria on April 26 27 and 28. Marriage will be treated as resignation. Article blends this with notes on boodling Roosevelt Riis Beatty and local library fund drive, urging community action for a Carnegie library donation in Henry.
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Revenue Cutter Service
Peoria
Arbor Day pleas for tree culture in schools
The Henry Republican editor urges Arbor Day observance in public schools and by all, linking tree knowledge to urban usefulness. A long verse-pronged item extols planting trees and features a 1904 Chicago message by Samuel Parker, inviting youths to identify trees hidden in lines and compete for tokens.
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Henry Republican
Republican & Correct Answer
Henry Ward Beecher
Wolcott
Grant
Jones
Johnson
Alec
Samuel Parker
Chicago
A Thoughtful Man Helps Wife With Aid
M. M. Austin of Winchester Indiana helped his wife whose stomach and liver trouble baffled doctors by using Dr King s New Life Pills. She found relief at once and was cured. Available for 25c at Dr Powell s drug store.
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M. M. Austin
Winchester
Ind
Dr King
Pilla
Japanese Army Adds Christian Chaplains to Front Divisions
A missionary letter reports Japan, not a Christian nation, assigns a Christian chaplain to each army division as it moves to the front. This places Christianity on equal footing with Shintoism and Buddhism, both of which already have army chaplains in every division.
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Japan
Col Fort's Narrow Escape On Moving Train
Col Bob Fort nearly fell from a speeding train near Sparland while observing flooded farms and gusts blew him off a platform. He grabbed a handrail and swung back aboard as Secretary Taft and other visitors watched in horror. He had previous close calls on the Pennsylvania Central Limited.
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Fort
Bob Fort
Taft
Sparland
Chillicothe
Pennsylvania Central Limited
Waiting and the torment of delay in daily life
The piece reflects on waiting as a test of patience in ordinary moments. It compares waiting for a train, a spouse, or a committee, noting how time slows and how such delays erode calm and trust. It frames waiting as a universal, aging-related martyrdom from youth toward manhood and toward death.
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So-and-So
Louisiana Purchase stamps announced for airmail era
The postal service unveils a set of Louisiana Purchase stamps with varying denominations and figures. One cent green features Robert Livingston, two cent red shows Thomas Jefferson, three cent brown Pures and James Monroe, five cent blue depicts William McKinley, and ten cent brown maps the territory. President Roosevelt will press a White House button to inaugurate the Exposition on April 30.
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Louisiana Purchase
Robert Livingston
United States
France
Thomas Jefferson
William McKinley
Congress
Roosevelt
White House
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Promises Skin Relief
The advertisement touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as instant relief for burns cuts bruises sores eczema and other skin abrasions. It warns against cheap counterfeits and asserts the genuine product guarantees a cure sold by Dr Powell.
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Dr Powell
Dress and Walk Skirts Display Broad Assortment
A wide assortment of dress and walk skirts in cheviots veilings broadcloths and secilions in black colors and white appears in light medium and dark mixtures including Panama Cloth. The display offers 80 variations across styles and prices to satisfy all buyers.
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J, P. Reed & Co
Douglas and Selz
Selz and Godman
Best of the Season Walking Skirts Offered in Line
Advertises ladies and misses walking skirts in fanciful mixtures and broadcloth styles. Claims prices from $2.98 to $198 and up to $500 for a grand line, promising neat trimming and fashionable designs.
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Ayer
H.C. Doemler
Scranton
Jowell
Neas
Fruth
Henry
the Republican
Eorge Burt
George A, Burt
George Burt & Son Editors and Publishers
Republican Office
Henry, Ill
Boodling
Burton
Kansas
United States Court
St Louis
United States Senate
Jacob Riis
Northern Securities Company
Mr Roosevelt
Oneida
Knox County
Andrew Carnegie
Woman's Club Library Association
Carnegie
Arbor Day
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
H. J. Gregory
Henry—Theodore Poeay
Tereeee
Thee
Whitefield
Conrad Wels Siesta
Saratoga
James Campio
Steuben
C. B. Cht
la Prairie
L. E. Poot
Hopewell
J. W. Remley
Tose Teees - Eee
Wm Craig
Evans—Thomas Cain
Peeree
Roberto
Fred L. Boreatipo
Waeens Tee
Fen Oue
Ebringer
Belle,Plain
W. T, White
Serense
Beneneeeas
Bennington
J. P. Morris
Tsenthal Dry Goods Co
South Adams St
McCall’s Patterns
Peoria, Ill
Eton
Fac
Hexter
New Spring
Harry Hexter
Lacon, Illinois
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