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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1914
Page
7
Government plant bureau reports success in breeding corn with bigger kernels and longer ears. The program claims 10 to 30 percent more yield and potential to grow in climates like northern states, with corn flour finer than ordinary corn and useful for many applications.
Local notes report visits and moves among area residents including Emil Nilson at Henry Auto Co. garage and Leonard McBride taking a drug store manager post at Sheffield with Wescott as postmaster. Church events feature Rev. L. G. Landenberger’s sermons and a three day Masonic school. A storyteller recounts a fired worker’s wry return to work and curiosity over pink tablets. News mentions canal repairs near Marseilles and a diver’s seven minute underwater job. Gollmar Bros in Baraboo report raising young lions and leopards for exhibit purposes.
A fragment from an advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming decades of testimonials. It cites a minister's wife from Cuoquas Minn who reports relief from irritation and inflammation after using the tonic.
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