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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1896
Page
4
A London woman opened a shop offering tales of woe for a fee, attracting tears from patrons. The piece mixes humor and social commentary with sketches on commerce and town improvement.
Hon Charles Fosbender argues the root of low farm prices lies in demonetization of silver and gold hoarding. He cites 1873 to 1893 monetary shifts, calls for unlimited silver coinage, and blames moneyed interests for depressions, urging a flood of silver to restore farming prosperity.
The Pennsylvania Railroad shows major growth from 224 miles and 500000 passengers in its first fifty years to 9000 miles of track and 75000000 passengers and 160000000 tons of freight last year with a gross income over 130000000. Also noted are legal actions surrounding Illinois indictments, a university flag issue, digestion advice, and subscription offers for The Henry Republican and allied publications.
The ad touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as a home remedy for rheumatism neuralgia sprains cuts burns and more claiming it penetrates to the disease site and can aid crippled patients to walk again priced at 50 cents and sold at Dr Powell's. It also mentions Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and nerve tonic and lists offer bundles for newspapers like the Toledo Blade and Farmers at discounted rates with a postal address for Chicago
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