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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1892
Page
5
The article surveys international tensions over American vessel discrimination and cholera fears, labor changes in Kansas and Pittsburgh, Paris unrest, and critiques of school readers, with notes on Behring Sea arbitration and Homestead violence. It traces political and social strains across 1898 Europe and America.
The article describes a witchcraft trial with juries examining alleged marks on Goody Nurse and others. Dissenting jurors argued marks arose from natural causes. After volatile demonstrations, the jury found not guilty, then later convicted one accused as the proceedings continued.
A sixteen year old reading beside a road in Massachusetts was nearly charged by a bull. He grabbed the animal by its nose ring and horn, as the farmer fired a rifle striking the bull dead before the boy was tossed. The save relied on quick thinking and a brave shot.
The report notes 5200 worker deaths and 85592 serious injuries in 1480, with mines rails quarries subterranean works buildings breweries as the top accident sources across 64 corporations. Fractures and wounds dominate injuries, and longer treatment follows a three week incapacity rule. Accidents rise in winter and on Mondays and Saturdays.
Crockett recounts how President Jackson offered a drink and handed him a demijohn without a glass. He recalls swinging the demijohn and drinking, praising Jackson as the politest man he ever knew for his courteous handling.
A country cousin and a city cynic discuss art in a gallery. The cousin jokes that an impressionist picture leaves the impression of a cow, lingering until the catalog reveals it is actually a water spaniel.
A verbose rant argues against liquor, claiming strong drink harms the grippe case victims and la grippe sufferers become obituaries. It cites a Chicago free dispensary at 870 West Madison run by Dr A V Hutchins and a Boston Clothing Store founder. It proclaims a cure for craving through moral suasion failed and asserts the appetite is eradicated.
A nervous breakdown prompts a doctor's caution to relieve care and change thought, touting Dr Milea Restorative Norvina for nervous exhaustion and related symptoms. Lottie free at Dr Powell's. John A. Cockrell delivers a political summary: Homestead labor troubles will ease, Democrats unlikely to gain comfort, and Harrison poised to win. Cleveland's economic stance faces scrutiny as the national outlook favors business interests.
Mr Alex Moir, a Britt Iowa druggist, recounts his two year old daughter’s serious illness in 1882 summer. After physician care and no relief, a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy brought quick relief and full recovery in three days. For sale by J W Nileca.
The Wine and Spirit Gazette argues against Sunday openings at the fair, warning closures would push visitors to liquor venues. It notes Chicago saloon interests oppose Sunday hours, predicting a boom for saloons if the fair closes. The piece also touches banana flour experiments, patent law critiques, and Carnegie wealth sources.
Fragment from a Mendota era notice lists Rev O F Smith and his sons in Congregational ministry at Wayne Neponset Hennepin and Sublette, plus daughters married to Reverends Fox and Markley. Also notes four Henry County visitors, Republican and Democratic party observations, and a testimonial about Ely Cream Balm from D G Davidson of the Boston Budget.
A Racine resident ordered Archdeacon Farrars Seekers After God from a Chicago bookseller. The returned letter bore a clerk’s endorsement reading No seekers after God in Chicago.
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