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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1898
Page
4
The advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for female weakness and uterine ailments. It claims the medicine restores vitality, stops draining conditions, strengthens ligaments, and supports motherhood, with testimonial from a Mrs. Emily Howe of Chicago.
An act aims to supply every U S army company with a cook once proper men are enlisted. Farmers note large corn crop gains for 1806 and 1897 vs 1894 95 and suspect government policy affects their interests. Porto Rico progress described as a public ovation with bands and crowds photographing Gen Miles. Democratic nominating convention set for Aug 18 in Peoria with 61 delegates allocated among Putnam Marshall Peoria Patton Mason and Tazewell.
A Washington sermon salutes the war revenue tax and its record receipts, praising the burden on the few able to bear it. It lauds teachers and education as victories of truth guiding American men, military discipline, and just causes in freeing the oppressed, with references to Manila and Santiago.
A wartime verse recounts camp scenes at Chickamauga Park. Colonel Moulton questions a guard about duty and receives a vivid reply about patrolling the beat and moving about. A line credits a soldier from the 14th Minnesota with a poetic note on life at the camp.
The excerpt records a 9th anniversary of the 86th Illinois Volunteers at Sparland near, describing two years of war from enrichment to Louisville review, Berryville grave losses, and campaigns in Kentucky, Tennessee, Chattanooga, and Chickamauga with lines by George Kear of Co. E.
Fragmentary wartime reminiscence praises Royal food purity and wholesomeness. Narrator voices longing for peace, safety at home, and a hopeful greeting for brave soldiers as the war era mood echoes through domestic cheer.
The western members of the American Society of Civil Engineers traveled from Chicago by special car on July 25 to Detroit for a convention journey that included social events for engineers and their wives. The gathering drew about 250 engineers and 300 guests, with a schedule of remarks, trolley rides, river excursions, and a Port Huron Tunnel trip, highlighting the social and professional program.
The letter extols sanitary engineers and their crucial role in public comfort and health. It notes that admission requires college graduation and at least ten years of practice, with about 250 active members and many with various degrees of membership. the writer promises to continue the city portion next week.
A brief appeal asks overdue subscribers to remit payments promptly, emphasizing courtesy and timely resolution of outstanding balances.
A fragmented 19th century piece blends a wartime parody on feeding soldiers with an account of a Detroit engineers convention and a recreated Lincoln letter controversy. The text references roving soldiers, pontoon layings, and a Port Huron trip, followed by a Fulton County Democrat editor’s revival of a Lincoln autograph letter and a provocative exchange about newspapers and treason.
Rhode Island woman says Hood's Sarsaparilla cured her female and throat troubles, promoting weight gain from under 90 to 108 pounds and a clear complexion. She claims blood purity and no eruptions, urging others to try the medicine.
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