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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1904
Page
2
Biologist Metschnikoff notes leukocytes or phagocytes act as blood scavengers and protect immunity. Dr Pierce promotes an alterative extract from roots and herbs to purge poisons, claiming stronger blood and cure for neuralgia colds catarrh and incipient consumption. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are advertised as a mild laxative.
The piece surveys Republican and Democrat defenses and strategies for the November election, noting Wall Street influence, trust fights, and regional shifts. It mentions Roosevelt’s nomination, Parker’s camp, and party figures like Taggart and Cortelyou, with commentary on honesty, patriotism, and rising third parties.
A Patton Alabama citizen recalls a violent diarrhoea episode. He credits Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and says three doses cured him completely. He notes the remedy as the best for bowel complaints and mentions it is for sale by Dre Powell.
Speaker Cannon notified President Roosevelt of his renomination and praised the administration’s prosperity and policies. He cited Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philippines as outcomes of republican leadership, lauding Roosevelt’s courage, wisdom, and law enforcement and noting the Panama Canal. He contrasted GOP defense with critics and affirmed continued support within the party.
The Inter Ocean notes the 45th annual Methodist camp meeting at Desplaines preserving the tradition of early groves worship. It traces roots to 1799 and 1801 encampments, cites Cartwright and Lorenzo Dow, and views the Desplaines event as a modernized but faithful sustainment of pioneer Methodism.
The letter explains a brain teaser from The Republican about a square tract with 11 foot boards and a four board high fence. By dividing the land into 10 rod wide strips and using 165 foot ends, the solution shows 240 boards per strip and 240 acres per strip, yielding a square tract 8840 rods on a side and total area 92,160 acres with 92,160 boards in the fence.
A Ma Paxtoo Wayne County Missouri reader describes White's Cream Vermifuge as effective for children with worms. He reports removing four worms after two doses then twelve after two more, one twelve inches long, claiming it aids growth and wards off sickness. Sold for 26 cents at Dr Powell's drug store.
The Elmwood Gazette notes corn is head high on low lands and above the waist on high ground with a deep hue denoting health and strength. The crop looks exceptionally promising, aided by hot days and nights. July is crucial to avoid early frost in September, and farmers nationwide say corn has rarely looked better, a big crop easing growers’ burdens.
The August National Magazine offers a collection of vivid character sketches by Captain H. H. Beckwith on Union generals, Mary Crawford’s tales of seven famed American patriotic song composers honored in Boston Public Library tablets, and William Kirschbaum’s piece on “The Best of the Union Bands.” Illustrated and priced at $1 per year in Boston.
The cholera infantum threat has diminished since Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy gained wide use. Uniform success in bowel complaints among children has made it a favorite, with Forsale by Drs Powell.
A church service recounts a humorous moment as the collection hat passed through the congregation and then minister, after switching pulpits, found the hat empty. He shook the hat to show its emptiness, thanked God for his return of the bat.
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