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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1883
Page
5
A compilation of scattered opinion notes and reportage touches on Georgia politics, U.S. media practices, and international events. It cites a Georgia legislative shift, commentary on press corruption, Wheatstone usage, Indian self-government, Iowa debt payoff, and the role of advertising as news.
A historic copy describes a 1883 law allowing counties to fund roads via labor and tax under township organization. Towns may vote to switch to labor payment, restoring 1879 rules if approved. Forms for a special town meeting petition are outlined, requiring 25 legal voters to trigger a vote.
A local paper rewards reader support and engagement as a home news source with community items, marriages, obituaries, and sidelights. It urges advance payment and classic editorial ties while highlighting Pennsylvania Republican unity and anticipated statewide triumphs.
Fragmentary verse narrates Sue as a buoyant, ballast laden vessel figure. The speaker dramatizes waves and breakers as obstacles while mothers in law and playful commands frame a comic maritime scene. The tone mimics a coastal parlor song with exaggerated nautical imagery.
A New York reader testifies to severe hay fever relief from Ely's Cream Balm with short-term use. Ithaca and Elmira subscribers report cures for rose cold and catarrh, urging others to try the remedy. A second note offers marriage prep advice stressing financial readiness and family support considerations.
Drug store advertises a no charge sample of Brown's Expectorant claiming it cures coughs hoarseness and early consumption. It touts scientific preparations for throat and lung diseases and notes regular sizes at 50 cents and 1 dollar. Sheridan luncheon honors Chicago admirers as he nears command in Washington.
An act from the late legislature requires all hedges on public highways seven years old or older to be trimmed to a maximum of five feet unless shielding an orchard or building. Trimming is biennial. Highway commissioners enforce the act. Noncompliance incurs a fine of 10 to 50 dollars per year, collected by suit. The act took effect July first.
Advertises Electric Bitters as a universal cure for kidney and liver ailments including Bright's disease and diabetes, claiming rapid relief and blood purification. Mentions price 50 cents per bottle and distributor Powell. Also promotes Grigg’s Glycerine Salve for cuts, burns and skin eruptions with a 26 cent price.
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