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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1903
Page
10
The Republication column argues tariffs should rise when too low and fall when too high, labeling it the Iowa idea. It cites the Springfield Republican noting government expenses rose post Spanish-American War with army costs doubled and navy costs nearly tripled.
The Washington News compliments the Henry Republican for its four engravings and detailed hurricane account through Marshall and Putnam counties. It notes appreciation from distant readers and urges local readers to value the high quality reporting.
The piece argues that advertising drives business growth, noting success stories rely on newspaper ads. It urges Illinois Republicans to consider a State ticket when time comes, promises party unity and fair play, and predicts a strong Republican stand against Democrats next year. The Carlinville Republican expects party differences to be resolved.
A report suggests a flat two cent per mile passenger rate east of the Missouri River and St Paul and west of Chicago. The plan would issue bearer 1000 mile books for $20, enabling universal travel and stimulating rail traffic across the region.
General Young begins as a private in 1861 and will be succeeded by General Chaffee, also a private, in 1906. The first two chiefs thus come from the rank and file, though six of seventeen chiefs were West Pointers, all reaching command through the Civil War.
Judge Creighton dissolves the injunction barring the Illinois and Michigan Canal maintenance appropriation of 152950. The case allows a future supreme court ruling on state powers over canal repair and policy. An appeal will be made to the Supreme Court.
At his home in Buda on a Wednesday morning August 5, Rev Chester Covell aged 38? died after a 17 day illness. He led the Union church in Buda for 48 years, helped found it, and earlier established a select school. Survived by sisters, a brother, and many former students, his funeral was held at the Union church with large attendance.
A speaker from DuPont Georgia describes a long lung battle endured by consulting two physicians. He attributes rapid recovery to Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption, claiming it cured coughs colds and lung troubles. Dr Powell's drug store guarantees. prices 60 cents and 1.00 with trial bottles free.
A historic site near Utica in LaSalle County, Starved Rock rises 200 feet high and horseshoe shaped. The Illini tribe once fought a Pottawatomie alliance. after a brutal siege they retreated to the rock summit where 11 warriors escaped down the Illinois River. The state name honors the Illini.
The report notes unfavorable August weather has left the corn crop backward with abnormal low temperatures and scattered rainfall. Growth is slowed, tasseling delayed, and most plants are underdeveloped, suggesting a small, late yield and a risk of frost limiting final production.
Physician and Druggist Ford and Sturgeon of Rocky Hill Ky report ordering Herbine three dozen in December and duplicating the order three times due to great customer satisfaction. Dr G B Singley endorses the remedy and a 50 cent bottle is sold at Dr Powell's drug store.
A farmer reports a boy climbed a corn stack and vanished as the stalks grow rapidly. Three men try to cut down the towering stalk to reach him but the corn keeps growing, and the boy allegedly survives on raw corn while four bushels are discarded in the attempt.
A five ton boulder will mark the grave of late United States Senator John J. Ingalls in Atchison Kansas. Its inscription includes a quotation from his Grags work about the earth’s turn from the market and the grave. An amusing train incident follows, with a man simulating illness to sear a fiery steak. Emigration to the northwest rises this season with about 130000 farmers seeking homes in Minnesota the Dakotas Montana Idaho and southern Canada. Land values climb as good farmland sells for 18 to 20 dollars per acre. Young farmers seek homesteads sooner rather than later.
The piece notes four states free of lynching Massachusetts Rhode Island Utah and New Hampshire. From 1885 to 1900 about fifteen years there were 2516 lynchings in the United States including 1688 Negroes 801 whites 21 Indians 9 Chinese and 7 Mexicans averaging over 150 per year.
Advertisement claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure allows eating freely by preparing the stomach for reception digestion and assimilation of wholesome food and helping digestion to form healthy blood. Sold by Dr Powell.
T A Pinner of Drummond Tenn says he recovered from the flux without a doctor after a single bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He calls it the best cholera medicine and notes it is pleasant to take for bowel complaints in children or adults. Sold by Dr Powell.
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