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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1890
Page
4
A chaotic weekly digest covers tariff debates in Congress, foreign and domestic incidents, bank failures in Indiana and Illinois, a Chicago population tally, crimes from gun violence to arson, weather and crop reports, labor strikes, and political moves across states including Oklahoma and Illinois.
Evarts appoints Evarts as Assistant United States District Attorney in New York City by President Harrison. Joan BoiLY O REILLY editor of the Boston Pilot dies at Cohasset MA age 46. Missouri Democrats nominate D A Desmond for Congress in Butler. Jerri H FAPR Cleveland dies aged 79. first president of Western Union. Cheyenne hosts State Democratic and Republican conventions with Bax ter nominated for Governor and Clark tickets for Congress.
Thousands of Civil War veterans march in Boston for the annual Grand Army of the Republic parade. President Harrison reviews the line with Secretary Tracy and General Sherman aboard the Despatch, while Mrs. Logan and other dignitaries appear. The five hour, five mile procession includes 40,000 participants and a large city celebration at Mechanics’ Hall.
Aug 13 report from Loxton notes exhausted merchant stocks in South Wales and impending famine unless rail troubles are settled. Trains to Cardiff were expected to restart but arrangements failed. John Burns is identified as an active figure in new settlement negotiations.
Anne Murwood, born June 18 1812 in Derbyshire England, shaped by Chatsworth Park and Buxton springs, became a nurse and missionary in England and America. She married James Harwood in 1887, ran schools in Illinois, cared for family, and endured widowhood with Christian dignity through long illness in California.
An obituary recounts a woman who trusted in the Lord unto death. She spoke of suffering but said it would be all right soon and asked to rest. Surrounded by family, she slept into death, her neighbors singing hymns at her last rites and laid to eternal flowers in Santa Rosa cemetery.
An old advertisement promotes Golden Specific claimed to cure drunkenness by adding it to tea or coffee without the drinker’s knowledge. It boasts many cures among drinkers and asserts no harm from administration, offering circulars and details from the Golden Specific Co. Cincinnati Ohio.
The article notes counterfeit soaps imitate Ivory but lack its distinct qualities. It urges buyers to request Ivory Soap and ensure they obtain the genuine article, stressing its widespread availability and superior merit.
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