Monument for Hooper Warren Suggested by State Historical Society
A plea details Hooper Warren an early Henry settler and abolitionist who helped keep Illinois from becoming a slave state. The piece cites his printing career in Edwardsville Springfield and Chicago, his anti slavery writings, and calls on the State Historical Society to honor him with a lasting memorial amid his grave in Mendota.
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Marshall County
Henry
Illinois Volunteers
Ilinois
E. A. Snively
State Historical Society of
Bloomington
Edwardsville
Hooper Warren
Paris
Springfield
Galena
Hennepin
Chicago
Princeton
Warren
Spencer ElisWorth
Walpole
N H
Woodstock
St. Louis
Madison County
Edwards Hill
Sanganiemo Spectator
Z. Eastman
Lowell
la Salle County
Mr Wat
Mendota
Littlefield
Addison
Winslow
Clarkson
Illinois
Warren, Lundy
State Historical Society
Fruth
Chicas
Pruth
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Fruth, M.D
Lake Ave
Drexel State Bank
Life Hoot and Zoa Phora Medical Claim Explored
An ad touts Life Root and Zoa Phora as cures for women’s menstrual disorders. It cites the National Standard Dispensatory edited by Hare Rusby and others and promises relief for scanty or painful menses and irregular or profuse flow.
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Hobart Amory Hare
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Henry H. Rusby
Columbia University
New York
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Dix. Pengelly
Hydrocurve Boat Promises Revolution in Navigation Speed
Illinois inventor H A Robinson presents the hydrocurve motor boat in Peoria and on the Illinois River. The 80 horsepower craft uses a wider submerged hull to skim the water, reducing draft by half and cutting fuel use by about half. Demonstrations claim speed gains and potential impact on river, lake, and ocean vessel design. investors include C A Manker and B Heavener. Walter Wilde challenges with a $200 race against a single 40 horsepower engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Robinson
Manker-Heavener Navigation Company of
Pearl
Hydrocurve
Tili‘nois
Peoria
Illinois River
C. A. Manker
Pearl, Ill
Daniel Shants
Clayton, IN
B. Heavener
J. W. Mlanker
Omaha
Naonal
Ellott
Irving Baxter
H. D. Mott
St. Louis
Arthur Manker
A. Armstrong
Beaumont
Texas
W. Wilde
Walter Wilde
Illinois
Mr. Wilde
Wilde
Rules for revival after drowning from Michigan board of health
The article summarizes drowning recovery rules from the Michigan state board of health urging immediate action and no delay. It details steps to open airways, chest compressions, body positioning, warming, and monitoring, including using blankets, hot drinks sparingly, and avoiding early burial of the breathing process. It ends with the admonition not to give up, as life may still be saved within two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State Board of Health
Testimonial for Chamberlain Remedy Curing Me
A testimonial from Sam H. Gwin of Concord Georgia praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy for curing a severe measles case after a long stomach illness. The note credits the remedy with restoring health and expresses strong gratitude. Sold by A J Trofinion ger, a local druggist.
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Chamberlain
Sam H. Gwin
J" Trofinionger
Tainted money debate sparks juvenile inquiry
Fragments describe a rural philosopher questioning what tainted money means during a controversial discussion. The text shows a juvenile interroga tion point and references to a straw chewing habit, indicating partial dialogue in a dated rural context.
Cement Poles Project Advances in Illinois Canal
The Illinois Michigan canal commissioners and W D Boyce of Marseilles filed a ten year contract in Ottawa giving Boyce the right to erect a pole line along the canal to conduct electricity. The $180 annual rent funds a system already underway, serving Marseilles Morris Seneca Utica Peru and La Salle area towns as power is extended from the river.
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Illinois & Michigan Cans
W.D. Boyce
Marseilles
Erett
Recorder’s Office
Ottawa
C E Snively
William R. Newton
Boyce
Peru
Joliet
Morris
Seneca
Utica
la Salle
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Endorsed by Binff Businessman
C. G. Hall of Binff Missouri praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the quickest and surest healing salve for sores burns wounds and piles. A. J. Tronmonger, a local druggist, guarantees the product at 25 cents.
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C. G. Hall
Binff, Mo
Bucklen
A. J. Tronmonger
Why Called Spoon River Origins of the name Amaquon and Maquon
The Spoon River name traces to Algonquin Amaquon meaning mussel. Indians used shells as spoons, later applying amaquon to spoons. Pottawatomies named Amaquonsippi Spoon water for Horseshoe bend. 1830 account to Avery Dayton cites English translation as Spoon River.
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Spoon River
Maquon
Horseshoe Bend
French Creek
Maqnon Township
Avery Dayton
Lewistown
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Linen
jReeder
Fandsuits 'Ciors Baer
Kingsford
Oswego
T. Kingsford & Son
N.Y
National Starch Company
Saccecsvers. Oe
W. D. Boyce
Fricbore Eee
Homer G . Swift
West Park
Stig
Beary
Nery Ll Henry
Jeffers
Npan
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