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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1891
Page
4
The Newark Herald argues the reciprocity treaty with Spain is a substantial advantage to American trade despite possible criticisms of its provisions. The paper defends the agreement as beneficial for commerce and diplomacy.
The Inter Ocean notes sharp pen thrusts directed at Jay Gould's high charges for hauling a man from Kansas to New York while paying less for a live hog. It also previews General Butler's forthcoming autobiography, claiming a large, multilingual edition with extensive wood engravings and premium typography.
The Georgia Farmers' Alliance president elect Livingaton spoke in Topeka Kansas railing against pensions. He claimed northern workers rely on pensions and urged abolishing pensions as a wartime-era abuse. The remark tied pensions to Confederate veterans and argued southern allies would end the practice.
Frank A. Richardson of New York urged national editors at St Paul to denounce the spread of cheap imitations of well known patent medicines. He warned druggists purchase spurious substitutes sold as genuine, harming brands like Carter's Little Liver Pills and Scott's Emulsion. He called for united editorial protest to curb the abuse and urged consumers to insist on the real articles.
Ohio realty owner Hon John W Bookwalter envisions a 150 farm 80 acre system in Pawnee County centered on a town called Bookwalter. The plan includes a village hall public library stores a doctor lawyer music teacher and schools to foster sociable agricultural communities with shared knowledge and mutual advantage.
Mc Bookwalter publicizes a plan for a unified agricultural village in Nebraska to house 1200 to 1500 people with water works and electric light. He claims half his land is plowed, wheat output will reach 150000 acres, and Nebraska's total wheat crop could reach 40 million bushels. He foresees cheaper grain and a shift to city-like amenities for farmers.
An elderly physician reports a plant based remedy for consumption and lung ailments, promising a radical cure. He will mail the recipe in German French or English with full preparation directions to interested readers.
In a church notes exchange JoM Kirkpatrick recounts Bro Bennett’s failed search for a Disciples creed and a Presbyterian book seller’s incomplete order. He advises patience, warns of tempers, and hints at ongoing disputes within Church of Christ discussions.
Frank J Cheney sworn in Toledo Ohio declares his firm F J Cheney & Co will pay one hundred dollars for each unresolved catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary Beal A W Gleason witnesses December 6 1886. Cure taken internally and acts on blood and mucus surfaces. Send for testimonials. sold by druggists 75 cents.
In Wisconsin letters to the Republican Mansison, Aug. 7, a Monona Lake Assembly is praised for daily Bible study guiding its schools and religious instruction. The author recalls health routines, describes local scenes, and notes talks by Mrs Mary Virginia Terhume and Mrs Margaret Sangeter on domestic themes.
The event featured Rev E G Updike and Rev R H Crowell addressing social forces and the Industrial Problem. Grandison, a Black former slave from Carolina, spoke on Prohibition and race, while Gen Sheridan attacked Infidelity and urged clergy to expose it.
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