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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1903
Page
18
A collage of rural life items from Bennington and nearby towns. Mentions land sale at 120 dollars per acre, infrastructure work from Macomb to Rushville, and Des Moines pharmacy students. Notes on weather, mules struck by lightning, mail routes, train speed changes, and local civic topics.
Ad claims Boschee’s German Syrup is the only market preparation that relieves and cures consumption. It lists ingredients like tar and gum extracts praised by medical congresses for coughs and colds. It promises rest for diseased parts and easy morning expectoration with rapid relief, priced at 25 cents and 75 cents.
A Missouri reader from Paxico Wayne County reports twin girls plagued by worms for life find relief after using White Cream Vermifuge. The first two doses excreted four worms, the next two removed twelve more, one twelve inches long. The letter urges it aids growth and warding off illness and notes 25 cents at Dr Powell's drug store.
Charles Griswold returned from Griggsville with three horses winning first money on Amerigo and third on Aloncer. A cyclone struck the fair grounds on day two moving the amphitheater nine feet and flattening tents. No serious injuries occurred as spectators and horses endured the wind. Griswold helped save an oak tree before losing the trunk to the blast. The Macomb By-Stander notes a Rock Island Railway survey expanding toward St Louis and a push for Gulf connections. four youths in La Salle face fines for chicken theft totaling up to $10 and $5 with costs.
An advertisement claims Dr Kings New Life Pills end unbearable pain from dizziness backache liver complaint and constipation. The pills are gentle effective and priced at 25 cents, with a guarantee by Dr Powell's drug store.
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