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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1901
Page
7
Forrest mutters in despair about a silly project and asks if the other man can phrase it as he does. The worker retorts that if he could he would not accept five dollars a week. The exchange pivots on purity and value of Ivory Soap versus cheaper brands.
The article notes rising corn cutter and binder sales as an indication of superior fodder quality for farmers' stock in the coming winter. It also praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, claiming universal reputation and reliability, with sale through Drs Powel.
Gus Burlew a Lafayette youn gan flagged a fast R J P train near Fitch Creek to avert a wreck after a farmer’s runaway team crossed the trestle. The railway awarded him 500 dollars in cash and a life pays over the road for his prompt action.
Advertisement notes a combined subscription to the Henry Republican Weekly Inter Ocean and Farm Journal for $2.00, touting it as excellent reading for a small price.
Articles celebrate the women’s rights movement across the United States and abroad. References to the YMCA style meetings, a Kansas soldier family aid law, Alabama suffrage debate, pioneering endorsements by Frances E. Griffin and B. M. Craig, and the Chicago Daughters of the American Revolution study plans. Also notes Cornell women’s reading courses, Boston unions classes, and a Gettysburg Jennie Wade monument by the Women’s Relief Corps.
The column notes California ships two carloads of potatoes to Chicago at wholesale $1.25 per bushel with 60 cents freight. retail expected $1.50 to $1.75. It warns of a generally short Mississippi valley crop and widespread partial corn failures, alongside notes on fodder crops and sheep fertility. It also mentions a Missouri apple purchase bid by Armour Packing and cautions about grain shocking and pasture care.
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