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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1880
Page
7
A Cincinnati Inquirer correspondent reviews how small figures should dress to appear taller and more graceful. It advises solid colors, tiny patterns, vertical lines, and modest trains, with specific outfits like blouses and short waists, plus a cream Leghorn hat and silk neckerchiefs.
The English bark Tiber, capt. Smith, arrives from Shang hai and will unload coal. A horse rail line between Shanghai and Woo Sang, once blocked by locals, was completed by an English company after purchasing Hill's railroad project. The venture faced opposition but was promoted as an opening wedge for a chain of roads.
London reports a contract of marriage between Baroness Bartlett-Coutts and Ashmead Bartlett, an American-born English citizen with a parliamentary brother. The union would involve about £500,000 in dowry or settlement, and the ceremony is expected soon despite earlier denials.
A column of household and farming tips covers dye and fabric care, poultry remedies, preserved pears, pickled tomatoes, onion frying, horse care, and farming tools. It also lists shade tolerant flowering plants and ornamental foliage for summer displays.
A farmer failed after a poor wheat harvest caused by mispacking and midsection settling of stacks. Heavy rain soaked the grain, most of which was sold cheaply to stock or rotted in bins. He faced heavy debt, sold the farm, and moved to Dakota to start anew.
A Bernville correspondent reports Mrs. Jacob Sunday of Jefferson Township healed after Hamburg Drops, able to walk and work like a healthy seventeen year old. Louisville paper praises St Jacobs Oil and Dr Pierce medicines with testimonials and guarantees, including Mrs E B Parmalbe endorsing Favorite Prescription amid chronic illness relief.
The Rochester press reports high quality assurances for Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver Cure and other tonics. Ads tout Malt Bitters from Malt Bitters Company Boston with Niles Michigan drudgists endorsement. Frazer Axle Grease gains sales, Winort’s Fever and Ague Tonic remains a dollar. Reddin’s Russia Salve praised, Navronal Yeas praised for bread.
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