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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1885
Page
14
A Civil War reminiscence recounts two soldiers known as the Deacon and a companion who slip from camp at midnight to raid a plantation for peaches and yams. They evade pickets, hide their saddle gear, and narrowly avoid a patrol, prompting a chase and comic near capture before returning to duty.
The document lists a detailed soldiers reunion programme with sunrise salutes and reveille, receptions for posts and distinguished visitors, musical performances by Hannum Glee Club and Henry Light Guard Band, multiple addresses including Gov Hamilton, and a grand afternoon procession and tattoo. It also names reunion officers and staff including Col W W Berry and Maj R M Campbell with various posts and roles.
The members of the staff will report for duty August 20 at 11 o clock a m. They will appear in uniform with side arms. Happy Thought to the Night. Mr Jas R Ackley of 168 West Fayette street Baltimore had neuralgia and credits Brown's Iron Bitters with curing him after two bottles. He reports no return after three months and recommends it as the best tonic he has used.
The Illinois Department of Agriculture notes corn growth near average yield with some corn borer damage. Wheat about 60 percent harvested with 7 bushels per acre expected. rye 18, spring wheat 15, barley 40, oats 42. Sorghum below average. castor beans fair. meadows 1 ton per acre. pastures good. buckwheat average. Irish and sweet potatoes doing well. fruit crops growing well. livestock healthy. A separate anecdote mentions a household joy due to a medicine cure for a stomach cramp.
Rev. H. A. Smith of Clinton Wis. testifies to immediate and continued relief from hay fever using Ely's Cream Balm. He endorses its use for this and related complaints and recommends it to others suffering periodic allergic symptoms.
An old advertisement touts Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a preventive for kidney disease by purifying and renewing the blood. It claims debility harms kidney function, leading to albumin loss in urine, and asserts the remedy restores kidney action to prevent albuminuria.
Brights Disease is prevented. Ayer’s Sarsaparilla also prevents inflammation of the kidneys and other organ disorders. Mrs. Jas W Weld writes four bottles made her feel like a new person, strong as ever. WW M McDonald reports long kidney trouble improved by the remedy.
John McLellan of Lowell Massachusetts reports years of dyspepsia and kidney illness. He describes severe appetite loss and emaciation but says his health was restored to perfect condition after using the treatment.
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