Prohibition and convention notes across Putnam county
Long dispatch from Henry edifice details Putnam County political activity including a recent prohibition convention and county committee appointments. Reports on a Marshall county convention and Sam Parker's address against apathy. Also notes Indiana drainage project plans affecting the Illinois river and potential navigability concerns raised by the Chicago Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Congressional
John Swaney
G. B. Hopkins
A. B. Bickel
J. R. Veach
Oliver. Wilson
Henry Hawking
Henry Gardner
George Sparling
County Central Committee
A. 8. Bickel
Geo B. Hopkins
A. B. Wilson
Veetuis Macts and Sinta-Fe engineers in 1880s mark
A historical note recounts multiple engineering expeditions testing a bench mark near a Lake Michigan rock face. It tracks measurements of Great Lakes elevations above mean tide, and links to Chicago drainage work. Data includes Lake Ontario Erie Huron Superior levels and river elevations for 1871 1883.
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Veetuis
Republican
Henry
Lll
Lake Michigan
L. Wheeler
Wheeler
United States
Great Lakes
New York
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake Huron
Mid
Lake Superior
J. Ward
A A. Cranwell
Chicago
Diestrict
Atlantic Ocean
Henry a5 a summer Resort suggestions for Henry
Correspondent argues for using natural assets and location to boost Henry. He urges moving the railroad east or along Front Street, placing a public school where passers-by can view it, and developing a summer resort with artesian wells. He envisions several grand hotels and boarding houses to attract visitors.
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Ummer
Henry
Ori
The
Republican
Ilinoia
Aangel
Illinois River
Lake Ita
Alde Isa
Iske
Bureau Junction
Peoria
Ride and Remedies for Livestock and Nervous Health
A quirky column notes John Gilpin style riding and urges care for livestock with Veterinary Carbolisolay and similar remedies. It advertises Dr Miles Restorative Nervine as a popular cure for nervous disorders, with praise from multiple druggists and offers a trial bottle. Powell's Drug Store is mentioned as a distributor.
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Dehn Gilpin
J John Gilpin
Jay Eye See
Powells Drug Store
Jack the Ripper
Miles
Dolin 5
Wolf
Hilladale
Mich
Talbatt and Moss
Queensburg
Ind
Horticultural Picnic Report From Lacon Group
The Republican correspondent notes a successful Horticultural Picnic held last Thursday with four tables of dishes for many members. Delegates McKinney and Stoner were nominated for the Horticultural Convention in Chicago on the 27th. The secretary C H Rowtey expresses pride in Marshall county’s leading society and invites the editor to future gatherings.
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Marshall—t
Pearls Journal
H. Anthony
Anthony
Marshall County
Sam Parker
Chicago
Tre
Piccalc
Republican
Lacon
Ill
Messra McKinney
Stoner
Old Republican
C. H. Rowtey
May Thank Her Stars and Heart Cure Claim
Elkhart Indiana resident Mrs B M Searles credits Dr Miles New Heart Cure and Restorative Nervine with ending a twenty year battle with heart trouble and related symptoms after ineffective prior treatments. The ad also promotes a periodical Advance Thought by Brick Pomeroy, described as caustic reform writing.
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B.M. Searles
Elkhart
Ind
Miles
Advance Thought
Brick Pomeroy
Merit and other remedies sold with guarantees by Powell druggists
The notice proclaims trust in Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption and other remedies, promises refunds if unsatisfactory, and credits persistent popularity to merits. It also reports a new game law limiting hunting seasons for prairie chickens and quail with penalties for sale, advising private use only.
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Dr King
Bucklien
J.B
3 A. Powell
Elata
Ft Ye
Repub
Alabama farmer survives rattlesnake ascent in Alabama mountains
Brill, a farmer from Alabama, faced a perilous climb after slipping near a cliff while thirsty. He swung from a tree branch as rattlesnakes emerged from crevices, four or more total, rattling and crowding the niche. Exhausted, he released the branch, fainted, and later crawled home stiff and sore after midday.
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Alabama
St- Louis Globe-Democrat
Brill
Not to Be Bluffed Gould Keeps His Cool Over Reorg
A New York Times anecdote praises Jay Gould for patience and shrewdness in resisting bluffers. When a group pressed for Missouri Kansas & Texas Railroad reform, Gould warned of a pending deadline and sent his son to deliver a quip about procrastination being the thief of time. The rival plan apparently vanished after his intervention.
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Jay Gould
The
New York Times
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Company
Gould
George
M. Kot
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