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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1873
Page
2
Conviction and Sentence of William M Tweed. Almost famine in Northwestern Iowa. Suffering of homesteaders. Two of the New York Ring swindles. Jers convicted of forgery.
A long dispatch list reports foreign matters including deaths and captures in Almena, an explosion at Wigan colliery killing or injuring 25, political shifts in Spain and France, outbreaks in Ireland, and military moves amid Virginius tensions. Details cover Cartag ena bombardment, arbitration talk, and US naval readiness.
A Madrid newspaper reports the Papal envoy Ledochowski calling for resignation and firmness. It notes the punishment of Virginius captives and cites U S circular on Confederate privateers as precedent for Spanish action during the civil war.
Long list of 19th century items includes ex president Johnson securing a patent for a combination plane. Other notes report Tweed’s legal moves in New York, Indiana Grand Lodge officers, and various court actions, elections, and state conventions with farmers and Grangers across Illinois Indiana Georgia and Wisconsin.
Leisure Hour recounts an elephant in the Pondicherry garrison who defended a fleeing thief from an angry crowd. The animal, trusted by his mahout, charged and hacked back the mob until the governor intervened, pardoning the criminal after witnessing the beast’s protection. The thief expressed gratitude by kissing the elephant’s trunk.
A feature notes prominent Boston tailors plan to publish in two daily papers the names and residences of customers who fail to pay promptly. The piece also markets Allen’s Lung Balsam andWalker’s California Vinegar Bitters with promotional commentary and reader opinions.
The piece promotes dietary tips and patent medicines like Parsons pills and Brown's bronchial remedies. It notes counterfeit stamps on Morrizo German Soap and advertises free samples from The Saturday Evening Post. It also highlights the December issue of Hearn's magazine with articles on health, potential sex, and school life.
A scanned page fragment advertises health and child care magazine content and remedies. It touts subscriptions with chrome offers, promises of free issues, and monthly contents. It promotes a number of lasting pediatric products claimed to ease dysentery and diarrhea and claims safety for infants and mothers.
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