Death by chloroform tragedy in Henry County family
Sarah Elizabeth McCormick Baxendale, wife of Samuel D Baxendale and mother of five, died after repeated use of chloroform sought for asthma relief. The lotion and bottle were administered by her, despite warnings from Dr Kinnear. Funeral held at Henry residence with Roy Stouffer officiating. buried in Hennepin Cemetery amid community mourning.
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Samuel Baxendale
Braxendale
Dr Kinnear
Sarah Elizabeth McCormick
Leander McCormick
Magnolia
Samuel D. Baxendale
Hennepin
Henry
William Schermerhorn
Roy Stouffer
J. U. Alecdey
Baxendale
Kinnear
Kemp's Balsam Ad Warns of Cough Remedy Use
To-night and to-morrow night and each day this week you can buy Kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs at druggists. It is touted as the most successful remedy for coughs croup bronchitis whooping cough asthma and consumption. A bottle costs 60 cents or one dollar.
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Kemp
Croup
Chamberlain
WiNtece
Crow Meadow Grange Bans Armour Dressed Meats Demand
At its last meeting Crow Meadow Grange adopted resolutions urging citizens to refrain from buying Armour & Co dressed meats to protect local markets and wages. The group directs publication of the resolutions in the Times and The Republican. The notice adds a medical aside praising Chamberlains Cough Remedy for croup with local sale by Wintece.
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Crow Meadow Grange
Henry
Armour & Co
Foster
Ood
Times
the Republican
Why These questions About Henry schools
The letter complains that Henry schools closed on Friday after Thanksgiving without notice, costing about 75 dollars for two weeks. It questions vacation frequency, asks for explanation, and cites local patron concerns. It mentions several ads for horses, washing machines, and a hardware store display with no clear local event.
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Henry
President Harrison's first annual message outlines foreign policy
The document surveys foreign relations including relations with China Samoa and Canada, calls for uniform diplomacy and the abolition of the slave trade, notes Brazil's revolt and four new states, addresses naval and tariff matters, naturalization laws and civil service reform, and urges federal support for education and a stronger merchant marine.
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Washington
Harrison
Fifty-First Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
Congress of Representatives
Congress of the United
America
Western Hemisphere
United States
Ulster
China
Cleveland
Samoa
Dominion of Canada
Great Britain
Congree
Nicaragua
Inter- Oceanic Canal Company
Paris Durin
Belgium
Brussels
Africa
Germany
Haytian
France
Italy
Russia
Turkey
Switzerland
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Ubtic
Treasury
Internal Revenue
Riverside District Grange Approves Delegates and Growth Plans
Riverside District Grange met November 20 at Grand Army Hall Henry II with full grange representation from Pnatham and Marshall counties. Delegates elected for State Grange in Springfield December and a few officers, while many agenda items postponed. A. B. Wilson and wife named delegates. discussions cover beef and shee combines, World's Fair site, dues reduction vote failed, census petition planned, and progress noted across subordinate granges with calls for more local organization this winter. The National Grange session in Sacramento highlighted the movement's national reach. The next meeting is January 28 1890 at 10 a.m. All grange members invited.
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Riverside
Pnatham
Marshall Counties
Grand Army Hall
Henry
Evans Grange
Wenons
Springfield
Aod
Oliver Wilson
Marnolia Grange
Archie Williams
A. B. Wilson
State Grange
Soch
Grangs
Chicago
Census Bureau
National Grange
Sacramento
Cal
United States
Grange
Putnam
Marshall
Riverside District Grange
Fire destroys Charles Norris residence between Henry and Magnolia
The two story home with front porch burned last Friday while the Norris family was away. The roof likely caught from a pipe or chimney, lower rooms damaged but upper floor burned. Insurance of 1000 in Rockford helps, yet loss includes home and winter supplies. Community sympathy flows toward Charley Norris.
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Charles Norris
Henry
Magnolia
Norris
Rockford
Charley
Ivory Soap Ad Warns Against Counterfeits
A brief admonition notes many soaps claim to be as good as Ivory but fail to match its qualities. The message urges readers to demand Ivory Soap and to insist on it, stating it is sold everywhere.
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Aly
Portal Service
NAVY
Tracy
Wanamaker
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