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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1886
Page
4
County officers elect county judge clerk treasurer sheriff and school superintendent formally began duties on Monday. The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railroad gave all train men a free Thanksgiving dinner in dining cars.
In 1886 central Illinois sees a boom in journalism with new daily papers in LaSalle Peru Streator and four others. Weekly papers start in Henry Spring Valley Peru Utica and Eureka and Varna gains the Herald. Minonk Blade and Chillicothe Bulletin expand to larger formats signaling prosperity.
William Roberts files a contest against James P. Twist for sheriff citing improper ballots in Evans Hopewell Belle Plain Bennington and Lacon Steuben towns. He seeks a recount of Evans Hopewell Belle Plain and Bennington and argues many challenged votes were unauthorized or disqualified.
Abram Anderson recounts a long rail journey from Putnam to Peoria then to St Louis and across Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Illinois. He notes crops were light in many areas, wheat yields around ten to forty bushels per acre, and the country showing sandy soil, dry seasons, and slow land development.
The Kankakee Gazette cautions on the lure of large circulation and the dangers of subscriber insolvency. It warns publishers to avoid vanity and quick profits from lopping subscribers, noting swindles in the trade and the costly luxury of dubious solvency.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands corns and skin eruptions with piles cure guaranteed or money back. Price 25 cents per box sold at Dr Powell's drug store.
A Chicago Tribune special from Galesburg reports A A Robinson and H F Barr of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe announce a new railroad to Chicago. The line may run through Galesburg if the city provides land for a yard and depot. Construction is set to begin early spring with completion within a year, and the line will be consolidated with Santa Fe under a Chicago Kansas and Western banner.
An advertisement claims Dr Haines Golden Specific can cure drunkenness by adding to coffee or tea without the drinker’s knowledge. It asserts thousands have become temperate and offers guaranteed cures with no harm. Circles and details are sent by confidential address in Cincinnati Ohio.
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