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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1898
Page
5
A retired foundry worker named Old Roffey, aged 65, gains a pension and plans leisure but battles unease as he recalls decades at Langley Pittsburgh and the looming change. He visits the plant with nostalgia, meets coworkers, and sees Sullivan and Murphy preparing replacements while he contemplates his future.
Senate treats Nicaragua canal as main issue with urgent deficiency bill advancing and appointments confirmed. House moves on pension and agricultural appropriations as republicans push expansion and Hawaiian governance measures in late December sessions.
On a Christmas shopping trip home from Asbury Park Mrs Ellen Allen and her daughter Mrs Allie Alger and Jennie Cremer were killed when trains struck their car at a crossing near Allenwood. David Allen and Katie Allen were fatally injured. Residents of Allenwood. Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock resigns to McKinley due to ill health and business pressures. expects relief by January.
Irving Brokaw of New York has been chosen to represent the United States at the World Championship skating tournament to be held in Vienna, Austria, January 26 and 27, 1899. The article notes the selection and print date in New York.
The New Orleans Picayune notes Lake Pontchartrain’s name contains Pont, car, and train, predicting a bridge, car and steam power. Iberville named the lakes for patrons, foreseeing steam engines, locomotives, and rail transport in the nineteenth century, a vision linked to enlightenment.
A Hartford agent recalls a strange fire case where a poultice heated in an oven ignited celluloid lined tub causing a bath room blaze. The western house burned partially and the insurance company paid, not contesting the claim.
A London News explanation traces why pawnbrokers are called my aunt in French. It recounts the tale of Me tante the watch, Mont de Poste, and contrasts English and French usages from carriages to clothes, noting national quirks and a joke about mistaken terms.
Madrid released text shows Spain renounces sovereignty over Cuba and yields Puerto Rico Guam and the Philippines to the United States. The treaty fixes a $20,000,000 payment, ten year port rights, prisoner exchanges, and protection of Spanish subjects. Ratifications due within six months.
In Buffalo New York on December 20 authorities seized about seven hundred dollars in counterfeit coin from an Italian tenement on Scott Street. Frank Ferrer and Pasquale Antonach were arrested as the alleged counterfeiters while passing the money. In Milwaukee on December 16 a separate report notes a shooting in North Camden where Milt Stoliker was killed by his cousin Joseph Stoliker over a family dispute. Joseph Stoliker is jailed for examination. A London note adds that a balloon voyage from Crystal Palace crossed to France with claims of steering via Andree’s idea.
A Shanghai dispatch says a powder magazine in the center of the Kbineze camp and Hang Chow exploded leveling a square mile of houses. It is estimated that 3 000 soldiers were killed including the general commanding the forces of qocrede Ball and.ake Wa k at New Operas Yallco on Midday evening, Jar 189%
An advertising notice promotes a pamphlet titled Before Baby 18 Born by the Bradfield Regulator Co. of Atlanta Ga. It promises guidance for expecting mothers and includes pricing details for a “slave men” topic, urging readers to obtain the booklet.
The Steuben land dispute between the Davis family and eastern parties ends with a circuit court decision granting seventy dollars to vacate. Sheriff and deputy move Ed Foster’s team to enforce the act as the Davis widow and her kin resist, leaving Grandma Davis in dire conditions.
Free sample boxes of Dr Kings New Life Pills offered by H I Bucklem & Co Chicago with address request. Pills claimed to cure constipation and headaches, valued as safe and vegetable. Also notes F B Wilson traveling to York Nebraska to manage J S Thompson & Son western business and property rentals in Gold Hill Cripple Creek area.
An advertised tonic from South America pledges permanent relief from stomach disease and indigestion for invalids. It promises immediate relief from the first dose, stating cures are certain with this safe health giving remedy held by J. B. and I, A. Powell.
Clergy members discuss extending stay lengths in one charge as the general conference approaches. Current ten year limits are viewed as too binding for ministers with large congregations, with some backing a ten year limit and others seeking longer terms depending on church representation.
A playful ad asserts relief from kidney and bladder issues in six hours by a remedy from Now Great South American Kidney Care. It claims prompt pain relief, urine retention relief, and quick cure, sold at Powell's drug store. Also promotes Rock Island Playing Cards with mail orders and discounts.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a signature by CF dated ’03 and a phrase about hearing the kind. The readable parts are sparse and do not provide a full event or identifiable names beyond CF.
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