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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1888
Page
3
Domestic highlights reveal Senate approval of pension measures for widows of Civil War generals and veterans, plus debates over internal revenue, trusts, and tariff protection. House actions include land sales, warship repairs, and anti trust provisions. ongoing immigration and weather events underscore a turbulent period.
In 1st ult decision the Wisconsin Supreme Court rules that the 145th Legislature can give women the vote on school matters only, not in general elections. Also noted are dry counties in Michigan, Indian Territory executions, rail and bank incidents, and legislative pension actions.
A massive ice gorge shattered yesterday morning in St Louis causing extensive shipping damage and vessel sinks. Steamers W B Hayes Mattie Bulle Jacob Tamm tugs Alice Parker Alma Katie M and several barges were wrecked or driven ashore. Captain Mason and Mate Louis Seeberger were injured but expected to recover as ice moved out by nightfall.
A St Paul carnival featured a carnival parade of clubs, Ice Queen arrival and Mardi Gras festival. Windsor club won first prize with an ornate white blue float drawn by ten white horses. The Ice Queen rode an icy, jewel crowned chariot as polar bears acted as guards. The King and a host of duchesses and countesses accompanied the pageant amid lights and masquerade fun on Third Street. A masquerade ball followed at Armory Hall.
A roundup of 19th century science notes covers production and consumption feats in carbon and canning, sensory psychology by M Bloch, leather industry shifts, jade discoveries in North America, apprenticeship rules critique by Judge MacArthur, a giant planing machine for railway girders, a cocoon silk pendulum, extreme smell sensitivity to morcaptan, and a glass drawing method demonstrated for refining materials at the Royal Society.
The snow plant Sarcodes sanguineum shines scarlet in deep snows of the Sierra Nevada, stands four to ten inches tall, and grows in shaded alpine spots. It is believed parasitic, not seed or bulb propagated, with a legend saying tears of a heartbroken Indian maiden became crimson blossoms.
A vintage ad style verse promotes Castoria across stages of motherhood. It emphasizes the product as a soothing remedy for infants and children and hints at generational trust in Castoria for caretakers and offspring.
Frederick Hardy of Roxbury Massachusetts, aged fifty, ceased his hair loss after using Ayer's Hair Vigor. He notes the product halted shedding and restored his gray hair to a brown shade matching his twenty five year old color without staining the scalp.
Mrs Mary Montgomery of Boston says hair loss crown cap is gone after using Hair Vigor and reports new growth and looking ten years younger. Other users include Mrs O Preacott Charlestown Massisssie H Badloe Burlington Vt and Mrs J J Burton Bangor Me. Remedies suggest Ayer s Sarsaparilla or Ayer s Pills with Vigor for blood and stomach issues and to keep habits cleanly and temperate.
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