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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1895
Page
8
Dr Pierce promotes his Favorite Prescription addressing functional derangements in women. Anecdotes from Mrs Crist of Frankfort note improved weight and strength after using the medicine and Golden Medical Discovery.
The article recalls Evelena Bray Downey once known as Evelena Bray of Marblehead who met John Greenleaf Whittier at Haverhill Academy. Whittier reportedly offered marriage twice. she declined perhaps from diffidence or pride. Portraits, memories, and aging reflections follow, with notes on Butter and later public matters.
The article urges strengthening farmers' institutes led by the college of agriculture and local societies. It stresses diverse speakers, practical farming examples, inclusion of women, concise programs, and community venues, warning against rival groups and promoting loyalty to the Grange.
In response to a query the editor reports finding several larva of the 17 year locust in a vault beneath fruit trees. The larvae hatched from eggs deposited in 1888 are small, sluggish, and inactive at present.
J O Winship compares certain ash colored grubs to future locusts indicating they will cause no damage this year or next, but will mature into locusts in 1905 and then only test small branches to lay eggs. The note emphasizes harmlessness before the transition to a biting outbreak.
Historical note argues from Flourens and others that diet and fruit intake promote longevity. Claims fruit like apples grapes bananas aid aging and brain health, while growth duration and frugivorous diet explain long life. Mentions Parr and Buffon era views and Harper's Weekly reference.
An Outlook editorial urges measuring life by how wealth is used not saved, condemning wealth used for vanity, gambling, or harmful industries. It condemns corruption, calls for humane work, and warns against impostors like Rev A S Way who defrauded churches in Hinckley Minnesota. exposure from the Northwestern Christian Advocate is cited.
A local page reports speculative schemes by a man to canvass Ohio Indiana and Illinois urging public housing in penitentiaries. It notes Hinckley fires this year and warns against mercury in catarrh remedies while promoting Hall's Catarrh Cure from Toledo. Also advertises a multi-paper subscription deal and Reed's German Cough and Kidney Cure.
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