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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1912
Page
7
The New City MEAT MARKET run by John Hartley Jr. offers the finest veal beef and cured meats in fresh salt and sugar products. They advertise cash paid for hides and claim to keep only the best selections.
A compilation of remarks and statistics touches on the postal savings bank system and its rapid deposits, high public confidence, and negligible impact on traditional banks. It also covers modernization trends like telegraph use, political convention history, health notes, and tax-funded state programs.
John W Tremain, a Linden township native living in Linden Washington, writes from Tempe Arizona on December 12 1911 about his winter in the valley five miles from Tempe. He details travel from Bellingham to Tempe 2000 miles, notes irrigation by Granite Reef and Roosevelt dams, Tempe’s 1600 population 800 whites 700 Mexicans, local water supply and schools, citrus and vegetable crops, large century plants and active canal work. He observes Mexican labor use a $1.60 day rate and criticizes conditions, mentions nearby towns Tucs on and Phoenix, and hints at political concerns about federal governance.
J W Tremain reports from Tempe and surrounding areas, detailing prices for beef, wood, and staples, observations on Mexican and Native communities, deserts, orchards, and orange fruit taste, plus visits to forts, saddlery, and an Arizona river bridge. He notes frost effects, orchards near San Joazula, and plans to visit ostrich farms and petrified forest. He ends with greetings to Lynden friends and editor.
Local resident Tom Moore of Gochran Ga credits Bucklen Arnica Salve with curing a persistent instep gore. He praises its quick healing of sores, ulcers, boils, burns, cuts, bruises, eczema or piles. Sold for 26 cents at T J Segraves and A J Trommonger druggists. Now starting a review of The Heary Republican.
Attorney General Stead asserts the right to form rules for filing nomination papers due by March 9 ahead of the April 9 primary. Jackson Day speakers included Bryan Wilson Clark Hearst Folk. Debate centers on which candidates can carry New York, with Taft's renomination viewed as likely and Democrats needing 266 electoral votes.
L. A. Stid of Mason Michigan recounts a merciless storm that caused a dreadful cold and chest pain. A neighbor gave him Dr King’s New Discovery which relieved symptoms, and the doctor warned of possible pneumonia but the medicine cured him after two bottles. A trial bottle is free.
Nineteen Shetland ponies were sold at a public sale east of Rutland for about 2000 dollars after a slow start. A lone bidder offered 10 dollars early, ponies averaged around 118 dollars, and some buyers received bonuses for savvy purchases. Concurrently at Bloomington breeders sold 423 horses for 115,128.50 dollars at an average of 272.17 dollars. In Illinois, a 22 year old committee of Elgin dairymen who fixed butter prices across the midwest was ousted, signaling potential shifts in the butter market. Geneseo voters rejected adopting a commission form of government by 574 to 107. The paper urges readers to renew subscriptions.
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