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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1891
Page
3
A sweeping collection notes on social ills, royal titles, and global trade. Highlights include Queen Wilhelmina to be known as king, plans for a Worlds Fair aquarium display, a San Francisco lawyer’s $95,000 fee, and Britain’s textile imports from India and Ceylon. Also covered are armored ship Maine, Prussian wealth rankings, school military drill debates, Hudson ice harvests, patent medicine marketing, and population projections.
Joliet emerges as a premier railroad hub with six major lines and extensive canal plans. Population growth climbs from 12th in 1870 to 4th by 1890, bolstered by steel mills, quarries, and a booming business district. Property values rise as industrial wealth expands, with new schools, YMCAs, Masonic and government buildings, all using Joliet stone.
Joliet hosts one of the largest iron and steel districts in America. The Illinois Steel Company employs about 2,700 workers with a $127,600 monthly payroll and an output of 600 tons of pig iron daily. The complex includes three major wire factories and pushes extensive vertical production from ore to galvanized barb wire. The city projects rapid growth with new buildings, mounted investment, and a strong home ownership push backed by four loan associations.
An eyewitness recounts a chaotic Fourth of July 1864 at Andersonville prison where 34 000 inmates faced fever and chaos. As guards panicked and a speech by General Cobb faltered, thousands joined in a powerful rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, stunning Wirtz and altering the tense scene.
London preparations for the Jubilee inspire citizens to use Salvation O to ease aches. The promotion claims it as suitable for children and supports widespread consumption. Advertisers tout a 25 cent price and bold endorsements from privateers and deniers alike.
A speaker and guardsmen listen as 80 000 voices rise in a rousing chorus of The Star Spangled Banner. Prison walls and fevered bodies tremble while one legged men, aided by comrades, join the crowd in a final solemn reprise.
A local notice describes Carbolisaiye as a universal cure for horse and cattle skin injuries and states it renews hair color. It mentions endorsements by a Jay Eyobee driver and horsemen, with large cans priced at $1. Melis from Bennington traded horses with Bilts of Woodford for about $100 extra but later father reclaimed the team. the dispute heads to court for settlement.
This advertisement touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as a universal remedy for rheumatism neuralgia sprains cuts burns and frostbite it claims to reach the disease seat and restore mobility even after others fail agents J E and F A Powell announce its availability and price information.
A rabbi died after sermon in Richmond. An Omaha heir threatened $100 000 share in a long estate case. Four people drowned near Carneyford. A man died on an electric streetcar in Niagara Falls after fright. New York faced a severe wind and snow storm surpassing 1883. A collision near Butte killed Ho W. Lord. Abductions and assaults occurred in Wirt County. A train struck two Fort Erie residents, Irvin Teal and Ezra Moore. A man in Minnesota returned home after 23 years a fortuneier. A fierce storm spanned Boston to Delaware. Clearing-house totals fell 5.1 percent week over week. An 85-year-old suitor wanted to marry Mamie Ronningan. she refused and he killed himself.
A Royal Hort. Society note advises poorly planting shrubs with shallow holes near utilities and crowding species to create an immediate effect. It warns against proper staking, root care, and pruning, suggesting methods that damage plants and create nuisance for neighbors.
The text blends advertising for remedies like Dr King’s New Discovery and Bucklen’s Arnica with a job application card for the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway. It cites a druggist firm J and I Powell and outlines employment pledge terms including sobriety, prompt bill payment, integrity, and rule adherence. The document reflects period commerce and labor notices.
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