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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1901
Page
4
The Saturday Evening Post argues that reforming measures by national state and local governments have already been rigorously enforced. It suggests that further reform would not be worthwhile for most people and implies social constraints on women.
The piece argues that fair senatorial apportionment will yield a largely Republican General Assembly. It states Illinois voters are predominantly Republican and deserve a legislature with Republican majorities in both houses.
Authorities warn that 85,000 volunteers in the Philippines will have their terms expire by July 1. Recruits have been added at about 2,000 per month to meet the future quota despite rigid faction lines and a three year enlistment term.
The Sauvetain Journal says M. M. Mallory of Lacan is appointed superintendent of the Pontiac reformatory by Gov Yates, with others already reviewing the work and Mallory ready to take charge. The paper notes official delay until after the presidential inauguration.
A historical record outlines Charles S. Cullom's 45 years in public service and business from 1856 to 1895, noting roles as city attorney, state and federal representative, governor of Illinois, and U S senator with multiple re elections. It also cites C C Strawn's critique of Morton and preservationist worries about the Hathman canal transforming American and global commerce.
A noted chapter in the 10th century warns of species wiped out by human aggression. The quagen, auk, Indian Hon, giraffe, and American bison face near total extinction while smaller creatures vanish. Despite concern, the lure of a fine day fuels wanton slaughter and the poetic mind justifies it.
The speaker argues against pension cuts and proposes fair treatment for aging workers. He cites revenue cutters officers and other long serving government employees, calling for substantial retirement pay or a new allowance for deserving individuals before retirees from other services receive benefits.
A Chicago editor pressures signatures for critical pieces prompting a citizen to refuse and withdraw his name. The incident recalls a Gazette editor’s early lesson on signed accusations and real danger from readers. River towns in St Louis express satisfaction with drainage improvements aiding navigation and resist changes to the flow.
Rev Campbell argues immortality rests on personal experience and universal belief. He denies scientific proof while citing human longing, historical views, and biblical examples as evidence that the soul survives death. He likens resurrection to dawn breaking after night and describes nature mirroring eternal life.
An advertisement explains tuberculosis as a germ-driven destruction of lungs, compares it to mold spoiling cheese, and promotes Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil as a nutritious remedy. It urges starting with little, increasing as tolerated, and claims the germ is killed when strength returns. Free sample offered.
A poetic fragment contemplates nature dying and awakening with April sun and shower. It speaks of light, the soul, and an immortal life beyond death, using imagery of frost, release, and beauty in renewal. The tone is lyrical and speculative about resurrection through seasonal change.
In a legislative letter W C Branxes discusses education reforms including school consolidation, state uniform textbooks at publisher prices, and a rental-textbook system. He cites Yankton SD as a successful model and notes the current apportionment and redistricting challenges facing Illinois.
An editor from the Glenwood Avalanche shares a cure for the grip without a doctor. The remedy combines whiskey and leaf sugar boiled with water and poured into a hot kettle, then cooled, gulped for effect, with extra whiskey to mask the taste.
The Henry Republican praises its graphic, complete description of the Canton fire with four extra pages and many illustrations. Town chatter hails the edition as cracker jack. The Philadelphia board of health discusses compulsory registration of consumption to curb the disease.
Stay at home and take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as directed for a quick recovery. The remedy counters the grip's danger of pneumonia, the serious risk. Thousands have used it with no regrets and all recovered.
The text details federal reforms including a beer tax cut to 1.60 per barrel a 50 cent reduction for brewers, a bank stamp drop from two to one cent after 1902, and tax relief on patent medicines. Bank tax falls to 1 per 1000, stamps on notes mortgages vanish, inheritance tax halves and libraries and charities gain exemption. Total relief about 42 million dollars, surpassing initial plans.
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