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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1884
Page
5
Steam Printing proclaims rapid presses, excellent design and beauty, top quality materials, and superior craftsmanship. Estimates on large jobs, orders solicited from abroad, and first runs at low rates guaranteed.
The notice lists multiple fraternal and veterans groups with meeting times and locations. Henry Lodge No 119 meets Regulator building second and fourth Tuesdays at 7, Marshall Lodge No 63 Wednesdays at 7, Encampment No 85 Brida evenings at 7, Clayton Lodge No 312 Sparland Mondays at 7, A R Post 4 of Henry Saturdays first and third at Moodey’s store Edwards street, OM R No 8 third Saturdays at 4, Our Ready of Perpetual Succor Henry No 23 second Sundays after High Mass in German School House, Henry German Benevolent Society second Mondays, and other minor notes.
Business card listing A M Pool and Joan and Insurance Agency offering money to loan on long time at fair rates and fire and life insurance. Located one door west of The Republican building with bottom rates for offices and services.
A long-winded 1884 column blends pseudo wisdom with local notes. It notes births at the Minoak News office on Jan 27 and laments leap year quirks such as five Fridays in February. It covers politics, a Sherman retirement hope, a Ottawa judge resignation, and concerns about a senator clerk plan. It also reports on a Beattie organ advertiser’s collapse and rural grain import trends. A warning on youth conduct ends the piece.
Mr E Springer of Mechanicsburg PA writes he suffered lung fever and abscesses leaving him a walking skeleton. A free trial bottle of Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption gave quick relief, leading to a dollar bottle purchase and three bottles restored his health, appetite, and weight. Call Dr Powell's Drug Store for a free trial bottle.
Frank Griffith writes from Galendale Montana detailing a two week hunting expedition with companions Carmack Eastman and John, tracking and shooting multiple deer, mountain sheep, antelope and game across creeks and ridges. He describes storms, camps, shot placements, and the remarkable tally of ten deer plus sheep and other trophies, with vivid field observations and praise for luck and skill.
Mr Jay W Paton a Globe Village pharmacist Mass says the panicure Jacobs Oil has greatly balanced his other business and sales have doubled in one month He keeps a supply always on hand Army and Navy officers pronounce it Jacobs Oil to be the greatest pain cure of the age The Republican state committee awards Peoria the state convention and urges local support this fall to show appreciation
Lebam responds to Henry Republican editor W H Wilmot with denials of misrepresentation in the Blood Scandal coverage. He challenges facts, calls for evidence, and accuses opponents of publishing a distorted account. He defends truth and laments the separation’s impact on a defenceless woman.
A satirical health note mocks common cures and home remedies with absurd and unsafe suggestions. It humorously advises pinning blisters, overusing arsenic for rats, and unsafe heating chores while lampooning medical advice and initiation night prep. The tone imitates late 19th century newspaper health columns with exaggerated claims.
Disturbing excitement at A H Zimmerman's drug store as shelves fill with Dr Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup. The popular remedy for coughs bronchitis and consumption is sold in regular sizes 50 cents and 1.00 as samples fly off the shelves amid brisk market activity.
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