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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1884
Page
8
An aged plea contrasts fear of death with the value of life and urges readers to buy Brown's Iron Bitters for one dollar. The ad touts its claimed ability to vitalize the blood, tone nerves, and rebuild the system, presenting a simple remedy for debility.
A letter to the Henry Republican from Whitefield Feb 18 mocks fashion and vice while praising rustic manners. It quotes Vulcan and notes tobacco harms, church filth, and respectful manners among a native community observed on a rail journey with humorous and frank anecdotes.
Wash Mott of Castleton will work with A P Webber in Saratoga township this season. The Illinois Press Association at Urbana honored retiring secretary Fred Alles with a gold watch while his wife received a silver tea service. Notables include William Galvin of Tonica with a horse aged 82, Horace Day of the same region with an 85 year old horse, and Frank Atkins of Streator hired by Venona Cornet band for ten lessons. Court notes cover insanity inquiry for Collin W Lytle, estate and real estate transfers, and multiple marriages and deaths in Evans, Whitefield, Saratoga, and nearby towns.
An 19th century column fragment mentions a doctor linking scarlet fever and diphtheria prevention to vaccination and a traveling hair dealer who swindled in McHenry County. It also advertises Dr Jones's Bad Clover Tonic as a cure for dyspepsia and multiple ailments, priced 50 cents from H. S. Whitcomb.
An advertisement promotes Dr Bosanko's Pile Remedy as a cure for piles itching at night and other conditions including ringworm. It claims permanent relief with immediate itch relief after application and lists price as 0c and manufacturer Dr Bocanko Medicine Co. of Piqua Ohio, sold by A H Zimmerman.
Jorn B OREILLY notes Phillips inspired universal brotherhood beyond race creed or class. Workers laid a silent wreath on his coffin as a tribute to the reformer who lived for freedom and justice against greed.
Advertisement urges readers to cure catarrh with Ely's Cream Balm for nasal relief. Claims lasting sneezing and sniffles nationwide through June, promoting the ointment as a pleasant, radical remedy applied inside the nostrils and not a snuff or liquid. Includes a patriotic moral urging doing good in all places and times.
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