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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1872
Page
7
A collage of light verse and local quips recounts moral anecdotes and city gadfly remarks. Jokes about marriage leap years and drunken deaths mingle with wry tales from Chicago and Boulder reflecting midwestern humor and newspaper banter.
Obituary sketch of James W Grimes born in New Hampshire Dartmouth graduate who shaped Iowa politics as Whig leader then Republican standard bearer. He served in Iowa First General Assembly, became Governor and Senator, led Naval Committee during Civil War, retired after a paralytic stroke, noted for integrity and public service. Includes a short ad for Crown's Bronchial Traches.
An old advertisement touts Dr Walker's Vinegar Bitter as the cure for dyspepsia and indigestion. It warns against tinctures or tonics with alcohol and claims refunds to customers who buy Parsons' Purgative Pills if not satisfied.
Alonzo Binder announces appointment as Superintendent of the Goodspeed Fund to aid widows and fatherless children harmed by fires in Chicago and the Midwest. Distribution will begin in February, with careful case review and eligibility limited to those in need and within clergy and professional circles.
A list of liver complaint symptoms includes yellow skin, dullness, headache, dizziness, bitter taste, throat dryness, internal heat, palpitations, dry cough, restless appetite, stomach heaviness, pain in sides and back, bowel soreness, constipation and diarrhea, piles, gas, nervousness, chills, hot flashes, kidney issues, female weakness, and gloom. Most cases show only some symptoms. Advertises Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Johnson's Anodyne Liniment, with other notices about products, an art school opening, and fashion plates.
All parts of the world show disease elements in air soil and water. Hoetetter’s Stomach Bitters is urged as a vital seasonal medicine to prevent fevers rheumatism stomach and liver disorders and nervous complaints. It claims to vigor and protection against disease and recommends a course of the Bitters. The ad extols the Vegetable Elixir and blood cleansing as a combined remedy.
The article extols Davis Pain-Killer and Allen's Lung Balsam as medical miracles, claiming universal efficacy and long use by Western nations. It lauds T. H. C. Allen for introducing these remedies and notes elderly users crediting them with good health. It also promotes Dr Weaver's Salt Rheum Syrup and Silver Tips footwear, finishing with a plug for Sanford’s Aver Invigorator and a caution to seek authentic products.
The item combines market notes with scattered classified blurbs about printing jobs and small ads. Names like Elkins of Chicago and Newport Kentucky appear among terse lines on employment and printing services.
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