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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1892
Page
4
Correspondents urged to mail letters early in the week and to include old and new addresses when changing post office locations. Report errors or uncorrected paper tags to the publisher. Job printing offered at reasonable prices and postage stamp denominations requested for foreign encloses.
The Feb 25 1802 issue notes a supreme court decision allowing women to vote for school officers while clarifying they cannot vote for county and state superintendents. It also reviews religious debate on evil, God, and Satan, and mentions popular sheet music by C A White and advertisements for Salvation Oil and Dr Bull's Cough Syrup.
The secretary of state in Springfield granted incorporation to a firm planning an electric railway from Chicago to East St Louis with branches to Belleville Alton Edwardsville Carbondale Litchfield Hillsboro Taylorville Springfield Decatur Bloomington Pontiac Morris Kankakee Joliet and other places. It also plans to distribute electricity for heating lighting and motive power.
The note predicts a leap year with two total solar eclipses on May 11 and November 4 and a partial eclipse on October 20 visible in Illinois. Lent starts March 4 and Easter falls on April 17. Holidays listed include Washington's Birthday on Monday, April 1, Memorial Day Monday, Fourth of July Monday, Labor Day Monday, Thanksgiving on Thursday, and Christmas on Sunday.
The February issue presents Congress members visiting World's Fair exhibits in the Wall City. Handsome illustrations showcase unique displays including a Moorish Palace and portraits of prominent fair committee members and the Board of Reference and Control.
The Lacon Journal reports H. J. DePue receives strong statewide encouragement for the Secretary of State nomination. His magnetism and wide acquaintances boost his candidacy, with support from veterans of the 105th Illinois and Ben Harrison’s brigade as they unite to back his bid.
Chauncy Depew recounts a Berkshire Hill funeral where a New England woman asks about a new eight day clock. The widow replies no clock, then reveals a mounted body in the corner, joking that they stood the deceased on end to make space for mourners.
Oven Scott recalls Joss and supports a bill to stop the post office from selling stamped return envelopes. He says the government monopoly harms private printing by matching prices and competing directly. Scott argues the measure would restore fair competition and protect the printing industry worth millions yearly.
The advertisement asserts Royal Baking Powder owes its success to strict purity and uniform quality. Twenty five years of experience and chemist testing ensure precise leavening power, with every ingredient and worker vetted for expertise. Each box is identical, maintaining potency in any climate.
Mary Simmons Miller aged over 85 died at home in Tiskilwa Illinois on January 25 1802 born in Washington County Peon in 1806 widow of John Miller 1827. She was a devoted Christian trusted by many with eleven children eight living six sons two daughters. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Charles Luce and Mrs Edward Harris both in Tiskilwa and several sons in Nebraska Kansas and Missouri. Her patriotism supported the Union with sons and prayers. A lifelong charity and humble faith marked her life. Rev Kaufman conducted funeral at Moon Bloom with hymns and scripture. Oldest son Elisha Miller died in Leavenworth Kansas in January.
An early student piece argues about breath and air as life, claiming rooms suffocate people and carbonic dangers harm the body. It includes references to boys in a room, a dark hole in India, and gendered ideas about corsets and physical expression.
An old advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds and lung trouble. It guarantees relief or money back and offers free trial bottles to readers. The copy touts speedy recovery and invites readers to try a sample bottle at no cost.
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