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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1889
Page
1
The column covers agricultural notes from Kansas with advice on soil fertility sowing clover pruning trees and grass as vital pro ducts. It notes a farmers institute in the 10th district at Wyoming on March 13 and 18 and discusses cattle disease and grain markets.
A survey of Iroquois County voters shows universal opposition to the binding twine trust with demand for quality, while Marietta Ohio farmers advocate bonding $200000 for county roads. An Orchard and Garden correspondent details potato planting methods with strawy manure and ash topdressing to improve yields on dry land.
General James I Martin of Illinois G A R, 63, a Marion County resident for 42 years, is elected department commander. A Mexican War and Civil War veteran, he served as county judge and U S congressman for the 18th district. A longtime Republican leader, he is praised as genial and influential. The piece notes his Egypt connections and prior roles with the Southern Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Association. It also recounts two brothers wedding Frank and Eddie Colgan in Camp Grove.
An assortment of old notices includes a drug advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward offer and endorsements, plus a veterinary report describing a delicate hoof surgery on a horse operated by Dr Stringer and Dr Rym at Piper City, and a general notice promoting Dr Bull's Syrup and Laxador for calming a crying baby.
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