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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1889
Page
8
Public notice reads that Itas superior excollynos proven in millions of homes for over 25 years and used by the U S Government. Endorsed by university heads as the strongest purest healthful powder with alum and lime. Sold only in cans during powder coal era across New York and St Louis.
In a 1689 style column a poet notes that inner character shapes appearance and urges kindness as beautifier. It also discusses women voters, French influence on suffrage, and remarks on Martha Lamb and women in academia abroad.
A Hudson Valley reader laments boys idle while mothers toil, urging boys to learn housework to curb male arrogance. The note cites a Columbus school training women in domestic tasks and trades, arguing women need education to support themselves, and criticizes the French voting code for judges.
Mt Carroll Seminary in Carroll County Illinois marks its 86th year with Mrs F. W. Shimer as principal and Ada C. Joy as associate principal. The school highlights a conservatory of music and superior art and normal departments, with emphasis on aiding gifted girls of limited means and graduates securing positions in western schools. Sample copies of The Dread are available.
Readable fragments show subscription rules, advance payments, and a request for timely renewal. The snippet mentions obituaries marriages and deaths not to be charged, with emphasis on high quality printing and attractive rates for large jobs.
The notice lists multiple lodges and societies in Henry including A F and A M Henry Lodge 1195 with Regulator building meetings on Tuesdays, Marshall Lodge 1 on Wednesdays, Marshall Encampment 85 on the first and third Fridays, Clayton Lodge 812 in Epperland Mondays, and G A R Post 4 meeting the first and third Saturdays. Also listed are L C M W R C No 2, C U Our Lady of Perpetual Succor Henry branch No 23, Camp No 3 Modern Woodmen, J M Kirkpatrick clerk, and W C T U meetings at G A R post rooms. Public notices conclude.
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