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Newspaper

Henry Republican

Location

Henry, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1895

Page

5

Veteran testimonials praise Miles remedies in Indiana notice

An old veteran from Marion Indiana recounts using Dr Miles Restorative Nervine Heart Cure and Liver Pills with high praise. He notes wartime service in Co M Ne Cavalry and claims the products uplift the system, promising satisfaction. Remedies are sold by druggists or direct from Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana priced at 1 per bottle or 5 for all bottles prepaid.

Indiana Folomonewell Co. M Cavalry Inolunteers Miles Fedomon Yowell Marion Ind Miles Medical Co Elkhart Dr. Miles

Curious three in Henry Republican era and library stats update

Henry Republican notes a superstition around the number three linked to Prince Bismarck, then reports U S library stats with Massachusetts leading 212 free libraries and 2.76 million volumes. Paris students wear muzzles to avoid germ exposure, immigration shows more leaving than arriving, and agricultural data reveal declines in horses mules and sheep with cattle up.

Prince Bismarck Paris National Library Agricultural Department

Seed values and profitable small scale crop varieties

The article notes that successful seed cultivation is highly profitable for skilled practitioners. It explains seeds vary in market value with examples: poppies hollyhocks phlox mignonette and asters range from 0 cents to 2 dollars per ounce. Verbena seeds retail up to 3 dollars per ounce and pansy seed up to 7 dollars per ounce.

Senate Adopts Resolution on Free Coinage of Silver

Washington February 20 The Senate 86 to 27 began consideration of the Jones silver bill on Monday The Wolcott resolution says the welfare of the United States requires free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1 but with Congress expiring March 4 and other appropriation bills pending the Senate will not enter upon such a law this session

WashingTon Senate Wolcott United States Congress

SLAIN BY A BURSTING GUN AT SANDY HOOK

First Lieutenant Fremont P Peck of the ordnance corps was killed at Sandy Hook New Jersey when a breech of a Hotchkiss gun burst during testing. Sergeant John Thorp was lightly injured and others escaped unharmed as fragments flew around the proving grounds. Peck, a West Point graduate, was 25 years old and this marked the first major accident there since 1888.

Peck Sandy Hook Sandy Wood N. J Fremont P Peck Ordnanee Corps Lieut. Peck John Thorp Frank Heath Proving Grounds Frank Ho Phipps The Ordnance Board Fremont P. Peck New York Military Academy West Point William M. Metcalfe Joseph King

Belmont Morgan Syndicate Prospects New 4 Per Cent Loan

The Belmont Morgan syndicate issues a prospectus for a new 4 percent loan with bonds at 1124 dollars, payments on allotment and by March 1, and interest from March 1. Rothschilds Sons and J and Morgan Co issue a 4 percent loan of 62.3 million pounds, price 227 pounds per 1000 bond, thirty-year term with semiannual interest. The market sees strong demand. premium quoted at 34.4 percent. Also reports of Americans killed by bandits near Cordoba, a drowning at Moscow, sudden family deaths in Port Jervis, and a Mississippi train engineer shot. Quick justice in Onovitty, California.

Belmont-Morgan Syndicate New York Belmont- Morgan Syndicate Daily News United States Port Jervis Jane Courtright New Albany Miss Illinois Central Pontoc Irwin Wilson WO. Milliner

Postcard Mystery Moves Readers in Greek Clue and Jest

A squeamish mix of light humor and social notes spans from a baffling Greek postal card causing talk in a St. Louis Republic item to quips about brides, singers, and a vivid letter from Carcano. The column surveys jokes about domestic life, wedding banter, and lodge society notes amid reader correspondence from Chicago and North American outlets.

St. Louis Republic

Frail Delicate Women and a Doctor’s Cure in Peoria

Mrs M Motta of Peoria recounts eight years of chronic illness from nerve fatigue to stomach pain and chest trouble. After four months under Dr Abel’s care she reports marked improvement and urges other suffering women to seek treatment while Tillie her daughter shares a related experience.

V . Abel Mra Motta Abel

No Hesitation or Delicacy in My Health Change

A reader reports strong relief after a brief course of treatment by Dr Abel for nasal and throat issues. The testimonial claims improved sleep, steadier nerves, and restored well-being, attributing the recovery to the doctor’s care and treatment.

8S. W. Abel Abel

Disfigured Body and Chronic Skin Ailment Testimony

A man, William Copeland of this city, recounts six years of painful ulcers on his chest, back, and limbs. After failed treatments and high costs, Dr Abel’s tar bath therapy cured his skin troubles, leaving clear skin and renewed hope.

Wm. Copeland Inet Abel

Deafness Treatment Highlights Noted By Doctor Abel

Mr C Jackson of Lowlatown Ireland brought his wife to Dr Abel for treatment of torral deafness. She could only hear a watch tick in the right ear three inches from the head and only when the watch was held near the left ear. After eight treatments she can hear her husband speaking in ordinary conversation five feet away. She is highly pleased with the results and says she hears half again as well as before.

C.jackson Lowlatown Abel

Flier Daughter Tillie Debuts in Peoria Social Circle

A bright, intelligent young lady Tillie Miles Tillie announced her debut in Peoria's select social circle. She is noted for literary attainments and social activities while managing illness remarks about catarrhal trouble.

Miles Tillie Peoria Sava

Sensational Rivenside Store Outburst At Meier & Sons

A chaotic scene erupted in a hardware store when a shopper from the east bottom joined Mr Will Meier and a post office visitor. Voices argued amid rattling doors and moving cookware as the Rivenside Range was loaded for home. The article also notes legal abbreviations, Chicago drainage politics, and a World’s Fair baking powder award.

Will Meier L. A. Meier & Sons Stoee Wand Riverside Messrs Motor

Dr Abel’s Mail Treatment Offer for Chronic Diseases

Mail advertisement claims Dr Abel’s perfected Home Treatment cures for chronic diseases. It urges those unable to visit the doctor to write for a 3 link Constitution and free advice, promising cures through a mail system.

Abel

Dr Abel Treats Nervous and Other Diseases

A historical ad lists treatments by Dr Abel for nervous disorders skin diseases heart trouble anaumatism asthma catarrh hemorrhoids rectal and lung conditions bronchitis stomach liver and kidney diseases. Consultation free terms to build all.

Abel

Liars and the Editor’s Worst Liars

A chain of quotes from several old papers condemns liars who dodge payments for subscriptions. The pieces target readers who claim non receipt, deny ordering, or skip out after years, while an obituary note mocks such liars and accuses editors of praising the dead.

New Great South American Kidney Cure Claim

Relief in six hours with a cure proclaimed for kidney and bladder diseases. The ad touts rapid relief of urinary pain, retention, and back discomfort in men and women. Sold by Dr Powell, Henryville Pharmacist, and promotes a large subscriber offer mix with Inter Ocean and other papers. Includes testimonial fragments and a poetical insert.

Powell Illinois Kansas Nebraska California Henry Republican Inter Ocean InterOcean American Farmers and Farm News

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