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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1904
Page
10
A 1904 outlook praises enforceable laws and civic effort for town progress. It cites pension statistics, rural mail delivery costs, U S railroad mileage gains, and misattributions about Civil War veterans. It notes work needed on teacher pay, public land laws, and forest preservation.
J O Winship of Putnam Illinois argues soil fertility extends beyond seven inches with deeper potassium gains and nitrogen loss. He recommends light, frequent manure use, clover for nitrogen, and bone meal or rock phosphate to replenish phosphorus, citing experiments near Havana and Green River swamps showing profitable yields.
An old dairy saying promotes Scott s Emulsion for weak children. The ad touts cod liver oil with hypophosphites, claiming it strengthens and suits delicate stomachs and offers a free penny sample with a labeled bottle wrapper. Scott & Bowne, chemists, 409 Pearl St. New York, sell at 50 cents and 1.00 dollars through druggists.
The Henry Republican lists yearly deaths by month with many aged 60 and above. Notable entries include Dr Boal at 96, editor J W Bailey at 72, and numerous 70s and 80s, while few under 20 die. The note points to an aging local population and encourages subscribing for The Republican.
Illinois congressman Graff, after visiting Annapolis, endorses a ten year program to build three or four first class battleships annually. He argues a larger navy will protect American interests and suggests the plan could become law as Congress considers naval expansion.
Advertises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with a money back guarantee if not satisfied after using two thirds of the contents. Claims best remedy for la grip, coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough and notes it is pleasant and safe, prevents colds from becoming pneumonia. Dr Powell.
Speaker Cannon wrote on the back of a payment check to a publishing house that 60 volumes of an American historical work are not worth a damn and are high at that, adding a jab about a gentlemanly agent and "Uncle Joseph" in the delivery of the contract.
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