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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1904
Page
2
Editorial notes on civic duty and law enforcement, predicts a busy 1904 with a Louisiana Purchase celebration and global tension. Highlights pensions activity, growth of rural mail delivery costs, and railway mileage gains led by Oklahoma and Texas.
A quotation misattributed to Andrew Jackson is clarified as originating with William H. Marcy when he held power in New York. The piece notes Marcy later became secretary of state under Buchanan and that veterans often assume widespread pension coverage.
A Chicago theater hailed as the most improved exclusive building in the United States suffered a terrible disaster. Report notes the theater had over 80 exits and no safety measure spared, yet the blaze led to massive loss of life.
Pressure mounts over teacher compensation as a barrier to efficiency in public schools. Proposals include consolidating small districts or increasing county state or other aid, akin to how townships receive county support for bridges.
The article notes an upcoming amendment to public land policy and a comprehensive plan for government forests. It argues for timely action due to two decades of timber decline and current limited acreage, stressing the need for legislation to preserve forests and ensure future timber supply.
J O Winship of Putnam Illinois argues soil fertility extends below seven inches with potassium increasing and nitrogen and phosphorus decreasing. He endorses clover to make organic plant food available, discusses manure use, rotation, and sources of phosphorus, promising future figures per acre and costs.
An old dairy proverb about a penny in the churn leads into a promotion for Scott's Emulsion. The text touts cod liver oil with hypophosphites, claiming it strengthens children and suits delicate stomachs, with a free penny sample offer and a reminder to inspect the bottle wrapper.
Congressman Graff of Illinois says the U S should build three or four first class battleships annually for ten years to end with eighty or forty new ships combined with existing constructions. He spoke after visiting the Naval Academy at Annapolis and cites growing U S influence and congressional support for the proposal.
The list chronicles names and ages of local residents who died in 1903, month by month. Notable ages include many in the 70s and 80s, with Dr Robert Boal at 98 as the oldest. the deaths among the young are few.
Advertises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with a money back guarantee after using two thirds of the contents. Claims it treats la grip, coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough and prevents cold from turning into pneumonia per Dr Powell.
Washington January 5 Speaker Cannon added a humorous postscript to a payment by check for 60 volumes of an American historical work. The note said the check is in full payment and mocked the publisher as “Bob, worth a damn,” calling the agent’s behavior “gentlemanly” yet noting it was “worth the check.”
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