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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1915
Page
7
Claims that early use of Dr King’s New Discovery stops colds from worsening. Includes testimonials from Mrs David Moore of Saginaw Alabama and references to a trial bottle offer by H E Bucklen & Co Philadelphia. Mentions a laxative Life Pills and mild relief.
The text preserves obituaries and notices for Anneta Hill Wanser and Anna Barber, detailing births, marriages, relocations to Henry, military deaths in the Civil War, a daughter who died in 1884, and surviving grandchildren. It notes burial in Henry, services conducted by Rev Martin and Rev Mercer, and lists pallbearers and interment details. It also covers the life of Anna Barber Hills Kocher of Whitefield township, marriage to Jacob Kocher, a son, declining health, death at 37 years, church membership, funeral rites by Rev Mercer, interment in Henry cemetery, and a card of thanks from the Kocher family.
An ad touts Sloan's Ointment as providing quick relief for rheumatism and related ailments with no rubbing required. It urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle for household use and notes the promise of near instant relief if unsatisfied. A local hospital birth report follows describing twins born to Mrs A M Snyder of Mendota at Rayburn Memorial in Ottawa. The first baby weighed five pounds born Oct 17 and the second seven pounds born Nov 22.
Friends and relatives of W. OD Patty, cashier of the Static Bank of Oneida, feared for his safety after leaving for Rock Island and not returning. He was later found dead in a Davenport hotel. post mortem indicates natural death, likely apoplexy, ending a days long search. Patty was linked to state official Nels Anderson through family.
From California comes a continuation of the Underground Railroad tale detailing a Providence station near 140 where a family aided people escaping slavery. The letter recalls Owen Lovejoy’s nearby depot ten miles away and urges churchgoing with a mother’s urging to sing hymns and start a life rooted in faith.
Mrs Israel Seelye of Chillicothe says she suffered back and kidney pain for years. After using three boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills she reports complete relief and no further attacks. Price 50 cents at all druggists. Burn Co., Buffalo N.Y. President.
A compact glossary of baseball jargon and offbeat terms including umpire definitions and humorous phrases. Highlights include varied meanings of umpire terms, references to Texas Leaguer, Third Strike antics, and the Press Box as a fan gathering spot.
Wm Fountain holds a Friday sale at his Lombardville area farm near Whitefield Tiskilwa with ten head horses cattle sheep hogs and farm machinery. The auction includes belts plows binders cultivators wagons bees corn oats hay wood and other items. Terms offer cash up to 10 and credit terms after 10 months with 6 interest and 5 percent discount on sums over 10. A chicken pie dinner lunch served by Cottage M. & church ladies.
The piece laments the pursuit of appearances over honesty and living beyond means. It condemns social show as eroding character, noting pressure for fashionable status crushes noble resolve and leaves young men adrift like abandoned hulls with a worthless crew.
A compilation of letters praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for female ailments. Women across the country attest relief from back pain nervousness and fatigue after using the remedy, urging others to seek its help. The ad notes 30 years of use and offers confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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