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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1890
Page
1
Dr. Starkey and Palen publish a 200 page brochure claiming full information on a remarkable curativo agent with hundreds of cures in chronic cases. Free by mail to any address on application. Address 1620 Arch St Philadelphia PA. Price $20.8 in.
Mrs Moffet, a timid widow, chafes at financial ruin as boarder Truman Montgomery admits losing money. Private detective Frank Glyndon uncovers a hidden stash in Montgomery's chimney with his aid, revealing the total missing funds from $100 to $5,000. Montgomery apologizes, the placard comes down, and he later marries Mrs Moffet.
A New York Sun columnist lampoons a controversial mouth bowl, recounting a debutante sipping scented water and spitting it out, and a polished young man failing at the feat. The piece ends with a sharp disavowal of the device as nauseating to a refined audience.
A sweeping column surveys political shifts in Illinois and Oklahoma, cigarette bans in Kentucky, and South Carolina’s first state fair. It notes education over crime, a proposed dependent pension bill, and rail consolidations linking Chicago, Topeka, and Santa Fe with Kansas lines.
A caller asks about contributions on both sides of a page. The editor insists on strict rules, and the man leaves, prompting the editor into a deep green study.
A garbled extract shows a dialogue about an inquest led by Mrs. Cumso and a boy named Johnny. The exchange notes a person holding an inquest and a claim of not finding someone, with hints of a news item or headline framing the event.
The advertisement claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve is the best for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever forest totter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and even piles. It guarantees satisfaction or money back and is priced at 25 cents per box available at Dr Powell's drug store.
The Ladles Home Journal of Philadelphia announces a January number with Rev T DeWitt Talmage as editor and a new department Under My Study. It highlights women’s depictions and promises value at one dollar a year from Arch Street publishers. Electric Bitters touted as a cure for dyspepsia and digestion.
The article credits President Harrison with major gains in ten months including settling the Samoan issue adjusting the Canadian fishery dispute opening Oklahoma lands and receiving millions of acres via treaty from the Bronx Indians for settlement. It also notes the Pan American Congress and potential addition of four new states as a crowning achievement.
Obituary note records Willian Charles born January 8 1913 in Araetic county Ohio died January 4 at Chillicothe age six. He had lived in Bureau and Marshall counties before moving from Chillicothe and served in the Civil War era. Survived by a wife, daughter, and five sons with eight grandchildren, he was a longtime member of the GAR post 136 and united with the U B church years ago.
An advertisement for Lippincotts Magazine describing its varied contents and annual subscription price. It notes monthly publications and offers descriptive circulars from the Philadelphia publisher. The paper invites readers to subscribe and mentions pricing in dollars.
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