Henry Ill based Perry Hardware ad offers varied wood and coal stoves
A Henry Illinois hardware catalog lists many stoves including The Ideal airtight wood heater The King Bee hot blast coal heater The Glen Oak and Acorn Oak cast iron models The Empire Acorn and Empress Cinderella coal burners The Brillant Peoria base burner and other heaters with prices ranging from five to eighty six dollars Telephone 36.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Athe Phamillion Oak
Empire Acorn
Henry
Peoria
Real Estate Bargains in Henry and Wright County Areas
Wide assortment of farms and houses for sale or rent across Henry and Wright counties. Listings include six to seven room houses, multiple lots, 50 to 160 acre farms, pasture land, and improved acreage near Henry, Whitefield, Lacona, and nearby towns. Prices range from modest to about 1700 with various conveyances and two few rental mentions.
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HreNaty
Wantercote
Evans Township
Schou Street
Jacob Dorff
Main
Lota
Davie Add
Alty
Henry
Onry
Hoyt
Hear
Richard
Hartley
Ed Wi
Salu At & Bargain
Deacon Hill
Noli
Edward Street
Wright County
Lown
Henry v Price Hoo
Waeyras
Whitefield
Aukland
Whitefields
A Song Praising the Noble Woman in War and Charity
A poem from Chicago Times-Herald extols the noble woman who nurses soldiers at their bedsides, aids the hungry and ill, pays her taxes, upholds moral virtue, and stands with the nation in duty. It lauds her sacrifices, generosity, and civic fidelity amid war and hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Kiser
Chicago Times-Herald
Love in a Cottage Ends in a Widow's Quiet Devotion
A 19th century tale follows Margaret who vows love over wealth, marries physician Girard Duval, faces poverty, separation, and his death abroad. She preserves memory by a cottage shrine for 20 years, then rejects a tempting suitor, choosing fidelity to Girard as the central, enduring bond.
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Margaret
Dr. Duval
Girard Duval
Melbourne
Australia
Stong Kong
Girard
Gurance
Torgether Agrip
United States
Main
Hunt
Goodby
Woill
Fedora
South America
England
Detroit Free Press
American Lieutenant recounts captivity and rescue in Luzon
Lieut. J. C. Gilmore of the Yorktown describes eight months in insurgent hands near Baler, detailing torture under Gen. Tino and lavish mercy under Aguinaldo. He credits a U S rescue party of 140 officers and men led by Col. Hare, with saving 87 rafters and many papers, while recalling brutal treatment of Spaniards and locals. The account includes fellow captives, wartime hardships, and escape attempts across rivers and forests.
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Manila
Jan
J. C. Gilmore
United States
Yorktown
Baler
Luzon
Luther R. Hare
Thirty-third Volunteer Infantry
Maj. Price
Holl Oriente
Aguinaldo
Gen
Tino
Abieut Gilmore
Jafta Co’ Hare
Idieut Gilmore
Lieut Gilmore
Wigan
Benguet
Vigan
Benor Vera
Towras
Boers Attack Ladysmith Amid Critical British Stand
London advices report Boer efforts at Ladysmith with Gen White saying British forces are in a critical condition. Colesberg failed for Gen Prench. 70 British captured including seven officers. Kuruman in Bechuanaland captured. White notes battle casualties and potential Buller crossing unverified. Commandant Joubert reportedly seriously injured. British losses total 1,027 killed, 3,675 wounded, 2,511 missing, 140 died of disease.
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London
Ladysmith
White
Prench
Colésberg
Kuruman
British Bechuanaland
Lennon
Buller
Tugela River
South Africa
Joubert
Canvass Reaffirms Iowa Governor Election Result
The Iowa legislature certified governor and lieutenant governor votes from the November general election. Shaw leads with 230 404 votes to White 184 003, a 55 461 plurality and 44 882 majority. Milliman wins lieutenant governor with 228 910 votes vs Bevis 178 550, a 60 360 plurality and 49 704 majority.
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Tes Moines
Shaw
White
Atwood
Lloyd
Kremer
Hencock
Gov. Shaw
Leutenant
Milliman
Bevis
Pugeley
Harvey
Bremner
Leonard
McGovern wins featherweight title from Dixon in dramatic stoppage
Terry McGovern defeated George Dixon to claim the featherweight world title. Tom O Rourke halted Dixon with a eighth round stoppage as Dixon struggled, while a Broadway Athletic Club crowd watched the purse reach ten thousand dollars. Also noted are executor fees for the Pullman estate and Yale president Hadley criticizing trusts, plus a Dewey silver cup donation by 70 000 Americans.
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New York
Terry McGovern
George Dixon
Dixon
Tom O'Rourke
Broadway Athletic Club
Chicago
Jane
Robert T Lincoln
Norman BB
George M Pullman
Prosbate
Aboent & Aedndo
Toluca Residents Face Bankruptcy Reports and Local News
Last Saturday Chor and Henning of Toluca filed petitions in bankruptcy in Peotin with liabilities around 2400. Mrs Sue Owen of Lacon filed a bankruptcy petition with exemptions of 150 and 100. Marshall county officials attended a state meeting in Quincy. The LaPrairie Fire Insurance Co elected directors Cotney Wilson Monier from nearby towns. The First National Bank at Lacon named directors and officers including Thompson Ford and Law. A murder case and a Raithmiller versus Coldhower/Wink verdict of 68.41 were noted. A hotel fire insurance settlement involved Home Insurance Co with WH Ford as agent. Woodmen set February 18 for next meeting. a rotation plan for future midsummer events was discussed among Lacon, Toluca, Varun, Lokose, Apar land towns.
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Chor & Henning
Toluca
KM Barnes
WH Ford
John T Thompson
Jt ‘Stoompson
Thompson
Whl
Ford
John Ft ‘Thompson
Jas C Law
Lazoon Democrat
Lacon
Lascon
George Rithmiller
Kon Coldhower
Henry Wink
Raithmiller
Diverbiss
Home Insurance Co
New York
W H Ford
Thero Jrepair
Journal
Woodmen
Lacon Journal
Henry
Ti Ja
Wenona
Varun
Lokose
Aparland
Itis
Catarrh Cure Promises Cure with Constitutional Treatment
Readers are told that Catarrh Cure is a universal remedy and that catarrh is a constitutional disease needing constitutional treatment. The ad claims one hundred dollars reward for any cure not achieved and lists sales by Dr Powell and T Gapen.
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B J 4Beney & Co
Halle
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