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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1892
Page
4
The new election law requires nomination 80 days prior to election day. It states you cannot nominate a man just before polls open to run him. A group of states raised 1,700,000 pounds of flour for starving Russians.
Henry Clewe extols strong northern and western business prospects while praising free enterprise in the United States. Captain Charles A. Partridge is named to succeed Daniel Shepard as secretary of the state central committee. The Illinois livestock board reports on actinomycosis and cattle safety for human consumption. Reciproc ity plans and telegraph telephone proposals are discussed by E Rosewater and officials, with Wanamaker estimating low telegraph and telephone rates.
The article argues posters and fake books lose value, urging merchants to focus on newspaper advertising. It notes women as major buyers who read ads, cites Richard Mansfield abandoning wall ads for papers, and claims newspapers reach the public most profitably.
G W Kreider buys his brother W E Kreider s share and continues Kreider Bros hardware at 628 Hampshire Street Quincy Illinois. The dissolution declares Kreider assumes all debts and rights to collect debts. Kreider thanks patrons and pledges fair prices and quality goods.
A dealer predicts bananas will be widely eaten in the United States within ten years. He notes banana dishes in Mexico and the West Indies, from frying to pies, and cites experiments showing banana yields far surpass potato output. The fruit is inexpensive now and seen as a nutritious substitute for potatoes.
True and tired friends are welcome. Vick's a Floral Guide promises a warm reception with Nellie Lewis Carnation on the cover and Brilliant Poppies on the back. The first 24 pages describe novelties and specialties. send 10 cents to James Vick's Sons in Rochester NY to obtain a copy. The 10 cents is deductible from the first order.
Edgar Saltus visited Chicago and, after a few days, described the city with a provocative comparison. He claimed Chicago is great and noted its two suburbs, likening New York on the east and San Francisco on the west to illustrate its reach and prominence.
A visionary overview extols a decade of U S growth in population urbanization industrial output and infrastructure. It highlights surging manufacturing mineral wealth railroad expansion and agricultural gains while noting census figures and comparisons with Europe and other nations. The piece argues these advances bind the nation together and propel the United States to first-rank status.
An issue of Demarest's Family Magazine features Prof A de Rougemont of Uboutauqua University teaching French through practical, rapid methods. The February number includes illustrations such as Cupid and Psycho and touts high merit across articles, with the $3 annual subscription for 12 issues from New York publisher Wm Jennings Demorest.
A list of prominent figures including Gov Fifer Congress man Henderson Congressman Hopkins Uncle Dick Oglesby J G Cannon Judge Clark and Robert T Lincoln is named as possible GOP contenders for governor. The text implies ample choices ensure a suitable Republican nominee without trouble.
The Chicago Herald reports a January 14 joint Sherman House meeting by Fox River and Kankakee River Fish and Game clubs establishing a plan to unite all Illinois clubs. A four dozen forty?five gallon tanks with black bass weighing four pounds each arrived to aid breeding efforts. A salaried secretary and permanent headquarters are proposed to enforce fish laws, with a Springfield gathering planned next month.
A scan shows Hall's Catarrh Cure offer with testimonials from F J Cheney and companies in Toledo Ohio. The Chillicothe Bulletin reports John Russell selling out his lumber yard and leaving town, praising him as a business man and wishing him well.
Happy Hoosiers of Idaville Ind praise Electric Bitters for kidney and liver relief. John Leslie farmer and stockman says it makes him feel like a new man. J W Gardner hardware merchant notes restored strength and appetite. Ad touts 50 cents a bottle at Dr Powell's drug store amid wartime volunteers and republican party support.
At a regular meeting on Monday January 11 L V Smith was chosen as official protection text. One motion supplied substitutes at $175 per day while regular teachers were ill. E F Hunter resigned as clerk and Vogelsang filled the vacancy. Hoyle named a committee to sell old school furniture and act on a list including Vogelsang drayage Dage Bros Hunter Nicholson Co Doty Potter Niece Sleator Campbell.
Advertises Dr Kings New Discovery for la grippe with claims of rapid relief from coughs and colds and no after effects. Offers trial bottles free at Dr Powell drug store and larger sizes at 50 cents and 1 dollar with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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