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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1890
Page
4
In a New York Farmers Institute address Prof Sanborn notes world wide causes behind low farm prices. Freight costs, Suez canal, steam ships, and iron tools link global markets. Americans must boost intelligence capital and labor for an extensive to intensive farming shift. Rail, mail, and post office trends mirror evolving costs.
A Wisconsin notice from January 1800 recounts anecdotes about Lyman Beecher. The teller recalls Beecher’s sharp wit, including a skunk anecdote, jokes about Lane Seminary and Oberlin, and stories of his kindness to a woodworker and his reactions to personal loss.
The Eye notes Senator Shelby M. Cullom testifies for a government controlled postal telegraph service with reduced rates and first delivery emphasis. It argues government discipline and reliable telegraphy benefit the public and urges Congress to pass the bill. The Bloomington Leader condemns post office interference that harms private printers and calls printers to pressure Congress to end this policy.
The Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway Co offers reduced rate excursion tickets from Chicago and other points for teachers attending the National Educational Association meeting in St Paul Minnesota in July 1800. Railroads nationwide will sell return tickets to St Paul for the event via the CMStP line. Further details from W H Carpenter Milwaukee.
A county attorney from Clay County Texas reports using Electric Bitters with most happy results. A Kentucky resident from Horse Cave testifies his malaria fever and jaundice were cured by the remedy. A Washington telegram notes 460,516 pension claims on file with 35,840 completed files awaiting immediate consideration. five days weekly will be devoted to finish all cases.
An advertisement touts a cardiac and pulmonary remedy claiming to cure heart strain and related symptoms. It warns of symptoms from poor blood circulation and lists chest pain dizziness indigestion and faint spells as issues. The text notes sales by Dr. Howell and endorses Miles as the best remedy.
The piece notes open winter and impassable country roads highlighting neglected highways. It argues Illinois and western states should pass laws to improve roads, as farmers across the belt are mud bound with crops stored in barns and markets. It stresses more funds are needed for road construction benefiting farmers and businesspeople.
The article details the Auditorium Building in Chicago costing about 3 million dollars with roughly 10 000 electrical components including 4500 lights, 11 dynamos, 11 boiler units, and 21 pumping engines. It notes 280 miles of wiring, 60 000 feet of polished plate glass, 160 000 feet of iron, 175 000 square feet of terra cotta, 18 elevators and extensive marble work. It mentions dramatic stage effects and a fireproof stage costing 175 000 dollars. A bootblack heckles during a performance while Dr Ball's Cough Syrup and Salvation Oil are recommended for ailments and accidents.
The Weekly Mail and Express offers 2.00 to Grant Monument Fund for each yearly subscription plus a free panel for a year. Subscribers send funds directly to be entered on the books and receive a Grant Monument Association receipt. Each subscriber gets the Weekly Mail and Express for one year while supporting the fund.
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