Various Advertisements and Notices From Henry Ill.
A dense set of 19th century ads notes J Schick offering coffee at 25 c per lb with fresh dates and figs, English granite ware, and hor-se sensing goods. Other items include smoking products, rooms for rent above the Republican office, Five Mile Horse Blanket, Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion for animals, and a range of patent medicines. Local schedules include Mr. Wallace’s township headquarters and a memory course by Prof. Loisette. A cattle sale, carbolized antiseptic cologne naming contest, and a washing machine promo complete the notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Schick
Ken McNeal
Woolford
J.E
Fla Powell
Henry
Wallace
Whitefield Township
Thompson’s Corners
J. D. Brubbles
Loisette
Chamberlin
Powell
United States
J. F. Coan
HEM
St Patrick's Pills Praised by Mayfield Man
Mr J Reynolds of Mayfield Kentucky endorses St Patrick's Pills calling them superior to any he has used. He says they are reliable and gentle in action leaving the system in a splendid condition. The pills are for cathartic use and liver disorders and are for sale by J W Niece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Reynolds
Mayfield
J. W. Niece
One Cure All the World There Is Goldens Specific
Deunkern EA8 LIQUOKR HABITYTin claims a universal remedy called Golden Specific that can be added to tea or coffee to secretly cure drunkenness. It promises speedy permanent sobriety with no known harm and urges readers to request circulars and order from Golden Specific Co. Cincinnati Ohio. Postal notes list names and dates from Henry post office and local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Maines
Golden Specific Co
Cincinnati
O. Ootts Ly
Local Melange Reports Henry County Happenings
Katie Vogelaung returns from Joliet. A H Gaston sold plants here last week. J H Jones visited relatives in Gibson. R G C Smith moved west of Sparland. Several locals ill or improving. Henry school teacher marriage rumor. Church notices and community events ongoing. Bank directors elected. local trades and residences updated. Weather turning colder with ice on the river and new construction planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie
Vogelaung
Joliet
A. H. Gaston
J. H. Jones
Qibson
Weir
Varna
Neice
Hattie Blood
R. C. GC. Smith
Sparland
Elnathan Platter Place
R. GC. McWillia
Lewis Buck
E. H. Keith
Peoria
H. W. Gehr
Express
E. Loomis
Whitefield
Riverside District Grange
G. A. R. Hall
Edward Schurr
Dr Powell
Frank Krenz
Frank
Folsom
Hector Bell
den Fig
la Salle
Walter Clemens
Missouri
W. L. Spangter
Henry
Charley Spangler
Hennepin
Mark Gregory
Chicago
Mark
Mra
Mattie Skickle
Eugene Goodrich
Burlington
Slater
Lincoln
Neb
L. M. Doughty
Eureka
Congregational Church
Bro Ayling
Worth McVicker
Worth
Parente
Lookout Mountain Post
Wt. C
Zoe Young
Walter Scott
Beulah
May Young
H.W. Ruggles
112Th Regiment
L. A. Meier
Anna Allen
Ali
Surprising Plague Cures Mentioned Alongside Birthday Festivities
The article opens with a Latin greeting and claims Cole's Carbolisaiye cures many ailments from insect bites to burns. A separate section recounts a surprise party for Robert Clark’s 66th birthday on a Saturday evening at his residence, featuring gifts, music, and social chatter with local dignitaries and a 1800 Washington paper moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Robert Clark
Clark
Washington, D. C
Washington
Sioux City
Corn Palace
Father Dikes
Ida
Wilber Moonjon
Advertising a Patent Medicine and a G A R Visit
The piece promotes emp's Balsam for coughs with free sample bottles at druggists and two sizes priced 50c and 1.00. It also reports Joseph Richard of Chicago visiting his sister A. J. Welmer, recounting his Civil War service with the 65th Minor Infantry starting at age 14 in 1862. He carried a musket through the war and returned home this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Wherry
Joseph Bender
Katis Wunder
Father Blair
Humphrey, Neb
Joe
Bender
Katiesa Bender
Sereck Fox
Kinnear
Jas. McCune
Abe
George Hupp
CO. H. Moss
Chas. Booth
Moss
Greeny
A. Adkinson
Abijah B. Hall
5. C. Eby
Peoria
Beulah Land
Joseph Richard
Chicago
A. J. Welmer
Richard
65Th Minors Infantry
Bucklen Arnica Salve Offered With Satisfaction Guarantee
Dr Powell's drug store sells Bucklen's Arnica Salve for wounds sores ulcers and eruptions with a money back guarantee. It is touted for piles and skin conditions at 25 cents a box. The other item notes Rev Father Cotter’s appointment to the Winona bishopric pleasing temperance workers due to his leadership and reform writings.
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Bucklen
Dr Powell's
Father Cotter
Winona
Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Literaturs
Local notes reflect visitors and small town happenings
Frank Mason trips to Spring Valley and a parade of visits fill the week. Shippers move hogs to Chicago, Pearl Duncan travels there, and parties and arrivals surface at Tretwiler’s opera house and the Commercial. Weather, river ice delays, and local concerns color multiple brief items.
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Frank Mason
Spring Valley
O A. Camp
Hennepin
BK. Coford
Chicago
Pearl Duncan
Tretwiler
Opera House
B. R. Tuers
L. W. Robinson
Lawn Ridge
Dell Wood
Jack Stewartson
Will Walt
Dakota
Geo. Mead
Bimpson
Owens
Putnam
Kankakee
Charley Powell
Mt Palatine
W. L. Stockmeyer
Congregational
Congregational Chy
Sadie Stouffer
Maxwell
Sparland
W. E. Howell
Bloomington
McLean County
Hennepin House
U.S. Mail
Lagrippe
Archie Jerron
Washington
Will Willis
Anna
Sandy
Ermita Boyle
Geo. Greimer
Will. Wood
Will
Cerelius
Webb's Ticket Office Promotes Low Rail and Ocean Steam Rates
Webb's Ticket Office at Corner Main and Adama Streets in Peoria offers agents for all railroads and ocean steam ships with the lowest rates to all points. See before purchasing to save money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb
Main
Adama Streets
Peoria
Seeve
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Schneider Bros
Benry
Henry Light Guard Band
Cologne
Carbolized Antiseptic Co
Henry, Ill
Mise
Augusta Baker
Henry Grappeu
I. C
Lundy, N
Montague
A. m
C. Brown
P. BL
Dolph Burdett
Jackson
Bilverton
Cole
Douglas
Winfield
Kan
Ohio
First National Bank of Henry
W. T Law
John Morgan
C. R. Jones
M. E. Quyer
R. D. Jones
W. T. Law
P. M. E. Loomis
Cyrus Brown
Wm Rowe
C. Tanquary
H.J. Gregory Clerk
Vanlaningham
Samuel Hanna
Samuel
Hanna Wegon
William Niblock, Jr
M. E
Bureau
Niblock
Seth
Thomas
Nitkle
Campbell Bros
Henry, II
Wolgamot & CO
Main St
Peoria, Ill
Wolgamot & Coo
Fuariers
Ely
Tex
Pitcher’s Castoria
Castoria
Castoris
D. H. Oakley
Iil
J. N. Pratt
Public Square
Ill
Times
J. BH. Adekinson
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