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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1902
Page
3
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The piece lists duties for table waiters including neat hair and clean hands, refreshing water, and serving from the left. It emphasizes quiet, quick movements, avoiding conversation with guests, being ready to answer the bell, and not touching guests or their clothing while serving.
The piece extols rest as medicine for both animals and people. It notes a dog curling into a ball in a corner and eating sparingly until recovery. Humans often abandon natural recuperation, using stimulants and drugs that suppress nature’s healing instincts.
A sensational advertisement touts a “masterly” South American Nervine Tonic as a permanent cure for stomach weakness and indigestion. It promises immediate relief from the first dose and claims the remedy never disappoints, offering a world-spanning cure for invalids. It ends with a misspelled disclaimer.
Marriage licenses list Joseph Newhalsen and Helmia Frey. Elmer Palm and Amanda Larson. John Collins and Lula Stowell. A Tim othy Stedtop from La Salle jokes about hay fever after kissing a grass widow. An editor in Missouri warns delinquent subscribers. Lumber for sale: 15,000 feet of oak elm and cottonwood at the river lumber yard by Forrest Bros.
A collage of mid-Atlantic era notes on women in public life. It mentions Norway’s municipal voting trend, a Cheyenne teen, Chicago concerts, Jennie June Croly’s death, women delegates in church governance, Agnes Weston’s sailor aid work, Roosevelt on photography vs hunting, and reflections on rural versus city life for country girls seeking work and independence.
A Riverside Grange note urges careful feeding of cattle and horses amid scarce winter feed, noting cows should not starve and suggesting fed corn, with advice on warmth and energy. It discusses corn crop values, profitability through thinking, and reports on smut feeding experiments and horse suffering in silence.
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