German painter designs Moltke portrait amid imperial tribute
The Henry Republican notes a commission for Anton von Werner to portray the emperor, German princes, and army officers congratulating Count von Moltke on his ninety-first birthday. It also mentions royalty china with royal family likenesses and a lunar discovery via the Lick telescope. A protest over Behring Sea sealing rights is filed by North American Commercial Co. through counsel N. L. Jeffries.
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Exrr von William
Germany
Anton Vom Werner
Count von Moltke
North American Commercial Co
Behring Sea
Spaulding
Treasury Department
N. L. Jeffries
Agricultural and educational notes amid varied regional figures
A reader profile shows Maj. Ryall of Georgia managing a 125 acre truck farm near Savannah with Irish potatoes and other vegetables yielding about ten thousand dollars annually. Education progress in the south is cited by Commission Harris with schools funding doubling and enrollment doubling over fifteen years. Deep wells in Pennsylvania reach 4618 feet, while local wells in Hopewell and Washington counties hit 4803 and 8800 feet. The Liverpool Journal of Commerce links unsettled South American affairs to advances in naval knowledge and international law.
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Jansen
Fin
Maj. Ryall
Chatham County
Savannah
Harris
South
Liverpool Journal of Commerce
South America
Alao
A J McKeown Rich Pennsylvanian Drowns With Companions
A J McKeown son of millionaire producer John McKeown, reportedly the wealthiest young man in Pennsylvania, drowned near Washington PA with two companions. He lived a princely, lavish life and famously refused his father’s tobacco abstinence offers of up to twenty thousand dollars.
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A. J. McKeown
Millonaire
John McKeown
Washington
Pennsylvania
Young McKeown
Yemarkable census work and Cape Cod erosion notes
Swiss scientist Dr. Adamet z applies a census method to a gram of cheese finding 1 000 inhabitants and later 800 000 after 70 days. Cape Cod erosion looms as Highland Light bluff recedes 250 feet in seven years, threatening the headland. Confederate navy tar buttons rise in value as relics with London dies available on order.
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Adametz
Cape Cod
Highland Light
South
Norfolk
London
Iowa in the Republican column and crop optimism highlighted
The piece notes Iowa politics with Wheeler aligned in the Republican line and predicts continued support. It discusses crop yields, wind damage, weed control, city stock regulations, citizenship for births in the U S, tax assessment shifts in Henry township, and the sale of steamboats Calhoun and D H Pike for 40000 dollars with continued service between St Louis and Peoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Wheeler
Calhoun
D H Pike
Republicans hold editors conference to boost 1892 slate
The Republican State Central Committee orders a conference of Republican editors for July 28 to foster closer ties with local press and the people. It signals plans to mobilize for the 1892 campaign and pressure opponents in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican State Central Committee
Illinois
Hedge law enforcement and open lands in Iowa notice
The article urges road commissioners to enforce hedge trimming while reporting open for entry lands in northwestern Iowa. It notes forfeited lands within railroad grants near Sioux City and St Paul and the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul lines, with about 15 000 acres opened for settlement. Many acres are raw prairie worth 10 to 20 dollars per acre, attracting many eager settlers.
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Marshall County
Sioux City
Iowa
McKinley Nomination Praised for Clear Policy in Ohio
Harper's Weekly praises the Republican move to nominate McKinley in Ohio, arguing a definite issue and representative candidate mark a desirable election. The piece contrasts with Democrats who risk vague democracy slogans and stresses policy clarity and integrity. Also notes a patent Rheumatic remedy, Myatic Cure, claiming rapid relief and urging purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Ohio
Harper's Weekly
Vice President Hannibal Hamlin Dies at 82 in Bangor
Hamlin died suddenly in Bangor Maine on July 4 at age 82. A veteran public servant he began as a lawyer and Maine legislator then served as congressman and senator before becoming Vice President. His long career spanned major U.S. conflicts and he was known for his firm convictions.
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Hannibal Hamlin
Bangor
United States
Os Rabe
Consumption Cure Promise Draws Reader Interest
An old physician offers a free recipe for a vegetable remedy claimed to cure consumption and lung ailments sent by mail in multiple languages. The piece also notes quackish promotion and other ads for health products and a legal traffic point about bicycles sharing highway rights.
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East India
W. . Noyes
Powers' Block
Rochester
Carter
Drvapielscvecyubesk
Carter Medicine CO
New York
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Secon
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DRE
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Arch
Suttor St
San Francisco
Cal
A.C. Weis
Wheeler& Wilson
A C. Weis, Henry, I
Slygh & Powell
Edwards Street
Henry, Ill
Ross
South Adams
Peoria
Ill
von de Rowalt
Nerveuws
Henry Republican
Tom Princess of Wales
China
All England
Lick
Homewood
Pittsburgh
Buchanan Farm
Hopewell Township
Washington County
Niagara Oil Co
Europe
Henry
Henry Township
Raymond
Teddy Morria
Marietta
D Lothrop Company
Boston
Powell
Dilly
Detroit Free Press
J E
F A. Powell
Miles
Raab
Druggista
Carters
KNABE
Fischer
New England
PEASE
Chicago
State and Monroe Sts
Wilson's Bird Store
Cleveland
Anakesis
Anaxesis
New_York City
William Niblock, Jr
Alonry
Lonty
Luuid Puppuleluiy
Jans Ly
Oraker
Baker Chain & Wagor
RON Mfg. CO
Allegheny, Pa
Paper & Son
Agen
Bowaly
Cremissen
J. A. McGill
Panorama Place
Alonzo G. Fisher
Atora
Salse
Exypsom
Noble At
Fuerios
Ti-Bork Boat CO
Cuicagu
Gr. W . Elf T
Y. Becker
Nry
J.S. Balleweg
Anhauser-Busch and
Milwaukee Beer
Diamono Brand Pihis Bure
Etty
Reese
Enys Crean Bala
ELY Brothers
Warren St
Price
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