Henry Industry Expands With 500 Foot Runway Conversion
Benjamin Hewitt built a 500 foot runway along the east side of the river above the Henry dam to run his car through the bottoms and load props into a boat. The project employed many mechanics through winter, cleared timber from river bottoms, and with F A Barr’s timber rights and boats investment promises steady work and better bottom land use next winter.
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Benjamin Hewitt
F. A. Barr
Henry Dam
Barr
Roosevelt Era Doings and National Issues Highlighted
The piece surveys fiscal surpluses, postal reform, and canal funding debates, noting a $52 710 500 yearly surplus and changes to rural delivery and patronage. It recalls Roosevelt’s Cuban War anecdotes and urges honoring veterans while detailing naturalization affidavits and anti subversive provisions for would be citizens.
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Roosevelt
Illinois River Navigation Halt Likely If Funds Blocked
Billy Sackett editor of the Morris Herald says an injunction blocking canal maintenance funds will stop all Illinois River navigation. With locks from St Louis to Peoria at risk, the lack of funds could strand packet steamers and river boats, affecting Peoria and other cities for years amid court proceedings and possible federal action.
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Thompson
Springfield
General Assembly
Illinois and Michigan Canal
Illinois
Billy Sackett
Illinois and Michigan Canal Commission
Morris Herald
Illinois River
St Louis
Peoria
LaSalle
Copperas Creek
Henry
la Grange
Kampaville
Burke
Supreme Court
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Promote Gentle Relief
An advertisement touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as non irritating pills that avoid gripping the stomach liver and bowels. They claim to cure constipation biliousness and liver troubles by gently arousing secretions and strengthening organs, sold by Dr Powell.
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DeWitt
Powell
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription Aids Childbearing Hope
Aimed at women with nursing or childbirth issues, the ad touts Favorite Prescription as restoring health, regularity, and fertility. It claims women cured by the remedy have borne healthy babies and cites Mrs. Mary Lee Flanary of Dryden Virginia as an example. The notice offers free medical adviser and a mail order appeal for the book.
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Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Mary Lee Flanary
Dryden
RV. Pierce
Buffalo, N
Tim Wood Jr Reports Harvest Boom and Local Life at Lawton
Tim Wood Jr writes from Lawton detailing harvest progress and bounties from wheat to oats and corn. He notes thriving garden produce, cattle, and stock sales, and mentions a Dakota buyer for 85 cows and calves and a plan to plant more wheat and alfalfa. He closes with greetings to old friends.
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Lawton
Okla
George Burt & Son
Gus Foster
J.B
Jon Reginald
Locke
Henry
Willard Anderson
J. M. Powers
Ralph
Greer County
Will
Robinson & Powers
Robinson
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Tim Wood Jr
Kodol Dyspepsia Care Promoted for Digestive Health
An advertisement extols Kodol Dyspepsia Care as the key medicine to digest and transform foods into nourishing blood, curing indigestion and stomach disorders. It claims nature completes the healing, and notes the product is sold by Dr Powell.
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Powell
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Endorsed in Civilizational Note
The piece promotes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for piles after a testimonial from H. A. Tisdale of Summerton. It also reports Uncle Joe Cannon's West Indies trip noting Cuba’s population potential and President Palma as capable, with optimism for Cuba's future.
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DeWitt
H. A
Tisdale
Summerton
Powell
Joe Cannon
West Indies
Cuba
Palma
Trade value in Henry county as Dr Powell offers half price Dr Howard’s Specific
A local advert declares Dr Powell offers Dr Howard’s Specific for constipation and dyspepsia at 25 cents for sixty doses, half regular price, with a money back guarantee if cures fail. It touts quick relief and permanent improvement, urging customers to try the remedy at a discount.
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Dr. Howard
Powell
Henry
Vicinity
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the Republicann
Republican
Henry, Il
Foyce Burt
George A. Burt
Ontardo County
Republican Office
United States
Congress
United States of America
ON Wheels
Ohio
Deering
Detroit
Duke Bros
Henry, Ill
The
Atlanta Constitution
F. A. Powell
Marshall County
Harry Hexter
LACON
Ill
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