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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1890
Page
3
A comprehensive roundup covers Senate and House actions on appropriations and bills including currency coinage designs and election reform. It notes pension lists, industrial training bills, and land entries. plus major fires in Chicago and Danvers, a deadly balloon ascent, storms, mining accidents, and political notes from Pennsylvania.
Reports from the convention flood in as Democrats nominate William P. Thompson of Belfast for Maine governor. Other states name nominees and leaders in a broad, unsettled political week.
The report covers Senate debate on the silver bill, petitions for acknowledging Almighty God in the Constitution, memorials for late Representative Cox, amendments on Wyoming statehood, Mississippi election decisions favoring Catchings and Hooker, and a New Mexico public schools bill. Also notes pensions for army nurses, a deadly lightning strike near Jamestown, a cyclone wreck near Portio, 100 degree heat in New York, Knights of Pythias conclave in Milwaukee, and a deadly fire/inquest in Day’s Gap Alabama.
A Boston based idea under consideration proposes a cooperative mercantile company to provide board and lodging at four to six dollars weekly with credits against future payments. After one month of regular payments one week of board at half pay could be credited, growing to three months in a year. The plan aims to shield laboring people from destitution during unemployment by a backed, nontransferable credit system tied to landlords, resembling a life-insurance policy.
The piece warns that self-doctoring during epidemics is dangerous even for simple ailments. It notes widespread use of quack medicines, fear-driven dosing, and the peril of treating varying disease types and stages with a single remedy like quinine. It cites uncertain media claims and physician cautionary notes in the influenza context.
Jerome Howe accuses his brother Charles, co administrator of their father Peter Howe’s estate, of taking half the estate’s cash and securities to invest on the Chicago board of trade. He seeks court relief to restore funds and block bad investments.
An English tourist describes a single story hollow square hotel in Guatemala City famed as the queerest hotel on earth. Guests are awakened by large biting flies called files, served one dish at a time, candle use costs extra, and a strict call system floods the interior with gardens and a former noble residence turned inn.
Cresao May 7 At a meeting Tuesday A F Sauberger was chosen treasurer and W W Ackerman auditor of the world's fair directors The standing committees were appointed and some salaries fixed The president will be paid 6000 per year the first vice president 12000 and the treasurer and auditor 5000 each To Elect Senator Becks Successors Louisville Ky May 8 Governor Buckner has sent a formal notice of Senator Becks death to the State Legislature and the election of a successor will take place May 18.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Haines Golden Specific as the sole cure for drunkenness worldwide. It claims the formula can be slipped into tea or coffee without the drinker’s knowledge and guarantees permanent cessation of alcohol use. The ad lists the Golden Specific Co at 185 Race Street Cincinnati and asks readers to request a circular.
The notice warns that many white soaps are counterfeit and lack the genuine peculiar qualities. Readers are urged to ask for Ivory Soap and insist on obtaining it, as Ivory Soap is sold everywhere.
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