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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1876
Page
7
Contains recipes for Graham Cakes and Currant Jelly, along with notes on drops cookies and orange cake, plus domestic advice on horse chafing prevention and packing flowers for mailing. Also mentions preserving methods and salad ideas with lettuce and mustard dressing.
An article discusses weed control through winter and early spring uprooting. It notes underground stems in weeds like red sorrel and white clover lose roots in winter, making spring weeding harder. Advocates March summer fallowing and clean cultivation to prevent seed production and improve fruit beds.
Air Sergeant Parry notes stark differences in fees between England and the United States. In England a barrister rarely earns over 75 000 dollars annually, with only a few exceeding 50 000, while American fees are described as astonishing. In England solicitors and barristers share costs, and a two pound nominal defense fee is paid when defending the poor, reflecting ancient ideals of virtue and aid to the needy.
A hurricane swept over the Cowan go valley and Portage Pa on Saturday afternoon. It unrooted houses toppled chimneys and cleared a fifty foot forest strip. A 100 foot covered bridge near Portage was lifted and shattered. A farmer named Colden narrowly escaped as debris and a flying limb toppled him toward the river. Two boys sought shelter in a cellar while a cherry tree was ripped from its trunk. Roads filled with fallen trees and limbs as winds drove across the 300 foot river.
An eighteen year old lassie operated a lawn mower on Ledyard street. She cut grass along the curb and gore, hemmed a strip by the fence, and finished with a flounce and overskirt like a show of artistic mowing. The crowd of over thirty men and boys applauded as she maneuvered the mower with skill, though she toppled near the mower handle before entering the house.
At a large assembly over 2,000 people gathered, Lt. Mack a stubborn Scottish importer refused to join the non importation association. Mr. Adams urged the house to press him to comply. A small dissenting voice then announced a sudden conversion by Lagree causing applause and a protective nod from Adams.
The article extols Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a decisive botanic cordial against fevers constipation liver and kidney trouble debility nervousness and rheumatic aliments. It claims the remedy aids convalescence repairs health by converting food into nourishing blood and improves appetite while calming nervous disorders more effectively than other sedatives.
An advertisement extols Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic as a remedy for summer lethargy and indigestion. It claims the tonic stimulates appetite, supplies gastric juice, and supports natural digestion without minerals or acids, noting many physicians doubt permanent cures from common drugs. Sold by all druggists.
A summary of liver disease as a central system organ, its role in producing bile, and how torpidity or congestion affects digestion and blood. Symptoms include skin discoloration, headache, dizziness, bad taste, stomach and bowel distress, and nervous symptoms. Recommend Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Cleansing Pills as treatment.
This invaluable standard family medicine is now a household ward and maintains its reputation unimpaired. It is indorsed by the medical profession and prescribed daily in the Charity Hospital and other New Orleans hospitals. G. R. Finlay & Co. Proprietors, New Orleans. Tor SaLz By av. Druaaisrs.
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