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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1893
Page
2
Report on the press indicates a large two story house occupied by John Wayne near the depot is burning as editors go to press. Fire caught in the main part before the fire department could fully respond, with more details to follow.
The forecast notes a hot dry spell through early July with a stormy period around the 4th to 6th. It calls for high winds, rain, and thunder from July 16 to 18 with intensified heat around the 1st and 22nd to 23rd.
A long advertisement style summary notes Cosmopolitan magazine at 124 cents per copy with 112 illustrations and prominent contributors. It highlights frontispieces by famous artists and a July New York Ledger feature on Lafayette and Gettysburg. Other items cover the World’s Fair Moorish palace impressions, elevator fire at Saybrook, local grain storage loss, a doctor’s diarrhoea remedy endorsement, a supreme court mortgage ruling, Arthur’s New Home Magazine praise, and Illinois teacher certificate mandates.
Mary L Harris Moore was born July 27 1866 in Milo County. She married W R McGee and had six children, three of whom survived. After a prolonged illness ending July 9 1893 at St Francis hospital Peoria she passed away leaving a widowed husband and three children Mollie Lloyd and Jessie. Card of thanks from W R McGee and Mrs Sara Harris acknowledges neighbors and friends.
Mollie Hull eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Geo V Hull of Ottawa died at Hazelhurst Wisconsin from consumption after a year long illness. Funeral held at her parents residence with floral tributes and singing. Rev J H Edwards officiated. Also notes death of infant Edward Linn Downey and a card of thanks from Oliver and Ada Downey.
The Midway Plaisance hosts the Panorama of the Swiss Alps a grand painting recalling Bernese Oberland views. Painted in Paris it impressed leading artists and visitors despite the era’s coughs colds and lung troubles treated by Clark's Rock Candy Cordial.
Norra Harvey Illinois trip includes Sunday services at Congregational Salvation Army Union and Methodist churches. Reports a large tent holding 5000, Mills the temperance organizer and Miss Worley sightings. Hotel fire history noted, Bourbon teams entertaining visitors, Illinois Central Railway increasing trains. Hoyt family picnic planned in an apple orchard. letter from G M Looxe delayed.
Mr A L Armstrong, a veteran druggist and town leader, extols Ballard's Horehound Syrup as the best remedy for coughs, colds, consumption threats, croup and whooping cough. He claims it relieves a cough in one minute, contains no opiates, and is sold at Owelbs drug store.
In this city on July 10 a son was born to Dr. W. A. Jones of 3 At Peoria. On July 4 a daughter arrived to Joseph A. Scarffer of the Sontag Post, and a granddaughter to Bernara Yaeger of this city.
A satirical snippet shows the senator pressed by a tailor to settle a bill. The dialogue hints at parliamentary rules with a line about a bill needing a third reading before passage. The exchange underscores political dysfunction and procedural friction.
A playful exchange between a dog and a cat features a wagging tail joke. The dog invites the cat to ride his tail, while the cat questions the idea, in a lighthearted animal dialogue from Harper's Young People.
A fragmented passage from Detroit Free Press contemplates heart failure and a vow to marry, with characters debating relapse and devotion amid medical discussion and refuge. The text blends emotional dialogue with clinical terms in a chaotic OCR-derived snippet.
A stranger questions a lawyer about a court case as a doorkeeper defers comment. The scene unfolds with a tense exchange overheard near the supreme court as the man waits for a verdict or guidance.
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