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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1880
Page
5
A compilation of public notices and city news items from Henry Illinois. Items include market ads for corn and rye prices, a new fire escape on a local hotel, upcoming picnics and excursions, obituaries and personal notices, medical ads, and reports on a rattlesnake capture and a fatal railroad incident.
A July court house meeting set August 17 as the Old Settlers Picnic date in Marshall County. Officers elected include President Livingstone Roberta and an extensive list of vice presidents and secretaries. Resolutions honor residents present on June 1, 1856 and call for listing deceased settlers in records. The piece ends with a reflective, moralizing aside about insincere observers.
The 20th district Republicans met in Wenona and nominated J. J Cassell as their state senate candidate. Cassell described as an excellent speaker and capable lawyer, his nomination should give Republicans an easy path to the ticket. The note also mentions Moodey preparing to preach in Washington and asks if Hancock will be elected.
Out west tensions flare over elopements as communities react to couples fleeing. The tale hints at vigilante attitudes and social turmoil while a funeral at Burt’s draws attention to local grief and possible unrest.
City fathers advance Edward Street drainage and public works with plans for a ditch, steam elevators, and a tunnel from the bluff near Deacon Pool to Paddy Green's cellar to drain waste water. They defend the project as necessary growth, despite critics. The program also features a Friday evening concert with Aug O Wels on Mano and praise for Reed & Son pianos.
The Queen City Suspender Company of Cincinnati seeks reliable energetic ladies in the county to introduce stocking supporters and skirt suspenders for ladies and children. Earn a handsome salary with exclusive county agency by mailing name and address to the company at Nos Liz and Woer Fourth street Cincinnati Ohio.
Crop reports show promising corn and varying crop yields across eastern Nebraska. The notice promotes settlement in Engturn Nebraska, offers unoccupied lands within 200 miles of the Missouri River priced at 150 to 800 dollars per acre with ten year terms. Also lists railroad tickets and excursions from Illinois to Nebraska with contact for S. M. Knox & Son.
An old ad touts Buckien Arnica Salve for cuts sores and skin eruptions with money back guarantee. It mentions a sale by JC Kalb and a sick woman Sarah Hick who improved after remedies. It promotes Spring Blossom as a cure for stomach woes and skin blemishes with a warning about pain and pimples.
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