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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1905
Page
7
The article urges parents to curb overwork and social outings for girls to protect health, endorses Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Common Sense Medical Adviser, and notes rewards for cures of leucorrhea, female weakness, and prolapse with mailed orders and stamps.
In Chillicothe Mrs. Harry Clark started a gasoline fire with a tied mattress in her yard. An explosion left her severely burned while neighbor Mrs. Hand aided and neighbors helped extinguish the flames. Frank Collier suffered a broken leg and other injuries in a Sunday runaway accident and was taken to Cottage Hospital, Peoria for care.
Faris 13 reports a claimed diamond cure for consumption. W T McGee of Vanleer testifies he suffered coughs for fourteen years before using Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Lung Troubles, which brought instant relief and permanent improvement. Available at J E & B A Powells City Drug Store.
A rough frontier reminiscence on the Mississippi narrates Jim Bludso’s devotion to his steamboat Prairie Belle. The doomed voyage ends as the boat burns near the riverbank with Bludso yelling to hold the nozzle for the last man ashore.
The La Salle Agricultural Exposition and Fall Festival promise a bigger fair this year with over $2,300 subscribed to ensure success and merchants alone contributing more than $1,500 for advertising premiums and the guarantee fund. Jerari Brothers carnival company is engaged, praised as the best and most entertaining. The Rushville theft case involved Sylvester Borce, 18, arrested at Al Fresco Beach after stealing $150 from the recorder's office vault. Chicago politicians consider state building appropriation to replace rents for many Chicago offices costing the state $75,000 yearly.
The text notes ancient lifespans from biblical figures and contrasts them with modern longevity. It lists ages for Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Ishmael, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, and Joshua, then cites 1900 counts of centenarians by country, arguing that living to 120 or more was not intended by the Almighty.
A rugged narrator recalls Bludio’s ghost rising from the Prairie Belle as a reckoning nears. Jim faces a life changing choice joining a pledge with rough men and religious skeptics, while a final act of courage tests faith and duty.
"Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets have done me a great deal of good," says C. Towns of Rat Portage Ontario Canada. "Being a mild phyole the after affects are not unpleasant, and I can recommend them to all who suffer from stomach disorders." For sale by J. B. and F. A. Powells City Drug Store Benry, M11.
The Restar and Reliable Specialist, famed for numerous cures, will visit Camp Houta on Wednesday August 2, 1905 from 6 a.m. to 12:20 a.m. He offers free case forfeits if he cannot cure and locate the source of ailments within five minutes. He promises to treat stomach, kidneys, nerves, epilepsy, and other chronic disorders, with guarantees to cure or locate the issue.
Dr B F Forrest from Eagle Lake Texas writes to advise homeseekers about Texas lands. He notes soils from red to black, crop variety, and prices from 5 to 40 dollars per acre. He highlights corn, rice, cotton and fruit crops while warning of a Weaver pest hindering cotton and the Gulf climate moderating heat. He cites 96 inches rainfall in the west and invites readers to learn more from the land commissioner.
Thomas R Swann born March 7 1830 in Kent England died 1906 at Lawn Ridge after years of illness including grips asthma and wasting skin decay. He came to America May 1855 settling north of Lawn Ridge for 48 years later moving to Lawn Ridge with wife Jennie and no children. Funeral services held at Congregational Church conducted by Rev Thomas Baris with burial at Rock Island.
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