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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1893
Page
4
Correspondents urged to send in reports early. A new post office rule extends envelope hold to 30 days unless a specific hold period is requested. Advertising and job printing offered at reasonable prices. Public notices discuss postal changes and transport rate movements, including a proposed cowboy race opposition and hopes for uniform trunk-line fare reductions.
The Chicago federal court ultimatum blocks Sunday opening of the World's Fair and threatens force if needed. Officials say the decision may stand, with no resort to riots or protests in other cities if Chicago remains closed on Sundays.
The Chicago Tribune notes Democrats pushed through a gerrymandered apportionment measure amid bulldozing tactics by the lieutenant governor and speaker. They claim careful examination but warn a serious flaw may emerge. With apportionment settled, a likely adjournment next Friday ends a lengthy unprofitable session.
United States Senator W A Porter travels to Chicago to examine livestock and grain interests as part of the Senate Agriculture and Forestry Committee and its subcommittee on grain. Senators Washburn and Roach join the tour, with stops planned for Minneapolis Omaha Kansas City Topeka and visits to state capitals to collect statistics from agricultural departments.
Judge Thomas F. Tipton of the McLean circuit court rules that the new alien land law repeals prior statutes and preserves common law. An Irish-born naturalized citizen, Mark Tully, dies in Bloomington leaving a wife and two children in Ireland. Under the decision aliens or their descendants cannot inherit, so Tully’s entire estate passes to his widow, with escheat to the state if no qualifying heirs remain.
A century old courtroom narrative recalls two medical colleges competing to exmain a peculiar disease after death. Students plot to steal the corpse, using a ruse with a saloon stop and a prop body before racing back to their campus. The episode ends with a dramatic revelation and a midnight retreat. The Marshall County circuit court term opens with Judge Shaw presiding and a crowd of lawyers, jurors, and witnesses present.
Describes the May 18 fire that destroyed the Price Baking Powder Company of Chicago and its offices, the swift restoration using stocked outside duplicates, and resume of manufacture within days. Notes the firm's 40 years on the market and clarifies it has no ties to rival makers. Also mentions Dr M J Davis of Iowa cured by Champlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in Des Moines and sale by J W Neice.
The page promotes Herbine as a liver and digestion remedy with a 76 cent price and free trials at Dr Powell's drug store. It also describes a Midway wheel ride at 250 feet with 60 cars at 30 people per car, a 15 minute circuit, 750 foot circumference, and a $300,000 cost. Additional items tout Goembenar’s Pain Xan ry for 50 cents, pineapple canning prices at $1 per dozen, and general market notes.
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