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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1895
Page
4
A Harlem woman recalls teaching three housemaids at $17 a month who quit after gaining culinary diplomas. One left after a dinner demo, another demanded a raise, and the last, a valedictorian, later married a boat policeman who could not wait for better cooking. The piece notes the futility of teaching cooking.
Mrs Julia Ward Howe was unanimously elected president of the Massachusetts State Federation. In her address she said it was once eccentric to belong to a woman’s club, now the eccentric woman is one who does not belong to any club. An original poem by Miss Edna Downey was read before the Woman and Woman’s Club on May 21, the last meeting this year. The Woman’s Club of Henry held its last meeting for the year on June 10, philanthropy closing the year. Marie Corelli, the novelist, is Miss Minnie Mackay, daughter of the late Charles Mackay, and her first book appeared in 1886 at age 22. Indications are strong that women’s work will gain recognition at the Atlanta exposition next fall as the Woman’s Department shows capable leadership. Dr Emma Johnson Lucas, appointed health commissioner of Peoria, is a native of that city.
The River side District Grange will hold its next regular meeting at Odd Fellows Hall in Henry on Thursday June 27 starting at 10 o'clock a m Secretary JILMER QUINN announces the gathering. The item includes farm journalism notes on crops, pests and farming practices, plus reminiscences about wild strawberries and low land cultivation.
B R Stouffer notes that alfalfa thrives in Nebraska’s dry summers and is already common in central and western regions. He predicts growing adoption in the east, citing stand establishment and curing as solvable through careful farming and early sowing.
Instructions detail spring plowing, harrowing, and soil packing to form a firm seed bed for alfalfa and oats. Also covers early oat cutting to protect alfalfa, avoiding first-year mowing, stacking methods, multi-crop yields, and notes on soil improvement and hog pasture. Includes gopher control using poisoned potato baits and timing for fall sealing.
A Brooklyn reader touts Ely's Cream Balm after six weeks of use, claiming cure of catarrh and elimination of the disagreeable odor. A second testimonial from Olmstead Arcola notes son’s improvement. price listed as fifty cents.
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