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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1893
Page
3
An assortment of essays discusses mob violence versus due process, New York nobility, election voting legends, Columbus and naval displays, weather prognostications, gold export logic, church authority, English drought impact, and the World’s Fair visiting costs with a wary view of expected expenses for visitors.
A Springfield bill to regulate traffic in baking powders aims to prevent ammonia and alum adulteration with penalties. It lists brands found to contain additives and warns against cheap or prize tied powders, promoting Dr Price's as purer and more economical. Local notes mention fair visits and community events.
F A Raymond Sr items show farm and household assets with totals for horses cattle hogs tools furniture and goods. The document notes Henry township as fractional with lower land and property values than full townships and cites dates and names including Reese and Rosamonp with ads and testimonials for P P P medicines from 1889 1890.
Mrs Ewing and daughters of Kansas City, O Bumgarner and family plus Mae Wierman toured the fair and returned Saturday. Alice Mills and daughters Carrie Bee of Iowa visited en route to Chicago. J. Q. Brown and Miss Boater, recent graduates, stopped home from Normal. Quaker Lane residents at Normal commencement included Edith Price, Lou Smith, J. F. Wilson, Geo Wilson, Mrs J Mills, Mrs J C Sutherland, W. E. Wallace, and Frank Wescott who will teach at Sc Center next year.
Mrs Dawson sick with sore throat. Bessie Williams hosts a sister from Galva. Ed Humphey returns from a week with L. Case family. Martha Dawson owns a new seven octave organ bought from a Bradford agent. Townley's team won a race last Friday night starting at Emmett Morgan place and finishing near Quinn's hay shed after a lively dash past Harney Hill.
Sunday at home for Charlie Condit. Mrs Charles Ulmby moves into Orville Winship’s house. Emma Casper headed to Los Angeles last Monday. J R Taliaferro visiting Lige Worley in Anchor. Clara and Willie Longman visiting Des Moines relatives. Mrs Sheldon from Los Angeles to arrive Wednesday. Emma Burnside and two children head to Arizona to join husband. Picnic planned at Seneca Lake Saturday. Railroad party from Peoria to picnic Wednesday at Undercliffen. James Powers hosted a Putnam gathering last Friday. W H Williams celebrate golden wedding anniversary Thursday 2 to 6 PM. Marriage notice: Fred Ball to Minnie Carey at Carbon Cliff. Fishing trip near Sonach Lake ends in escape from drowning for Sam Longman and John Campbell. Hugh Finnegan, unable to swim, rescued from the boat.
Rev Smith on a business trip to Kansas City. Towle couple in Peoria. Tea cream festival at H. H. Edwards. Mrs B. G. Simpson visiting Peoria. John H. Deininger moves to Wilson property. Princeton party picnicked at fair grounds. Wm Drake ill after thumb amputation. Excursion to Peru on the Rex with a pleasant evening. Rank Warnes and wife visiting from Kearney. Mrs Myrtle Newburn visiting Chicago parents. Willis Danley back from Champaign. Band stand painted. hopes for concerts. Courthouse foundation stone and annex work underway. I. H. Cook builds iron fence. Fair visitors include Lt. Leech, J. W. Leech, Ada Wilson, Bro Henry, L. B. Skeel, Peter Morino, J. A. Heterick, Winfield Turner.
Arthur Motter of Henry visited Magnolia on Sunday. Ina Lundy received a new organ. Mrs Bobbitt and Mrs Celia Spenser spent Sunday in Tonica. Ida Clark of Henry visits friend Minnie Balderson and Belle Younger tours Chicago for the World’s Fair. Cora Bliss and Clemens Bosley went to Peoria for a two week visit. Mrs Henry Lash and daughter from Bennington Kansas arrive to visit Mrs Thomas Johnson who died last week. Frank McCormick plans to open a new barber shop next door to the post office. R.A.
An elderly man reports long catarrh relief after using Ely's Cream Balm, claiming cure after ten years of suffering. A second testimonial from Mary C Thompson of Cerro Gordo Illinois notes eight years of catarrh affecting eyes and ears and expresses confidence in a full cure after a second bottle.
The piece compiles satirical proverbs about marriage from Pall Mall and discussed in the Daily Telegraph. It presents a bachelor’s candid view on matrimony and lists witty lines about wives, divorce, lovers, and home life in a brisk, humorous tone. The author notes a correspondence in The Lin an on Truth and offers condensed views of marital ideas.
The Philadelphia Record reports Pennsylvania is the banner state for women postmasters with men postmasters remaining rare. It also supports a monument to Sequoyah, inventor of the Cherokee alphabet, as a worthy project to honor a great native American figure.
An 23 cent Bucklen's Amica Salve ad claims universal skin healing for cats bruises ulcers rashes and piles with a money back guarantee. The page also recounts a New York World anecdote about a dinner table miscommunication and a sister exposing a surprising truth after a volley of kitchen signals.
An advertisement touts a "Mystic Cure" claiming rheumatism and neuralgia are cured in 1 to 8 days. It asserts immediate relief and disappearance of disease after a single dose, with a dose of 75 cents. Sold by JE & F A Powell, druggists, Wenry.
A newspaper tale recalls a brusque exchange about sailor swearing aboard Admiral Goldsborough’s ships. When asked how sailors fared, officials said progress was satisfactory, though men swore while officers set a poor example. The admiral allegedly replied that officers swear too, but mean nothing by it and pray anyway.
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