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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1898
Page
11
A period advertisement promotes a patent medicine as a cure for a “contagious blood disease” with copper colored splotches. It asserts doctors fail, touts a single bottle cure, and warns against mercury and potash treatments. The testimonial-style copy cites Newark New Jersey addresses and urges against toxic remedies.
In a sunlit rural setting the Penruddocks mourn the death of their son. Peter recalls happier times and asks his wife Martha to remember the past, while she remains distant yet gradually yields to shared grief. The couple ends by guiding Martha back to their quiet home as night deepens.
Re B Lyle in Seattle describes Skaguay where daylight lingers until 9 30 p m and dawn arrives around 2 30 p m giving five hours of darkness. He notes residents adapt to extreme daylight and anticipate rapid growth as the town aims to become a territorial metropolis like New York and San Francisco.
A Provost marshal, Capt. Craig at Camp Thomas, chats with four ragged youths seeking enlistment. Jim admits ignorance of infantry or cavalry but desires to join the soldiers who wear the gallant stripes, preferring service with the army. Sweden expands state forest holdings by over 3.3 million acres in 13 years.
A Sheffield England firm produced a 50 ton steel ingot from four furnaces, intended for heavy guns. The piece reflects Irish social practices tying kinship to status and burial rites, noting how relatives once influenced faction and funeral arrangements.
Dr. Sambon argues sunstroke stems from a specific organism rather than heat. He notes outbreaks in low-lying eastern U S regions and the Indo-Gangetic plain, while hot areas like the Nile and Persian Gulf show different patterns. He suggests the organism may live in soil dust and reach the body via inhalation or ingestion. He also notes a appeal for overdue subscriptions.
Article stresses etiquette over rules for golf’s social success. It urges silent focus during drives, proper positioning to avoid shading, not peering at others’ scores, and avoiding chatter that disrupts teammates. It also explains that shouting fore is a warning, not consolation.
An 19th century style notice states a child showing thin pale cheeks uncertain appetite and ancestral sleep may have worms. It warns powerful medicines harm the stomach and promotes White's Cream Vermifuge as a mild yet certain worm destroyer and tonic sold at Dr Powell's drug store.
The Swan Lake club house has been remodeled and freshly painted this spring. Clubmen and families from Chicago are enjoying an outing with President Bangs and P Armour Jr among the Board of Trade crowd. A barber shop in town closes to join Uncle Sam’s soldiers in the war effort, jokingly promising a quick shave on return.
An 19th century ad promotes Blys Dream Basin as the sole absorptive cure for catarrhal ailments. It claims quick relief by altering secretions to a healthy state and restoring smell and taste. The Balm is sold in drug stores or by mail for 50 cents from Bly Brothers New York.
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