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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1900
Page
4
A dated excerpt defends Dr. R V Bierce and Dr Pierce advertising women’s health treatments. It touts a free letter consultation, private response, and high cure claims from the Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo New York, noting a long history and high patient success.
The Republican Judicial Committee calls delegates from several counties to a convention at Peoria to nominate a candidate for Justice of the Supreme Court and select a Republican district committee. Delegates are apportioned by votes cast in 1890, with counties listed for representation. The notice is dated February 12, 1900, at Peoria.
The Chicago Tribune urges a state convention with representation from every county and Chicago wards. It calls for elected, independent delegates free from instructions to choose candidates best serving the Republican party, given character and ability. Marshall county jail coverage notes editors fussing inside and outside the jail as Republicans vow to keep outsiders out.
D W Danby writes from Coronado California praising the climate and health benefits for visitors and homeseekers. He notes minimal rainfall, drought conditions, dying eucalyptus on Coronado Island, and high water costs affecting irrigation and boating in the San Diego bay area.
Mrs A H Kinnear disclaims using her name with the Ladies Club Library. She recalls the library’s origin from the Children’s Union and Working Girls clubs, its public library aim, and her own service as librarian. She notes lack of community interest after moving to the school house and names active workers Nettie Paskell Blanch Brown Nellie McCune Madge Carnery Vinnie Harper Maud Johnson.
The court ruling preserves dam protection for Illinois river navigation. Water levels at Henry Lock are lower than last year and a dam release question impacts Chicago river supply. Keeping the dome until water flow suffices prevents navigation disruption and confirms the decision's prudence.
A distressed patient reports relief in six hours from bladder and kidney discomfort after using Dr Powell's advertised remedy. The promotion claims rapid urinary and back relief for both men and women with a water retention cure.
Ingalls lauds McKinley’s character and leadership, asserting universal renomination and re election. He argues the president embodies patriotism, sincerity, and duty, notes wartime support, and dismisses claims of imperial ambitions while urging party unity for 1900.
The advertisement promotes DrA B Seelye’s Wintergreen Ointment as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblain corns and all skin eruptions. It claims to be the greatest pile cure and guarantees satisfaction or money refunded. Price 2 50 per box at Dr Powell’s and TEB Gapen’s.
The Flour Trust is now in the hands of a receiver after beginning with flourish. It carries half a million dollars in debt and only one thousand dollars in assets. Such fates are common among large combinations in this market.
Advert claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies impure blood causing scrofula in children and adults. Testimonial cites a Carbondale resident healed from blood poisoning after smallpox and a Farmington baby with scrofula sores cured, praising the remedy.
Trustee Jones of the Chicago sanitary board says he will pursue mnani mus proceedings before the Supreme Court and seek a special levy to fund new inlet works for the canal from the lake. He argues current provisions to deliver 360000 cubic feet of water fail to meet the law and threaten navigation, requiring a new inlet to satisfy legal volume.
The piece discusses a dispute over a new Kentucky election law, urging Democrats to enact a statute ensuring ballot freedom and county integrity. It also notes census projections for 1900, with a U S population near 9 million and the nation heading toward 100 million including new colonies, under President McKinley. It ends with a Rock Island Route notice about daylight service improvements between Chicago Des Moines and fare details.
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