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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
13
The Ottawa Republican-Times discusses growing U S German trade from 80 million in 1865 to 800 million in 1901 and notes favorable commerce sentiment toward Prince Henry. It compares St Louis expo plans with Buffalo’s and cautions on municipal governance and food fraud regulation.
The twelfth census bulletin on Illinois manufactures traces growth from 1850 to 1900. Illinois rose from fifteenth to third in mechanical industries, with population expanding from 851,470 to 4,821,550 and manufacturing wage earners rising from 11,559 to 395,110. The state leads in railroad mileage at 10,997 miles and reports 28,860 establishments with $776 million invested, $1.26 billion in product value, and $789 million in material used, wages of $191.5 million, plus salaries and miscellaneous costs. The electrical apparatus sector shows the sharpest gain, with output at $12.17 million and 6,048 workers in 1900, up 2400 percent.
The article notes a spring trend of farm removals and land purchases by Central Illinois tenants seeking cheaper western lands in Iowa Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Louisiana and Texas. It highlights rising land values from 100 to 120 dollars per acre and waves of new residents while long time locals move to neighboring states as Illinois continues its westward development.
Illinois farmers are urged to send 35 ears from 30 ears to 105 kernels per sample for seed corn vitality testing by the University of Illinois College of Agriculture. Samples due by April 1, with details on variety year soil conditions winds yield and owner details. A. D. Shamel will conduct the tests at Urbana and return vitality results.
Fitch's Laundry presents specials for all classes of laundry work and dyeing and cleaning. Schaefer is the agent and telephone number is 120.
The day opens with typical March mix of rain and snow and strong wind, fueling elder hopes for an early spring. Town items note Toluca handling smallpox with board moved houses, a bigamist couple arrested in Marshall county, and local rumors about a merchant and a paralysis patient. James Bayliss seeks re nomination, plus notes on De Forest Douglass’s tramp tree story and town-buying ventures by John Nicholls at Wady Petra near Stark county.
This notice urges staying home and using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as directed to quickly recover from the grip. It claims the remedy prevents pneumonia, the main danger, and notes thousands have used it with every case recovering. Sold at Dr Powell's City drug store.
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