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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1893
Page
5
A collage of opinions on political figures and future leadership in the U S, revolutionary moves in Brazil, and public warnings about home security. Notes on Grant’s Panama Canal stance, Irish and German influences, a proposed Beltish noble visit, and a sweep of social topics from hoop skirts to Royal wardrobes.
A traveler recounts paying back a preacher who teased a boy. The boy painted a rival’s wagon with bright colors while the preacher’s carriage waited in Peoria. At sunrise on the Fourth, crowds followed the preacher as he rode back, furious but unable to reach Johnnie who had fled.
The article traces how the Christian era began with Dionysius Exiguus in 527 AD and spread from Italy in the seventh and eighth centuries. It notes adoption by bishops in 1816, varied timelines in Spain and Portugal, and broader European use after the fall of Constantinople in 1453.
A fragmented newspaper passage discusses a proposed method to prevent ivory loss by introducing elephants to equatorial South America near the Amazon to form a herd. It notes existing imports of horse and ox tribes and reflects on wildlife management. The excerpt also mentions an English naturalist’s idea and a nearby Catskills icehouse near Stony Cave with year-round ice.
A Republican era column by Jeriad Bonham mocks Chicago postmaster contests and Cleveland’s slow reform stance. It touts editor clashes with party leaders, notes petitions by Frank Lawler, and jokes about Democratic editors facing patronage fights as factions press to place allies in city posts.
An 19th century style advertisement claims deafness stems from an inflamed Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It offers $100 for any deafness caused by catarrh not saved by Hall's Catarrh Cure, with circulars available from BF. J. Copney & Co., Toledo, OH, and mentions druggists selling the product.
The piece argues that a petition of 65 000 signatures for Frank Lawler to be postmaster of Chicago is not remarkable since Chicago is large and gathering names in a city that size is expected. It downplays the significance of the petitions and suggests similar efforts would yield comparable results elsewhere.
In a Sunday sermon the minister announced that the regular Wednesday evening prayer meeting will not be held this week. He will be on hand but the janitor will be absent, and it takes two to hold prayer. the doxology will be sung and the service dismissed.
In Bwickley Pennsylvania a local ad touts Chamberlain's Colera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a great hit selling four dozen bottles in a week and nearly a gross overall. The seller claims cures for diarrhoea lasting weeks with a few doses and notes 25 and 60 cent bottles available from J. W. Nieces.
A fragment notes a humorous method to pronounce Haweli Liliuokalani. It claims many struggle with the name and offers a playful mispronunciation joke: Lilly wocky fanny, claiming 16 percent success.
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