Political notes and labor trend in 1899 Illinois region
The column discusses Republican leadership and pro growth policies, apportionment bills placing La Salle county in the 10th district, and wage gains for Gene February. It notes farm labor demand, rising wages, moral on work ability, and a Cosmo Cosmopolitan issue with extensive illustrations valued at over 34 thousand dollars.
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Springfield
la Salle County
Lee, Grondy, Parism
Marshall Counties
Reindeer Patrol Boat Taken by Illinois Fish Commission
Captain Geo T. Williams of Quincy and August Lorenz of Havana lead the packet Reindeer after its purchase by the Illinois Fish Commission. The ship will patrol navigable Illinois rivers enforcing spawning season laws and rescuing fish, with March 3 preparations to paint, repair, and ready the boat for season work.
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Geo T. Williams
Quincy
August Lorenz
Havana
Ill
Clinton Herald
Illinois Fish Commission
Williams
Commission
Illinois River
Minister Lloyd chosen pastor amid Wales birth tale
The Rev George Lloyd formerly of Henry UI has been selected as pastor of the Congregational church. He was born 39 years ago on the Wales England border. his father was killed by a boiler explosion when Lloyd was four, and his widowed mother raised him and his four siblings. The tale, interwoven with a Choctaw case, recalls Walla Tonka, a convict reeled through execution delays and a dramatic river crossing as he awaited his fate.
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le Salle Daily Tribune
George Lioys
Henry
Congregational Church
Wales
Shropshire
England
Lloyd
Welchman
Walla Fonka
Fawilyes
Walla Tonka
Ava
Wes
Clayton
Antlers
Alikobi
Kinuchi River
Big Creek
Seven Devils Hill
Alikchi
Alixchi
Peoria Journal
Lyman Abbott on Religion As Living The Divine Life
Lyman Abbott argues religion is living the divine life not merely believing or thinking about God. He says true religion requires honesty, sincerity, and truthful living across all roles including merchant, soldier, and minister.
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Lyman Abbott
Republican caucus backs limited financial reform plan
Washington Republicans agree to confine financial legislation to the next Congress. They support a gold standard policy, gold reserve segregation, gold-backed redemptions, low circulation tax, increased national bank circulation, and new national banks with small-town capital, rejecting Secretary Gage and Indianapolis conference views.
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republican_camcus.committee
Washington
Secretary-Gage
Indianapolis
Reverend Lloyd a Noted Evangelist Arrives in La Salle
The article profiles the Rev Lloyd, detailing his early exit from school at ten and a half, his shift to wire rolling, and spiritual awakening at eighteen. It covers his education in London, marriage in 1882, move to the United States in 1883, pastorates in Michigan West Virginia and Illinois, Chicago Theological Seminary graduate in 1892, extensive travels, poetry and hymn writings, and his reception as a speaker and Congregational Church preacher in La Salle with strong appeal to parishioners and locals.
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England
Lloyd
East London Institute
London
Misa Sarah Jane Davies
United States
Michigan
West Virginia
Illinois
Chicago Theological Seminary
Europe
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Congregational Church
la Salle
Notable Illinois legislators who shaped the nation
A retrospective on the 40 Illinois General Assemblies highlights figures who rose to national prominence. Abraham Lincoln represented Sangamon in Vandalia, Stephen A Douglas, Gen Shields, Gen Logan, Gen Palmer, Peter Cartwright, Richard Yates, Owen Lovejoy, Silas Bryan, Melville Fuller, and others who trained in the Illinois legislature before attaining higher office.
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Linois
Springfield
Abraham Lincoln
Sangamon
Vandalia
Judg& Goudy
Blodgett
Silas Bryan
Wm _ J Bryan
Harlbur
Belvidere
Callom
Mason
Joseph W Fifer
Wm “W Springer
Melville W. Fuller
United States Supreme Court
H M Haines
Waukegan
Illinois
Lifesaving Recovery With Dr King’s New Discovery
Mr J E Lilypx of Hannibal Missouri credits Dr King’s New Discovery with a miraculous recovery from typhoid fever and pneumonia. He was weak and bedridden until one bottle brought relief and a full return to health, with continued use restoring strength. Trial bottles are free, regular sizes 500 cents and a dollar, with a guarantee.
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Hannibal
Mr Gillette’s Stoldam in Baldwin Theatre Fire
During the Baldwin Theatre fire in San Francisco Mr Gillette’s property and manuscripts were destroyed. His dresser rushed to his hotel to alert him and quoted a terse exchange. The tale includes a note about a tonic called Orangeing praised as a nerve stomach and liver remedy tried by physicians.
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San Francisco
Secret Service
Mr Gillette
Conlorrow
Reed Opposes War Policies Raise GOP Tension
Freeport Journal reports Speaker Reed opposes the Spanish war and peace treaty and rejects key policies in Ongba Porto Riso and the Philippines. He stands against the Nicaragua canal and challenges Republican leadership, risking waning prestige as his past gains loom.
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Ongba
Porto Riso
Philippines
Nicaragua
Republican Party
Hoar
Hale
Union
Harrison
McKin Jey
Freeport Journal
Copper Colored Cure Claims Against Contagious Blood Poison
A historical testimonial extols 8.8 as a permanent cure for blood poisoning, contrasting it with unsuccessful doctors and patent medicines. The narrator describes severe symptoms, weight loss, and skin plaques cleared after one bottle, urging avoidance of mercury and potash treatments.
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Spata
Chad
Welcome resident David Bunn recalls life and faith in note
In a reminiscence from Welcome Minnesota, Henry’s ex‑citizen David D. Bunn reflects on his 76th birthday, snowbound roads, and a transformation from Presbyterian fear to born again freedom. He notes peace with all and a wish for friends to find their way, ending with a playful query about a location.
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David D. Bunn
Henry
Welcome
Minn
Uncle Jo
Dan Dhough
Congealed battered butter claimed as fancy creamery product
A critic warns of congealed batter misrepresented as high grade creamery butter. The substance, made from spoiled grocery butter washed in rancid buttermilk and colored, is molded and sold with extra water to appear heavier and purer than genuine butter.
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