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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1891
Page
5
A testimonial from Mrs N A Smith of Glover VI credits Ayer s Sarsaparilla with curing long standing blood and skin ailments. She notes liver and blood purification and full recovery after trying the tonic. Another user C N Frink of Decorah Iowa endorses similar improvements.
In this Benry Republican page from March 26 1891 readers see farming advice on egg and milk markets plus jokes about cows and help. It cites wheat yields by country and notes on Americans and Europe. It covers Justice Harlan ruling on yardage and stockyards, a Georgia negro college site bid, and Cuban Columbus commemoration plans.
The Household announces a record premium to the subscriber who gains the most new subscribers between March first and August first. A fine family horse and a Goddard buggy valued at 700 dollars are the grand prize. The March Easter edition details the offer. copies are 10 cents or available at newsstands or by mail from The Household Company Boston.
The Philadelphia Record reports astonishing advances in grafting and tissue transplantation. Animal tissue and frog skin grafts restore damaged skin and vision, nerves and bones can be repaired, and hair grafting offers new cures. The piece casts surgery as magical progress within contemporary science.
An analysis of the public obsession with patent medicines and quick fixes, urging prevention through regular exercise and wholesome living. The piece notes rising interest in outdoor sport, better health habits, and a shift toward a healthier domestic ideal. It calls for moderation and consistent routines over sensational cures.
A historic note on correct speech distinguishes between lady and gentleman terms. It warns against saying a lady friend or a gentleman friend and prescribes addressing women as Mrs or Miss, while men should refer to a woman as a guest or the lady’s house.
A New York Tribune correspondent reports at the Yacht Club of St. Petersburg gambling dominates meetings. A tale recalls Prince T staking his wife after a ten hour game, adding rivals funds. he loses, resigns, and later dies, while his widow later marries the challenger, a story framed as dramatic fortune and fate.
The article describes ancient agates showing pictures of Apollo and the Nine Muses and a shepherd in Venice, the St Anthony stone in St John’s church at Plas, and a St John the Baptist image on marble slabs. It notes a Johnstown flood marble scene found in Baltimore and lauds it as a remarkable natural formation in America.
In New York City a man on Mott street offers a window into Mongolian humor. A Chinaman jokes that a stranger should pay him to smoke and a second dollar to keep him, then says he will sell keep-still to a Melican man and opium to his friends.
The Crystal Slipper season closes originally on March 80 but is extended six weeks due to strong demand. The American Extravagan ta Company, a 98‑piece organization with three carloads of scenery, will tour the northwest from Chicago by seven‑car special train. The Grand Opera house in Peoria hosts two show nights and a Saturday matinee on April 24 and 25, with orchestra, stage hands and calcium light operators joining the tour. L H Wiley, manager in Peoria, is taking mail and telegraph reservations.
The papers feature notices of rich educated girls eloping with various men amid sensational claims. Dr Franklin Miles touts Restorative Nergine as the sole remedy for nervous ills, with trial bottles and a book of cures at Dr Powell's drug store. Buckingham's Dye promises to restore youthful whiskers.
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