27 Mar 1884
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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1884
Page
1
Our Puzzle Colimy by Percy Vee features playful verse on mystery and lines of geometry. It lists many playful names and hints at prize winners and contributors from various cities and clubs including Paris Milan Niger and Rome.
A mixed set of puzzles and verse from Newark and New Jersey papers includes HALF SQUARE and DIAMOND word plays with clues on letters parts and a drowning episode. Also features ASPIRO and UCHARADE items from Lawrence and Bayonne, plus a battered sea voyage vignette.
A fragment from a 1880s puzzle column mentions a wrecked vessel and lost ship, then shifts to a competition for puzzles with prizes. It lists contest entries from Elbert Aspiro Simon Ruse and others, notes extended deadlines to April 10, 1884, and praises Mystic Light No 2.
Court notice details term begin the third Monday each month. Real estate transfers list numerous March deeds in Lacon Bennington Richland and other townships with names such as Irene Signer James Cox Estella Babb Nancy Moore Eliza Porter and John Martin among others and include March dates and property descriptions. The Echo advertises Dr Jones's Red Clover Tonic and medical notices plus teacher certification guidance from Knox county officials.
The editor previews contents of The Century and St Nicholas for April, with discussions by Nelson Dingley and Captain John Codman on register rules, J A Jameson on civilization, and religious and climate topics. It also notes reviews and features in Ballou's Monthly Magazine and California chapters, praising readability and interest for both old and young readers.
Promises quick cures for dyspepsia liver complaints sleepless nights cough catarrh and constipation with Shilohs Vitalizer Catarrh Remedy and Porous Plaster. Cough and consumption cure guaranteed priced from 10 to 75 cents nasal injector and other items offered at Dr Powell's City Drug Store.
The Tecumseh Journal profiles Theodore Smith who moved from Henry Illinois to Johnson County in 1879 buying 160 acres near Tecumseh. He invested 41.75 in hogs and has sold 1680 worth of hogs while keeping 140 head, with woodland and 80 acres sown to tame grass. He transitioned from carriage manufacturing to farming by prudent care and attention, proving success comes from judgment. Come neat young men, invest in land and hogs in Nebraska.
The Department of Agriculture reports state aggregated returns from live stock and crops in 1883 totaling 250,578,602 dollars, down 7,403,678 from 1882 and lower than any year since 1879. The drop is blamed on lower agricultural product values and poor wheat and corn crops.
An advertisement touts Dr Bosanko's Pile Remedy as the fix for piles itch salt rheum and ringworm with a claimed permanent cure. Price 600. Manufactured by Dr Bosanko Medicine Co. Piqua Ohio. Sold by A H Zimmerman. nov22-ly.
Report notes a proposed fishing pole that logs catches. Skeptics wonder how anglers with non registering poles will be viewed. The invention aims to end exaggerated tales of big catches.
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