Fifty Years of Nicaragua Canal Plan Urges Immediate Work
The piece notes a half century since the Nicaragua canal proposal and argues for starting construction now. It covers political assessments, mail carriage rules, Secretary Shaw on American industry exports, and the Swedish American influence highlighted by A J Hopkins at Bloomington with praise for education, religion, and lawfulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicaragua Canal
Bloomington
A. J. Hopkins
Aurora
Hopkins
United States
Robert Anderson
Ft. Sumpter
John Ericsson
Monitor
Admiral Dahlgren
Scandinavia
Graff presses for universal rural mail delivery
Washington correspondence reports Congressman Graff opposing the rural contract system and supporting government carrier delivery. He argued universal delivery protects reliability and prevents low bidder exploitation, noting rural patrons would lose mail privileges under contracts. He delivered a 20 minute speech favoring current carriers and warning against experimental changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressman Graff
Loud
Committee On Post Offices
Mr Graff
J Graff
Pills Promise Restless Patience for Busy Workers
Advertisement extols Dr King's New Life Pills promising nonstop relief for tor pid liver jaundice biliousness fever and ague. Claims cure for sick headache malaria and general weakness. Small pleasant tasting pills sold 25 cents at City drug store and Dr Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr King
New Life
Trythem
Dr Powell
City Drug Store
Henry Reee
Ballard
Death of Mrs Mary Shafer at Buda Illinois
Mrs Mary Isabella Shafer daughter of John and Elizabeth Murrel was born near Henry Illinois in Magnolia township Putnam County on June 25 1864 and died at Buda Illinois March 14 1902 aged 87 years 8 months and 19 days She lived in Buda since 1889 with her husband Rudolf T Shafer and their five children Elsie May Harry Guy Arthur Leroy and Lewis She joined the ME church at Buda in February and passed after a long illness Funeral services were held March 16 1902 at the ME church in Buda with Rev Vincent Aten and Rev H A Hooven and burial at Hopeland cemetery
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Mary Isabella Shafer
John
Elizabeth Irvin Murrel
Henry
Minois
Magnolia Township
Putnam County
Buda
Illinois
Muscatine
Iowa
Rudolf T. Shafer
Marshall County
Hen- Wi
Stark County
Ilinois
Wyoming
Georgie
Elsie May
Harry Guy
Arthur Leroy
Lewis
Elizabeth Murrel
Mrs Shafer
Charles Murrel
Havana
Ill
T. J. Murrel
Ames
Maria Shafer
Albert Co, Shafer
Mobile
Alabama
Martha Fink
Lombardville
Elsie
Grandma Muriel
Heaven
God
Jesus Christ
Mr. Shafer
Vincent Aten
H. A. Hooven
Baptist Church
Hopeland Cemetery
William S. Bosley
William
Bosley
Uniontown
Penn
Tonica
Mary D. Nesmith
Nannie B. Curstead
Minnie M. Kays
Elizabeth M. Lambert
Reese
James H
Carl E
Dollie D
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Co H
104Th Reg
Cam Douglas
F. R. Lord
Tonica ME Church
Rey ‘Tl. Barker
Tonica Congregational Church
Rey A. Mills
Quaker Church
Cottage Hill Cemetery
Bosley and Pettegrew Obituaries from Milo and Tonica
Obituaries for William S. Bosley of Tonica aged 69 recount his Civil War service in the 104th Illinois Infantry and large family. E G Pettegrew of Milo, born 1833, remembered for farm life and 12 children, died after long illness, funeral conducted by local ministers. Includes notices of Good Advice column and advertisements for August Flower and Horehound Syrup.
End of the World Beliefs Prompt Adventist Alarm
A Niles dispatch reports Seventh Day Adventists believing the end times are near after a black horse figure burned into Kellogg's Sanitarium ruins at Battle Creek appears on the wall. Thousands visit the scene daily as believers search Revelations chapter six for biblical signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles
Michigan
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Grippe Cure Highlighted by Winfield Druggist
In 1898 and 1890 Illinois suffered la grippe outbreaks, says L Hewitt a Winfield druggist. He credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy two bottles for breaking the cold and stopping coughs and claims it wards off pneumonia efforts. The ad promotes the remedy as pleasant to take and widely used, sold at Dre Pow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Grippe
L Hewitt
Winfield, Il
Grippe
Chamberlain
Dre Powell
City Drug Store
Notable Citizens Named William in Sterling and Henry
William Pigg of Sterling and William Kuss of Henry are highlighted as exemplary locals. The note praises their citizenship while inviting readers to subscribe to the Henry Republican for more news about the Bills -Gene seo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Deere
Henry Republican
Bradford
Sterling
William Pigg
Henry
William Kuss
Geneseo News
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Ronce Burr
Grorce A
Burt George Burt & Son Editors and Publishers
Republican Office
U. S
Chicago
Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw
America
Standard Navy
Spearhead Drummond
Piper Heidsteck
J. T
Workman
E. Rice
Greenville
Tennessee Crosstie
Neptune
Tinsley
Five Brothers
Pasis
Continental Tobacco CO
Sail
Lracs
D. E. Pettegrew
E. G. Pettegrew
Milo
Darius Edward Pettegrew
Dearborn County
Indiana
Maria Griswold
T. §. Stevens
W. M. Wilson
H. O. Mallett
Maria
Fanny
Edward G
Fred N
Swithen
Tiskilwa
H. Samuel
Geneseo
Pettegrew
Rev Baker
Whitefield
Dr Powell’s
Green
Nei
Iar
Nvan Mes
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