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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1895
Page
4
A jumble of 1895 miscellany covers football, orange crops, a Detroit breach case, dam projects on the Susquehanna, a towering Philadelphia statue, postal costs, Canada’s canal funds, European armies, aluminum gear for soldiers, China’s looming breakup, widow etymology, Southern immigration, and cotton crop productivity under free versus slave labor.
From Our Own Correspondent Springfield March 22 1895 the Monday session saw few members and routine adjournments. Merritt's tax on corporate capital stock was revised then referred to Revenue. Shaffer's ale protections bill passed 90 30 after debates. Needs on appropriations for Farmer's Institute and Illinois State Horticultural Society were deferred amid treasury strain. Legislative moves covered constitutional convention question civil service and Torrens land transfers with committee delay. A valley drainage substitute sought a channel along the Des Plaines with stringent water flow aims. a pool selling amendment was defeated.
The bill seeks access for hunters to river bottoms without harming property rights or trespassing on agricultural lands. It also limits harvest to twelve water fowls per day.
Testimonial letters from W J Hitchcock and Alfred W Stevens praise Ely's Cream Balm for curing catarrh and headaches after years of suffering. The ad notes Dream Balm priced at fifty cents and claims extensive positive use. Buffalo New York and Caldwell Ohio referenced as user locations.
A state law requires every town and school officer handling public funds to publish an annual receipts and expenditures report with penalties for noncompliance. While many officers publish and citizens approve, some refuse or ignore the requirement. The reports provide valuable town information not otherwise available.
An advertisement touts a new remedy said to relieve kidney and bladder diseases in six hours and ease pain in the urinary tract. It claims rapid relief for retention and pain, available from Dr Powell Druggist Henry II. Also notes Iowa Supreme Court ruling affirming a district court decision that Oska loosa cannot destroy shade trees to alter grades without guidance.
An old promotional fragment touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla as expelling bad humor and fighting blood disorders while boosting vitality. It also cites political commentary on foreign policy and Monroe Doctrine, followed by an advert for English Spavin Liniment offering blemish cures for horses and a savings claim.
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