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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1882
Page
8
A collage of word puzzles including Transposition, Reversions, Charade, and related note clues from Columbus Georgia pages. Several entries reference Saratoga and Putnam with cryptic wordplay and directions to find solutions in two weeks.
Genealogical snippets list several birth and marriage notices from Lacon and nearby towns with dates in February and March. Entries include son and daughter births to Evans, O Bri en, and Miller families, plus multiple licensed marriages such as David Meier to Barbara Carter and Lionel Beecher to Mattie Layton. The text also contains a long Texas letter from Valley Creek describing migration, church matters, and regional relief sentiments, plus brief notices praising honest advertising and a glycerine salve remedy.
Court notes from Judge Fort show docket activity from March 11 to March 18 including estates of Watt Hull Thompson and others, claims allowed in various classes, inventories approved, partitions for sale, and real estate transfers in Sparland Warren and surrounding areas. Several administrators appointed, bonds set, and notices of final discharge planned.
A detailed list of road laborers and projects in Sparland Illinois including workers Buffington Williams and Ridgeway. It records driving piles scraping bridge work and lumber purchases with dates in March 1862 and a final balance on hand. The report is sworn by Warford Bonham treasurer before Police Magistrate J S Braefield.
Notwithstanding a gloomy prophecy the world endures and longevity may rise with Dr igelow's Positive Cure said to quell coughs colds consumption and related diseases. Free bottle offered at Dr J O Kalb's drug store. St Nicholas and Ballou's Monthly advertised with appeals to young readers and tales including The Clenched Hand and The Boy Scout. C Chapman of Lacon collects 125 bird specimens.
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