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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1881
Page
5
A brief item recounts the establishment of a feminine debating group named the Wranglers in London. It notes a diverse mix of social topics and reports on activities and membership trends within the capital’s informal societies.
Uncle Rufus Hatch touts a self watering stock and rising value concept. A renowned sponsor launches a cattle raising venture on the plains promising 25 to 100 percent annual profit and a new low cost stop exchange.
A Notes and Queries style anecdote explains the saying The gray mare is the better horse. A husband seeks reconciliation after his wife’s domineering temper leads the father to test obedience with eggs, choosing between a black gelding and the gray mare.
In Philadelphia the orchestra at Chestnut Street Theater encountered a live mouse that ran from a hole under the stage and moved in time with the music. Conductor Hassler struggled to keep focus as the creature appeared during the act and caused startled reactions among players. The incident ended with the mouse disappearing and musicians investigating the stage area.
A collection of farm guidance and home uses covering mixed sowing benefits for fodder crops, temperance cake recipe, fruit tree wash for codling moth, Scrapple preparation, liquid manure application to roses, potato disease note, and an experiment on airborne potato fungus spores.
A critic argues large farms waste resources and drag down progress. The essay blames land ownership inertia and government bonds for keeping land idle and overtaxed. It urges concentration of effort on fewer acres and hiring needed help to restore profitable farming.
A New York Post cor transcribes advice on domestic cleanliness. The author urges constant neatness as a sign of virtue and discipline, noting cellar stairs as a measure of mind and moral order. It recognizes busy, struggling housekeepers may be unfairly judged while stressing equanimity and reliability.
A well known lawyer with no partner seeks a judgment in a case from a Justice of the Peace via telephone while in court. The exchange ends with the Justice declaring judgment for the plaintiff and sending a Constable to enforce. Rev W F Davis reports missionary work among lumber camp workers in Northern Michigan reaching about 40 000 men.
An assembly of testimonials praises St Jacobs Oil for knee pain and inflammation relief. Letters from readers including a La Crosse attorney and a Boston works foreman claim cures for bruises and burns. A Cambridge Press quip about a bride’s remark rounds out the clippings.
A Rochester company, Hop Bitters Manufacturing, is hailed as a great enterprise with sales beyond precedent. Its product has reached into almost every household nationwide, underscoring its intrinsic value and strong market presence.
The notice touts Scovius SARSAPARILLA AND BLOOD and Liver Syrup as health restorers curing scrofula kidney weakness erysipelas malaria nervous disorders and more. It claims external use for pain and internal use for steady results. Also promotes Dr. Roger's Vegetable Worn Luxur and Reporxo's Russia Salve as miracle remedies with low prices.
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