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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1902
Page
2
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for relief during change of life and other womanly illnesses. It cites testimonials from women like Lizzie A Dowman and claims the remedy cures diseases other medicines failed to treat, urging use of Pleasant Pellets for bowels.
An advertisement touts Dr Franklin Miles offering a free 2.50 trial of a 40 value New Special Treatment for heart nerves stomach and dropsy. It cites testimonials from patients and experts including Roy W Bell and J A Jowell and urges readers to request the treatment at 201 to 200 State, Chicago.
The piece notes President Roosevelt pursuing beet trust issues, mentions a Republican state convention planned for May 8 in Springfield in the agricultural building on the state fair grounds. It references Mr Morgans and a statement about the earth and a large steer horn set sent to Chicago from a South American dealer. Senator Hamlin delivers an Philadelphia address on industrial power, capital aggregation, and the need for industrial peace to value wealth as an industrial investment.
The sixteenth Republican Congressional Convention will meet at noon next Tuesday May 6 in the Y M C A auditorium Peoria to nominate a congressional candidate and select a state central committeeman and a district committee from Peoria Tazewell Marshall Putnam Bureau and Stark. J W Parker Illinois Young Republican League president met Senator Cullom in Washington and invited Hanna Beveridge and others to the Peoria meeting. officials will respond later. The Chicago Tribune reports beef prices rising with packers blaming costs of feed and government to investigate trusts. Pisrpent-Morgi plans a syndicate controlling multiple Atlantic steamship lines totaling 128 ships to merge into a large combine.
The Deering Harvester Company buys an iro n ore mine in Michigan and aims to build a 2 million dollar mill in Chicago with a boat line to ferry ore. High exactions and steel shortages push other industries to seek independence from the steel trust.
Next Monday the sixth congressional district convention will be held in Peoria to nominate a candidate for congress and select a State Central committeeman. Peoria county leaders clash with Stevens Edwards and Spring for support. Outside Peoria, Senator Fort is the only strong name mentioned, with Marshall county backing him. Also cited is a study on tobacco use among boys linking it to lower scholastic rank, with Northwestern University expert Dr. Fials noting tobacco users are prevalent in lower grades. Subscribe for the Henry Republican.
Senator Chauncey M Deleware comments on the explosion of wealth in America, noting the rise from two multi millionaires in Yale era to over a hundred in Pittsburgh today. He argues wealth concentrates power, prompts regulation, and reflects both philanthropy and risk, citing Cecil Rhodes, Carnegie, Rockefeller, Morgan and newer fortunes. He warns how sudden riches affect individuals during business downturns and panics, drawing on experiences from the 1893 1907 period and the Chicago Tribune perspective.
The trans Pacific cable will be the longest submarine line, 8000 miles from San Francisco to Manila via Honolulu and Guam. It will connect with Japan, enabling direct America Japan communications. Nero mapped the route with extensive soundings. the system should begin in nine months and finish in two years.
The piece argues for simple lifestyle cures over medical alarms urging examinations. It praises nature cures like reduced meat intake, deep breathing, outdoor walking, and regular exercise to fix digestion and circulation, noting doctors do good but can provoke fear. A distilled water ritual is suggested as better than medicine.
A reflective essay extols fathers who labor on farms offices or shops to fund their children's education and luxuries. It condemns ingratitude from sons and daughters who scorn traditional attire and a simple Sunday presence while noting a Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product in the catalog snippet.
Consumer ad copy promotes Scott's Emulsion as a fattening tonic for thin bodies. It claims the product arouses hunger across the body, helping the thin person eat and use nutrients. The pitch offers a free sample and lists prices for physicians.
An editorial argues editors face constant pressure from interested parties to omit news. Readers and advertisers demand coverage while others push for suppression. The piece warns suppression harms journalism and damages public trust, noting editors tire of such exactions and readers deride perceived lack of enterprise.
Dr A Boschee celebrated German physician earns praise as a leading medicine. The syrup reportedly cures coughs colds and serious lung troubles by removing the cause and strengthening the parts. Since 1868 it has spread across towns worldwide with about two million bottles sold annually.
The Board of Health announces a state wide Small Pox vaccination effort. Signatories B F Forrest L V Smith J B Townsend and W B Deck urge mandatory inoculation in Henry Inn area with April 23 1802 date and 4 24 27 marking.
City ordinances restrict live stock on streets alleys and riding aboard sidewalks. Officials warn strict enforcement and potential penalties.
A long list of property transfers and quit claims among residents of Marshall County appears, detailing parcels in Lacon Toluca Bennington Belle Plain and nearby areas. Names include John Gannon Ruth A Ball, Harrison Ireland, George Bell, John Hartley, Robert Harrison, Cerastus Thomas, Marston Ames, Jacob Jones, Lafayette Birkett, Wm Szinkus, Henry Thompson, John Grievener, Henry Walker, Roalf Janson, James Now Chas Deviin Anna Tracey, John Fomasson, Richard Bowers, Wm McCoy and others with lots and blocks specified in Toluca Lacon Henry Varna and surrounding towns.
A white minister in a colored North Carolina church urged a black deacon to lead prayer. The Roanoke News reports the deacon’s reply pleading for divine chastening with harsh, figurative imagery, requesting judgment and spiritual purification for the minister.
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