Future of the bluegrass region as farms vanish
The piece quotes James Lane Allen on how U S population growth could transform Kentucky’s bluegrass into vast estates and English style country life, alongside a contrasting call from the Greenville Advocate urging respect for railroad right of way to prevent trespass and accidents.
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Yorkshire
America
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Greenville Advocate
Chamberlains Pain Balm Heals Avoca Farmer Sprain
J J La Grange of Avoca Nebraska praises Chamberlains Pain Balm after Mr Wm Weatlake a prominent Avoca farmer and horse breeder recovers full use of his arm two weeks after being thrown from a sulky. The druggist endorses the product and notes 50 cent bottles available from J W Neice.
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Avoca
Neb
Chamberlain
J J la Grange
J W. Neice
Ingersoll on Labor and Inventions in the 19th Century
Robert G. Ingersoll argues workers should receive full value for their labor and that labor saving devices should reduce toil for all. He condemns exploitation and urges shorter hours, noting happiness comes from supporting family and enjoying reasonable comforts. He envisions 19th century progress delivering both necessities and luxuries.
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Robert G. Ingersoll
Weems Biography Promotes Washington Life and Park College
Written by Rev Mason Locke Weems, the first Washington life, sells over 40 editions in fifty years and offers a free year of Tansill's Punch and Weems life with a subscription. Founders Day at Park College May 12 features Geo A. Lawrence, S M Neel, T D Roberts, Cleland M Afee, Wm Hindman and John McRuers on monuments and life at Park College.
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Washington
Pohick Church
Durog
America
Tansill
Weems
Life of
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Lake Street
Chicago
Park College
Geo A. Lawrence
M Neel
Jonathan Ford
Young Jefferson Woman Credits Ayer’s Sarsaparilla Gain
A Jefferson resident claims she felt faint before taking Ayer s Sarsaparilla and now grows stronger daily. The notice touts Barnaparilla as a tonic for the weak and delicate, presenting a promotional claim about the remedy’s effectiveness.
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Jefferson
Weet Virgals
Ayer
Illinois Vote Projections From Late 19th Century
The Illinois vote in 1888 exceeded 1884 by 75 418 and projections suggest 1802 may reach 825 000 with roughly 400 000 votes needed by the leading party. Republicans outnumber Democrats yet victory hinges on turnout, as in 1890.
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Illinois
Chronic disease cure claims by Dr Berry in Chicago
An advertisement touts Dr Berry’s Book on Chronic Diseases listing remedies for catarrh skin and nervous disorders. It claims to include hundreds of patient cases with pictures and offers a free mailed copy from Dewey Berny at 108 State St Chicago IL.
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M.C. Murphy
Summit
Cook County
Tilmois
C Wurpoy
Murphy
Berry
Dr Berry
Berny
State St
Chicago
Putnam County Republicans Elect Delegates in Hennepin
The Putnam county Republican convention met in Hennepin at the courthouse on Saturday April 28 to elect delegates to the state convention at Springfield May 4 and to the congressional convention at Sterling April 28. William Bracken J A Harper James Ship and others were chosen as delegates and alternates with endorsements for President Harrison Governor Fifer and General Henderson. The convention adjourned and urged publication of its proceedings.
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Putnam County
Hennepin
Court House
Springfield
Sterling
J. B. Albert
J. A. Harper
James B. Bush
Harley Brenor
H. C. Mills
J. E. Taylor
Henry Downey
James B. Thornton
Henry Guon
Harrison
Fifer
King’s United States of Today handbook praised for completeness
A review lauds the King’s United States of Today as a comprehensive reference. Prof Greenwood and other leaders hail it as the most complete compact source on all states and territories with maps, 8000 engravings, and concise statistics. Subscription price is $3.50, with Chicago publishers C. B Beach & Co. as agents.
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United States
Greenwood
Pres. Dwight
Yale
Pref Adams
Cornell
Pres Patton
Princeton
Wm M. Evarts
Oliver Wendell Homes
Cardinal Gibbons
Our
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C. B Beach & Co
Lakeside Building
Chicago
Coughs told to be mostly unnecessary and habit
An exchange discusses coughs noting most are not needed as nature expels throat irritants. It cites catarrh or inhaled substances, mentions chronic coughs from habit, and records Dr Brown Sequard’s cautions on stopping coughing by pressing nerves near the lips, ear, and roof of the mouth, plus the willpower factor.
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A. W. Aosenbaum
Grant Park
Perle
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Berry
Ollsis
Aosenbaum
Mei
Dr Berry
Tsus
Brown Sequard
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as cure all disease
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh in all stages. The ad claims a constitutional treatment that reaches blood and mucous surfaces, offering one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Testimonials are promised and Toledo address given.
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Republican
Hall
F.J Obheney & Co
Toledo
Court sentiment on Paddock food drug bill
The Hartford Courant opines the Paddock bill to prevent adulteration of food and drugs should not pass, arguing that this form of legislation is not the federal legislature’s business. The editorial reflects a critique of federal overreach in consumer protection.
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The
Hartford Courant
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