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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1897
Page
4
The piece blends quotes on prohibition and free ballot ideals with discussion of a 348th bill requiring packaging formulas and objections by medicine manufacturers. It also highlights reflections on wealth, character, and public virtue, noting the press and advertisers in Illinois and social policy debates.
The Peoria Journal notes yesterday’s judicial nominations favor a strong Republican slate. Peorian judges Paterbaugh and Judson Starr headline names, boosted by apportionment that narrows Democratic chances. Potter is acclaimed, while Worthington Shaw Green are expected Democratic picks, with the district remaining Republican. Demorest’s May issue features portraits of presidential wives.
A Henry High principal argues for physical culture and outdoor sports for girls to balance intellectual and moral development. The piece urges tennis and basketball, compulsory gym, and health talks to foster strong constitutions and better futures for young women.
The author argues for guiding girls toward true womanhood and civic duty. Emphasis on physical vitality and moral tone, urging parents to teach that women can lead in athletics, politics, and public life while serving family roles. The piece frames womanhood as empowerment through rightful, individual work.
Electric Bitters described as a yearly tonic and alterative good for languor and sluggish liver. It claims to prevent fevers from malaria and relieve headache indigestion and dizziness. Sold at Dr Powell's Drug Store for 50 cents or 1.00 per bottle.
A Massachusetts justice of the peace nicknamed Square Simmonds relied on a remembered memorandum to wed couples. At a county fair he married an elder couple on the spot in a shed after a paper search failed. The Marshall County Teachers Association met at Varns with limited attendance due to road conditions. discussions covered literature influence and child education, with varied talks and recitations enriching the event.
The obituary profile notes Leslie Di Paterbaugh born Pekin in 1858 and long Peoria lawyer and judge. It details his 1890 probate judgeship win, 1894 reelect by large margin, Chicago bar esteem, and modernizing Paterbaugh’s Common Law and Chancery Practice. It lists roles with Bradley Institute, Peoria Law Library, Elks, Masonry, Knights of Pythias, and secret societies.
Try Grain-O today at grocers to replace coffee with a grain based drink. Children may drink it without injury and adults like its taste. Grain-O bears a seal brown color like mocha and joyfully suits delicate stomachs. Packaged price listed as 16 9 and 25 cents per package. Sold by all druggists.
The 1897 San Francisco gathering of Christian Endeavor is promoted with a July meeting. A pamphlet advertises the Great Rock Island and Scenic Route as a popular trans continental line to the coast with inducements for Colorado tourist travel. John Sepistian of G P A Chicago offers information on scenery and routes on request.
A first person reminiscence recounts a wartime era camel water expedition with Whitney and friends. The narrator recalls a newspaper man’s arrival and a humorous exchange about press life and wartime hardships. References to a camel tank, water trips, and colorful local characters frame the tale.
Advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for winter impurities in blood. Claims warm weather reveals impurities that cause tiredness and poor appetite, and asserts the tonic strengthens the system, purifies blood, and prevents illness. Promotes Hood's as the true blood purifier and best spring medicine.
A vintage advertisement claims a bound liver causes biliousness constipation jaundice and other symptoms. It asserts the liver fails to act and the blood is poisoned, promoting Herbine as a universal liver stomach and bowel medicine priced at 75 cents with free trial bottles at Dr Powell's.
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