Silver question stirs Illinois lawmakers and birds decline noted
A Springfield correspondent reports O N Barnes favors free silver while McGuire of Metamora remains undecided. Ex Senator Edmunds questions value parity and legal tender status. The piece also notes fewer birds due to a harsh southern winter and praises the Los Angeles Times Flower festival description. Weather lightning guidance and Wenona politics over street commissioner and city marshal appointments are detailed. The mayor's appointing power and council relations are analyzed with ongoing debate.
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Springfield
Peoria Journal
O. N. Barnes
McGuire
Metamora
California
J. R. Veach
Los Angeles Times
Steele
Wenons
Marshall Stateler
Mr Stateler
Albert Bassett
Bassett
Philip Connolly
Albert Bassitt
Mexican Government appoints E P Gaston as colonization attache
General Porfirio Diaz names Edward Page Gaston of Lacon as representative of the Department of Fomento to promote colonization and commercial interests in Mexico. Gaston will serve under Manuel Fernandez Leal while remaining general secretary of the YMCA in Mexico City. The move aims to attract foreign capital amid favorable exchange, with rising inquiries about conditions in the republic and anticipated investment growth.
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City of Mexico
E. P. Gaston
Lacon
Porfirio Diaz
Republic
Edward Page Gaston
Department of
Fomento
Mexico
Gaston
Manuel Fernandez Leal
Y.M.C.A
United States
Grant's Fall and Rise A West Point tale of duty and renewal
The article recounts Ulysses S. Grant’s exit from the army in 1854 after breaking a pledge, his return prompted by need in 1861, and his appointment as colonel of the Twenty-first Illinois Volunteer Infantry. It follows how his perseverance led to future leadership in the Civil War and balances the narrative with the vivid character of Major Buchanan and the tempo of military life at West Point.
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Grant
Military Academy
West Point
Fourth Infantry
Oregon
R. C. Buchanan
Academy
Capt Grant
Old Buck
Buchanan
Buck
Maj Buchanan
Hie
Beon
Springfield
Adjutant General
Tom
Sam Grant
Sam
Polk
Cairo
War Department
Ulysses S. Grant
Twenty-first Regiment of
Illinois Volunteers
Cincinnati Enquirer
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Constitutional Cure
There is more catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together and it was once deemed incurable. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio is touted as the only constitutional treatment, taken internally, with a $1000 test offer. Sold by druggists for 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F.J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Sparrow Hunt and Odd Fellows Home Dedication
The piece recalls a winter sparrow hunt with boys using various weapons and counting all birds as sparrows while joking about bills and feasts. It then reports Thermalito in Butte County California celebrating the 76th anniversary of Odd Fellowship and the dedication of The Odd Fellows Home costing $25,000 with 62 rooms funded by three local benefactors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thermalito
Butte Co
California
Odd Fellowship
Odd Fellows’ Home
Odd Fellows
Orange Belt
D. P. Merrell
Bessie Townsend
Butte County
Electric Bitters Promised for Old People’s Health
Old people needing medicine to regulate bowels and kidneys are urged to use Electric Bitters, a non intoxicant tonic said to strengthen the stomach and bowels and aid digestion. The preparation costs fifty cents per bottle at Dr Powell's Drug Store. Robert Long, a prominent farmer near Princeton, is missing with $200 reportedly in his possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Long
Princeton
Stricken man cured by Pink Pills claims breakthrough
Eight years after a sawmill accident left George Hutchinson paralyzed from the waist, he credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring his ability to walk and work. He endured hospital care and treatments before trying the pills, then regained strength and returned to full duty. The article notes witnesses vouching for his tale and promotes the pills as containing essential elements to rebuild nerves.
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Argus and
Patriot
Montpelier
Geo. Hutchinson
Bradford
Chelsea
Thrace
Mary Fletcher
Burlington
Hoapital
Nutchinson
der. Williams
Dr Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
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Henry, III
Gressur Brook
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J. A. Swemn
Henry, Illinois
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Over Hill, & Smith
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Frank D. Ketcrum
M.D
Chicago Veterinary College
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Henry, Il
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MT Palatine
Ill
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Fred
Potter
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Edward Atroot
Grave
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