18 May 1893
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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1893
Page
1
The Henry Republican reports a Delaware legislature bill to empower a company to build electric railways and light villages along a line extending into Maryland’s peninsula. The plan would bridge navigable Tidewater streams and connect scattered villages across the Eastern Shore.
Letters from Rev C H Mallican and President Blanchard are discussed amid a Canton exchange note. The Marshall County Sunday School association prepares for its 20th annual meeting at the MFE church with speakers from across the county. The program outlines morning and evening sessions with devotional services, lectures, and reports, led by local clergy and educators.
The Keystone Watch Case Co of Philadelphia dominates the World's Fair exhibit space in Section 6, Block 1 of the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts building. The pavilion's rich ivory and gold finish showcases a wide range of watch cases and related curios including a four-ounce Leader silver case movement and a five pound seven ounce silver case. Also featured are historic watches and other mechanical marvels marking modern craft progression. Professor Elisha Gray’s telautograph device is introduced as a potential future of electrical communication, with demonstrations anticipated at the fair.
Two farmers debate the local paper. One criticizes the ads as excessive while the other argues ads are highly valuable, claiming he saves at least five times the paper’s cost yearly through business advantages for families relying on the ads.
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