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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1903
Page
7
Executor of the last will and testament of Sarah M Divelbiss, deceased, notifies Marshall county Illinois residents of the July term at the County Court in Lacon for claim adjustment. Creditors must present claims. debtors should pay promptly. Dated May 4, 1903, Lacon Illinois.
Esthemi H Foster named executrix of Alonzo H Foster late of Marshall County Illinois deceased, announces court hearing July term first Monday to settle claims. Creditors urged to present promptly for payment and adjustment. Dated May 4 1903. Attorney Fred W Potter.
Administrator Charles E Jones notifies all creditors to present claims to the Marshall County Court at La Fon, on the first Monday of July 1903 to be adjusted. All debtors must pay promptly. Dated May 1 1903. Fred W Potter Attorney.
The piece discusses the American Republic’s duty to the weak and the strong, criticizes high paying offices and commissions, cites a Chicago address, cites Catholic populations under the flag, and argues for compulsory arbitration in labor disputes. It notes rising gasoline prices and Standard Oil influence, with warnings about fuel affordability for the poor.
A verse cartoon from the Brooklyn Eagle presents a playful map of U S states with personified states and a-themed romance plot. The poem riffs on state nicknames and color imagery while a narrator contemplates marriage to a named state or personified lass per the era’s humor.
The piece highlights rapid electric street railway expansion with $1.8 billion invested, 7000000? dividends, 60,000 cars on 20 000 miles of track, and 800000 workers. It contrasts rising electric passenger use with a seven year drop in steam rail travelers and notes vast shifts in transport patterns.
A prose poem of farewell features Bishop Thomas Marek Clark’s reflection on death and faith. It notes his age 89 years nine months and lists his birth in 1812, ordination in 1886, and consecration in 1854 with his long service as presiding bishop since 1899.
An old newspaper ad promotes a tonic to revitalize tired bodies during winter. It claims the product clears waste matter, supports liver and kidneys, restores tissues, and returns strength, urging readers to buy at J. B. & F. A. Powells.
Jessie Anderson continues in cattle trade shipping two carloads from Broadmoor northwestern route. Cattle were bought from Bruce Wilson a prosperous farmer of Saratoga township.
The piece questions if parties truly stay out of judicial contests, noting Democratic candidates appeal to audiences when in districts with Republican majorities. It argues for consistency and critiques claims of pan partisan fairness while referencing a local advertising blurb for DeWitts Little Early Risers pills sold by Dr Powell.
An OCR read presents a playful, poem like catalog excerpt praising fruit, comparing sizes of cherries and grapes and noting vivid colors. It shifts to a medical ad for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, endorsed as easy to take and pleasant in effect, sold by Dr Powell.
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