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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1891
Page
4
Both houses endorse Hon W M Springer for speaker praising his parliamentary ability honesty and courtesy. He has served in Congress 16 years and holds a national reputation. A separate notice warns boys against train jumping at crossings and urges railroad brakemen and city ordinance enforcement to stop the practice.
The Pekin Post condemns the lack of steamboat inspections between Henry lock and Copperas Creek noting dangers from heavy loads and unusable life preservers. It cites Chicago and St Louis inspector reach limits and urges proper life-saving gear or cessation of service. The text also critiques growing church and secret society networks in Henry as wasteful burdens on taxpayers and calls for church unity under Christ to reduce fragmentation and improve public welfare.
Miss Sadie Albertson instructs at Henry Illinois on May 16 1481 about teaching number to beginners. She emphasizes learning through objects and real-world tasks, avoiding forced analysis, and using problems like four shoes or days in a week to build understanding, language, and reasoning.
Henry A Ford of Detroit recalls Mrs Brown a poet and hymn writer born May 1 1878 in Canaan NY who lived in Marshall County and later died in 1891. The piece notes her poverty early life and religious nature plus her poems and hymns including An Apology for my Midnight Rambles and We come O Lord before Thy throne. Her daughter Mrs Elizabeth Smith moved west and burial details are touched but not fully clear.
This Atlantic to Pacific liniment promises cures for rheumatism neuralgia sprains bruises wounds sores burns sciatica sore throat chest inflammation and animal use with or without proud flesh. It stresses efficacy after other treatments fail and lists price at 60 cents with sellers J E and F A Powell.
The page touts May Pansy on the table with stories poems and pictures for Sunday and weekday reading priced at $18 a year. It also advertises safety bicycles for new subscribers and promotes Miles Nerve and Liver Pills with claims of curing biliousness and related issues. Henry Ilsly highlights Godey Lady's Book for June from Godey Publishing Co offering a $2 yearly price.
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