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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1902
Page
10
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as best for maternity. It claims it increases appetite, steadies nerves, aids sleep, and strengthens mothers to give birth to healthy babies. Testimonial from E E Fricke of Petersburg Illinois notes a six bottle course leading to a healthy two week old baby, with a claim the medicine caused the health. Also promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a safe laxative for women.
The Lacon Journal comments on interscholastic contests at Sparland praising Henry for strong town support while urging rules against professional coaching and betting. Other papers warn against ending the contests, favoring literary features, and noting Henry’s dominance and community backing. The piece also covers beef market prices and a government probe into possible packer manipulation.
The probable effect is a rearrangement of schedules with daily sailings from an American port to a European port and return. If realized, this would provide daily departures both ways for transatlantic mails and be a significant public benefit.
An elderly or adult reader is offered immediate relief from bedwetting with a product titled Anti Diuretic selling for $1. The ad promises a cure for urinary incontinence during sleep and notes it is sold by J. Be and F. A. Powell, druggists.
The 44th annual Illinois State Sunday School Association convention opened May 18 1902 in Sterling with a morning executive session and a praise service. H R Clissold Chicago was elected president. Rev Theo Craw gave the welcome. reports from county officers showed gains in trained teachers but losses in schools and membership. The Trumpet Call was noted. county officers total 95 088 teachers and 687 097 scholars across 7926 Sunday schools with 782 180 total membership.
A viewer is told that people can gain a pound a day by taking an ounce of Scott's Emulsion. The ad claims the emulsion starts the digestive system, enabling digestion and absorption of ordinary food to increase flesh. It asserts a certain amount of flesh is needed for health and that it can be gained this way.
Nellie R McKeon recounts a regional Sunday School convention in Rock Falls and Sterling. Notable speakers include Rev John Potts D D and Alfred Day. The reports detail sessions at Music Hall, Congregational and Baptist churches, debates on spiritual life, teaching methods, and the mission to expand church schools nationwide.
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