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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1898
Page
4
Incoherent OCR snippet mentions Republican and Democratic terms with garbled phrases about advance payments and a county reference. No clear events, persons, dates, or places readable for a proper summary.
A fragmentary 1808 newspaper note cites 1898 export records the largest ever with 80 days of data and a treasury reserve of 245 million dollars. It mentions Uncle Sam paying telegraph firms nearly 3 million for wartime messages and disputes over war tax payments.
A fragment notes that the United States transports roughly twice as much merchandise by rail as all other peoples combined. It cites about 70,000,000 Americans carrying a workload rivaling 1.4 billion in other regions, highlighting rail carriage dominance.
The Trans Mississippi and International Exposition at Omaha Nebraska has closed. More than 2,600,000 registered visitors attended since opening. The event yielded a surplus near 85,000,000 for the year and left over 400,000 to be divided among stockholders after costs. Commissioner H. Clay Evans reports five months into the Spanish American War saw 2,906 American deaths from all causes, mostly disease in camps, highlighting a loss rate under 1 percent, despite 800,000 troops under arms.
Article urges construction of an east west railroad from Henry to Galva and to Coal Hollow to exploit a four to five foot thick vein of steam coal. It notes current local wagon delivery and predicts development of the field and a western connection to facilitate output and broader markets.
An 1886 Toledo legal note shows Frank J Cheney of Cheney & Co sworn as senior officer stating Hall's Catarrh Cure pays $100 for each failure of the remedy. Notary A W Gleason records the oath December 6 1886. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills sold by druggists noting testimonials and worldwide mail offers.
A National Educational Association committee reports its labors toward spelling words as pronounced. It proposes standard forms for many terms such as programme program thoroughfare through thorough prologue prototype and pedagogue.
W Gorman of Bradley Blakely Denver responds to the Cloak Buyer on the rapid growth of ready to wear garments. He cites cost advantages, fashion variety, and industry reforms, predicts the cloak trade will be a leading, profitable dry goods department with stronger oversight against shoddy goods.
An old advertisement claims Electria Bitters cure illness and restore vitality. It asserts relief for body pains liver issues appetite and cold, promising prompt benefit and a guarantee to cure. Sold at Dr Powell's Drug store for 60 cents per bottle.
Fragmented OCR text blends references to Hispanaro and Americano figures, names like Shafteralso and McKinleyaro, and social commentary on value of wealth versus labor. It juxtaposes colonial conflicts with economic thought on bodies and money, ending with musings on labor and inheritance.
The readable text is garbled and lacks clear events or names. No verifiable people, places, or organizations are present to summarize into a coherent news item.
A historic note outlines a planned railroad from Galesburg through Knox County toward Streator and Chicago via Henry and nearby towns. The project aimed to link Galesburg with Streator and create a trunk for commercial growth, though it never materialized. Local business interests once offered a right of way but the route stalled, raising hopes it could be revived to connect Burlington with Chicago via Henry and surrounding counties.
New Zealand trader Be Scantlebury reports large sales of Chamberlain's cough remedy after taking on the agency. He cites many customers praising results and notes the medicine is pleasant to take and kept out of reach of children. Sold by Dr Powell.
A Toluca resident fell for a bunco scheme after a man claimed to have found a lost diamond ring. The swindler offered to pay for the return and a reward, but disappeared after the ring was exchanged and the scam failed to locate the owner. The ring was valued at about 76 cents by a jeweler.
A Kansas editor cites the Rosal Baking Powder Company as the largest advertiser in America while praising Royal for quality. An Elsbury man climbs corn stalks to judge crop growth. three men attempt to cut the stalks as he reportedly starves on raw corn, with four bushels of cobs used.
Public health notice extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a constitutional remedy for catarrh. It claims the medicine purifies the blood and removes troublesome catarrhal waste, citing testimonials from cured individuals and urging a fair trial.
The Presbyterian Church Women’s Society hosted a banquet for Company C to mark their return from Porto Rico and to honor their service in the war. Mrs Lawrence presented the company with a Holy Bible as a guiding tool for soldiers, praising their discipline, sacrifice, and patriotism.
The Independent celebrates its semicentennial by changing to a magazine format and reducing annual subscriptions from 3 to 2 and single copies from 10 to 5 cents. It promises 3640 pages of reading per year at half the cost of leading magazines, asserting 82 percent more content for readers.
The article notes a flag bound in heavy seal with gold inscription from the Ladies Society of First Presbyterian Church Galesburg Illinois dated 1898. The presentation to Company O received applause and a second flag was also presented to the company.
Mrs Ads Hart of Groten 5 D recounts a severe lung illness that doctors gave up on. She credits Dr Hing's New Discovery for Consumption with saving her life after eight bottles and now she is healthy. Trial bottles free at Dr Powell's Drug Store with prices 79 and 81 cents, guaranteed or money refunded.
A man who follows the saying sees a pin on the street and bends down to pick it up. His hat falls off and rolls away, his eyeglasses break, suspenders fail, and his shirt collar tears while he retrieves the pin, narrowly preserving his dentures and pride.
Try Grain-O the new food drink that replaces coffee. The rich seal brown color mimics mocha and java but is made from pure grains. Suitable for children and adults, it avoids stomach distress and costs less than coffee per package. Sold by all grocers.
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