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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1886
Page
3
A wide array of brief items from St Louis to Pittsburgh recounts a string of incidents: a Wabash engineer testifies about the San Francisco road express robbery, industrial meetings form a new price controlling syndicate, fires and explosions kill and injure, and tax, banking, and railway matters ripple across states.
Official returns from Colorado show Symes leading Congress by 700. Illinois trembles over constitutional amendment on convict labor with a 570 418 statewide vote. The Illinois House will be 25 Republicans 24 Democrats while the Senate stands 19 Republicans 8 Democrats. Other notes include Chicago anarchists appeal, Alabama school funding, Oregon and Connecticut results, and European travel of Avenira Patti.
The new labor party issued an address calling on workers across the United States to organize political clubs to push the party’s agenda. In Kingston New York authorities found a Benedict Arnold letter defending himself for his attempted betrayal. Pennsylvania’s recent election gave Beaver the governorship by 43851 with a larger Republican majority in the Legislature. Hungarian painter Munkacsy arrived in New York with his Christ Before Pilate to be exhibited. Alfred Snow a prominent member of secret societies died in New Orleans at sixty.
The British Colonial Exhibition at London closed on the ith with total attendance of 5 550 740 and an average daily figure of 83 846. Reports from Paris and across Europe describe floods, wrecks, and political tensions.
The Missouri election results show Briavo 229125, Cravens 178400, Jones 11490, Orr 3604 with 276 scattering and total 423825 notes Democratic plurality 50055. Also reported: snowstorms across Iowa Wyoming South Dakota Wisconsin. fire damages in Durham. Grenoble deaths. train fire debris. Bulgaria throne selection. counterfeits seized. forest fire in Pa. avalanche near Aspen. court case in St Louis. Canada Southern train run. Bible and Prophetic Conference meeting in Chicago.
Washington November 15 The Commissioner of Internal Revenue reports for the year ended June 30 1886 total receipts from internal revenue 116 002 600 up 4 481 748 from the prior year cigars cigarettes and grain spirits drove the rise collection cost 4 290 455 about 86 percent of receipts illicit stills 154 seized 1 214 arrested Georgia North Carolina Tennessee Kentucky Virginia led seizures projected current year collection 118 000 000 details on stamps production exports imports taxes and proposed reforms to simplify taxation on distilled spirits and remove penalties against retailers.
General Sheridan delivers his annual War Department report noting 2,102 officers and 3,446 men, mourning General Hancock and announcing fort abandonments. He discusses Arizona Indian troubles, criticizes General Crook, and proposes land grants and bond funding to sustain reservations, with interest earmarked for Indian support.
Jeweler Severance works on wooden chessmen with a lathe and runs a shop seen as chess headquarters for local players. Henry Koch, an expert, plays across from Severance. A match between Severance and a Moline challenger proceeds slowly by postal cards with two weeks of no moves, but they plan to renew soon.
Dr Powells drug store offers Dr Kings New Discovery with a free trial bottle. A. C. Christian mails California election tickets showing oversized dimensions vs Illinois rules. Discusses ticket size, color, and legality, praising California’s administration as new and generous.
An advertisement claims Dor Haines' Golden Specific can cure drunkenness covertly in coffee or tea with no harm and offers a circular from Golden Specific Co. Cincinnati. Also notes a Presbyterian bible class led by Dr Durfee was discontinued and reports on a new nipple for an artesian well with repairs overseen by Fire Chief Frank Krenz and Machinist Theodore Bickerman.
Urgent claim touts Electric Bitters as a rapid remedy for Brights disease diabetes and other urinary complaints with thousands reportedly cured. Advertisement notes blood purification bowel regulation and direct action on diseased parts with 50 cent bottles at Dr Powell's drug store. Also mentions local Bureau county papers reacting to Spring Valley election and updates on Dr Fawcett and James Kelly family moves to Peoria for work.
Nostalgic promotional verse traces Castoria use from infancy to motherhood. It highlights a long running brand endorsement through generations, emphasizing familiar Agency language and consumer trust in the product across decades.
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