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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1883
Page
2
The column reports on diverse topics including Wyoming Herald styling and new ownership, European gold imports totaling about 13 million, and Illinois Press Association plans in Urbana. It covers public finance ideas about currency bonds, a Varna cancer surgery case, travel of Mrs Hitchcock, a Venona alcohol study class, and a Saybrook wedding. It quotes editorials urging civic duty and voting.
Rutledge Publishing invites entries for a December 1883 contest paying 20 dollars for correct Bible verse counts from the Old Testament and will publish winners by January monthly. Officers and directors of the Wenona Union Fair 1883 are listed with names and towns.
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as the best remedy for a wide range of illnesses and pledges a full refund if not satisfied. It also cites a Dixon Sun editor praising town pride and local initiatives. A Peoria eye doctor, Dr J Perren Johnson, at 1048 Adams Street, advertises 24 years of eye and ear treatment with spectacles offered.
Claims a night itching symptom of piles is cured by Dr Bosanko's Pile Remedy. The product promises permanent relief for piles itch salt rheum and ringworm at 50 cents, manufactured by Dr Bosanko Medicine Co. and sold by A H Zimmerman. Also notes a U S Supreme Court hearing over a will disputing Sarah A Dorsey of Louisville's estate in favor of Jefferson Davis.
Caillat Drs Powell drug store advertises a free sample bottle of Krown’s Expectorant claiming it cures coughs hoarseness whooping cough and consumption in early stages. It promotes a 50 cent to 1 dollar regular bottle and notes safety and pleasant taste for throat and lung diseases. Mc Kreble completed a 1000 mile endurance walk in 445 hours in London to prove total abstinence virtue.
A rush to J. E. & F. A. Power's drug store offers a free trial bottle of Dr King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. The remedy helps asthma bronchitis hoarseness and throat and lung issues. Also a sociable Guess Social with an oyster supper and a prize for the correct guess.
The ad touts Buckien s Arnica Salve as the greatest medical wonder guaranteed to cure burns bruises cuts ulcers fever sores cancers piles and skin eruptions or money refunded. It offers 25c per box and lists Powell brothers as sellers. The item also notes Marshall County has three cheese factories, Du Page tops with 29.
Prussian botanists link amber to specific pine and fir origins from ancient Baltic forests. They map fossil gum varieties to original tree species, noting past land connections and the spread of conifers from what is now the Baltic Sea region.
A playful estimate claims about 60 million copies of The Sun circulated in the past year. It asserts the paper tells the truth without fear, delivers concise world news, and supports honest government as it anticipates an eventful year in 1884 for readers to join the sunshine.
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