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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1891
Page
3
Domestic items report a Pennsylvania train incident near Tiffin Ohio injuring Fleck and Huth, a fatal collision near Greensburg Pennsylvania, a wagon train wreck with three dead, and a gas suffocation in Lopes Indiana. Other entries note a mining exchange in Denver, a Mount McGregor purchase stance, Arctic whaling returns, and assorted robberies and deaths in multiple states.
Weekly financial totals show a dip from the prior week with $1,253,034,786 in exchanges against $1,315,841,282. Reports detail fires destroying Correctionville buildings, legal and political unrest, fraud cases, murders, suicides, and notable economic data including wheat and corn projections and pension outlays.
A roundup notes Wirrias J Florence a Philadelphia comedian dies of pneumonia at 60 at the Continental hotel. Ex consul Isaac R. Mruner dies in Philadelphia at 73. G Henry Stratton dies in New York after prolonged illness, and Jeddian Bowen, founder of the Republican party, dies in Ripon aged 75. It covers election results in New York Tennessee and Illinois, foreign affairs from Mexico to Saxony, the Hawaii monarchy in flux, and global incidents from shipwrecks to strikes and coups.
Washington announces the next national Republican convention to be held in Minneapolis on June 7. J S Clarkson of Iowa elected chairman and W G Barbour of New York named treasurer. A damaging boot and shoe firm fire in Minneapolis causes 350000 loss. Governor Hovey of Indiana dies aged 70. Lieutenant Governor Chase becomes Indiana chief executive. Multiple disasters including windstorms and a cyclone hit New York Pittsburgh Baltimore and Ohio towns, with deaths and injuries. an explosion near North Washington Minnesota kills two men. a Yokohama earthquake affects thousands. Local disasters include Paragould fire and a White House balustrade windstorm incident.
Holiday goods arrive featuring rings watches and chains. Elgin watch movements priced at 4.00 5.50 and 7.50 with other items in stock. The ad promises low holiday prices and claims leading sales across jewelry silverware and repair services in Henry.
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The column lists Ballard's Snow Liniment with broad cures and testimonials, plus agents. It notes an eight day clock invention from Liverpool, a pneumatic saddle design, a street peddler savings bank, a tiny moonshine still seized in Atlanta and sent to Washington as a curiosity.
Obituary notices recount Michael Wolf of Mt Palatine whose 426 pound weight required a special coffin and outdoor display due to size. Born in Bavaria in 1832, he emigrated in 1848 and became a prosperous farmer with a large family. The piece also covers Leonard T Leech, Emma Christina Swanson Peterson, and other local notices, along with a sentimental hymn and a pneumonia advertisement.
A compilation of misc notes includes Baturn's ring missing for 15 years, advice for young men drafting love letters, a St Joseph high school prize essay on Columbus, Beecher's comments on public schools, a line about whether husbands read Sunday papers, and a New York Press quote.
The article cites Mrs Almira Hatch of Elkhart Indiana and Mrs Mary L Baker of Ovid Michigan claiming 20 year heart disease cures by New Heart Cure. Levi Logan of Buchanhham Michigan reports two bottles made him feel like a new man. Diphtheria linked to oysters raises safety concerns from London cases. The Tribune notes a satirical exchange about women's suffrage.
Public interest weighs whether the upcoming world's fair benefits the nation more than Dr Franklin Miles Restorative Nervice. The ad touts Nervous and Heart Diseases remedies and offers a free booklet and trial bottles, urging readers to consider subscription value and the paper's free gift.
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