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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1901
Page
10
The ad pleads that women in long standing illness can regain health with Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets. It cites testimonials, invites letters to Dr. Pierce in Buffalo, and claims the remedies restore regularity, ease inflammation and ulcers, and cure weakness.
Beginning at 10 o clock A M the following property offered for sale seven horses and colts including a gray brood mare a bay roadster four year old well broken two high grade Norman brood mares in foal five years old and three colts with the sale to proceed by descriptive listing in the auction.
The piece lauds President Roosevelt for high standards in appointments and for declining to buy docked tail horses. It notes Minnesota sues the federal government over school lands worth about six million dollars and argues tariffs have worked well without tinkering. It mentions electricity powered streetcars in Buffalo and Freeport, European potato imports, potential Danish West Indies transfer, and calls for a general citizenship law for annexed territories.
President Roosevelt initiates a fashion shift in Washington by abandoning silk hats for soft wool hats. The McKinley silk tile era gives way as Roosevelt and Congressman Cannon among others switch. Wool hats are praised as more comfortable and becoming, expected to please many men.
The Standard 611 trust declared an 8 percent dividend payable December 16, totaling 48 percent for the year and 48 million dollars on capital stock. Rockefeller owning 40 percent yields about 19.2 million dollars from this source. Over 1891 to 1900 dividends ranged from 2 to 81 percent, totaling 271 percent in ten years, about twice the capital.
A. D. Cadwallader, present clerk of the supreme court, announces candidacy for re election. He won the central district seat previously held by I. A. Snively who served 18 years and lost by a substantial margin, signaling broad support for Cadwallader. The office now draws statewide votes after district consolidation in 1897. Cadwallader is positioned as a strong party figure with broad backing in the nominating convention.
Chicago Inter Ocean correspondent reports a bitter Republican struggle in Livingston County between Bradford and Barickman factions over Yates Dawes and Reeves Cullom. Fort Keeley influence, Mallary clash, and reformatory funds drive votes for state senate and county offices. Livingston is keystone to the district’s balance of power as factions wage a lead up to caucuses.
A health notice promotes Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil as a fat loss remedy advising against overwork and stressing digestion. It claims oil helps with appetite and strength, warns limits, and invites readers to request a free sample. The ad cites genuine product labeling and pricing of 60 cents to $1.00 from Scott & Bowne in New York.
An old advertisement highlights Castoria as the trusted remedy for infants and children. It promotes a familiar laxative solution from Elpastre Co. for comforting upset stomachs and gentle relief.
A Cooperville Michigan report touts a pleasant tasting liquid medicine that promises restful nights for coughs and lung troubles. Mrs 8 Himel burger praises Dr King's New Discovery as a universal cure for three generations. Trial bottles are free at Dr Powell's City drug store. Helen Gould voted in Tarrytown New York on a high service water filter, and a quote on happiness closes the piece.
Dr John Norris Hall in Chicago reports a new ailment described as Morbus Sabbaticus, attacking Sunday worshippers from the bell until evening. He warns that many attendances are driven by habit rather than devotion, praising Oak Park and city congregants who remained alert and engaged.
A Forkland Virginia merchant’s daughter stepped on a ten penny nail from an inverted rake and pierced her foot. Chamberlain's Pain Balm was applied and the pain subsided within five minutes. After three days the child wore a shoe again with no discomfort. The remedy is sold at Dr Powell's City drug store.
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