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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1901
Page
2
The article notes President Roosevelt maintaining strict ethical standards in appointments and refusing to buy horses with docked tails for his own use, applauded by many though not by some office seekers. It also covers diverse topics from Minnesota's lawsuit over school lands to energy advances at Niagara and Freeport electric transit, plus fashion shifts inspired by the president.
The piece highlights an 8 percent dividend declared by a trust paying December 16, totaling 48 percent for the year and 48 million dollars on capital stock. It notes Rockefeller owning 40 percent, with related figures. It also reports A. D. Cadwallader as a candidate for re election as clerk of the supreme court and outlines 1897 court consolidation and clerk terms.
Pontine Illinois November 15 reports a looming bitter split in the Republican party between Yates and anti-Yates forces led by Fort and Bradford. The fight centers on control of the county committee, reform school leadership, and the state senate nomination, with Livingston as the keystone and rival factions Bradford and Barickman staking factions on gubernatorial support and reformary leadership.
Advice on weight balance links overwork and digestion to being under or over fat. Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil is promoted as the ready cure for can't eat, with a free sample offer and pricing.
The readable fragments describe a local event with unclear names and dates. No definite person, organization, or location is discernible to confirm specifics.
The Sachem line brought 90 head of prize Short Horn cattle from Scotland to Boston with 90 days quarantine at Littleton Mass. inspectors monitor temperatures and symptoms. The Anglian carried flocks of English birds including robins skylarks chaffinches and thrushes uniting ship crews and sailors in a remarkable migration instinct as birds sought return to their native shores.
A crude ad style notice touts a pee tasting liquid claimed to cure coughs and insomnia. It cites Mrs Himelburger family use and promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and consumption. Bottles priced 50 cents and 1 dollar at local drug stores. Helen Gould participated in a Larrytown New York election on a water project.
Dr John Worris Hall at Oak Park Oak Park church claims a new Sunday illness nicknamed Morbi Sabbaticus affects churchgoers. He praised a model Gentile church in Acts for its attendance and urged steadier practice, noting many congregants resist routine worship.
The little daughter of Mr J N Pow jumped on a ten penny nail, a nail went through her foot, another nail caused a second puncture. Chamberlain's Pain Balm was applied and quickly eased suffering. In three days she wore shoes again with no discomfort. Mr Powell was a Forkland, Virginia merchant. The ad promotes Powells City Drug Store and a miscaptioned antiseptic Balm claim.
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