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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1897
Page
1
Henry county merchants join in a cheap excursion to Peoria. Hysinger and Rosenthal of Peoria promotes a prize sewing machine for the out of town lady with the largest dry goods and cloaks bill bought by an above date customer.
Every department slashed for a special sale with all items marked lower than ever. The store announces a one day event with a machine for shopping, a complete range from shoes to hats to home goods and groceries. A third floor lounge offers free hot tea and coffee from 11 am to 5 pm for throngs of shoppers.
Local items report a surge in suicides in Chicago era, retirements and deaths in Peoria and Galva, railroad plans to extend lines from East Moline to Waterman and Davenport to the Missouri, and a flag law repeal affecting schools. Also noted are wage collections under new laws, a Mendota barbecue, dairy market shifts, grain suspensions, and drought-stricken crop outlook across Illinois and midwest states.
An old advertisement touts Dr King s New Discovery as safe and reliable for coughs colds consumption and throat chest and lung ailments. It promises money back if not beneficial and offers trial and larger bottle sizes through local Dr. Po ot8.
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