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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1913
Page
6
A vintage promotion extols the Chicago Sunday Tribune as the top weekly, noting a six hundred page potential size, star writers and artists, global news, 50 to 60 feature articles, and superb print quality. Available at Abb News Stands.
The piece cites Marshall Saxe on killing a soldier with weight and cites Gen Rohns analysis of the Kin Tchou battle before Port Arthur. It gives Russian and Japanese forces, officer and enlisted losses, and ammunition totals with ratios for artillery and rifle fire casualties. It notes the burden of war and the factors of bravery and leadership.
Two renowned tonics touted as the world’s most famed combined iron liver preparation. French chemists claim a method to separate medicinal elements from tonics, now rejoined to boost strength and aid weak or delicate patients including children after illness.
Items recount prizes at the state fair for Gardner Williams and fruit from his orchard, a Rockford girl's engagement scandal, county farm sales near Putnam, a Wisconin hunting fine, and state regulatory updates on labels. Also reports on deaths, marriages, and civic notices from Illinois and surrounding regions.
A farmer’s son from near Galena Illinois rises to prominence by developing Yakima orchard lands in Washington. He ships apples nationwide then tours international ports, exhibiting fruit and boosting Yakima apples abroad. Consuls in Bombay Ceylon Cairo Hamburg Glasgow report on his venture.
A Chicago trust booklet explains intestate rules by kinship status, detailing who inherits when there is no will. Married with children directs assets to the spouse and children's heirs, while without kin or a wife the estate goes to the county. Adoption rights mirror biological but exclude certain limited bequests.
A fragmented excerpt describes a silver dollar story in a town with cheery rings and patriotic tones. The passage shifts to a House of Representative style ad for Chamberlain's Tablets promising purgative effect and healthier body and mind.
Electric Started Electric Lighted Electric Ignition Electric Horn You will find the BUICK Line for 1914 contains everything of importance found on any other make of car sold anywhere near the price The new line is now in our salesroom We invite everyone to call and see the new models of beauty and be shown the excellent working qualities of the 1914 line Specifications in detail mailed promptly on request.
The Child Welfare exhibition grows from a 675 member league of 68 organizations. It seeks to educate Peoria residents on child health, school, home life, and citizenship through photos, charts, and statements. Open Oct 27 to Nov 4 at the Coliseum with free admission for all.
The article praises humane reform at Eastern State and San Quentin led by McKenty and Hoyle, noting fewer solitary conditions and renewed discipline. It also describes small town merchants countering big mail order houses with local promotions, including one buyer-friendly tactic that boosted in-store sales.
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