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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1897
Page
8
Mrs A H Crausby of 158 Kerr Street Memphis reports a tale of a breast lump that developed into cancer. After doctors failed and a New York specialist offered no cure, a S S S medical serum was tried. She notes rapid improvement and says the cancer disappeared entirely after several bottles.
The piece critiques negative social forces and the power of don'ts in families and society. It recalls a Chicago Alaska voyage by two women, discusses Parsifal in America, teapot trends, and a World’s Fair women’s work committee, ending with quotes on health as wealth and Christian duty.
The Peoria women’s clubs are mostly social and literary study groups are rare. The annual Calendar of the Peoria Woman’s club is praised as excellent for the coming year.
A farmer reader notes politics among farmers and praises the Grange while reporting wheat prices, harvest labor pay, rain prospects, and agricultural practices. He urges rain preparedness, strawberry and berry planting, weed control, and steel rails for market transport, plus wildlife protection and winter wheat planning.
The article urges quick preparation for the Magnolia Grange Fair on Sept 29 and 24, highlighting $300 in cash premiums plus about 50 special premiums. Merchants like Neustadt La Salle, Chas Seepe Peru, H. E. Hutchins Henry, and J. Watercott & Co. offer generous awards for best exhibits in corn, butter, bread, vegetables, and art. O. P. Mills is named secretary in waiting, with plans for a large crowd and extensive catalogs.
A cheeky youth boasted of dining at Devonshire House with friends. Douglas Jerrold responded that they ate all the fish upstairs, leaving no portions for the table. The remark circulated among the mixed company.
A Georgia preacher compared an earthquake to divine judgment saying hell is tired of waiting for listeners and has fallen asleep, then wakes to a yawning reminder to repent. The remark frames the quake as a parable of divine impatience and warning.
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