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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1891
Page
3
Frosts in the northwest inflicted heavy damage on wheat and other crops. Temperatures fell to four degrees below freezing in parts of Minnesota and the Dakotas, with hazardous conditions reported across multiple states.
News briefs recount a string of global calamities including cholera on a Singapore bound steamer with 800 Chinese workers, Hungarian poison murders, Austrian lightning deaths, a bear in Vilna killing a tavern owner and three children, London deaths of notable figures, Martinique hurricane aid appeal, French train wrecks, executions in Douai, a Melbourne ship sinking with 26 dead, Valparaiso revolution events, Italy and debt statistics, and various other accidents and explorations across Europe and Asia.
Obscure obituaries note A W Brazex dies in Denver aged 65 and P J Bravo of Manhattan Athletic Club leads prohibition. Springfield sets a half mile record in 1935. Melbourne produces rain in Cheyenne. Oklahoma attack on Mrs Mary Ryan and daughter by Mary Hewitt with a hatchet ends fatally. Census Commissioner Porter reports U S population 60 622 250. Mary Satissaray dies near Bellingham aged 102. husband 103 dies soon after. World fair tower planned at 1 100 feet costing 2 000 000. Aronson Knox and daughter killed in Chadron train crash. Dunsmurry storm off Halifax drowns eight. James A Cuanders signs with liability over 500 000. Joan Young Brows sworn Kentucky governor. James Patton and son die in Johns town fire. August debt decrease 1 091 216, total cash 7 66 102 347. Egyptian cotton crop 4 700 000 hundredweights. Robbery costs 3 600 on Canon City train. Secretary Heater cites 8 052 697 crop for 1891 versus 7 811 322 last year.
Social items report two shows and two excursions including the CO M Howard with an Odd Fellows group of 250 from Washington and the Frankie Folsom with 50 from Pekin. Threshing success noted with 2455 bushels of oats. News covers officer elections, local anecdotes, ads for St Patrick's Pills, and updates on area residents and educators including Prof P K Cross arriving to lead the Heory school and the departure of Prof J W Hartnett to Chicago.
Misses Hattie and Anna Allen host an Original Tea for young ladies in the public school teachers corps. Guests contributed to the fund with original items and acrostics. Anna’s witty style charmed the group as Misa Anna prepares to depart for Normal on Saturday.
A four year old girl from Sand Beach Michigan recovered from measles and a severe cough after using Dr Kings New Discovery. Her grateful parents credited the remedy with saving her life and urged trial bottles at local drug stores. The report notes a WCTU meeting on August 28 with devotional songs and a review of the year's union work. It mentions upcoming Gospel temperance events and an election of officers on September 4.
A stern warning about cough neglect links pneumonia and bronchitis to cold care. Ballard’s Horehound Syrup is urged as the best remedy, with Drs Powell endorsing it. In a storm incident at H H Kirchman’s house, lightning struck the kitchen, igniting a small fire extinguished by a daughter aged 18 without fire department aid. Slight damage. The text notes good prospects for organizing a Fraternal Mystic Circle.
Pennsylvania hosts four customy oil mills while ships trade between Japan and San Franco carry 1,000,000 fans use singles. Georgia capitalists spin paper from ton stalks and bolls. A Croatus county man bottles and ships horseradish roots amid rising demand. A Lixpees porcelain firm tests petroleum wood firing for cheaper wares. Hoerde steel works adopt a new desulphurizing pig iron process as licenses surge.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve touted as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions with guaranteed satisfaction or money refunded. Sold at Dr Powell's drug store price 26 cents per box.
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