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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1889
Page
4
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The piece notes strong citizen energy in Chicago as support grows for the 1892 World’s Fair. Ohio groups including Sam Parker mobilize to back locating the fair in Chicago, pledging effort to secure Ohio for the event. A $5 million guarantee fund backs the campaign as multi‑millionaires pledge further support.
The article condemns Scott for proposing to reduce pay to 75 cents per ton with fewer brushing inches, claiming a 25 cent toll cut. It accuses him of pressuring miners to submit and urges other operators to back the more liberal terms to oppose an unjust reduction.
The Nevada press argues the state cannot longer afford its government and advocates annexing Utah to create a larger thriving territory. It claims annexation would strip Mormon control from the current region and grant a new territory the capacity to prosper, citing prior territorial changes and calls for redrawing borders.
The 47th Illinois Infantry survivors held a reunion at Sylvan Park Peoria on August 29 with a permanent organization formed. The history notes heavy losses including three colonels and many officers, and recounts battles from 1861 to 1864 including Farmington Vicksburg and Iuka.
The 77th Illinois held its regimental reunion at Grand Army Hall in Peoria on Thursday last. Major J. M. McCulloch was elected president with A. J. Rugg as vice president H. P. Ayres secretary and W. S. Coates treasurer. The regiment voted to hold annual reunions in Peoria and a letter from old colonel D. P. Grier was read. Surviving comrades from the county included D. Powers D G. W Hunt E D B Stockton D David Parkin B Horace Burlingame D John Roberts B S. W. McCulloch C John Kennedy C J. S. Weir B James Roberts 3 Samuel Van Horn B and John H. Brenn B Magnolia residents.
A fragment describes a woman told incurable by physicians who weighed under seventy pounds. After reading about Dr Kings New Discovery she used trial bottles and then a full bottle, gaining health and weight to 140 pounds. Details provided for W H Cole Fort Smith. Also notes about World’s Fair land needs and Chicago’s suitability.
In a cluttered ad preview, Electric Bitters is pitched as a universal remedy for digestion and liver kidney complaints with a sample guarantee and affordable pricing. Kemp's Balsam is advertised for throat and lung issues with free sample bottles offered by druggists. The Springfield Daily Journal is noted for a boom 24 page issue praised as enterprising and representative of the capital city.
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