24 Sep 1885
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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1885
Page
1
Woman's World edited by Clara A Stephens notes suffrage in Kansas schools and critiques fashionable dissipations. It praises a systematic housewife who plans, keeps order, feeds her family on time, and balances duties with rest and reading for the children.
The piece likens untruth slang bad grammar and gossip to garden weeds that spoil conversation. It urges readers to examine their own speech and pull out these harmful habits before they overrun the garden.
At a church collection a family found themselves short of money when the hat reached a lady and her children. The narrator notes a young American deposited a cent and whispered that he had saved the family from being whitewashed, highlighting a small act of generosity.
An advertisement urges readers to cast away liver and stomach complaints by using Brown's Iron Bitters. It claims the remedy strengthens digestion and nerves, brightens the face, and improves well being. Mrs M J Alston of Littleton North Carolina endorses the product for nervous debilitations.
The article traces rapid improvements in printing presses from 2000 to 80 000 newspapers an hour, noting duplex printing, roll-fed presses, and new canning for gazettes. It highlights vast capital losses as newer machines replace old ones, citing a New York daily’s switch and a Boston paper’s new press, with implications for publishers and jobbers amid fierce competition. It also covers local notes on canning, ads, and community figures including Mrs DeGeer and the Western Times publisher.
Miny Fever reports long hay fever suffering since 1879 relieved by Ely's Cream Balm with claims of cure. testimonials from M Georgia of Binghamton and T B Jenks of Grand Rapids endorse the remedy at fifty cents. Also a note warns against overemphasizing water intake for weight gain.
Be warned in time and learn how purifying and renewing the blood with Ayer's Sarsaparilla can prevent kidney diseases. The ad claims debility harms kidney action, causing albumen loss in urine and toxin buildup, which the remedy supposedly reverses to restore proper kidney function.
Advertised claims say Brights Disease prevention and kidney inflammation reduction are possible. Testimonies from Mrs. Weld of Jamaica Plain and W M McDonald of Boston attribute relief and renewed strength after using multiple bottles.
John McLellan of Lowell Massachusetts reports a long battle with dyspepsia and kidney complaint. He describes severe appetite loss and emaciation but says he regained perfect health after using the remedy.
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