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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1885
Page
4
A Chicago witness describes experiments with a powerful lens and a dying subject to reveal a vapor form leaving the body. The observer and a correspondent claim to see a floating spirit rise, form, and depart as the body dies, urging caution about public disclosure.
The collection edited by Miss Emma Goodspeed of Port Jervis New York offers refined selections for elocution classes and general readers. It includes four original poems by Captain Dickinson two of which were written for Goodspeed classes and praises its typographic quality and usefulness at Eureka college. N W Ayer & Son publish a 1885 Newspaper Annual totaling about 1000 pages listing U S and Canadian papers and producing facts about states and territories.
The October Ballou's Magazine offers short stories poetry and household items for $1.50 per year. Thames and Talbot publish from Boston Massachusetts. The Hennepin M E church adds a new 1900 pound bell to its tower.
Charles A Pratt appointed postmaster of Buda and editor remarks on Times. W T Dowdall buys Peoria Democrat building for 2500, Peoria Evening Call moves to Main Street. Barnum of Princeville Telphone praised, Kankakee Gazette marks 82 years with October listing. Peru brass band contest results list Ottawa first, Galva second, Streator third, La Salle bands fourth. Castoria quoted as universal remedy for generations. Burgess Bros win ribbons at the state fair with imported horses.
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