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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1896
Page
8
An old medical advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a remedy for overindulgence and digestive upset. It claims quick digestion, bowel regularity, and relief from biliousness headaches and stomach distress, noting one pellet as laxative and two as mild cathartic.
The article advocates female independence via friendship over marriage, praising single women and devoted friendships as uplifting. It notes Mrs Potter Palmer's Newport social ascent, contrasts Astor and Vanderbilts circles, and ends with a Quincy Abigail Adams memorial ceremony on Payne's Hillacairn, recalling Charleston’s burning and Bunker Hill.
The author discusses farm work timing, feeding, and equipment. Tips include adjusting collars as weather heats, starting corn cultivation at field ends, conserving steps to save labor and money, and avoiding green water tank growth. The piece warns against overwork and stresses health, water, and good humor on the farm.
The article extols the Patrons of Husbandry for recognizing women as equals and praises the Grange for advancing women beyond domestic roles. It urges informed participation in national topics, reading leading journals, and coordinating with husbands to attend meetings, while noting ongoing horticultural issues like pear blight.
A Review of Reviews praises William McKinley as a superb campaigner noting his directness and serious style. It highlights his vast stump speeches from county to national stage, his relentless endurance, and mass appeal with 30,000 at Hutchinson and 25,000 in opera as part of a broader portrait of his political skill.
A patient from Alton reports chronic skin itching and outbreaks, previously treated for stomach trouble and malaria without relief, and credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with easing symptoms after several weeks of use.
A promotional notice advertises free samples of Dr Kings New Life Pills by sending address to H E Bucklen Co Chicago. It claims relief for constipation and headaches, plus tone to the stomach and bowels, with a 250 per box price elsewhere and sale through Dr Powell. It urges reading the home paper The Republican at $1.60 yearly for local news.
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