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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1889
Page
5
A humorous sketch from Drake's Magazine follows Mr Blank as he navigates a church fair filled with quick sales pitches and tempting trinkets. He ends up escaping through a cellar to avoid further purchases after spending fifty dollars.
A Philadelphia Inquirer reader describes dull red eye-like nodules from Peruvian mummy shells claimed as Inca eyes. He recounts mummified eyes sold near Araquipo and worn in jewelry, warns of dust causing fatal infection, and shares a tale of the Fredonia and Wateree amid earthquakes.
A letter from Beasie reports a secret marriage to Gerald Smythe with a plea for paternal approval. The Chicago Tribune notes a curiously designed iron key in the National Museum claimed to be Hamilton’s, described as the first key to the Treasury.
The article explains a heavy line on a railway map dividing places closer to Chicago than New York with dotted lines from Chicago and New York. It notes Pittsburgh lies east of the line yet is nearer Chicago due to direct rail routes and forecasts population shifts favoring the west by 1892.
Albany Journal reports Cornell seniors completed a wide survey detailing motives, study interests, politics and religion. Among findings 89 graduates, 117 members, top majors include letters and philosophy, with 2116.66 dollars cited as the average four year cost.
Mrs Charles Greenwood of Indianapolis suffered asthma with little relief until taking Dr Miles New Cure. The remedy eased chest pain cough and palpitations, and her wide swelling subsided. Sold at Dr Powell's Drug Store.
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