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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1888
Page
5
A new Congress bill allocates six million dollars for the national census due in 1890. The note details the census plan, with statistics on farm women, U.S. imports of dried fruits, and world land and ocean areas. It ends with a Pennsylvanian farming note about note transfers.
The San Francisco Chronicle notes the American athlete's lighter weight with equal muscular development, credits climate and temperament, and asserts American primacy in athletics. It also lists Tennessee's twenty two governors, describes Algeria swarms ravaging crops, and mentions an electric motor powered novelty boat shown in New York harbor and used in past European river trips.
The Delaware crop is estimated at 10 to 12 million baskets, with quick shipments planned to the west via Chicago and to the north via Montreal. Some of the fruit may go to Europe after evaporation. Electricity aids medical exams as AmelsKenzie uses a neck-hung light to illuminate throat procedures for the German Emperor.
A large Green family reunion held at I A Green's Saybrook home on Tuesday gathered seven of thirteen siblings aged 61 to 88 with the eldest 88. The gathering traced the Greens back to John Green of Salisbury England and detailed emigration to America in 1685 and later events, including notable descendants and a planned auxiliary reunion society.
The log cabins of America are cited as birthplaces of Lincoln Grant and Sheridan. Warner's Log Cabin Sukarsuparitia is noted as a leading blood purifier and Warner's Tippe Canoe as a stomach tonic. Capt Henry A Ford recalls Gen Ben Harrison as the only Civil War general he knew who held daily prayers at headquarters.
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