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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1886
Page
5
A mixed assemblage of notes covers seaside fashion rents, crop prices and a hops farmer unaware of market rates, a spiritualist experiment in Henry County, Swiss politics, press quips on decorum and corruption, clothing factory fears from Boston, sparrow dispersion in Central Park, Canadian quarantine rules, paternal rights lore, Victoria and Gladstone, bequest taxation in New York, and parrot critiques from Louisville.
In New York an evening high school offers practical study across multiple lines. Admission requires basic reading writing and arithmetic, with students choosing subjects from Latin to drawing and chemistry. About 1,000 pupils aged 14 to 65 attend, many seeking to advance in business, phonography, or foreign languages, while teachers emphasize usefulness and flexible pacing.
Major Gassaway, a San Antonio attorney, brags of winning a difficult case against a noted horse thief. He fears the fugitive may return to steal his horses that night, despite plans to guard them with a shotgun. His wife jokes about tea before bed.
Jake Foster of Lacon is laid up with a broken rib from a fall. Wenona printing offices produced fine daily editions during the fair. Prof Wm Briggs the horse trainer was kicked tearing his knee cap. he will be crippled for life. Auntie McLaughlin 83 buried at Camp Grove from cancer of the breast. Wenona fair weather and strong receipts. John A Kays declined renomination and Geo Cunningham appointed county clerk nominee. Sumner Perkins of La Prairie had 30 hogs killed by lightning and a horse shipment to Henry had a faulting accident at a bridge.
Piles cause weight in the back loins and abdomen leading to kidney fears. Indigestion and flatulency may appear. A perspiring itch after warmth is common. Bosanko's Pile Remedy absorbs tumors relieves itching and provides a permanent cure. Price 50c. Piuna Ohio. Sold by Drs Powell.
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