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Newspaper
Lanark Gazette
Location
Lanark, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1896
Page
2
A patient letter from Mes. La Porwt of 2127 Mumtoldt St credits Dr. Miles Heart Cure with healing severe heart trouble and fatigue after fever. The note claims quick relief enabling light work and gratitude for the medicine sold with a guaranteed bottle price.
A garbled compilation of opinions and notices touches on Cleveland at Princeton, tariff politics, Dingley bill prospects, urban charity, Armenian troubles, and notable figures like McKinley and Reed. Voiced concerns include party strategy, intellectual skepticism, patent lawyers, and a liver remedy promotion.
A St Louis Glob Democrat report notes widespread illicit distilling in Georgia Alabama and Tennessee. Farmers hide primitive stills on mountains while larger outfits resist raids led by Deputy Marshal Thaxton. Informers spark clashes with moonshiners who jealously guard secrecy and cash rewards fund raids.
The Plain Dealer reports the engagement of Claude M Sanford of Chicago and Miss Gladys Westlake of Fernwood Ohio. Their meeting began with a joking ad for a correspondent and a cross city train arrival led to a public wedding with over 800 invitations. A colored porter and maid united later in a surprising twist.
Spelling school began last Wednesday at Rowland school with a surprise visit to Mr and Mrs McNair newly married. Georgetown football team organized and seeking a match. local visits and social notes, with hunting and farming updates, and village trades including a bank stockholders meeting announced for January 12, 1807.
Henry Westcott a 16 year old of Forest City New York remains under a spell after traveling spiritualist A B Lowe briefly restored him two months ago. Westcott suffers nightly from severe attacks with rigid muscles and paroxysms requiring four men to restrain him. The physician and father blame inexperienced handlers and Lowe denies responsibility.
Engagement announced for Gerald Du Maurier son of the author of Trilby to Miss Marguerite Sylva. Both are part of Beerbohm Tree's company with Sylva recently joining for the American tour and planned stage appearances in The Seats of the Mighty at the Knickerbocker theater in New York.
The article notes a previous low turnout for the lyceum but promises a strong program this week. It highlights new high school basketball clubs, student efforts in classes, a steam thrasher visit, skating, chemistry and political economy studies, and upcoming contests and prizes from Clinton Business College and the Sons of the Revolution. The weather and meteorological notes are included alongside notices of local advertisements and health testimonials.
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