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Newspaper
Lanark Gazette
Location
Lanark, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1895
Page
4
A Hastings era column surveys Democratic reconciliation efforts and White House influence. References to Senator Gorman Stevenson Dana Watson Hill Allen and Murphy weigh the party's prospects and criticisms. The piece mocks noninterest bearing bonds and questions Hawaii policy while critiquing Cleveland's administration and Waite Pennoyer governors.
Mount Carroll notes cold winds and mistreatment of horses tied at posts for hours angering residents. The piece urges city marshals to act, reports on prayer week attendance, social events, lodge installations, charity drives, and local court cases, with reflections on religion, politics, and marriage.
A scattered humorous column features banter on evolution with a quip about humans evolving from monkeys, a kitchen table joke about a seat surprise, a minister’s wink after a hot dish mishap, a social tumble, plus a tax book notice from Nopa Verrtas listing Lanark and Shannon banks with Shidelers signature.
A Lanark man recalls a private possum hunt to the Bonne Femme, guided by the Professor of Horticulture. Eight men trek via moonlit woods, tree shakes produce a possum, then a long trip back after a wagon wreck. The crew enjoys fried possum dinner and stories, ending with a 5 30 a.m. wake and recitation.
A long discussion traces hypnotism from ancient roots to modern treatment claims, arguing hypnosis awakens by consent and cannot force control. The piece quotes physicians and anecdotal cures, praising Dr. King's New Discovery, Electric Bitters, and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, with local notices about tax books and collectors.
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