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Newspaper
Lanark Gazette
Location
Lanark, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1896
Page
4
Readable text notes Sunday school in District No. 7 Vreedom with Hey 1 Kennett Trent officiating next Sunday at 4. A vivid mix of local news includes fruit abundance forecasts central Illinois peaches and an Oklahoma editor's marriage gag, plus a murder case near Bellevue Iowa and various public notices and notices about water use and civic events.
The Northern section reports a dry cool week with oats near completion and haying done. Wheat and rye harvest progress noted along the southern tier. corn tasseling and silking in good condition. early potatoes ripening. public notice calls Carroll County Republicans to a August 4 convention in Mount Carroll to nominate officers and form a central committee with caucuses on August 1.
Local items document visits by Royal Absolute IL and others visiting Racine Milwaukee and Savannah. A pony incident near Forreston left Henry Henze badly injured. W C T U conference in town concluded with a rich program and partially canceled contests.
The article recalls Assistant Secretary of the Navy McAdoo buying a genuine Panama hat in Panama for 40. It notes the hat was praised at first but a newspaper later revealed it was made in New York and shipped to Panama. The piece mocks the incident and punctuates with imagined remarks.
Farmers cut oats and threshing season nears. Mentions to Truman Bekman and others visiting nearby towns. Tourism ad urges Yellowstone Park trips with a Northern Pacific Railway agent contact. Grain and stock prices listed by C Rowland. Advertisement claims Beggs Blood Purifier cures skin and blood humors, sold by Joseph L Bidlack.
Interior scene of J. A. Walker's Shoe Store in Lanark Illinois highlights bargains and emphasizes quality products. The copy touts Dr Miles Pain Pills and Pato Pills with bold claims of relief and affordability for common ailments.
Great inventor Thomas A. Edison starts a two week holiday by his own choice and on medical advice. He plans to avoid volts and X rays while away and may travel up the Hudson or seek quiet at Chautauqua, avoiding crank seekers along the way.
Senator Blackburn declines to name a greater character between Hamlet and Macbeth. Editor Colonel Charles H. Jones recounts that in a St. Louis literary club Blackburn said many constituents favor Macbeth while others prefer Hamlet, so he would reserve his opinion.
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