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Newspaper
Lanark Gazette
Location
Lanark, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1895
Page
4
The column chronicles posturing and satire around ex Congress members, politicians, and officials. It notes Cleveland Carlisle and Gresham, postmaster changes, and concerns about debt, taxation, and future governance with local Iowa reflections and a testimonial for Chamberlain’s Pain Balm by J. H. Lopez.
Mt Carroll section reports a quiet model court with short juries and one lottery indictment. Local events include Mrs Bennett’s reception in West Carroll, Rebecca lodge surprise visit to Hicks, and a well attended M E church lecture by Mr Phillips. Notables: Hiram Vanvechten dies aged 67. Elder Richmond moves to Hurley town. spring election ticket formed to curb saloons. moon eclipse observed. court cases decided. 1895 hopeful building boom and harp music venture by Geo A Stanton.
Milledgeville district reports the sudden death of George Mull after a Friday stroke of paralysis. Leah Kelley and Mrs J F Greenawalt visited Rochelle then Chicago. Kleimpell Bros sold out to I N Evans Co. and will shift to new town. Obituary details for Mrs Leila Hubbard of typhoid pneumonia given. Local events include baptisms, medal contest, a Progressive church baptism, a dressmaker coming, a singing school planned, and an eclipse sighting. Community sympathy extended to Mr Hubbard.
This spring saw many new arrivals including the Dieterle Laufer Sehamel Falion Gulliford families and Wm Teachout who returned to his Allison purchase. Princ B F Baker of Chadwick acted as a contest judge Saturday night. Measles appeared but did not spread and several citizens went to Mt Carroll for legal business.
A compilation notes Benjamin Franklin as a quintessential American, detailing his life from 42 genius sparks to 84 death, and praising practical Americans building the nation. It highlights his public roles, achievements, and the rise of great railroads like the Burlington shaping modern transportation. Tickets and fares via St Paul agents are advised.
A Dimondale Michigan pastor reports his wife recovered quickly from pneumonia and la grippe after using Dr King's New Discovery. He notes terrible coughing fits but the remedy proved highly satisfactory. Trial bottles are free at Corner Drug Store, with regular sizes priced at 50 cents and 1.00.
Land advertised lies 55 to 75 miles from Chicago in rolling prairie. Prices range from 320.00 to 25.00 per acre for well improved farms with buildings, orchards, gardens, and fencing. Mixed prairie and timber land without improvements 15.00 to 20.00 per acre. Soil varies from light sandy to heavy black loam, well suited to corn, winter wheat, oats, vegetables including potatoes and cabbage.
Advertises land near Chicago suitable for fruit and vegetable crops with high yields. States 40 acre to 200 acre scales, flexible deeding options, and payment plans including one third down for deed or one sixth for bond. Special 10 acre tracts possible. transport from Chicago offered for $2 round trip. inquiries invited.
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