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Newspaper
Lanark Gazette
Location
Lanark, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1895
Page
4
The Lanark Gazette reflects on public finance and reform, criticizing treasury shifts to Washington reporters, praising prompt justice, and lampooning wealth and corruption. It cites Coxey, Hetty Green, Talmage, Belfast trade, and Democratic spending, noting pensions cuts to stay within a billion-dollar limit.
The Warren Sentinel argues that 21 million dollars taken from old soldiers and sailors widows and orphans pensions would have pushed Congress past the billion dollar limit during the 1890s panic. It claims retrenchment failed and credits veterans pensions with rescuing the Democratic Congress from harsh criticism of the Republicans.
Mt Carroll forms a new mutual insurance tent of Maccabees with about forty members meeting in Woodman hall. Reports include school contest reactions, church talks, court and election news, and local society openings amid a busy community week.
A field of humor from the physiology class with humorous misdefinitions of anatomy. Prof Oldt greets former students, seniors rush Virgil prep, and exams, clubs, and local civic notes fill this week’s Sheridan item. Also mentions marches, institute, and local residences.
The page lists numerous property transfers in Rock Creek Shannon Wysox Lanark Freedom Cherry Grove and Washington with prices from 1 to 31 000 then shifts to an upcoming Schiller Theatre engagement headlined by Kellar the famed magician at the Schiller next Sunday and followed by a scene from The Rising Generation and a testimonial for Dr Kings New Discovery with local store mention and medicine ads plus tax book updates for Cherry Grove Lanark Shannon.
The land lies 55 to 75 miles from Chicago in rolling prairie with prices from 20 to 25 dollars per acre for well improved farms featuring buildings orchards gardens and fences. Mixed prairie and timber land without improvements costs 15 to 20 dollars per acre. Soils range from light sandy to heavy black loam and are well suited to corn winter wheat oats and vegetables including potatoes cabbage and other crops suitable to the climate.
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