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Newspaper
Henry Current News
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1921
Page
4
Howard Powell ill with tonsillitis. La Prairie residents host callers and visits from Chilliothe, Peoria, Sparland, and Chillicothe. A barn fire causes heavy losses. Henry area trip reports. M E church Mothers Day observance and upcoming Fathers Day. Dean Powell sustains leg injury in baseball clash. classmates visit and nurse care arranged.
Edward Hickey of St Bedes spent the week with Camp Grove friends. The Morines visited in Hennepin. Bessie Dawson Gill and Marie Gill visited Peoria. A. J. Kissler hosted Sunday callers at Ben Pettegrew near Milo. Mrs. Charles O'Brien is improving slowly. Mrs. Jane Roof and Clyde Roofs family visited. Mr. Herberger and Mrs. Carroll not improving. Fire destroyed Lewis Peugh’s barn and corn crib south of town. 120% bushels corn. hay, straw, harness lost. Revs Kennedy delivered a fine address to 160. 103 attended morning service. We remain ahead in the contest. two good services missed on Lord’s Day.
A compact collection of aphorisms compares thrift to a bargain and labels a promiscuous speaker as a menace. It contrasts culture with vulgarity and condemns flatterers and hypocrites through terse proverbs.
An advertisement from Mrs Wonder of 3rd Street Fleury Bayside touts Doan's Kidney Pills for bladder and kidney trouble. She says the pills regulated irregular kidney action, reduced fatigue, and improved her work ability after using the product sold at Ironmoner’s Drug Store.
Names and visits abound as residents of Henry and surrounding towns share social calls church events and family news. Notables include Mr and Mrs John Wunder Miss Ethel Stoneberg and Henry Lowenstein death notices alongside May day services and Mothers Day events with local choirs and speakers.
The record lists discharge dates for Charles E. Bean on July 7, 1919 and Howard L. Anderson on May 7, 1919, followed by numerous chancery and probate entries including Joyce Laughlin Co. vs H J Gregory, various deeds, patents, guardianship appointments, and estate proceedings with final settlement dates and bond requirements. Several probate actions set hearings for May 16 1921 and May 23, 1921, with administrations and guardianship fees noted.
Farmers began planting corn and local residents visited each other over the weekend. Mary Johnson helped with housework at Dale Towns, Mrs Edith Johnson and daughter Mareaver visited Bradford, and Mark Beal dragged roads all last week. Friday ended the school year with a picnic for 80 attendees.
The Woodford county Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution at last week’s meeting to Springfield opposing a bill to abolish township highway commissioners. The bill would place road and bridge fund expenditures under a state appointed commission. Metamora Herald notes the supervisors are commended for their stance.
The governor signed the state Normal University appropriation funds totaling 25,465 for Southern State Normal 17,334 for Eastern 16,327 for Northern 17,009 for Western and 15,080 for Central. He also signed the Holiday bill authorizing counties to help build hard roads and placing road building authority under Public Works and Buildings.
Feed according to the birds appetite with a rule of 2-8 parts grain to 2 parts mash. Provide greens when available, else succulent foods like beets cabbage and sprouted oats. Noon rations should be cleaned up before night. include grit and oyster shell. coma headline notes quote about punctuation.
Henry Taxt Service in Charles Motter Illinois advertises phone availability day or night for prompt auto and roadside assistance based on the sparse OCR fragment.
Market notes list high cash prices for cream with contact details to arrange sale. The message prints a phone number and a location for potential sellers to reach out.
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