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Newspaper
Henry News Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1925
Page
2
A Kentucky plantation owner is asked his value and answers with his land and riches. The speaker argues true worth lies in what one gives back to society, feeding the hungry, healing the sick, teaching, and enriching others, not in gold or cattle. The piece ends with a rebuke that wealth alone is not enough.
John Thomas, a South Side grocery and meat market owner in Sheffield, defends his business against warnings that hard roads would ruin trade. He says years in business prove roads benefit merchants who sell honest goods at fair prices, whether at a crossroads or in the city.
Weekend devotional highlights present verses about divine redemption protection and guidance. Passages from Psalms Isaiah and John urge blessing God and trusting in his care, with lines on being crowned with loving kindness and the reward of righteousness.
Rev Paul L Corbin discusses common sense as a power shared by all humans, developed through universal experience and refined by social and ethnological study. He argues it evolves from collective experience, aligning with Pope’s view that the proper study of mankind is a man.
Reverend W H Witter argues that fake manners and insincere friendships destroy trust. He cites examples from prayer to Judas to Leon Czolgosz, contrasts affectation with honesty, and warns that true character betrays outward posing when time reveals real nature.
Rev Father Gerhardy former pastor of St Marys church in this city died in Ottawa August six after a prolonged illness. Swift driving in the country Saturday afternoon crashed into a large tree split by a shaft. Conrad Schwarz died after a long illness. Mme rapsy and Petit of Steuben township both died following illnesses. A Poland bull fatally injured Pettus in the barnyard as he milked cows. Mrs Anna Gertrude Newhalfen died at near the depot after long asthma. A 160 acre farm four miles east of Lostant sold by four heirs for 150 50 per acre. Lightning struck Allison Garretts house in Sparland and then the church transformer fuse burned out.
The Illinois Health News reports Marshall county with a population about twice Putnam. Births 268 vs 116 per year 1000 totals equal 21.08 and 15.29. Infants under one year in Marshall: twelve deaths. Putnam about half that. Overall in Marshall five deaths under one day to one year. Putnam five deaths? one fifth as many. Ages detail shows scattered infant deaths across weeks and months with small counts in both counties.
The third annual John Litchfield family reunion of Toluca gathered at the old homestead one mile west of Toluca. Dinner was served cafeteria style, followed by games and stunts. Attendees included Orville Litchfield and family of Lacon and many relatives from Toluca Flannigan Chicago Ohio Oak Park Galesburg Indiana and Topeka Kansas.
The body of Raymond Kinnah, 20, of Monica and son of John Kinnah, a Princeville area farmer, was found between six and seven a.m. last Wednesday pinned beneath his Ford roadster in a creek a quarter mile west of Princeville. John Taylor of Princeville found the scene after the vehicle reportedly toppled over the bank.
The Jake Albirts threshing crew held a picnic at Noble Cunningham’s farm near Minonk on Tuesday. It was agreed the winner with the best oats would host the picnic, and Cunningham’s 39 acre plot averaged about 90 bushels, the top yield.
Clarence Budach a farm worker near Earlville sustained a severe injury while shelling corn. He was guiding a drive belt when it slipped and pulled his arm into a pulley, tearing it off above the elbow. Co workers gave first aid and he was transported to a hospital where his arm was removed.
Marshall County court notices report real estate transfers including Albert J Wimer to John Ely Hartley addition Henry city lots 25 26. Ben Steubing and husband to Martin Zilm in Bell Plain township Toluca Santa Fe additions. Nichols to Huck Lacon lot 6 block 24. Monahan to Deneen Lacon lot 4 block 51. Jones to Fred Smith Henry Holmes Heacock add. Hunter in Henry. New circuit court case Magoon vs Ladigiari and guardianship estates with administration and will probate entries including John G Duden bond 3000 Guardian reports sale minors Alice Mary Zilm William Frederick Zilm final settlements estate of John Barnes Heim Mattern Clark Ziegle r. Probate timetable set for September 14 1925.
A compact reflection on value beyond measurable figures. The statement points to intangible factors like meaning, memory, and impact that resist tallying yet shape outcomes and worth. It emphasizes qualitative judgment over numeric metrics in assessing significance.
Charles P Green offers abstract and insurance services in Henry Illinois focusing on general title work and estate settlements. Contact for land titles and settlement guidance.
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